Opinion

Cartoon: Must be spring

A critique of the Tufts Daily from within

“Cold objectivity in the face of injustice is a form of complicity,” renowned Mexican author Octavio Paz writes about Elena Poniatowska’s journalistic testimony "Massacre in Mexico" in his introduction to her book.Last year, the Intentionality and Inclusivity (I&I) Committee wrote ...

Anita's Angle: No paper, no problems

One year when I was in high school, my school ran out of paper. Our principal appeared on the morning announcements and urged us all to refrain from printing assignments in the school library and encouraged teachers to send homework electronically. This absurd scenario lasted for weeks, but to my peers ...

Op-Ed: Tufts should commit to 100 percent renewable energy

Climate change is sometimes called a “public policy problem from hell.” The science proving that greenhouse gases produced by human activity are warming our climate is undeniable, yet here in the U.S., these dire warnings haven’t translated into policies that will protect us. In fact, at the federal ...

Editorial: Senior Dinner should be less career-focused, more celebratory

On three nights over the span of the past two weeks, seniors flooded into Gifford House in their best 'business casual' attire, looking forward to one of the first senior events of graduation season, a night that promised to honor Tufts seniors with good food, an open mic for students to share ...

Cartoon: The moment you walk out of the Joey

The 617: MA Criminal Justice Bill

Governor Charlie Baker signed a new bill on criminal justice into law on Friday, April 13. In it, minor offenses are decriminalized, minor offenses are diverted from prosecution and bail is reduced. Importantly, mandatory minimums for non-opiate, non-weight retail drug offenses are repealed or limited. ...

Op-Ed: A return to referenda

On Thursday, April 26, Tufts undergraduate students will have an opportunity to vote on a referendum that will amend the TCU Senate constitution to allow students more of a say in Senate resolutions. Implementation of this amendment will allow for a change in the process through which the student body’s ...

Cartoon: Is it summer break yet?

Red Star: Who are the workers?

To understand politics, particularly the failure of liberal identity politics, we need to understand the working class.Those who work for a wage and many who work for a salary are the working class, including industrial, service and agricultural workers.The working class is the base of society. There ...

Cartoon: What's he doing?

Looking Out: Snap

All of a sudden, the rug is pulled out from underneath us.Turkey is once again headed to the ballot box in exactly two months.Erdoğan made the decision to call snap elections to get ahead of the strengthening center-right and worsening economy.What is Turkey facing?The usual numbers: Erdoğan’s ...

Op-Ed: Why I rely on Rapfogel

Adam’s friends, myself included, have urged Adam to quit Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate many times. It’s sometimes done as a joke to see how he’ll react. Other times, it’s out of selfishness because we want to spend more time with him. The demand is typically made in awe after watching him ...

Op-Ed: Jacqueline Chen for TCU President

I have about five weeks left of my Tufts career before I will move on to greener and hopefully significantly flatter pastures, but before I go, I want to express why the Tufts student body should elect Jacqueline Chen as their next Tufts Community Union (TCU) President on April 26.I will be the first ...

Cartoon: The final stretch

Op-Ed: In defense of the Confucius Institute

Let me start this by saying that I am inherently very biased. The Confucius Institute at the University of Minnesota (CIUMN)played a major part in my high school Chinese program’s development, and without the CIUMN I don’t know if I would be studying Chinese today – and studying Chinese has played ...

Anita's Angle: When did 'social justice warrior' become a pejorative term?

I’ve sat through a few too many awkward dinners where I’ve had to meekly explain that yes, I study political science at Tufts, but no, I don’t consider myself a “social justice warrior." When explaining our views, there is often a distinctive “us” versus “them” tone invoked by ...

Op-Ed: Tufts Facilities upper management takes corporate America stance, jeopardizing students, staff and workers

Editor's Note: This letter was written by an anonymous Facilities employee who withheld their name out of concern for their job.Tufts Facilities is deeply involved in major changes, changes which have their workers scratching their heads and sighing in frustration. Tufts Facilities has begun a ...

Cartoon: Mrs. DeVos

To our readers

I would like to formally apologize to the black students of the Tufts community for a column I wrote on Tuesday. Writing in a newspaper is a responsibility, and I have had the privilege to do so for three semesters. However, in my writing recently, I have not always devoted enough time to researching my topics and have sometimes tried to write about pieces that I have limited knowledge on. This isn’t an excuse, and as a senior I am disappointed in myself for not putting more thought into my writing. I should have acted and written differently, and I’m extremely sorry to everyone who was offended by my writing. I want to thank you for all of your criticism and honest opinions. It has offered me a chance to reflect and reconsider how I can better communicate going forward.