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We are what we eat, we should know what we eat

 On Thursday, Feb. 5 the Tufts Friedman Justice League, in collaboration with the Fletcher Food Policy Club and a few other supporting organizations, hosted a screening of the documentary “Food Chains.”The showing was followed by a panel discussion with four experts in food justice, including one ...

To stop 'anti-vaxxers,' scientific data must be presented in accessible format

After gaining admission into and enrolling in Tufts, there was one last crucial form to fill out before we could matriculate: We had to show proof we had been vaccinated. For many students, getting vaccinated was something routine that we probably gave little thought. It’s just one of those things ...

Journalist's death should inspire peace, but not forgiveness

In a pattern of events that has become disturbingly familiar, Islamic State militants have executed yet another hostage. On Saturday, the kidnappers posted a video that appears to show the beheading of Japanese journalist Kenji Goto. Goto, who had been missing in Syria since October, was in the country ...

'Essential' staff and dining halls during the storm: a few considerations

With grave blizzard weather forecasts came worried advice from parents and families to “buy milk and eggs” and “stock up on cereal and canned soup”— warnings warranted by the blizzard, Juno, which all but debilitated the city of Boston and the surrounding area for nearly two days. But what ...

Regardless of Tsarnaev trial outcome, justice must come from a legitimate trial

Almost two years after the Boston Marathon bombing and the resulting chaos, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s trial is finally approaching. The trial, which is expected to last for months, will be a trying time for this city; some of our most painful memories will be brought back as the events of those awful April ...

A lifeless TuftsLife serves no one

Before the inarguable ubiquity of the internet, things were done a bit differently — clothes were tried on and bought in stores, final papers were submitted in plastic report covers and graded with a red pen and communication, in all of its ways, shapes and forms, took place in person, in print or ...

Lessons from the State of the Union

Less than half an hour after 10 p.m., an avalanche of voices and perspectives on the State of the Union had already flooded social media and become a major topic of discussion on Tufts campus. This can be either a dividing factor or a chance for the Tufts community to embark on a journey toward, as ...

The issue with putting #BlackLivesMatter protest in the Metro Section

On Thursday Jan. 15, many commuters saw their morning drive severely disrupted by a highway protest in the Boston area. #BlackLivesMatter activists aimed to maximize disruption by chaining themselves to cement barrels and forming a barricade on Interstate 93, causing massive traffic jams with delays ...

Sommes-nous vraiment Charlie?

Since the horrific attack on the offices of Parisian magazine Charlie Hebdo, the hashtag #JeSuisCharlie has become hugely popular as a representation of solidarity and support in France’s time of grief. While the hashtag is certainly a catchy way for people to express their outrage, as the initial ...

Sustainability fund should not be the end of the road

Few student organizations garner as much attention on campus as Tufts Climate Action (TCA), formerly known as Tufts Divest, and with due reason. The cause for which they fight fervently -- to push the administration to divest from fossil fuels -- is one that involves every member of the Tufts community and ...

Tufts plays a part in Medford/Somerville gentrification

“Where there used to be a YMCA for Chinatown … that is now a parking lot for New England Medical Center for Tufts,” Director of the Masters in Public Policy Program and Community Practice at Tufts’ Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning Department Penn Loh said. Gentrification is a general ...

To stay accountable, Tufts needs more transparency

The Tufts administration has, in the past months, become increasingly unwilling to release information to student reporters. This trend comes at an especially trying time for the Tufts community, which is working through last semester’s revelation of the administration's failure to meet federal ...

Ferguson is more than just good TV

“There’s inevitably going to be some negative reaction, and it’ll make for good TV,” cautioned President Obama in his statement on the Ferguson grand jury’s decision. The mainstream media immediately confirmed Obama’s premonition by streaming images of "riots" in which people ...

No justice, no peace

The events in Ferguson, Mo. over the past few months have made it clearer than ever that our justice system is failing people of color in this country. The Missouri grand jury’s failure on Monday night to indict white police officer Darren Wilson for his shooting of black unarmed teen Michael Brown, ...

This holiday, respect marginalized identities

A typical Thanksgiving celebration brings up images of watching football, gathering with families and friends and over-eating homemade turkey, pies and mashed potatoes. From a young age, we are taught that Thanksgiving commemorates a celebratory and collaborative feast in which Native Americans taught ...

Where are the emails on sexual misconduct?

Multiple times a week, Tufts students receive mass emails from one campus office or another, outlining policy changes, announcing important events and offering congratulatory remarks for student and faculty accomplishments. Last weekend, students received an email from the Office of the President ...

Travel by bike

Whether it’s trekking to the nearest grocery store to supplement dining hall food with extra snacks or traveling into Boston to escape campus for a day of exploration, Tufts students need to travel. Fortunately, we have a variety of  transportation options, from the red line to local bus routes ...

Tufts 1+4 Program supports gap year alternatives

The Tufts administration has promoted the new Tufts 1+4 Bridge-Year Service Learning Program a great deal over the past year. The program allows incoming students to take a gap year through the Tisch College to work in locations ranging from Santa Catarina, Brazil to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for one ...

Tufts should implement UIJ's resolution in support of undocumented students

In a crucial step to provide institutional support for undocumented immigrants applying to college, Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate passed United for Immigrant Justice’s (UIJ) "Resolution to Establish Equal Opportunity for Undocumented Students" on Sunday in a nearly unanimous vote. The ...