Opinion

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Editorial: Extending the pass/fail deadline will bring more academic freedom for students

The pass/fail option at first glance seems like a perfect opportunity for students to take challenging classes or experiment in different fields without the risk of it affecting their GPAs. But the deadline for deciding to take a course pass/fail makes it difficult for students to maneuver.Sophomores, ...

P.S. ...: Serenading Scaramucci

I often have to consider the repercussions of my actions when writing articles. These may include a concerned text from my parents, or potential employers accessing my views with only a quick Google search. Now, apparently, the list of repercussions when writing for a small university newspaper may ...

Op-Ed: Lighting the way to a brighter world

When I was in high school, I fell in love with journalism. Creative writing was never my strong suit, but the structure of a news story immediately made sense to me. And when I combined that with the process of developing a story idea, doing the research, conducting interviews and piecing it all together, ...

Cartoon: Week after Thanksgiving

Bored & Confused: What is net neutrality?

While we’ve been enjoying our Thanksgiving meals, we soon may not be able to enjoy another key pleasure in life: net neutrality. So, what exactly is net neutrality, and why does it matter?Net neutrality is “the principle that internet service providers (ISPs) must treat all sorts of digital traffic ...

Editorial: Why women deserve more agency in shaping Tufts' social landscape

Content warning: This editorial discusses sexual assault.As the inextinguishable Greek life debate continues, students have been forced to critically examine the role Greek houses, particularly fraternities, play in Tufts social life. One issue that comes up again and again is the undeniable link ...

Claiming defamation, lawyer for Anthony Scaramucci demands retractions from Daily op-eds

On Nov. 21, the Daily received a letter from the law firm Sadis & Goldberg LLP, which was retained by former White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci. The letter demanded that the Daily retract parts of two op-eds pertaining to Scaramucci's position on The Fletcher School of Law ...

Cartoon: Siri: Too silly for grandmothers

Op-Ed: Scaramucci on Board of Advisors: Short-term benefits vs. long-term costs

Disclaimer: Ambassador Roberta Jacobson’s son is Gil Jacobson, the editor-in-chief of The Tufts Daily. He was not involved in the editing of this op-ed in any way.

Looking out: Jews still exist outside America and Israel

I usually introduce myself as being from Istanbul, where I spent my first 18 years. This introduction leads to the reasonable assumption that I am Muslim, since 99.9 percent of Turkey is Muslim. So, it is surprising when later I mention that I am Jewish. This confuses Americans, with little understanding ...

Cartoon: Winter Shapes

Bored & Confused: Is foreign aid helpful?

Foreign aid, in the modern sense, has meant government to government transactions in which the United States gives a huge amount of relief supplies to countries in need.  According to Professor Angus Deaton of Princeton University, “$134 billion of official aid still flows from donor governments ...

Op-Ed: In response to 'Israeli academic treks'

The recent opinion piece, “Israeli academic treks: single narrative at the service of occupation,” is an impassioned op-ed that seeks to make a case for why an upcoming Fletcher student-led spring break trek requires intervention from administrative authorities of the school. The article highlights ...

Editorial: This Thanksgiving, we're thankful for the Turkey Shuttle

Every Thanksgiving week, students flock across the globe to cherish the holiday with loved ones. For native Bostonians and those living in adjacent states, home is a car ride away. However, many others bridge the physical distance by taking to the skies. This year, the Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate ...

Op-Ed: We can't let this happen any longer

After the recent appalling and sickening nightmare in Las Vegas, the gun control debate has inflamed American politics. Another 59 lives have been taken unnecessarily and tragically, leaving citizens across the country devastated, ripped from friends and family at the hands of an abnormally American ...

Cartoon: Irony

Op-Ed: Re-envisioning community for the Asian American Center

It is a slow day at the Asian American Center. An intern works quietly at their desk until someone rings the doorbell. When someone (if anyone) comes by, they feel an urge to justify their presence to the silence within the walls of Start House. A half hour later, a resident’s steps echo as they run ...

Letter to the editor

Content warning: This letter discusses sexual harassment.Dear Editor:I am writing to you and your readers in the hope that I might be able to be a little helpful and supportive. When I was a 25-year-old college student back in the 1970s, I was very badly sexually harassed for a long time by a female ...

Op-Ed: When the end justifies the means

Hi Fletcher,Before this op-ed makes you think I read Infowars at breakfast and fall asleep to the dulcet tones of Sean Hannity, let me introduce myself. I am a left-leaning Democrat. I voted for Obama and Hillary. I protested at Mar-a-Lago. I am Fox News’ archetypal coastal elite. However, I am dismayed ...