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Editorial: Tufts sets moral example by providing full wages amid COVID-19 pandemic

By The Tufts Daily | April 15

Amid the COVID-19 outbreak,wage, health and other uncertainties plague our Tufts and global communities; in consequence, supporting all community members proves more vital than ever. As a result of most universities’ decisions to move to distance learning for the remainder of the semester, an increasing number of workers on college campusesface financial uncertainty and instability. 

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Columns

Primary Colors: Where’s Biden?

By Matt Rice | April 15

As the United States enters a new phase of this global pandemic, the Democratic Party needs a leader. Even though Joe Biden became the presumptive nominee for president last week, he seems to be missing from the conversation. Instead of looking to Biden’srecreation room satellite callsas the party’s foil to Trump’s daily briefings, somevoters seem to bepaying more attention to Governor Andrew Cuomo. So, what can Biden do to regain his upper hand?

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Opinion

Op-ed: By us, for us

By First Generation Collective | April 10

In response to the global COVID-19 pandemic, Tuftsannounced its transition to online learning, sending shockwaves through the community as students grappled with the new reality of leaving campus. We believe that the decision to get as many students off campus as possible was absolutely necessary. For many students, the decision felt rash and unnecessary; but as cities enter lockdown, the United States leads as a country with the most reported COVID-19 cases, and the death toll rises globally, we stand even more by this public health decision.  

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Editorial

Editorial: Tufts must continue trend of empathy for students in face of new academic challenges

By The Tufts Daily | April 8

Since the university’s March 10decision to suspend in-person classes for the remainder of the semester, our community dispersed across the globe to commence online learning. As a result, our academic and social environments immensely changed, thus requiring rapid adaptations from students, faculty and the administration. As our community enters the final month of classes, we must acknowledge the university’s important work to respond to student input and efficiently move our university online while remaining empathetic to the ongoing issues of the new system. 

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Columns

Primary Colors: 4 women Biden should consider for vice president

By Matt Rice | April 7

Since America’s founding, a woman has been on a national ticket only three times: Geraldine Ferraro, Sarah Palin and Hillary Clinton. But at a debate hosted by CNN on March 15, Joe Biden committed to naming a woman as his vice-presidential running mate. Here is a list of who he should consider for the spot. 

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Columns

Shades of Gray: Joking ethically

By Riya Matta | April 3

I am a wholehearted believer in absurd, even morbid humor. As someone who’s experienced a fair amount of tragedy and death, I know as well as anyone that humor is perhaps the best antidepressant available to us, especially as college students — it is certainly far cheaper and more accessible than ...

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Editorial

Editorial: Tufts must reflect on past and future needs of international students amidst crises

By The Tufts Daily | April 1

On the evening of March 10, our student bodyreceived an emailthat outlined the university’s response to the spread of COVID-19. However necessary, this action decimated the normalcy of college life, giving students living on campus only six days to pack their belongings and move out of their homes; with changing travel restrictions and midterms compounding already, this announcement peaked student stress. In an attempt to curb some of this upheaval, the university reassured the community in the email that “students who are unable to return to their permanent residences at this time due to travel restrictions or other significant constraints will be allowed to remain in the dormitories.” 

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Columns

Primary Colors: The staying power of Bernie Sanders

By Matt Rice | March 31

Once again, Bernie Sanders will not be the Democratic Party’s nominee for President of the United States. As of today, Sanders has won 914 pledged delegates, while former Vice President Joe Biden has won 1,217 of the 1,991 delegates needed to clinch the nomination. The last major primary Sanders won ...

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Opinion

Op-ed: Tufts can do better than virtual commencement

By Hannah Kahn | March 30

Disclaimer: Hannah Kahn is a former executive opinion editor and executive audio editor at the Daily.We knew that our in-person graduation was not going to happen on May 17 as planned. I, along with the fellow members of the Class of 2020, have known that pretty much since the university informed us ...

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Primary Colors: What is Joe Kennedy doing?

By Matt Rice | March 27

At a debate hosted by WGBH on Feb. 11, moderator Margery Eagan asked Representative Joe Kennedy III, “why are you running to defeat a man who’s championed so many of the same policies that you support?” What followed Eagan’s question was a tornado of buzzwords, progressive phrases and calls ...

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Coronavirus

Letter from the Editor: This community still has a voice

By Hannah Harris | March 12

Dear Tufts Community,Unrest, uncertainty and shock settles throughout our campus as we say our goodbyes and pack the semester away much too soon. As the Managing Board discussed, the Daily is no exception to these feelings, faced with the sudden need to adapt to these radical circumstances. Following ...

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Columns

Funding Our Future: Freed of guilt, free to travel

By Sarah Kaplan | March 11

I often feel paralyzed by money when I’m on campus. As a first-year, I’m on the Premium Meal Plan which allows me to eat all of my meals in the dining halls. I have $75 in my JumboCash account each semester which is just enough to do my laundry. But what about exploring Boston? What about all the ...

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