As I held my grandmother Ivy’s aging hands during my last visit home, her melodious Kriol voice filled her bedroom on the south side of Chicago with its characteristic Caribbean warmth. Speaking with her is always a pleasure that I thoroughly indulge in because she has always fed me with so much rich ...
There are over 30 groups in the Council I “Cultural” category in the Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate, ranging from the Chinese Students Association to the Thai Club to the Queer Straight Alliance. As detailed in a March 11 Daily article, these groups face complex budgetary issues that result ...
There aren’t any clouds here in Sunny SoCal, so I’ve created my own. And right now, I’m dancing on it. Just me, myself and I. On Cloud 9.I didn’t intend on coming home. But then I did a thing. On Saturday evening, JetBlue schlepped me to California a mere seven hours after I’d purchased my ...
Tinder may not be ubiquitous, but it can feel that way. The rise of dating apps like Tinder, and Grindr before it, have changed the way many of us go about our lives amid the hook-up scene. A Tinder campus representative and junior at Tufts, interviewed by the Huffington Post in 2013, estimated that ...
Apparently Google searches about moving to Canada have spiked in the last month. Part of the effect is probably heartthrob and "The Arena"-favorite Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who was just in Washington, D.C. But I’m honestly not sure that Canada won’t build a wall to keep Americans ...
It’s a good thing the Obama Doctrine can only fall so short before January 20, 2017. But just under a year gives the President plenty of time for more mistakes. In Syria, ISIS consolidates power as Russia beefs up its military presence and regional influence. Not long ago, the Obama administration ...
There’s good reason for the Democratic Party establishment to heavily favor a Clinton nomination: Bernie Sanders’ record would render him defenseless against lethal attacks from candidate Trump or candidate Cruz in a general election. I don’t intend to litigate the Senator’s vision for America ...
Last month, MBTA board members voted 4-0 to discontinue late night T service in the Boston area. College students and Bostonians alike who rely on the service for jobs and safe transportation have since protested the decision, demanding the burdensome service cut be overturned. Instead, they faced another ...
Pooja: If you were one of the several people that attended the Senior Dinner at Monaco’s house last week, you would have been witness to NYSD’s shameless advertising of our column during the open mic. However, I must mention how that open mic session was probably one of the cutest student havens ...
Dear Editor,
To members of the Tufts community,On Mar. 11, the Tufts Daily published the news article “At least four sexual misconduct cases occur in uphill dorms over one weekend.” The story detailed four different incidents that had allegedly occurred in on-campus dorms within residential Area 1 and Area ...
Dear ASAP,In your response to the Tufts email on Drink Spiking, which was published in the Tufts Daily on March 7, you stated that you were "appalled by the email" and called it "harmful" and "unproductive." While you geared up to throw a tantrum, I think you missed the ...
Amid the intense media attention paid to the shocking death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, a legal development of great importance failed to generate much public discussion.On Feb. 9, just four days before Justice Scalia died, the Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 decision to temporarily block ...
On March 7, the Daily published an open letter by Action for Sexual Assault Prevention roundly criticizing three Tufts administrators for circulating an email addressing recent drink spiking incidents.ASAP members “were appalled by the email.” Their letter alleges a serious abdication of leadership ...
The number of students, from middle school to graduate schools, are experiencing extreme stress, and its side effects are growing at an alarming rate. In an anonymous study conducted last spring at Irvington High School near Silicon Valley, Dr. Stuart Slavin of Saint Louis University School of Medicine ...
"Tufts has no weenie game," stated an irate Jonathan at last night’s dinner. He wore a UNC Football shirt, which is how we got onto the subject in the first place. I asked him about why he likes UNC football right as Jif, another friend, joined us. And, boy, did I ask a loaded question.It ...
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