Opinion

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Editorial: We must face hate with strength, solidarity and compassion

For the second time in less than a month, a Tufts student has been the victim of an act of naked, aggressive and invasive hate. On the night of Oct. 2, a student found a homophobic slur carved into their dorm room door. Just over two weeks ago, on Sept. 15, a student returned to their residence to find ...

Op-Ed: A message to the Tufts LGBTQIA+ community

We are extremely disheartened and upset by the act of homophobic hatred that happened in Lewis Hall on Wednesday night. We are especially saddened that this occurred only a day into LGBT History Month. It is crucial that all of Tufts come together and make sure to show our support for marginalized communities ...

Gray Areas Matter: Exploitation or education in college athletics

For as long as college sports have existed, the debate over paying student athletes to compete has simmered on. In more recent years, the conversation has been drawn into the public spotlight once again. Should colleges and universities pay student athletes? Although the issue is undeniably complex, ...

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Editorial: With Title IX protections under threat, Tufts must maintain its efforts to support victims

Content warning: This article discusses sexual assault. Title IX joined the body of U.S. civil rights law as part of the Education Amendment Act of 1972, stating “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected ...

Spaceship Earth: A climate conversation

As a way to get to know us, the writers, and gain some insight into the minds of two different organizers, we thought a conversation would be a fun way to cover some interesting and under-discussed territory.Noah Mills (NM): You just came off of being a great contributor to putting together the climate ...

Op-Ed: Our national climate debate is fundamentally unserious

Two weeks ago, members of the Tufts community joined protesters across the world to demand action on climate change.The climate strike movement is nothing new; for years, activists have demonstrated for climate action with growing numbers, intensity and rhetoric — but have failed to move the needle ...

Girl Online: The Downside of Positivity Culture

You see them everywhere. Those little journals that have you write down the answer to "one question a day" for five years or "something you did that made you happy." Or books telling you how to always be in good spirits when everything might not be going so great. Or Instagram accounts ...

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Editorial: Tufts must allocate more resources for SafeRide

Tufts' SafeRide service, offered through the TapRide app, needs more institutional resources.SafeRide is intended to be a quick, reliable way for students to get a ride to their homes instead of walking alone at night. The SafeRide service is available seven days a week, from 7 p.m. to 4 a.m., within ...

Looking for life, destroying life: Dracunculiasis

Dracunculiasis is Latin for “affliction with little dragons." This parasitic infection, more commonly known as Guinea-worm disease, is contracted when a human drinks water contaminated with copepods (water fleas) that contain worm larvae. Usually, the infected person remains asymptomatic for ...

Editorial: It’s time for Tufts to subsidize laundry costs

College is expensive.Tuition costs are rising, textbook prices are through the roof, and living costs are not cheap. On top of these expenses, Tufts students are also expected to pay for their laundry while living on campus. While covering the already staggering costs of college, students should not ...

Gray Areas Matter: Diversity

It doesn’t take long for someone to bring up diversity, especially at Tufts. But what might seem like a universally understood and accepted idea, at least along party lines, is actually more complicated than one might expect. Is Tufts diverse enough? Are we seeking out the right type of diversity? ...

Gray Areas Matter: Reparations

The early American economy, and the foundation for modern American life, was built in large part on the backs of African slaves. Today, there still exists a sizeable wealth gap in the U.S. between white families and black families. According to the Federal Reserve’s data, the median net worth of a ...

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Spaceship Earth: The climate costs of war

The United States has a war problem. Post 9/11, it has been in a state of endless war. This campaign is deadly and has many consequences, from thousands of civilian deaths, like the 30 pine nut farm workers who were recently killed in a drone strike in Afghanistan to pumping the air full of greenhouse ...

Editorial: Tufts has allowed the housing crisis to go too far

Luxury housing is a growing trend at many colleges around the world. From fireplaces to hot tubs to spin studios, these apartment complexes seem to really have it all — and they embody wealth and privilege.This is where Scape, the British firm that recently bought out half a block of prime real estate ...

Girl Online: FOMO in our lives

We’ve all been there. It’s a normal night and you’re just by yourself, not doing anything special, then you check your phone and pull up Instagram or Snapchat and ... BAM! You’re flooded with photos and videos of some event that everyone seems to be attending: except for you. You get that sinking ...

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