Tensions flared between former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and a Greenpeace activist at a campaign rally last week.The paid organizer, Eva Resnick-Day, pressed Secretary Clinton to “act on your words and reject fossil fuel money in the future in your campaign.” Suffice it to say, the secretary ...
President Obama’s new budget proposal includes a $10 fee on oil, a thinly veiled tax that would generate money for investment in smart infrastructure, green technology and sustainable practices. The fee will be immediately paid by oil companies, but likely passed on to consumers in the form of higher ...
Pressure on middle and high school students in the United States has rarely been so intense. Last week, The Atlantic magazine ran a story titled "The Absurdity of College Admissions," detailing the duress and competitiveness that characterizes the mental state of students. The anecdotes weren't ...
Feminism. Gender-equality. Pay gap. Discrimination. The patriarchy.These phrases, amongst many others, constantly occupy our ever-lively campus dialogue. However, as a young woman I am often disappointed with the time we waste complaining when we could be out there doing. The only way to inch closer ...
This April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. The National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) has taken the lead to promote dialogue pertaining to sexual misconduct throughout this month for the cause of preventing sexual assaults. Prior to engaging in such dialogue, it is important to understand ...
In recent months, the administration has taken increased measures through students and faculty to gauge an understanding of desired housing options. The recently formed Residential Strategies Working Group (RSWG) is just one example of how Tufts administrators are working with students to create a ...
A group of students are organizing a Tufts chapter of Massachusetts Peace Action. There is considerable need for such a group on campus. Massachusetts Peace Action is an organization that addresses national and global issues that are most pressing and threatening to peace. It is concerned with the threat ...
July in Cleveland usually entails supporting a mediocre Indians team and hoping that a cool band plays at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. This summer will be a little more exciting. The Republican National Convention could be the most dramatic weekend in the city since LeBron’s decision to take his ...
Thousands of students from Boston Public Schools (BPS) left school on March 7 to protest proposed budget cuts in what has been called “one of the largest demonstrations of young people the city has ever seen.” By one estimate, 3,650 students participated in protests and demonstrations around downtown ...
Earlier today I was reading an article in The New Yorker about self-help books and whether they actually make you a better person. The article, “The Life Biz” questions the motives of people aiming to “Win Friends and Influence People,” claiming that it’s more about winning clientele and ...
Editor’s correction: The subheading of the first part of this Op-Ed, "On the stigma of depression (Part 1)," which appeared in print on The Tufts Daily on March 29, mistakenly indicates that the author suffered from eating disorders.
I think anyone who has been through a mental illness wants to spare other people the harm, and I hope that by sharing my story, I can generate some awareness regarding this matter. I was around ten when my mental illness began. For a year I was up all night, every night, nauseous and convinced that ...
Last week, the airport bombing in Brussels received international attention and multi-day news coverage from CNN and Fox News. Numerous editorials and commentaries plastered news sites and Facebook news feeds. Indeed, the attacks on Brussels were an outrage and deserved the spotlight they garnered. ...
We are at war with the earth.The atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide stands above 400 parts per million, likely the highest level in the past 20 million years. Oceans are acidifying so intensely and so rapidly that scientists warn that coral reefs will probably disappear within the next 25 years. ...
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