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Tate McRae comes so close to stardom with ‘So Close to What’

Is Tate McRae our new pop princess? She’s certainly trying.

Center Stage: Greek Music Ensemble

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The 90-Minute Breakdown: Champions League ramps up, plus the Messi ticket controversy

Welcome back to the 90-Minute Breakdown!

Courting greatness: Tufts men’s tennis eyes championship glory

For the Tufts men’s tennis team, the goal has never been in question: Win the elusive NESCAC Championship and make a deep run at nationals. After reaching a quarterfinal — or better — finish in their last three NCAA Tournament appearances and climbing steadily in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association rankings, the Jumbos enter the 2025 spring season ranked No. 3 in the nation. With a talented roster, the Tufts men’s tennis team is looking to take the final step toward championship glory.

Daily Newsletter: March 11, 2025

Update: Federal judge imposes preliminary injunction on NIH spending cuts: Your Tufts Daily Briefing

Update: Federal judge imposes preliminary injunction on NIH spending cuts

On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Angel Kelley ruled to impose a preliminary injunction on the National Institutes of Health, preventing the cuts on indirect medical research costs from taking effect nationwide.

DOGE should dream bigger

Reducing the size of the federal government has long been a major goal for conservatives.  However, since the New Deal, the government has actually expanded, much to the frustration of figures like Barry Goldwater, Ronald Reagan and Milton Friedman. In fact, conservatives haven’t been able to shrink the government much, sometimes actually contributing to its growth. But President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency is different — it is one of the most aggressive efforts to cut government spending in recent memory.

Adventures of an A-Lister: The ‘Queen of the Ring’ enters the mat

What do you know about women’s wrestling? Personally, if you asked me this I would have to simply answer: nothing. Nothing but the story of Mildred “Millie” Burke (Emily Bett Rickards), professional women’s wrestler. Millie, born in a small Midwestern town to a single mother, opens the door of the male-dominated sport to women after taking the championship and becoming the first woman athlete to become a millionaire.

Women’s Basketball sees their season end in NCAA tournament

It is not everyday that you see a 10-loss team in the NCAA tournament, but Tufts women’s basketball squeezed their way in with an at-large bid with a 15–10 overall record. After falling to Trinity College in double overtime in the NESCAC tournament, Tufts had almost two weeks to prepare for their share of March madness.

Washington 2025 and Santiago 1973

I, along with many other left-of-center individuals, am deeply worried about the recent actions of President Donald Trump’s administration which smack of anti-democratic inclinations. Today, however, I want to touch on a very disturbing aspect of authoritarian regimes that I don’t think people adequately address: the sheer feeling of alienation that comes from living in them. By alienation I do not mean physical isolation from others, but rather the feeling of loneliness that arises from the inability to trust anyone, including oneself.

Coffee Table Socioeconomics: Enhance our business education

With its highly educated workforce, business-friendly legal system, and strong sense of interconnectedness between universities, government and businesses that drive continuous technological breakthroughs, the United States is arguably one of the best places for industries to succeed. However, none of this would be possible without a foundation of strong business education. Business literacy is essential in the private sector, where startups thrive and hands-on engagement with business ideas is key — it’s also an area where Tufts falls short.

Mini Crossword: Water You Doing?

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Tufts’ Derby Entrepreneurship Center takes dorm room dreams to startup success

Mark Zuckerberg launched Facebook from his Harvard dorm room as a Harvard-exclusive networking site. Now, it connects over 3 billion people. Bill Gates bet big on microcomputers before most people even knew they existed. At Harvard, he and his team reworked a programming language for personal computers. That little college side-hustle turned into Microsoft.

Zoe Saldana’s historic Oscar win comes with complicated questions

At this year’s Academy Awards, Zoe Saldaña made history as the first Dominican-American to win an Oscar for the most negatively talked about film of this year’s award cycle, “Emilia Pérez.” Despite much controversy surrounding the film — criticism about its representation of trans people, Mexico and more — Saldaña’s performance has been lauded, evident by her awards season sweep winning the Critic’s Choice, BAFTA, Golden Globe, SAG Award and ultimately the Oscar. Harper’s Bazaar called her “a revelation,” The New York Times called her “El Mal” performance “the film’s highlight” and “so potent” and the Los Angeles Times praised her saying, “it’s easy to believe Saldaña could be the most versatile screen actor around.”

Hearts on the Hill: Reconciling with (s)ex

Gentle Reader,

The Daily Newsletter: March 9, 2025

11th annual TEDxTufts conference highlights changemakers and catalysts: Your Tufts Daily Briefing

11th annual TEDxTufts conference highlights changemakers and catalysts

TEDxTufts hosted its 2025 conference, titled “Catalyst: The Power of a Single Spark,” on Saturday in Cohen Auditorium. The event featured eight talks given by current Tufts students, professors and alumni that explored a diverse range of topics.

Pronunciation, not polarization

The last time I doomscrolled on TikTok was nearly two weeks ago, before telling myself that I needed to stop what my parents would call an “addiction.” I had responded to over 40 different comments and videos, a feat that consumed precious study time and kept me up far too late. The slew of responses to my comments contained words such as brainwashed, communist, sore loser, elitist, sheep, puppet, snowflake — the list goes on. I found it hard to believe how a “sheep” and an “elitist” could have anything in common. Consequently, I began to wonder what has become of political discourse amid the era of President Donald Trump’s two terms and a significant national political divide. 

Europe, it's time to step your game up

These past few weeks have been quite exhausting, with the administration of President Donald Trump topping off the chaos by delivering a carnival of a congressional address. I worry about a lot these days when it comes to the future of our country, but now I, and really all of us who live in America, have yet another worry: the near-complete collapse of the post-World War II international order, underpinned by a possible splintering of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.