Talk to any college student about their future, and you're certain to unleash a wave of anxiety. It's the elephant taking up more and more space in the room as graduation draws closer and news of economic downfall refuses to wane.
Most Americans will tell you that they support free markets. When it comes to parking policy, however, even many of the most conservative free marketeers suddenly transform into ardent communists.
In the summer of 2009, Rep. Barney Frank (D−Mass.), wrote in a letter to President Obama: "I believe it is very important for the Israeli public to know that there is strong disagreement within the United States — not just within our government — over exactly how to deal with the question of settlements in the West Bank … I think it would be a denial of an important principle of democracy for the Israeli electorate not to know what the state of American opinion is regarding the settlements." Frank echoed this sentiment in his Oct. 18 lecture, calling for an open and honest discussion of Israel and Israeli policy on Capitol Hill.
As pointed out by another student in a previous op−ed article, by no means is Tufts a place of social diversity — instead it has vagrantly displayed elements of institutionalized racism. To be clear, my assumptions and claims are supported by my individual experiences, interactions and feelings. At first, Tufts is quite alluring in its attempted diversity, promises of opportunity and quite frankly, its very generous financial aid department. However, other than financial aid, for some, Tufts is an epic fail in terms of including and advancing its minority populace. From my perspective and various conversations with other people of color, we viewed our matriculation to Tufts to be an inspiring opportunity to network, to become socially mobile, and we thought we joined not only a home but a supportive community and family to increase our intellect; instead we have been rejected, berated and labeled as "self−segregating social misfits."
After a female student was assaulted near campus over the weekend, Tufts University Police Department (TUPD) sent an email alerting the student body of a series of similar nearby assaults that appear to have been committed by the same attacker.
We were unsettled by the content of the "Campus Comment: Safety in Somerville" features piece in The Tufts Daily on Wednesday. There was a TUPD safety alert on Saturday regarding a sexual assault committed against a female student on College Avenue, possibly connected to several other similar attacks in the general vicinity. The piece that ran on Wednesday contained the work of two assistant features editors who collected quotes from Tufts students regarding their reaction to the safety alert.
At the height of midterms, I'm making a suggestion that is not likely to elicit warm feelings from my peers: you may need to beef up your course load.
Despite the fact that the alleged Iranian plot to assassinate the Saudi Arabian ambassador to the United States on American soil has been received with varying degrees of skepticism, nevertheless the Islamic Republic of Iran has been known to violate the sovereignty of other nations in the past. Even though the Iranian regime — which was established by the leader of the 1979 revolution, Ayatollah Ruhallah Khomeini — adopted a stance of noninterference in the internal affairs of countries in the region, its clandestine activities in Iraq, Lebanon, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Syria, the Gaza Strip and Yemen say otherwise.
Hello you, female driver of a late−model sedan full of college friends driving down Highland Avenue into Davis Square at around 9 p.m. last Friday night. This is the angry bicyclist from the group of two you found yourself to be "stuck" behind, and I figured this would be the best way to contact you.
No one wants to be on a train when it derails, so at first it might be hard to criticize the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA) for its announcement on Oct. 22 that it would close the Red Line north of Harvard Square on weekends starting on Nov. 5.
Tufts students likely have huge amounts of their data stored on remote servers because having physical possession of all of one's private information is an impossible task in the digital age.
In this edition of my column, I've decided to switch gears for a change. Instead of highlighting differences between life here and life back in India, I'm going to focus on a similarity, or rather a similarity through differences. It sounds complicated, doesn't it? Well, just read on and let me explain.
The Oct. 14 article "Panelists share experiences with energy abroad" incorrectly described a process Adrian Dahlin (LA ‘11) spoke about. The energy system described converts manure into cooking fuel and fertilizer, not electricity and fertilizer, as the article stated.
As prospective students stumble through campus tours this month, I wonder which Tufts they are being presented: the Tufts composed of students, educators and administrators, or the Tufts advertised on bulletins and in magazines? As the relatively new administration embarks on its first years with us, let it be our hope and confidence that it will work fervently in closing this gap. As I reflect, however, on my past four years, "active citizenship" and "research education" are campus buzzwords that evoke bittersweet feelings from me, as if by reflex.
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