“We have so many dreams of being able to do so many different things — of not just fighting to exist,” Vanda Witoto, a nurse and Indigenous activist, said in an interview with the United Nations Foundation.
For weeks, a battle between the administration of President Donald Trump and The Associated Press has raged over Trump’s executive order that changed the name of the “Gulf of Mexico” to the “Gulf of America.” The AP has stated that it would continue to refer to the Gulf of Mexico as such and has since been barred from White House press briefings. Now, the issue is being brought to court, with the AP suing Trump administration officials for violating the First and Fifth Amendments. But in that same executive order, another name was changed — one that the AP Stylebook has been updated to reflect.
President Donald Trump recently proclaimed that U.S. schools are “last in education out of 40 [countries],” but “No. 1 in cost per pupil.” Despite both of these statements being false, Trump is clearly determined to lift our nation’s failing public education system out of the gutters. More than one in three public school students are behind in grade level, while around half of Americans say K-12 education is going in the wrong direction.
Some conservatives are known for using simple-minded but harmful vocabulary in their rhetoric, especially online. They have a schoolyard bully-like tendency to simply cry ‘snowflake’ and mockingly ask “Why are you so triggered?” in response to many of the serious arguments liberals attempt to make on the internet. This enables them to disregard any of the substance of their liberal opponent’s arguments, while simultaneously attacking them as being ‘too weak.’ According to these right-wingers, it is impossible to form a logical argument while incorporating one’s personal feelings, and cold-hard facts alone should be the only evidence appealed to. I happen to believe this is completely false. In fact, empathy has been shown to be key to conflict diffusion, and thus, online conflicts, particularly political arguments, could stand to benefit from increased civility if both participants were to attempt to be more empathetic. Additionally, growing research is linking empathy to liberal political views, while failing to do so for right-leaning views, indicating a clear empathy gap among the parties.
It was bound to happen — within months of Chappell Roan’s sudden rise to stardom, she fell victim to criticism of her costume choices, blunt political commentary and privacy boundaries. Chappell Roan had quickly lost the Midwestern-girl-to-popstar allure she amassed in late 2024. However talented she is, her extravagant aesthetic isn’t palatable to the general public, nor should it be — her persona is rooted in queerness and flamboyance, which appeal to a specific demographic.
Sadie Roraback-Meagher: Evan, what’s the difference between an expired pie and this year’s New York mayoral election? Evan Wang: What? Sadie: Nothing, they’re both full of rotten apples. Evan: I’m going to quit the column. Sadie: Jokes aside, a probable Cuomo-Adams off seems like just ...
For years, experts have believed that the Republican Party would be unable to win elections in the future due to their messaging on immigration, which many perceived as racist. In 2002, Ruy Teixeira,co-author of “The Emerging Democratic Majority,” suggested that unless the Republicans softened their rhetoric on immigration, they would be doomed to a future of electoral losses in a new multiracial America; so too did the authors of the2013 RNC autopsy, a report commissioned by the Republican National Committee after the GOP’s loss in 2012.
The music industry is currently dominated by women. Two of the most prestigious categories at this month’s Grammy Awards — Album of the Year and Best New Artist — were awarded to female artists. Among the nominated and awarded artists were a plethora of pop girls — including Chappell Roan, SZA, Billie Eilish, Sabrina Carpenter and Charli XCX. As women have taken the industry by storm, their increasing ability to influence the media is undeniable. Strategically, Addison Rae associated herself with Charli XCX, one of the biggest female names in pop. This deliberate friendship and collaboration facilitated her transition from cringey TikToker to pop princess.
“I stabbed at his heart and struck the sweet spot between his ribs.” So reads a line from the opening chapter of Chelsea G. Summers’s “A Certain Hunger,” where food critic Dorothy Daniels recounts a life that has lately revolved around seducing, killing and eating men. Though gruesome, this novel is a quintessential work in the genre of femgore — a subgenre of body-horror fiction typically written by and about young women with female protagonists carrying out brutal, vicious crimes against the men in their lives. In recent years, its popularity has significantly increased — a trend irrevocably tied to the absolute battlefield of modern gender politics.
Since 1980, The Tufts Daily has been “where you read it first” — though our official slogan was originally “the first word in campus news.” For the past 45 years, we have prided ourselves on continuously delivering important, insightful and accurate news to Tufts’ campuses and host communities ...
In light of Daily Week and celebrating the Daily’s 45th anniversary, I dedicate this column to appreciating the success of the Daily’s business model and operational capability. I also want to highlight the lessons we can take from it, especially for students at Tufts, a school which I think falls short on its business education —come back for my next column, where I will discuss this.
From the classrooms of Tufts University in Medford, Mass., to the political arena of Washington, D.C., Peter Navarro has built upon his Jumbo roots to influence the economic policies of the United States. But who is this Tufts alum, and what does his rise to the White House mean for Americans, and particularly, for the students of his alma mater?
For the past several weeks, I have gotten countless notifications from news outlets detailing the newest action from the Trump administration that systematically discredits news sources. From targeting the Associated Press for referring to the Gulf of Mexico as such — instead of President Donald Trump’s newly minted “Gulf of America” — to investigating NPR and PBS with the goal of ending their government subsidies, the Trump administration is interfering in the press’ ability to report critically on his policies.
On Feb. 7, the Dailypublished an op-ed titled “Perverting protest into profit,” written by Ryan Rizvi. Rizvi argues that Tufts’“punitive” disciplinary structure limits critical thinking and allows Tufts to control the student body. His argument for challenging authority is sound. However,the argument that it is okay to disobey laws set by shared moral standards not only has no validity but increasingly sows division and conflict. The op-edsympathizes with kindergarten students who “are put in the timeout corner, only to return when they are embarrassed enough to have learned their lesson.” What would your average kindergarten class be like if there were no rules and no timeouts?
Greenland is a relatively new player on the global stage. Only gaining autonomy from Denmark in 1979, the region is known for fishing, ice and being the largest island that isn’t considered a continent. However, the history of colonialism and the Indigenous fight for sovereignty in Greenland is largely unknown outside of Greenland and Denmark. While this serves historically colonial powers, examining Greenland as a case study is vital to contextualizing Indigeneity within global politics. As U.S. President Donald Trump explores buying Greenland, it’s important to not only consider the opinion of European powers, but also the Indigenous people Trump’s proposal would immediately affect.
Dissenting views at Tufts are often not taken well. From conversations about living uphill or downhill to if you should nap or work after Spring Fling to political positions, conversations that strike strong feelings are everywhere. However, without open, constructive, civil discourse, it is extremely difficult to discuss — or even point out — the elephant in the room when everyone in the room seems like they will instantly dismiss it if it was voiced out loud.
It was a typical Tuesday night when Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers raided a Bronx apartment complex. The event drew a lot of media coverage, especially when Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem posted a video on social media with the caption “Dirtbags like this will continue to be removed from our streets.” 39 people were arrested that night in raids across NYC and Long Island, inspiring fear both throughout the state and the country about who could be next.
My dad turned 9 years old on the day of the Chernobyl disaster. Two years later, his father was sent to the city to clean up the contaminated area and manage the consequences of the catastrophe. He spent around five months maintaining the station, managing a team of people and ensuring that safety protocols were followed. Back then, everything was covered in radioactive dust, and even eating an apple from a tree or sitting on a park bench could be deadly. The radiation deteriorated not only the environment but also people’s physical and mental health. Some of his fellow liquidators lost their minds after getting lost in the Red Forest, a strip of greenery around the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. My dad, a physician, explains that everyone reacted to the radiation differently.
Sadie Roraback-Meagher: Heya there Evan! Evan Wang: Hey Sadie! Sadie: I hope your week has been good so far. I don’t know about you, but for me, looking at the news this past week has been … what’s the word? Panic inducing? Nauseating? Just flat-out horrifying? But hey, at least that ...
In light of recent actions taken by the federal government to arrest undocumented immigrants, drumming up fear across the nation, The Tufts Daily’s Ethics & Inclusion Committee is issuing an open letter to Tufts and the local communities of Medford and Somerville to reaffirm and clarify our journalistic ethics and practices as it relates to documentation status.
Op-ed submissions are an integral part of our connection with you, our readers. As such, we would like to clarify our guidelines for submitting op-eds and what you can expect from the process.
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