In this week’s foreigner’s tirade, I will, let’s be honest, “trash-talk” what has been America’s sweetheart for generations: the apple. I enjoy eating apples as much as, well, any other apple lover. I will also admit that the American cultural focus on apples has brought great things to ...
Last week, the U.S. Department of the Interior announced that it had canceled two major lease sales for oil drilling in the Arctic Ocean.In a statement, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell pointed to Royal Dutch Shell's late September decision to cease operations in the Arctic Ocean. Shell, ...
Here at Tufts, it is easy to pick a side on gun control. Most of us agree that fewer guns in the United States would be better for the country. The rising number of mass shootings lands a spotlight on gun control in the United States, a chilling reminder that much of the United States is steadfast ...
When I moved to the United States at the age of five, I remember that I marveled to a fellow classmate about her height, noting how big she was. She burst into tears and told the teacher I called her fat. My third language was French. My first day in Paris, I endeavored to ask a Carrefour clerk where ...
For one of the most commonly taken classes, Principles of Economics (EC 5) is one of the least liked. As a senior majoring in economics with a strong appreciation for the discipline, this disconnect is frustrating. I came to Tufts thinking I may want to major in Math or French, but I saw something ...
Though it’s only been 13 days since the start of the month, three on-campus shootings have already made national news during October 2015. Ten people died during an attack that took place at Umpqua Community College on Oct. 1, and two more people were killed on Oct. 9 in separate attacks at Northern ...
My historical education in many of the Latin American countries where I've lived focused on pre-Columbian Latin America and its colonization until I attended the sixth grade world culture class in Bogota, Colombia. In primary school in El Salvador, I painted pictures (and stuck cotton balls ...
An Open Letter to Tufts University President Anthony Monaco and the Board of TrusteesAt its best, Tufts University contributes to its Somerville and Medford host communities by opening events and exhibits to the public, hosting the annual Community Day, permitting use of some facilities to local groups, ...
Right wing: JOHN BOEHNER IS BAD!Democrats: Yeah, cool, I think we’re on the same page on this one.Right wing: DOWN WITH BOEHNER!Democrats: Yeah! Down with him!Right wing: A REAL REPUBLICAN INSTEAD!Democrats: Wait. Wait, wait, wait. Nevermind. We take it back. Boehner is fine. Guys?Right wing: TOO ...
On Oct. 13, a Jumbo Beat blog post called “The Perks of Dating a Foreign Student” was published. It has since been removed due to its offensive content.This piece exoticized whole portions of Tufts' student body. It was blatantly exclusionary in the audience it sought to address -- namely, ...
Last Thursday around noon, my phone buzzed. “Nine people killed by school shooter at community college in Oregon," a CNN alert glowed at me. I read the headline, internalized it and, sadly, felt very little. I have seen this before, countless times before. Too many college students have had ...
A predicament we face today is the menace that our wrinkle-count will one day supersede what we can count on two hands. Breaching the geriatric gates is now comparable to waltzing into one of Dante’s circles of Hell. "Waltzing" is too kind of a term. "Dragged by the undaunted claws ...
In June of 2013, Audubon magazine published an article on a cooperative bird conservation project between Israeli, Palestinian and Jordanian schoolchildren.An Israeli zoologist partnered with organizations and schools to bring children together to enjoy nature and local birds and learn about conservation. ...
Last week, national news outlets reported that House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-California) had dropped out of the race to replace Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-Ohio) after Boehner announced his resignation from Congress on Sept. 25. McCarthy, tipped to be the next Speaker ahead of other ...
I remember seeing a Hillary Clinton campaign general interest meeting (GIM) poster just a few weeks into last year; it’s when I really knew I was at college. Instead of focusing on a critical gubernatorial race that the party ended up losing, factions of Tufts’ Democrats got “ready” for a candidate ...
In the bilingual Texas classroom where I first became a teacher, cultural celebrations were a regular part of our curriculum. My third and fourth graders loved sharing stories of their families, their traditions and the communities that made them who they were. But every year, when Hispanic Heritage ...
Editor's Note: The printed version of this op-ed incorrectly listed Hannah Hoang as the author. The piece was in fact written by Chad Kramer. The Daily apologizes for this error.Our buzzword culture continues to thrive.Through its advertisement in theTufts Disorientation Guide, Tufts Students for ...
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