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The Daily Newsletter: September 3, 2025

TCU Senate wraps up summer planning as senators prepare for upcoming semester: Your Tufts Daily Briefing

Women’s soccer ready to take on 2025 season

On Saturday, Tufts women’s soccer will take on Williams College in their first game of the 2025 season at 12:30 p.m. on Bello Field. Along with it being their season premiere, they will also be facing the pressure of playing their first conference game against the talented Ephs. The Jumbos, who have been in preseason for over a week, have focused their efforts on bettering the team in preparation.

A crash course in science at Tufts

People will always tell you to ‘network’ and ‘get involved in research,’ but it isn’t always clear what that actually looks like. As a senior biochemistry major at Tufts, I’ve figured out some effective ways to do both, so here are my four tips for first-years pursuing a STEM major or minor.

Mini Crossword: Amped

The 90-Minute Breakdown: 3 nations, 1 tournament, countless problems

With 5 billion viewers tuning in for the 2022 tournament, the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup is poised to break every possible record. Held every four years with limited qualification spots, the World Cup represents the pinnacle of soccer. Stars represent their countries in pursuit of the most important trophy of their careers.

A ‘department reborn’: ECS launches new majors, relocates to Bacon Hall

During the fall 2024 semester, Tufts’ Department of Earth and Climate Sciences announced two new majors, earth science and climate science, and a minor in earth and climate sciences. This semester, the department is making the academic transition and moving into new lab spaces in Bacon Hall.

Crossword: Orientation

‘Together’ bends body horror into romance

When love rears its head, it’s not always a pretty sight. “Together” embraces this truth and stretches it to its most grotesque limit. Michael Shanks’ new film is not only a supernatural body horror, but also a comedy and a relationship drama. The fusion of genres is literalized in the fusion of flesh — a process that is terrifying, ugly, funny and erotic all at once.

From Vivekananda to vinyasa: The evolution of yoga in Boston

Today, yoga is a billion-dollar industry in the Western world, but its roots and journey to Boston are deeply complex, shaped by many influential figures from India who helped introduce yoga to the West.

Can my ignorance be blissful?

Once I submitted my last final and the freedom of summer washed over me, I made a radical decision: I would not spend a single second of break doomscrolling. Pulling out my deteriorating phone, I gleefully deleted all my social media apps, committing myself to saving my attention span and being morally superior to my peers. But it only took one 40-minute layover on my flight home for me to supplement my need to scroll with another vice: obsessively checking the news. 

Interviews, applications and exams, oh my! How seniors feel entering their final year at Tufts

While it may seem like they just arrived on the Hill, the Class of 2026 is now embarking on its final year of undergraduate studies, a year defined by fun senior events, stressful applications and lingering course requirements. For many seniors, the end feels within reach, as most of their degree-specific classes are things of the past.

Love To Hate: Daniil Medvedev

Sports are defined by moments. Moments captivate us, anger us and most importantly, entertain us. With the rise in short-form content, such moments are only increasingly consumed by the masses all over social media. Moments in sports are critical to defining our fandoms, and our opinions formed from them define our views of the players. Pivotal moments such as Kawhi Leonard’s Game 7 buzzer beater or Antonio Brown’s walk off the field shape viewers' opinions on the players, regardless of what side you’re on. They may generate adoration, but more often than not, they lead to outrage.

Letter from the Editor in Chief: A Jumbo welcome to the Hill

Dear Tufts Community,

Pop Princess 101: Sabrina Carpenter’s new album isn’t the feminist serve you think it is

The media that individuals consume dictates their views on society. The average individual sees more than 5,000 advertisements per day, each of which has the power to shape their beliefs, attitudes and expectations. Hence, it’s imperative that popular media uplifts marginalized groups, rather than confining them to stereotypes that can normalize sexism, racism or homophobia. Gender stereotypes have persisted in popular media, from sexist portrayals of women in 20th century advertisements to their depictions in movies and music today. Although the representation of empowered women has increased, gender-restrictive stereotypes and the objectification of women are still prominent in popular media today.

Exercise your freedom to say the wrong thing

There’s a special kind of anxiety I feel sitting in a room full of students, suspended in the silence between a professor’s question and the first raised hand. As I’ve spent the past week preparing to teach a class as part of Tufts’ Explorations program — a part of our Experimental College in which upper-level students instruct incoming first-years about a topic of their choice and help them adjust to college — I’ve been thinking, and worrying, about that dreaded silence. Why, in so many classrooms full of skilled learners, is this such a familiar phenomenon?

Does sex still sell?

In 1980, 15-year-old Brooke Shields appeared in a series of print and television ads for Calvin Klein. In one particularly memorable commercial, she delivered the brand’s provocative line: “You want to know what comes between me and my Calvins? Nothing.” The ad sparked widespread outrage — largely because of Shields’ age — with numerous networks refusing to air it.

Weekly Roundup: August 31, 2025

Tufts ranks No. 16 on LinkedIn list of top US universities: Your Tufts Daily Weekly Roundup

Fletcher study examines socioeconomic, environmental ramifications of rapid digitalization

Digital Planet, a research initiative of The Fletcher School’s Institute for Business in the Global Context, completed a study in July that details the effects of rapid digitalization caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The study aimed to examine the impact of digitalization on economic evolution and the environment through a metric coined the “Burn-to-Earn” Index.

Tufts adopts anti-hazing policy in wake of federal law

Tufts has updated its hazing policy for the 2025–26 school year, standardizing reporting procedures across all campuses, establishing mandatory training for all students and mandating the university to publish official statistics in the Annual Safety Report, created by the Department of Public Safety.

TCU Senate wraps up summer planning as senators prepare for upcoming semester

Over the summer, members of the Tufts Community Union Senate spent time planning for the upcoming semester in various capacities. Members of the Senate’s executive board, composed of the TCU president, vice president, treasurer, parliamentarian, historian and diversity officer, have also brainstormed ways to adjust and improve the Senate for the upcoming semester.