Opinion

Cartoon: Turkey escape

Cartoon: Tufts as a sanctuary

Editorial: Establish a sanctuary campus at Tufts

A petition calling upon the administration to make Tufts a sanctuary campus for undocumented members of the university community has made waves at Tufts over the past week, garnering more than 3,000 signatures. The petition calls on the university to protect the identities of all undocumented ...

The Arena: Constructing the cabinet

Aristophanes once wrote, “under every stone lurks a politician.” Politicians say and do whatever is necessary to win; oftentimes, these promises mean little. Usually this annoys me, but in the case of President-elect Donald Trump, I was almost rooting for him to break his promises.In the immediate ...

Jumbo Steps: One round of ‘20 Questions’

I’ve been channeling my inner Mr. Moseby from "The Suite Life of Zack & Cody" (2005-2008) quite a bit lately. In the past month alone, I’ve had many visitors: my sister-in-law’s parents, my aunt and uncle, a prospective student, my brother and two former high school teachers. But ...

Op-Ed: Not your mother's Thanksgiving

On the scale of political views, I hover between “very liberal” and “extremely liberal.” This is not the case for a lot of my friends and family. In fact, my parents often have a hard time understanding how I have ended up so far on the left. It’s an oddity in a state such as North Carolina.Like ...

Op-Ed: Reproductive inequality: a history continued

Disclaimer: For the purposes of this article, I will be referring to the new contraceptive shot, as well as a previously tested contraceptive gel as “male” contraceptive options, though its users could be of any gender identity and expression. Similarly, I will refer to existing hormonal birth control ...

Editorial: Trump's appointment of Steven Bannon signals power to alt-right

There have been two conflicting stories brewing in the week since Donald Trump shocked the world by winning the general election. The first story has revolved around Trump's encouraging  suggestions that he may ease back on some of his more extreme proposals, mentioning in a recent interview with ...

Point-Counterpoint: Abolishing fraternities

‘Point-Counterpoint’ juxtaposes two opposing perspectives on polarizing issues and debates. The following responses, written by the Daily’s opinion section, address both sides of the debate on whether or not Tufts University should abolish fraternities. The case for abolishing The images ...

Cartoon: Brace for relatives

Letter to the University: Fix the Tufts housing crisis by building new dorms, slashing enrollment

With Tufts now confronting an unprecedented housing emergency after decades of unrelenting enrollment growth and expansion into our residential neighborhood, the Residential Strategies Working Group (RSWG) recently announced its intended solution: expansion of undergraduate housing into the residential ...

Jumping Hurdles: A heart full of love

Last week was hard. This weekend was hard. Today is hard. Life has just been really hard recently. I’ve found myself exhausted (physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually, you name it) and have wanted nothing more than to just bury myself in the covers of my bed and stay there until Thanksgiving ...

Op-Ed: A post-election statement from Dean Solomont

Now more than ever, young people are called to civic actionThroughout four decades in politics, I have worked on six presidential campaigns and lived through victories and defeats. The stakes are always very high. And in all cases, the days and weeks after the election are filled with analysis and reflection ...

The Echo Chamber: On the Electoral College

Hillary Clinton is the fifth presidential candidate in American history to have won the popular vote but lose the election. This is due to the Electoral College, a system that many see as a slight toward democracy and a sign of its brokenness in America. But are those feelings justified? Is the system ...

Op-Ed: Statement from the Interfraternity Council

Dear Members of the Tufts Community,On behalf of all fraternities on Tufts campus, the Interfraternity Council (IFC) would like to issue an apology. The issues highlighted by the recent articles regarding Greek life have impacted everyone in a variety of ways. This news has disgusted our classmates, ...

Op-Ed: Why people want America to be 'great again'

Last Tuesday, this year's bizarre election season drew to a close. With a slew of controversy and drama emanating from both major parties, the election resembled more of a reality TV show than a political event, ushering in a wide array of name-calling and stereotyping.I'm from Evington, ...

Cartoon: The end of the world

A post-election statement from the Nov. 9 faculty group at Tufts University

In this post-election moment, we have witnessed increasing threats to the present and future safety and wellbeing of our community. As faculty members at Tufts University, we pledge to actively commit ourselves to social justice and principles of community, compassion, decency and protection. We commit ...

Editorial: Reassessing Tufts' 'unwavering values'

University President Anthony Monaco sent out a letter yesterday to members of the Tufts community, urging individuals to reaffirm their commitment to Tufts' founding values at a time of "significant uncertainty" in our country. Citing acts of post-election hate and intimidation that ...

A letter from AOII: An official response to our recent chapter division

Alpha Omicron Pi (AOII) was founded in 1897 with the core values of integrity, tolerance, generosity, personal dignity and love. Since its establishment in 1908, AOII Delta has a history of staying true to these values, even when faced with opposition from the larger community. From 1969 to 1987, the ...