Opinion

Cheers!

It's a nice, relaxing evening: meeting with friends at a bar for a few drinks after a hard day on the job — hopefully with the hit on your wallet being reduced on account of happy hour. Currently, though, one part of that plan is illegal in Massachusetts.

A question of service

Dear new and returning Jumbos,

Amanda Johnson | Senior Moments

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.

Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor

Iran is no stranger to controversy

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.

Letter to the Editor

Dear Editor,

The road we ride together

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.

Goodbye, weekend excursions

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.

Privacy beyond passwords

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.

Angad Bagai | A Whole New World

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.

Corrections |

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.

| Addressing diversity at Tufts

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.

The 'discovery' of America

For most students, a day off from school is a godsend. It means sleeping in, spending the day with friends and having more time to fend off the never−ending schoolwork. Columbus Day is no exception. However, a day of Tufts students lounging on the quad and playing Frisbee holds a different type of significance for some people.

Amanda Johnson | Senior Moments

T he return of many alumni for Homecoming was an illustrative reminder of the community that lives on after graduation. The wave of collective pride felt across campus blossomed into a welcomed instance of camaraderie at a university that often suffers from a deficit in school spirit.

The reality and principle of Occupy Wall Street

A note before I begin: For the sake of simplicity, I will refer to the international corporate and financial system that is the target of the movement Occupy Wall Street simply as "Wall Street." The actual, geographical entity Wall Street does not consist entirely of unscrupulous corporate entities, nor does it encompass the entire group of corporate entities in question. However, since it is a common and widely known symbol, I will use it to represent the entire system in this article.

Chris Poldoian | Extra Butter

Like all of you, I am swamped with midterm exams and papers. And like most of you, I spent this weekend not actually studying. My biggest vice: movie trailers. It's the perfect three−minute deferral. It's like tapas−style procrastination!

Hannah Furgang | The Tim Tam Slam

Probably one of the best things about freshman year is my Resident Adviser (RA).

Hannah Furgang | The Tim Tam Slam

Probably one of the best things about freshman year is my Resident Adviser (RA).

#Occupy Bedroom

I have to be careful writing these Daily articles for VOX. The last one I wrote talked about my ex−boyfriend's failed attempts to make me orgasm. My mom read it. Hi, Mom. So, in an attempt to reveal fewer personal factoids about myself, I'm going to reveal some that you readers admitted to. How, you may ask?