On Nov. 9, 2016, many students and faculty on the Tufts campus found themselves shocked and confused after the presidential election. The election of Donald Trump sent shockwaves across college campuses and liberal cities throughout the nation. The election highlighted the huge disconnect between younger, ...
Once upon a present time, there were two Jumbo seniors. One of them is a well-known campus figure whom many people look up to and go to for advice. Walk with her across Professors Row, and you will find her smiling and waving, while you step back and bask in her glowing halo. She tries her best to ...
The most tragic loss this past election was not the loss of Hilary Clinton – it was the loss of civility. Far from a nuanced or even substantive debate about how to best govern our country, we seem to have lost the ability, at every level of society, to talk about our country constructively with those ...
As student leaders of various pro-Israel groups on campus including Tufts Hillel, J Street U Tufts, Tufts Friends of Israel, Tufts American-Israel Alliance and Visions of Peace, we may not always agree on the specifics of how to express our pro-Israel identities, but we stand united in our shared belief in a two-state solution as the most viable solution to the conflict. We believe that advocating for a Jewish, democratic Israel necessitates advocating for an independent state of Palestine, and we believe that politics and morality both dictate the need for negotiations to ensure mutual recognition, security, and freedom for Israelis and Palestinians alike.
If the past week is any guide, millions of Americans are unhappy with the Trump administration. Among them are college students, many of whom are in the opposition for the first time.
Less than a month into his presidency, President Donald Trump has already sent shockwaves through the American public. Since taking office, he has signed numerous proclamations, executive orders and presidential memoranda implementing his campaign platform at surprising speed.He has ordered investigations ...
In defense of “Not my President:”In the widespread protests that spanned the globe following the election of President Trump, the resounding cry of resistance to the new American president echoed worldwide. Throughout the United States, millions took to the streets after Election Day and after ...
It’s hard to believe that second semester has begun, and the first full week of classes has already come and gone.Over break, as the new year rolled around, I noticed many people discussing their various New Year’s resolutions and what they were looking forward to with the fresh start. Although ...
When former President Obama was inaugurated as president, third-grade me was thrilled. He was the first black president and he was a Democrat, a fact that I didn’t know much about but that I knew pleased my parents, especially after eight years of George W. Bush's presidency. He was also, especially ...
On Jan. 18, the New York Times published an article analyzing the income distribution of students in various colleges.The article, based on a recent study, showed that 38 colleges and universities in the United States had more students from the top one percent of the income scale than from the bottom ...
Editor's Note: This is the second of a two-part series on the state of U.S. healthcare and its future.Using the process of budget reconciliation, Senate Republicans have ensured that they can pass a bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) with just 51 votes, avoiding filibuster.This loophole ...
The average college student creates 640 pounds of solid waste a year, including 500 disposable cups and 320 pounds of paper. This means that the undergraduate population at Tufts is responsible for annually adding approximately 3,385,600 pounds of solid waste to the Earth. The solid waste produced ...
As liberal America braces for an unapologetically right-wing Trump administration, the trope of the outraged liberal college student is almost cliché. Since the election, the majority of Tufts students has been lamenting the fact that our country chose a populist demagogue. Minutes after the election ...
Editor's Note: This is the first of a two-part series on the state of U.S. healthcare and its future.The election of President Donald Trump has ramifications across every policy field, but it may have the largest impact on healthcare. Election night immediately called into question the future of ...
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