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Ten years later
September 7It's all too tempting to think of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks as a closed chapter in our history.
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When the world's problems bring you down, help your community
September 7Sometimes the problems facing our country seem despairingly large and complicated without any feasible solutions in sight. The gap between the wealthy and the impoverished relentlessly grows as more than 15 percent of citizens are unable to find a full-time job. Small businesses face rising rents, growing health care costs and heavy competition from "big-box" and Internet retailers who offer cheaper prices to consumers while failing to pay a living wage to their workers. At the same time, "70 percent of school districts nationwide endured budget cuts last year [and] 84 percent anticipate cuts this year," according to the Center on Education Policy.
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Welcome, Class of 2015
September 5I've said it before and I'll say it again: Welcome to Tufts, Class of 2015! I'm proud to be able to call each and every one of you a fellow Jumbo.
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An Englishwoman abroad
September 5I have just arrived freshly scrubbed and clear−headed in the United States, ready to start a graduate degree at Tufts. Despite having flown nearly 4,000 miles from my native London, I am confident that fitting in should be easy. After all, I am from a Western culture permeated with American fashion, music and consumables. Indeed, were it not for this fashion influence, our British boys might still be wearing their trousers over their underwear rather than perched below their buttocks wedges. If I were a student of physics, I might be tempted to examine this gravity−defying fashion statement further, but I digress.
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The last straw
September 5It's no secret that WikiLeaks is one of the most controversial organizations in the world. "We publish material of ethical, political and historical significance while keeping the identity of our sources anonymous, thus providing a universal way for the revealing of suppressed and censored injustices," reads the first paragraph of the group's website.
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Stuck in the middle with you
August 30My summers tend to be boring and work-filled, so I try to eke entertainment from wherever I can find it. One unexpected source of excitement came from the debt-ceiling crisis and the run up to the presidential election in 2012. I would not categorize myself as particularly politically active other than when I drunkenly voice my opinions with friends at 2 a.m. I did vote in the last election for John McCain and for a while considered myself a Republican. My opinions changed this summer with the unfolding of the standoff between Democrats and Republicans.
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Jobs takes a bite out of Apple
August 30By now you must have heard that Steve Jobs, founder of Apple Inc., has decided to resign from the post of CEO. If you haven't, you should be checking the New York Times on your iPad a little more often — welcome to the modern world. Over the past 15 years most have showered Jobs with superlatives like innovator, visionary, genius. None of these can be denied. I, more than anyone else, believe in the fact that Jobs has reshaped not just the tech industry but also the music, movie, cell phone and cloud computing industries. I personally believe the tech industry at its core is about making lives easier. No one has done that better than Steve Jobs.
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You're in a new place, so try something new
August 30You, new Jumbo, are probably reading this with a mixture of emotions. There's a bit of fright, as many of you have never left home and traveled tens, hundreds, or even thousands of miles to begin a new chapter of your life. There's suspicion and a touch of nervousness that comes from the thought of living with completely new people and taking courses in subjects that you never would have thought to explore before, but for these very reasons, you should be excited.
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Keeping up with the times
August 30Getting this issue in your hands wasn't easy. Hurricane Irene stranded much of our staff around the world right as production went into full swing. One of us was, I kid you not, trapped in the Bermuda Triangle. But here it is, the Class of 2015 Matriculation Issue, in all its glory.
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Dismantling diversity
May 19When I first heard of the renewed interest in establishing an Africana studies department at Tufts, I was rather skeptical. I found highly dubious the claim that a department dedicated to the African diaspora and African-American history would help to heal the racial tensions on campus. After all, Harvard established a department for African and African-American studies more than 40 years ago. Yet when I visited the school during their April open house as a prospective student, I realized the school still has a distinct racial divide. An op-ed by rising senior Jacob Schiller in the Daily last month endorsing Ben Richards, also a rising senior, for Tufts Community Union President briefly mentioned "fringe minority groups that dominate our school, that take their causes and launch them onto every student as if they are issues of life or death."
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Prashanth Parameswaran | The Asianist
May 19From the obnoxious frat-boy shrieks overheard at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy on the night of May 1 to the outpouring of patriotism that swept many parts of the United States over the days that followed, it is clear that the death of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden is a defining moment in American history. Less clear and more contentious, however, is what exactly this means for the future of the U.S.-led fight against terrorism and al-Qaida as an organization.
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A mouthpiece for the student body
May 19Every so often, a particularly contentious issue arises in our coverage and the comments section of the Daily's website is flooded with angry criticisms assailing the quality of our reporting.
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Ashish Malhotra | Follow the Leader
May 19When President Barack Obama announced on May 1 that Osama bin Laden had been killed, there was much rejoicing around America and by some at Tufts. Personally, however, I felt a little uncomfortable about the festive atmosphere surrounding bin Laden's death. While I understand the perspective of those who celebrated bin Laden's death, personally I have spent the past few weeks grappling with what it was exactly that bothered me about the celebrations. It turns out there are multifarious reasons for my discomfort.
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Class of 2011: Bringing change to Tufts since 2007
May 19Congratulations, class of 2011. When you think about it, we've been here a long time. A lot has happened both at Tufts and off the Hill since the last time we all sat together at Matriculation in 2007. As I began brainstorming with my friends, I started developing a list of things that many, if not all of us, can remember. Some of these things put in perspective the time we've spent together on the Hill. This list is by no means comprehensive but rather some of the first that came to mind.
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Ever onward
May 19I'd like to begin by taking the time to thank and congratulate the class of 2011. I count many of you as my friends, peers and mentors, and while I am sad to see you end your time on the Hill, I know that you will make those of us still at Tufts proud with whatever you choose to do next in your lives. Know that we at Tufts will always be here to support you in your endeavors and hope to remain connected into the future. It is my goal as the newly elected Tufts Community Union (TCU) president to continue the extraordinary effort and work that each of you has put into this university.
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The death of Osama bin Laden and the reaction of the American people
May 19Waking up in Dakar, Senegal, to the news of Osama bin Laden's death has sparked a whirlwind of emotion and confusion for this young American. Living for the past four months with a devoutly Muslim family in a country that is more than 90 percent Muslim, my opinion of Islam and of religion in general has shifted greatly throughout my time here in Senegal. Arriving as a self-prescribed atheist, I viewed the idea of religion in general in a less-than-positive light; it was easy for me to see religion as something that only created conflict and led to fanaticism, as seen in the likes of Osama bin Laden's distortion of Islam for his own political purpose and his grave distortion of the notion of jihad as a vehicle for politically motivated violence.
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Looking forward, the Senate must improve student outreach
May 19As seniors leave the Hill this spring, new opportunities for transformation, growth and improvement of the ever-changing Tufts community are bestowed upon their successors. Nowhere on campus are these opportunities more present for students than within the Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate.
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Picking up where Bacow left off
May 19Throughout University President Lawrence Bacow's tenure, Tufts has experienced enormous change and growth. Since Bacow took the reins a decade ago, he has led the campus through periods of student-body growth, an increase in university prestige and, most recently, national economic uncertainty. While lauding his accomplishments, however, we must be mindful of his shortcomings and urge President-elect Anthony Monaco to address these issues as Tufts moves into a new era of leadership.
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Unrealized potential
May 1After a nearly year−and−a−half−long effort to obtain more power for community representatives in the Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate, individuals elected to the position finally are on par with senators in their voting rights. Referendum 3, following a year's worth of debate, passed by a single vote this fall. Now that the contention is over and the Senate has spent this semester working to codify the process, it is disappointing that two of the four seats open for community representatives remain unfilled. Blame has been pointed at various organizations, but it seems that the real problem goes far beyond one or two student groups not pulling their weight in advertising and instead highlights a case of unrealized potential across student government.
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Ashish Malhotra | Follow the Leader
May 1Business tycoon Donald Trump has been dominating the latest news cycle with his potential presidential aspirations and his incessant pestering of President Barack Obama to prove his citizenship. Obama eventually succumbed to Trump's demands, releasing his long−form birth certificate last Wednesday after requesting it from the state of Hawaii five days earlier.
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