Opinion

Editorial Cartoon: April 21st, 2015

Why I love Kesha

When my roommate told me Kesha was coming for Spring Fling, I laid in bed for about 15 minutes, more or less paralyzed by excitement. I love Kesha, and there are so many reasons why. First off, Kesha used to spell her name with a money sign. That’s awesome. Who needs letters when you can use dollar ...

Editorial Cartoon: You still haven't completed your Evaluation

TCU Senate should let more students run for presidential elections

Yesterday, the Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate presidential election was held. A defining feature of this year’s presidential election was that junior Brian Tesser ran completely unopposed, an unprecedented development and a virtually guaranteed win. During a year in which Tufts was involved in ...

Why I won't donate to the Sustainability Fund

Last year I was student representative to a committee about fossil fuel divestment. At first, I was excited to see the administration was finally listening, but it quickly became clear that those in power had no intention of even trying to make divestment work. They repeatedly demonstrated an unwillingness ...

Why I trust Tesser

I would not and could not start this op-ed without addressing the elephant in the room. Yes, Brian Tesser is running unopposed. As a member of his campaign, the TCU Senate and our student body, this truly saddens me. However, the disappointment of an uncontested election should not undermine the incredible ...

Leftism is the dangerous precedent

Editor's note: This letter is in response to a Tufts Daily Editorial published on April 7th, 2015 entitled "‘Feticide’ case sets dangerous precedent"

Legalize marijuana, but don't forget those left behind in drug war

This past Monday, many Tufts students were celebrating more than just Patriot’s Day and the Boston Marathon. April 20, or “4/20”, has been a national "holiday" for a range of marijuana smokers in the United States since the '70s. This day, dedicated to the consumption of cannabis ...

Why the Democratic Party needs a Rand Paul

On Sunday, Hillary Clinton ended the suspense and declared that she will seek the Democratic nomination for president. The former Secretary of State’s announcement came just five days after Kentucky senator Rand Paul announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination. Paul is seen as a long shot ...

Tufts Attitudes About Sexual Conduct Survey small step forward

Recently, the study body received an email from President Monaco’s office preparing us for a second email containing a survey regarding sexual misconduct. The survey, developed by the Tufts Task Force on Sexual Misconduct Prevention, began with the usual questions collecting demographic data like ...

No janitorial staff cuts

For all its talk about active citizenship, the Tufts administration doesn’t practice what it preaches.On March 27, Tufts administrators and their contracted janitorial company, DTZ, held a forum with the Tufts Labor Coalition to hear public feedback about the administration’s plan to restructure ...

University should sponsor discussion on Tsarnaev verdict

A day after the Boston Marathon next Monday, 12 jurors will be asked to decide between a life sentence without parole or the death penalty for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Tsarnaev was convicted on 30 separate counts relating to the bombing of the 2013 Boston Marathon, including the death of three people, ...

Israelis, Palestinians and satire

Last week, I spoke about the elusiveness of nuance and the need to devote ourselves to its pursuit. I would argue that the single conflict where it is most lacking is that of the Israelis and Palestinians. A bit more complexity in both discussing and attempting to address this conflict would do the ...

Editorial Cartoon: April 14th, 2015

The 8th Step of Genocide

As an Armenian, I have been asked several times what Kim, Kanye, North and the rest of the Kardashian family are doing in my little country. The answer is one that is 100 years old. April 24 will represent the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the Armenian Genocide. On this night in 1915, the ...

University must work to ameliorate financial cluelessness for graduating students

The class of 2015 is 33 days away from graduation and we are about to enter the “real world.”Suddenly, all the responsibilities our parents have been taking care of, like filing our taxes on time and paying for insurance, will be on us. For some of us, this will be the first time we negotiate a ...

Banning smoking on campus not solution

In recent months, tobacco use has become a point of contention at Tufts. Some nonsmokers feel that they are being forced to inhale cigarette smoke on a daily basis and that smoking on campus has gotten out of hand. Many smokers, on the other hand, argue that as long as they aren’t deliberately blowing ...

Editorial Cartoon: Winter is...

Even more local purchasing needed in Tufts Dining

As the hill defrosts and the grass grows under the (finally) forthcoming sun of spring, it’s hard not to sprawl out on the President’s Lawn in appreciation of the undeniable beauty of nature in full bloom (as you can see, we've missed the grass). But with the privilege of being able to enjoy ...

Political cafeterias

Our political landscape exists as a linear spectrum between left and right. Americans see a politician as left-wing or right-wing, or maybe a supposed centrist. Do you support the Affordable Care Act? You must be a Democrat. Do you despise the welfare programs? You’re probably a Republican. This absolutist ...