Opinion
Opinion
Africana department vs. multicultural program
September 25On Sept. 14, 2011, Dean of Arts and Sciences Joanne Berger−Sweeney sent an announcement to the Tufts student community regarding multiple new initiatives focused on diversity and inclusion. Among these initiatives was the proposal for the creation of a new academic program. From her announcement, it seemed that this proposal stemmed from the task force on Africana Studies that convened throughout last spring.
Opinion
Dead silent: We need to speak up
September 25Do you know the feeling of anticipation? The anxiety before taking a big test, standing up and giving a big presentation, or walking into an interview? The stomach−lurching feeling just before that moment, the sense of being at the height of a roller coaster, wondering why you got on the ride? Can you imagine having a terrifying appointment at 7:00 p.m. tonight, and checking your watch to find that it's 6:25 p.m.? Maybe you pace nervously. Maybe you rehearse what you are going to say, what you need to do. What if you knew that, in just a couple of minutes, you had to take a deep breath, ignore the quickening pounding in your chest and tell yourself, "I got this." Then you had to walk into a room, sit down, take a needle in the arm and die. Forever.
Opinion
Prashanth Parameswaran | The Asianist
September 25I returned home to Malaysia in early July to find a mix of fear and excitement hanging in the air. A widespread protest for electoral reform was scheduled to take place on July 9, energizing those agitating for political change and worrying others expecting government repression. A week later, thousands of peaceful demonstrators in the so−calledBersih 2.0 rally were doused with water cannons and fired with tear gas by the Malaysian police, and over 1,000 were arrested. Another brave attempt by Malaysian citizens to assert their freedom had been forcibly forestalled by their fearful government.
Opinion
A needless safety hazard
September 21The intersection of Powder House Boulevard and Packard Avenue, marked only by flashing red traffic lights, has long been the cause of anxiety for drivers, bicyclists and pedestrians alike.
Opinion
Let's keep our student events
September 20Tufts, like every other college campus it seems, has an alcohol problem. And it's embarrassing. And it's starting to limit our student activities. And that's a shame.
Opinion
Amanda Johnson | Senior Moments
September 20I remember it like it was yesterday. I was in Dewick during my freshman orientation week, and I was feeling pretty seasoned. The head−start that I had on some of my classmates from Wilderness pre−Orientation had bestowed me with what felt like a lifetime's worth of knowledge, and I was anxious to share my new−found wisdom with a classmate I saw contemplating the coffee choices. "Sometimes they put out French vanilla," I suggested eagerly. "It's really good." The girl rolled her eyes. "I'm a senior," she scoffed before briskly walking away. I was taken aback — this girl was nothing like the students I'd met throughout the week, thirsty for friendship and willing to feign interest about my hometown, dorm and anticipated major.
Opinion
Calls for Ablow resignation too extreme
September 20The outcry from within the Tufts community over the recent remarks of Tufts School of Medicine Assistant Clinical Professor Keith Ablow has been, to say the least, palpable.
Opinion
Where is our Jumbo pride?
September 20I am constantly asked what is the best part of my job as president of Tufts University. The answer is simple: the students. They are smart, positive and engaged, not only in their studies and research, but in all aspects of Tufts life — from drama, music and art, to athletics and keeping fit, to community service both locally and abroad.
Opinion
Alexandria Chu | Hit Li(s)t
September 19I love reading. But, there is one glaring caveat: I do not love reading textbooks. Recently, I opened my first one in two years and found that it took me forever to finish 10 pages. But even so, I still love reading: the act of finding meaning everywhere and anywhere.
Editorial
Obama's debt plan doesn't go far enough
September 19President Barack Obama yesterday announced a plan to cut the national debt by about $3 trillion over the span of a decade. The initiative, much like the jobs plan introduced last week, is no doubt part of Obama's effort to keep his own job come next election.
Opinion
No deal: the hidden costs of Referendum 1
September 18Would you spend $20,000 on a text message? Tomorrow, you will have the opportunity to vote on whether or not the Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate will allocate that amount for the creation of a text−messaging system. But before you vote on Referendum 1, you'll want to ask yourself a few questions: Do we need it? Would it work? And would it be worth it?
Opinion
From the Editor-in-Chief | Change is in the air
September 18After two long weeks of getting your campus newspaper fix every other weekday, here it is: your first true daily Daily of fall 2011.
Opinion
Vote no on Referendum 1
September 18In Tuesday's school-wide Tufts Community Union Senate election, students will be voting on Referendum 1, which would allocate $20,000 to TuftsLife to lease and operate an SMS short code, TUFTS (88387), for 12 months.
Opinion
Prashanth Parameswaran | The Asianist
September 18The Obama administration's China policy came under scrutiny again — this time over Taiwan.
Opinion
Democracy in crisis: the CIA's narcotics connection
September 18In May 1971, upwards of 17 years into the Second Indochina War and not long before the Watergate scandal brought down Richard Nixon, a photograph of South Vietnam's vice president appeared on the cover of Ramparts Magazine. Next to him were the words: "Marshal Ky: Biggest Pusher in the World?"
Opinion
This is your invitation
September 13Raise your hand if you know how Tufts Mock Trial performed last year. Seriously, go ahead, put your hand up; the dining hall is too crowded for anyone to notice.
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