Although Columbus Day may be several months away, a debate over changing the name of the holiday is underway at Tufts. When we celebrate Columbus Day, we blindly pay homage to a long history of genocide and colonization. Rather than honor a man who played an instrumental role in initiating centuries ...
My first reaction to the Tufts Hillel initiative to bring Trayvon Martin’s parents to campus for a discussion on gun violence was that it is unremarkable. Not in the sense of being unimportant, but rather that it is exactly what I expect from an organization that “walks the talk” in its commitment ...
After the 2014 annexation of Crimea and the military support of eastern Ukrainian rebels, Russia has risen to the top of the international political agenda. Today some experts compare Vladimir Putin’s regime with the totalitarian expansionist power of Josef Stalin or Adolf Hitler. There are a lot ...
Tufts' course selection and evaluation processes are in desperate need of improvement. A significant percentage of students every semester do not complete evaluations of the courses they take. When choosing classes, students effectively have to rely on the knowledge of their advisor and word-of-mouth. ...
My grandmother’s wartime experience was similar to that of any other young American woman who lived through World War II. She sold war bonds at her university. She worked at an airfield. She volunteered at a hospital. She served on the home front while three boyfriends, several friends and countless ...
A recent op-ed entitled “Kiev: a case against arms” by Sam Berzok argues that the United States should reject proposals to arm Kiev’s government in its war against Russian-backed separatists in southeastern Ukraine.A number of arguments lead the author to this conclusion. First, targeted economic ...
Trigger warning: This article contains references to sexual abuse.I am no longer surprised when my friends disclose to me. Isn’t that a horrible thing to say, or to be true?We live in a world where violence seems to be the norm.Most recently, it was a friend who referred to her assault as “that ...
Israel’s right wing just isn’t what it used to be, try as Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu may to speak for all Jewish people. He doesn’t, by the way. At the end of the day, Netanyahu is no Menachem Begin.Storied Prime Minister Menachem Begin was a complicated man. He headed the Irgun ...
I would first like to address Miranda Willson’s closing statement “…we need to change the way we talk about population control as an 'environmental' effort, when it has nothing to do with the environment…”In response to this statement, I would encourage interested readers to look into ...
Lawmakers in 10 states are vying for the passage of bills that would permit the carrying of concealed firearms on college campuses, arguing that likely victims of sexual assault -- female students, as they are so predominately defined by these lawmakers -- would be safer if they were allowed to have ...
These days it really seems that all everyone talks or thinks about is the insane amount of snow that Boston has received so far this winter. And you can’t blame them, as the snow has become an all-consuming monstrosity, taking a toll on all activities, classes and work. Here in the Boston area, ...
In his Feb. 12 op-ed, tritely titled ‘A time to break eggs,’ Zach Shapiro advocates for a full-fledged ground invasion aimed at ISIS. Though a brash call for war, what I think is most important about this piece is its frequent indulgence in a unique brand of American political language: Hawk rhetoric. ...
Dear Peter Dolan, chairman, and the Board of Trustees of Tufts University,As you may have heard, around the time of your meeting this past Saturday morning, around 80 students gathered to show their support for fossil fuel divestment. This diverse coalition of students rallied from the Campus Center ...
I read Shaan Shaikh's article on Tuesday, February 17th 2015 entitled "Remembering the Chapel Hill victims" with a mixed reaction. Although I applaud the author's points about taking action to aid Syrian refugees, volunteering at soup kitchens, and proactively working to better the ...
A study from 2007 shows that women who are regular attendees at frat parties are at higher risk of sexual assault. Besides measures to regulate the drinking scene at frat parties, many students from different colleges have suggested that sororities should be allowed to host parties at which alcohol is served in order to reduce the risk of sexual assaults, which are some of the most under-reported crimes on college campuses. However, the reason that sororities should be allowed to host such parties does not stem solely from sexual assault prevention efforts, but also from the need to reverse an inherent double standard that exists in Greek Life today.
It is time for the United States to evaluate our current foreign policy options in the embattled borders of Ukraine. Our millennial generation has sat back and watched the spottiness of President Obama’s foreign policy in the Middle East, Europe and elsewhere abroad. Every geopolitical crisis has ...
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