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Mini Crossword: Don’t Worry About the Government

The Oxford Comma: An ode to the classics

Hi everyone! It’s me again, coming to you live from the comfort of my bed. I’ve missed it desperately (in particular, my mattress topper) during my recent adventures abroad — the main subject of today’s edition.

In the Crease: Eyes on the cup

It was yet another exciting season around the National Hockey League — a season full of milestones, surprises and, yes, disappointments. From Alex Ovechkin scoring his 895th career goal to pass Wayne Gretzky for the all-time goals record to Connor McDavid reaching 1,000 career points to the fascinating 4 Nations Face-Off tournament that captured the attention of the entire sports world, the 2024–25 NHL season was certainly one to remember.

QB Q&A: Journeyman quarterbacks

Every free-agent cycle, there seem to always be the same free-agent quarterbacks on the market — quarterbacks who just can’t seem to hold on to their jobs at their subpar organizations and end up like a seed in a hurricane, passed from one city to another. These so-called journeyman quarterbacks are about as ubiquitous as the attention-dominating superstar quarterbacks, yet they don’t share the same spotlight.

The Daily Newsletter: April 16, 2025

Cost of attendance rises to $96,078 for 2025-26 year: Your Tufts Daily Briefing

Lay of the Leagues: MLB edition

I’m genuinely torn on Major League Baseball’s future.

Cost of attendance rises to $96,078 for 2025-26 year

The new full cost of attendance for Tufts University will be approximately $96,078 for incoming undergraduate students for the 2025–26 academic year. The estimated total cost of attendance has gone up by $3,911. The cost of attendance for the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences has surpassed $100,000 for international students, reaching a total of $100,682.

Victoria Hutchins wears her heart on her sleeve in new poetry collection ‘Make Believe: Poems for Hoping Again’

Admittedly, I am the first to roll my eyes and scoff at literature of the ‘don’t worry, be happy’ genre. There is nothing more vexing than being told to calm down during moments of intense anxiety. For that reason, I typically steer clear of any media that encourages us to ‘cheer up.’

Perú Publicado: The Amazon

Editor’s note: This column is a special feature. It is published in Spanish in order to expand the Daily’s coverage but follows our standard journalistic practices. The English version can be found below.

In Photos: KoDA Spring Showcase

Tufts' K-pop dance group, KoDA, presented its spring showcase, “I LUV IT,” on April 4 in Breed Memorial Hall. KoDA was joined by guest performers Kosmos of Bentley University, WHISPER of University of Massachusetts Boston and the All-Nighter Dance Crew.

TCU Senators hear supplementary funding appeal and new graduation robes resolution

The Tufts Community Union Senate debated an appeal on supplementary funding and broader bylaws changes during their meeting on Sunday.

Hey Wait Just One Second: First words

Parsnip. Magnanimous. Sepulcher. This could be the beginning of a particularly esoteric New York Times Connections puzzle, but it is also how I chose to begin this week’s column. By selecting and recording arbitrary words that popped into my mind, I demarcated this piece of writing as a piece of writing; I began a series of words that followed from this obscure beginning and, taking this series in sum, I thus constructed a unified column upon the parsnip-laden ground. This is the raw power possessed by my first words.

Coffee Table Socioeconomics: The rich should want to save the legal system

One of the seven core principles of conservatism is the commitment to the rule of law. It’s a principle that ensures stability, predictability and fairness — the very conditions under which societies flourish and individuals thrive. Hand in hand with this is another value conservatives proudly uphold: the pursuit of economic growth and wealth accumulation through a free market economy. These principles intertwine because without a robust legal system that regulates the market, the ultimate goal of profit cannot be achieved.

The comeback of measles in the United States

In 2000, the United States declared measles eradicated in the country due to the development of a vaccine. Yet, recent data has shown a measles resurgence in the United States with an outbreak in New York in 2019 and a larger outbreak this year in Texas and New Mexico.

Still perfect: Tufts lacrosse pushes past Middlebury to stay undefeated

The Tufts men’s lacrosse team extended their perfect season and continued their dominance in the NESCAC with a 16–11 win over No. 16 Middlebury. On a dreary Saturday afternoon in Medford, the No. 1 ranked Jumbos capped off a spirited Senior Day, dismantling the Panthers early and picking apart their transition defense while overpowering the Panthers with feeds to the crease.

Lauren Presley faces the unknown with debut EP ‘Hanging In The Balance’

In songwriting, emotional transparency is often expected –– but it is not always earned. However, Lauren Presley stands out for how freely she reveals her inner world. The Texas-born, Nashville-based singer-songwriter makes a bold entrance with her debut EP “Hanging In The Balance,” which is out today — a project that reads more like a diary cracked open than an introduction into the alternative and dark pop scene.

The 90-Minute Breakdown: Entering the home stretch

Welcome back to the 90-Minute Breakdown!

The Round-off Roundup: A new mixed team event at Los Angeles

The International Olympic Committee just released the event program for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, and it’s official: there will be a mixed event in artistic gymnastics! Gymnastics is following in the footsteps of other core Olympic events like swimming and figure skating, adding a medal event where men and women compete together. The specifics haven’t been shared yet, but what’s known is that it won’t expand the quota — the event will include athletes already in the Games.

Mitchell Brown discusses the process behind psychological thriller ‘Compulsion’

While shooting his senior thesis project, first-time filmmaker Mitchell Brown encountered a problem no screenwriting class could have prepared him for. Brown’s story — a psychological thriller about a father trying to reconnect with his family while coping with obsessive-compulsive disorder — relied heavily on windows. More specifically, the character’s compulsions to fiddle with and adjust the windows. However, when the team arrived to shoot at an Airbnb in Malden, the windows had been sealed shut by the owner.

Center Stage: The Jackson Jills

For more than 60 years, the Jackson Jills have been arranging, singing and performing at Tufts. The Jills were named after Cornelia Maria Jackson, who was the namesake of Jackson College, Tufts’ counterpart for female students at the time of its founding. The name stuck after the schools merged in 1980. Today, the Jills continue to honor their history while looking for new ways to innovate their sound.