Opinion

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Editorial: Tufts' failures on sexual assault extend beyond Title IX

Tufts and the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) of the Department of Education have been at loggerheads over the last few years. Passed in 1972, Title IX is a federal statute that mandates gender equity in educational programs receiving federal funding. Many people view Title IX as a federal statute solely ...

Letter from the Editor

Dear members of the Tufts community,This semester has been one with many ups and downs, both at Tufts and on the Daily. As our current managing board, made up entirely of graduating seniors, prepare to enter the real world, we look back on the legacy that we have helped build at this paper. We have ...

Op-ed: An update on tuition and financial aid at Tufts

Dear concerned Tufts students,

Op-Ed: Revel In The End

Well shoot. As the year is winding down, and everyone is stressed out of their minds … I’m just gonna avoid that for now. At the end of the year it makes me sad how everyone wants to get out of here. Don’t get me wrong, I want to too. But I do wish we could revel in these last few days together. ...

Op-ed: Across the aisle on Bus 548

This op-ed is written in collaboration with a large group of students who participated in Tufts Birthright trips to Israel. We were deeply disturbed with the way that a recent op-ed, “Whose Birthright?” and the accompanying zine of the same title portrayed the nature of our trip and characterized ...

Op-ed: Dignity in differences, a new perspective on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

On Friday, April 8 Hillel, the Muslim Student Association and Visions of Peace (VOP) hosted Ali Abu Awwad and Rabbi Hanan Schlesinger. The two speakers are part of the grassroots organization Roots, which aims to further humanity and peace between Israelis and Palestinians. This event was VOP’s ...

Editorial: Curt Schilling versus ESPN

Curt Schilling, an analyst for ESPN and former professional baseball star for the Boston Red Sox, was fired from the sports network last week due to a picture he shared from his Facebook account. The inflammatory social media post was critical of those who support transgender bathroom policies, and ...

Op-Ed: The case for child development

Our society depends on the well-being of children. Our economy, our crime rates and our politics hinge on what we invest in children now and the measures we take on their behalf. Currently, we stand to do better. The American education system presents itself as an equalizer, but differences in race, ...

Editorial: Assessing the need for ACE Fellows

This February, the Academic and Community Engagement (ACE) Fellow Program announced plans to expand from eight to ten students after receiving a pool of applicants twice the size of last year's. As the program has grown, it has also begun shifting its focus to the academic year that is rapidly ...

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Jumbo Steps: It's time you wash that shirt

I spent $13.50 on laundry yesterday, partly because I hadn’t washed my clothes in a while, but mainly because it’s about damn time I did.You see, I decided to launder the heap of dirty clothes growing slowly in the corner of my dorm room because, if I’m going to procrastinate on my homework, might ...

Op-ed: Bernie should drop out for the sake of his revolution

There is tremendous power in the campaign that Bernie Sanders has run, and he's absolutely right on a great many issues. He’s right that the American economy is rigged. He's right that climate change is currently the greatest threat to the United States, yet our country has done little to ...

NYSD: Shortcomings

Rebecca:  This week, I went home for Passover and was reminded of my shortcomings. My mom sent me out to buy Coca-Cola. As I entered the supermarket, I realized that the sodas I needed were on the highest shelf, and the front layers of them were already taken. I knew that getting a Coke would not be ...

Editorial: Standardized testing and income inequality

In the age of Common Core, standardized testing has taken on a renewed sense of urgency. Success on the tests increasingly determines the rest of one's path through education and opportunity. Even earlier on than the dreaded SAT, students who are deemed faster learners are separated into separate ...

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Earth On Fire: An energy crossroads

Regional environmentalists scored a huge victory last week.After years of protesting energy giant Kinder Morgan Inc.'s proposed natural gas pipeline that would have crossed though eastern New York, northwestern Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire, community activists successfully exerted enough ...

Editorial: The choice to place Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill

Treasury Secretary Jack Lew (the man who signs all of your dollar bills) announced last week that Harriet Tubman will be placed on the front of the new $20 bill. While initial news had it that President Andrew Jackson would be removed completely, it turns out that Tubman will share the bill with him. ...

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