Op-ed: An open letter to the administration
Dear University President Anthony Monaco, Provost and Senior Vice President Nadine Aubry, Dean of the School of Engineering Jianmin Qu, Dean of Student Affairs ad interim Nancy Thompson and Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences James Glaser, We hope that this letter finds you, your families and your communities safe and in good […]
Op-ed: Why the President’s Statement Matters — Lessons from Deborah Lipstadt’s ‘Antisemitism: Here and Now’
University President Anthony Monaco and four of the university’s highest-ranking administrators recently published an unprecedented statement addressing an award given to Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP). In the statement, the administrators expressed their concern that elements of Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions, a movement the group promotes, are antisemitic. Many students were understandably shocked. Why […]
Editorial: Four years of action
Four years of university provide many opportunities for widespread change, both in the lives of students and the institution itself. The experiences of the Class of 2020 are no exception; throughout its time on campus, our university experienced drastic changes in favor of improving student life, preserving positive institutional values and the rights of all […]
Editorial: Tufts must address deficiencies within health system exposed by pandemic
As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, it continues to highlight issues within the structures of our world, country and university. In particular, the crisis has placed increased stress on health care systems, in turn aggregating the health care disparities prevalent within American institutions. Barriers to receiving quality health care in this time of international panic […]
Editorial: University financial support proves vital in response to COVID-19 economic crisis
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented challenges for our world, university and peers. Against the backdrop of an emerging economic recession and widespread unemployment, many Tufts students and families will experience financial hardship. Students that did not qualify for financial aid prior to the crisis could have need in the near future, and those currently […]
Letter from the News Editor: Why we report
I confess: This letter was difficult for me to write. It is extremely rare for the Daily to publish a letter from the executive news editor, especially so in our final issue of the year. The turbulence of this semester, however, prompts me to break from this precedent. Many developments followed University President Anthony Monaco’s […]
Cartoon: It might be stormy now, but it can’t rain forever
Correction: A previous version of this cartoon misattributed the cartoonist of this piece. The cartoon has been updated to reflect this change. The Daily regrets this error.
Letter from the Editor in Chief: Celebrating our community
Dear Tufts community, Over the past few months, our “small town” has been dispersed across the globe. Though we do not live on campus at the moment, we remain connected through our shared experiences and the family and friends we have found at Tufts. Our community responded admirably to the difficult circumstances and inequities exposed […]
