As Tufts' newspaper of record, it is the Daily's role to provide fair, accurate and unbiased coverage of events and issues both on- and off-campus.
In addition to bringing news to the Tufts community day in and day out, we seek to be a vibrant and active forum for ideas, viewpoints, opinions and analysis from and about our community.
To that end, we are very pleased to introduce a new slate of weekly columnists this semester, with a pleasant mix of fresh and familiar faces.
In our features section, three-semester veteran columnist Devin Toohey writes from Europe with stories of travel and tribulation in "Hostels and Hostiles." He will be joined by returning columnist Mike Sherry, the Daily's "Political Animal," who writes from Capitol Hill with analysis of politics and current events. Senior Kate Peck will finish her two-year career of Daily column-writing with "The Traveling Lush" - a long-time Tufts Daily staple focused on drinking, nightlife and bar-hopping in the Boston area - while new faces Peter Radosevich and Sudeep Bhatia will round out the section with "Crackers and Curry," in which they'll square off in debate on a different topic each week.
The arts section welcomes back the Daily's "Food Pornographers," Winston Berkman and Charlotte Bourdillion, with stories and reviews of meals at home and in local restaurants. Joining them will be Lumay Wang with fashion advice as "The Daily Shopper." Robin Alberts-Marigza will entertain with musings and stories of Boston-area activities in "Bostonista," and Ari Goldberg will showcase his wit and musical expertise in "The Away Message."
After a brief hiatus from columns, our op-ed page will play host to two political columnists: Dave Adams on the liberal side and Xander Zebrose from the right.
In the sports section, two returning columnists are joined by three new faces. Daily Managing Editors Evans Clinchy and Ross Marrinson are back for another semester, bringing readers the fourth semester of "Dirty Water" and the second of "Welcome to the Jungle," respectively. Meanwhile, Jeremy Strauss introduces us to the world of "Calamity?" while David Heck and Gideon Jacobs delve into the Big Apple perspective on the sports world.
Throughout the semester, our columnists will serve as a voice of commentary for the Tufts community that, we hope, will augment the ongoing dialogue in our op-ed section. We invite you, our readers, to react, respond, criticize and laud the views expressed in our columns through op-ed submissions (e-mail them to oped@tuftsdaily.com) and letters to the editor (send them to editor@tuftsdaily.com).
Thank you for being such active and engaged readers. We look forward to hearing from you as the semester continues.
