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Kindergarten justice

Governor Patrick's budget cuts embody fiscal cliff's high stakes

Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick held a press conference yesterday describing coming budget cuts for the 2013 fiscal year due to a projected hole of $540 million in the state budget. The governor described the cuts as mostly coming from executive branch bureaucracy and agencies in the state government, as well as being pulled from the "Rainy Day Fund," which will still have "a balance of $1.2 billion, one of the highest in the country," according to Patch's Beach Hill site. The rest will be filled with other small savings and a small percentage of cuts to local aid at the county and municipal levels.

Will Shira | Horrifyingly Hilarious

Red lights, oversights

A humble suggestion

Letter to the Editor

Craig Frucht | Road to November

Neena Kapur | The IT Ambassador

Today, Dec. 3, marks the beginning of the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT?12), convened by the International Telecommunications Unions (ITU) of the United Nations. And, though this conference may seem like just another UN meeting, there is a lot at stake. The future of the Internet as a global entity is being debated, and many negative ramifications could result.

Athletics not root of Armstrong's honorary degree

After a recent report from the U.S Anti?Doping Agency all but confirmed that champion cyclist and testicular cancer survivor Lance Armstrong engaged in illegal doping during his run of seven Tour de France titles - titles that were subsequently voided - many of his former sponsors have distanced themselves from an athlete who, for over a decade, was a role model worldwide.

That Facebook status isn't working

Mae Humiston & Sara Gardner | Let's Talk About Food

Up until this point in this column, we have discussed only the physical processes surrounding food. This part of the food discussion was primarily concerned with how our dishes look and taste, as well as where our food comes from and where it goes once we finish it. But beyond the tangible trappings of the food?cycle, there is also an entirely imperceptible realm of culture, ritual and spirituality associated with it. Food has always been an intrinsic part of cultures all around the world. Our food is infused with meaning, which permeates into its lifecycle from production to disposal.

Fund Tufts Christian Fellowship

Municipal attempts to zone out medical marijuana unjust

Craig Frucht | Road to November

Something incredible happened three weeks ago that threw the media into a frenzy and the Republican Party into a state of all?out panic.

WinterFest should get second chance

Letter to the Editor

Is Hillel truly "the foundation for Jewish campus life" for all Jews?

Hillel is advertised as "the foundation for Jewish campus life." I assumed this meant that Tufts Hillel is a place for all Jews, but recently learned this is not true. Unfortunately, this supposed "foundation for Jewish campus life" is limited to Jews who support Israel in its current form, including the occupation of Palestine and the violence towards people in Gaza. As a Jewish student who is on Tufts Hillel board, a proud member of Tufts Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) and Boston Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), I feel isolated at Hillel. My Jewish identity provides context to my life, my worldview and my experiences. I should feel welcomed at Hillel, especially because my personal opposition to the occupation of Palestine stems from my Jewish values.

Ignorance breeds hatred: I am not a terrorist

Lab for entrepreneurship should be university priority

When decorum is lost