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Another kind of peace

It’s a weird moment in the Middle East when an ultra right-wing Israeli politician and a former Palestinian Authority prime minister agree on anything, let alone something as controversial as the Oslo Accords.Former Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad recently wrote in Foreign Affairs that “the ...


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Opinion

Super Better: Super Bowl Ads that Actually Added Women

The Super Bowl is probably the most anticipated television event of the year. With an assumed male dominated viewership, it’s no surprise that every moment is tailored to keeping them focused on the television, even during commercial breaks. Though past Super Bowl ads have been notorious for their ...


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Paul Ryan and the Future of the Republican Party

Wisconsin Representative Paul Ryan has decided not to run for president, and this is a bad thing for the country."I have decided that I am not going to run for president in 2016," Ryan said in a phone interview with NBC News on Jan. 12, noting that he is "at peace" with the decision ...






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Opinion

Time for more and better small group housing

The other night I spoke at an unofficial campus housing information session for first-years. I represented the Crafts House, and spoke about our mission, what cooperative living entails and the application process. Unfortunately, the information session was extremely disheartening, specifically because it showed what few alternative housing options Tufts has and what little interest the student body has in the current options. 



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Opinion

Letter From the Opinion Editor

Jamie Neikrie will be writing about the social and ethical aspects of politics at home and abroad. Zach Shapiro will discuss various issues facing the Middle East, while Diane Alexander comments more locally, presenting her view on campus life and Tufts-specific issues. Madeline Bacchus will be writing about feminism on Tufts campus and college culture, and Alex Dorfman takes up the sexuality and gender beat. Finally, Sam Berzok will focus on domestic politics, but with the unique perspective of being abroad for the semester.



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Punt Your Way to the Top

Dear Super Bowl viewers,The biggest day for sports enthusiasts in America is soon upon us. Beer. Wings. Yelling. Butt slapping. Nothing brings the nation together better than this annual event of pure hedonism and steadfast rivalry. Except for people who have no idea what the hell is ever going on during ...


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Opinion

TUDS staff prove that they're basically superheroes, again

Tufts University Dining Services, as always, has done us a great service for the past two days, with Carmichael and Dewick Dining Halls remaining open despite the doomsday snowstorm. Students have expressed their gratefulness on the Facebook page as well as on Yik Yak and Twitter.Tufts Dining (TUDS) ...


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Opinion

Open Letter: Tufts Graduate Students Join the Call to make 2015 our year of resistance to state violence against Black lives

As graduate students in Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning at Tufts, we join the national call by Ferguson Action, to make 2015 our “year of resistance to state violence against Black lives,” and we invite graduate students and others across Tufts University to join us.The police killings ...


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The potential decline in popularity of Facebook

Facebook has been quickly dominating the social networking world a few years after its appearance in 2004. Its simple registration process and connection processes with other people resulted in more than 50 percent of all Internet users signing up, according to Ian Maude from Enders Analysis.When we ...


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A lifeless TuftsLife serves no one

Before the inarguable ubiquity of the internet, things were done a bit differently — clothes were tried on and bought in stores, final papers were submitted in plastic report covers and graded with a red pen and communication, in all of its ways, shapes and forms, took place in person, in print or ...


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Opinion

And we're off!

Hi folks! Whether you know it or not, today's a very important day. It is the last day before a giant blizzard obliterates New England. Set your affairs in order.It also marks the first week we go daily! From now on, every day we have school, there will be a brand new, shiny Tufts Daily waiting ...


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Editorial

Lessons from the State of the Union

Less than half an hour after 10 p.m., an avalanche of voices and perspectives on the State of the Union had already flooded social media and become a major topic of discussion on Tufts campus. This can be either a dividing factor or a chance for the Tufts community to embark on a journey toward, as ...


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Letter to the Editor

To the Editor:We were extremely disappointed to read the large number of errors, inaccuracies and misrepresentations in an article characterizing Tufts Medical Center’s relationship with the Chinatown community (“Boston Chinatown’s gentrification linked historically to Tufts Medical Center’s ...


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