When Democratic Attorney General Martha Coakley graduated from law school in 1979, her father gave her a plaque that read: “Sometimes, the best man for the job is a woman.”As a member of the first female class to attend Williams College, the first female district attorney of Middlesex County and ...
"The Citizen's Revolution moves forward!"These words, which I have heard countless times enounced passionately on TV, whispered like a prayer or said mockingly in between jokes, now evoke nothing but frustration. When the Citizen's Revolution began in my home country of Ecuador seven ...
Of all of the privileges and responsibilities that come with being recognized as an adult citizen of the United States, perhaps the one that rightfully garners the most attention is that of suffrage. And while it is inarguably important to recognize that all eligible voters have a real responsibility ...
I had the experience of sitting in on Students for Justice in Palestine’s (SJP) 2014 national conference at Tufts University. During the open to the public panel, I listened to lectures for about an hour. They were interesting to me and informative, and I agreed with many of the things said there. ...
A recent message regarding the culture surrounding Halloween was sent to Tufts Greek chapters from the presidents of the Inter-Greek Council (IGC) and Inter-Fraternity Council (IFC). The email lays out how Greek life can play a role in creating a safer Halloween climate for all Tufts students by ...
As we mull over the latest reports of Ebola in New York, does anyone recall how many people in the U.S. died last season from flu? In all, 108 children and probably 20 times that many adults. It was not a bad season. In 2009, we lost 348 children, and roughly 50,000 adults, out of the third of a million ...
The political media has devoted a significant amount of time and writing to the battle over the Senate this fall. The Center for Responsive Politics has projected that the 2014 midterm elections will be the most expensive to date. For all of the attention devoted to the midterm election, however, voters ...
This past weekend, Tufts hosted a variety of philanthropy events: Leonard Carmichael Society's (LCS) Vegas, Kappa Alpha Theta’s Thetathon and Theta Chi’s Zombie Run. On Friday night, 379 people attended LCS Vegas, raising $5,745 for RESPOND, a local domestic violence agency, and the Community ...
Peer teaching has been an important part of the Experimental College since 1966, and has consistently been a success for both the students teaching and the students taking classes. Last spring the ExCollege had four student-taught courses ranging from "The Politics of Drug Prohibition," "Explorations ...
Upperclassmen, with years of scheduling classes, declaring majors and navigating the social scene under their belts, are traditionally willing to offer a wealth of advice and wisdom to their more recently matriculated peers. But in addition to knowing the easiest classes to fulfill the natural sciences ...
Professor Karen Panetta boldly started Nerd Girls in 2000 in order to address the severe gender gap in fields of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). The group has evolved into a global organization that seeks to empower girls and young women to enter STEM fields.Professor Panetta’s ...
Luxurious real estate, flashy hotels and fancy restaurants align the Central part of Hong Kong, frequently named the “Pearl of the Orient.” For those who have visited this beautiful place, it certainly reminds them of the endless lights of Las Vegas. However, it would be truly mistaken if one expects ...
Whether you’ve been here for two months or four years, it’s no surprise that political discussions on this campus can get heated. We often find ourselves in Dewick or at a party, discussing the challenges our community and our country face. It’s also no surprise that there is a majority holding ...
Tufts students were no doubt surprised, and then elated, to hear that their football team won a game for the first time in years. After many seasons, the football team has won not just one game but all three home games, keeping an undefeated home record. What stands out the most at these games, alongside ...
Over 20 million people die each year due to inequities in global health and more than 100 million people each year are plunged into financial distress as a result of health care-related costs, according to the ICOD Action Network. This is a major contributor in the vicious cycle of poverty and sickness ...
Dear Editor,I leave this message because I want to indicate the words 'including guns' you used in the features article "Tufts students react to Hong Kong protests" are inappropriate. What the police used was tear gas, a legal weapon in dispersing demonstrators, but not guns, which ...
Recently, photo campaigns have held a strong presence in social media, including Humans of New York (and its spinoff projects in other cities) as well as Tufts' own South Asian Political Action Committee (SAPAC)’s South Asians of the Hill. Now, Tufts Asian American Alliance (AAA) is embarking ...
Tufts Students for Two States is a broad coalition of pro-Israel members of the Tufts Universitycommunity that stands united in our shared belief that a two-state solution represents the best future for Israelis and Palestinians. At the start of this year, we decided to reinvigorate our collective ...
Sit in the back of an 8:30 a.m. chemistry lecture and you’re bound to see, amidst the third-row sleepers and the pre-med students frantically scribbling notes, a dozen laptops open to scrolling screens of Buzzfeed and Thought Catalog, boasting posts as nutritionally valuable and easily digestible ...
I am a benefactor of the genocide against Native Americans. The vast majority of those reading this article are as well. No matter your race or religion, if your ancestors immigrated to the Americas, your existence would not be possible without Christopher Columbus and those who came after him. And, ...
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