Dear Editor,
The Daily covers a lot of on-campus news. There are sports articles, fashion columns, even updates on the inner-workings of the Tufts Community Union Senate. But there is also something curiously missing from that coverage: up-to-date reporting on the successes of Tufts' non-athletic competitive teams.
Take this weekend, for example. Tufts Debate brought a record number of competitors to campus for their annual tournament. Tufts Mock Trial claimed an unbelievable first-place victory at Yale's mock trial invitational, beating out teams like Princeton and Cornell. At the same time, Tufts Ballroom was holding their yearly Tufts Ballroom Competition right here on campus.
That's three of Tufts' competitive organizations participating in tournaments this weekend, two of which were held on the Hill, but none of which were covered in Monday's paper.
Understandably, one newspaper cannot cover everything. But given that these groups regularly compete, much like our athletic organizations, it would be an incredible improvement for the Daily to begin announcing the results of such competitions. We want to hear about it when a pair of Tufts dancers wins a ribbon, or when a mock trial team brings back a gleaming trophy. We want to know about it when our friends work hard, rise to the top and make those Ivy League kids wish they had half the talent, creativity and ability of our Jumbos.
And we want to wake up Monday morning and see it, right there in black and white on our favorite school paper. The Daily needs to start covering our competitive teams. Jumbo pride depends on it.
Sincerely,
Brian Pilchik
Class of 2014
