Skip to Content, Navigation, or Footer.
The Tufts Daily
Where you read it first | Thursday, September 19, 2024
The Print Edition
Donate | About | Join Us | Advertise
Subscribe to our newsletters

Features

IMG_2473
Features

New assistant professor Muoki Mbunga explains importance of oral history in his East African research

By Chris Duncan | October 15

Universities get new faculty members all the time, but it is not every day that a university gets a faculty member bringing what Muoki Mbunga brings to the table. Mbunga, who recently finished his Ph.D. in modern African History at West Virginia University and joined the Tufts community this fall, is a historian of modern East Africa, and is sure to expand and enrich the history department’s curriculum with his expertise.

Spoonfuls2
Columns

Spoonfuls: Tu y Yo

By Sonia Richter | October 15

Powder House Square is home to more than just a chaotic roundabout. It is the launching point for every trip to Davis or to the infamous Pub Tuesdays. It boasts the birthday tradition of Yoshi’s — a likely site for numerous sushi pregames during this fine Scorpio season. I can’t say much on this, ...

Potty-Talk
Columns

Potty Talk: Shower talk

By David Wingens and Sam Russo | October 13

We’ve all been there. You sit down in class on a hot day, only to realize that you just don’t smell as good as you should. You can blame it on the weather or the hill, or you can take matters into your own hands with one of the showers nestled in some of Tufts’ bathrooms, a feature that’s oddly omitted from every tour.

B42C063A-067F-4801-86FE-4D4BFBD1D2C1
Features

More than just a day of history for Indigenous people

By Sophie Wax and Casey Cummings | October 12

Tufts University resides in the homeland of the Massachusett people and within the territories of the Nipmuc and Wôpanâak (Wampanoag) tribes. They were the original stewards of the land and the relationships between Indigenous peoples, and their traditional territories endure. The university would not exist if it was not for their care. 

Tales-of-the-T-Banner
Columns

Tales from the T: A new station for a new Allston

By Kevin Zhang | October 12

Anyone who’s traveled to the neighborhood of Allston knows how difficult it can be, requiring a trek from the Green Line, a bus ride through traffic or a drive along twisting highways. But a massive new project is promising to change all this by bringing a frequent rail service from South Station, Worcester and Kendall Square to a new West Station in Allston, alongside a brand-new highway and urban neighborhood on former industrial land. What’s the story behind this megaproject? 

Spoonfuls2
Columns

Spoonfuls: Dakzen

By Sonia Richter | October 8

I had a mixed experience at Dakzen, a Thai street-food restaurant in Davis Square. Still, I’m reluctant to describe it as such. I think it’s important to explore why this is.  

IMG_4973
Features

Let's get crafty at the Crafts Center

By Jillian Collins | October 7

Welcome to the Crafts Center, a maker space on campus where students are given the freedom to create whatever their hearts desire, free of charge. Housed in the basement of the infamous Lewis Hall is a space filled with all the arts and crafts supplies you can imagine. To be honest, it is like a mini Michaels, except better. 

Potty-Talk
Columns

Potty Talk: Toilet philosophers

By David Wingens and Sam Russo | October 6

Philosopher Robert Pirsig famously asked, “What is quality?” Clearly, the Tufts University Department of Philosophy does not care. Its headquarters, Miner Hall, houses two options for bathroom goers — or students tired of hearing about Marxism (kidding, kidding, Tufts students never tire of that). The two spaces offer a study in contrasts.

IMG_7025
Features

SMFA at Tufts: A history of experimentation and collaboration

By Ari Navetta | October 6

A spirit of experimentation permeates the history of the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, formerly named School of Drawing and Painting, since its inception in 1876, just 22 years after Tufts enrolled its first class. Collaboration between the schools has embodied this spirit from 1945 through their merging in 2015, offering valuable lessons on the importance of experimentation and adaptability at a critical reflection point in higher education.

Screen-Shot-2021-10-01-at-10
Features

Q&A: Christopher Barbour, Tisch Library's curator of rare books, on making the past accessible

By Chris Duncan | October 5

Christopher Barbour is the curator of rare books at Tisch Library. During his years at Tufts University, he has preserved and considerably expanded the university’s collection of rare books, allowing it a level of care and attention not previously received. Barbour said his work has changed the way that he thinks about the history of books and writing, but more than anything, it has been a tool to connect with others from the past and present. 

The Setonian
Columns

Tales from the T: MBTA-0001

By Kevin Zhang | October 5

The T, greater Boston’s transit system, is one of the quickest, cheapest ways to get around the city — but it can certainly be confusing for first-time riders. Maybe you’re from the suburbs and are too used to driving everywhere. Or maybe you’re from outside the U.S. and are too used to trains that actually run logically. In any case, here’s a brief, by no means comprehensive, guide on how to use the T. 

Blind-Luck-ASli-Kocak-
Columns

Blind Luck: Date No. 1

By Emika Brown and Nick Januario | October 4

Welcome to Blind Luck,  your new favorite dose of drama and source of vicarious living. Your scheming hosts, Nick and Em, have turned their attention to all the potential loves and connections on the Tufts campus. Every week, we will set up two people on a blind date from sources of our own notes, our little birdies and YOU. If you have a pairing in mind or just a friend who’s down, send them along to nicholasjanuario@gmail.com. 

Untitled-design-1
Features

Women of color take center stage in Boston mayoral race

By Saya Ameli Hajebi | October 1

After a long line of uncontested white male mayors for the city of Boston, the first Black mayor and first woman, Kim Janey, was sworn in as mayor of Boston in March 2021. Though Janey will not be mayor next year, the final frontrunners competing for the Nov. 2 seat are two women of color, Michelle Wu and Annissa Essaibi George, ready to continue carrying their torch and lead Boston out of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Spoonfuls2
Columns

Spoonfuls: Guru the Caterer

By Sonia Richter | October 1

I grew up eating Rhode Island fried seafood dipped in white chowder, my mother’s hearty Russian borscht and my French-Canadian mémère’s meat pie — homey, no-frills food made from unwritten recipes with no want of potatoes. When COVID-19 began, I knew places like our favorite clam shop were just inching by. It was shocking to see more and more windows boarded up with ghosts of help wanted signs scrambling for staff overdue. In Medford and Somerville, places like Hulun Beir in Davis and The Dark Horse Public House in Magoun Square have since closed their doors, shocked by an epidemic which made eating out a newly daunting experience. Spots like these, which lack the campus reputation to keep business flowing, are undoubtedly hit the hardest by such notoriously unprecedented times.

IMG_6329_1
Features

Layla Noor writes books that don’t exist yet

By Juanita Asapokhai | September 30

A young artist swaps her paintbrush for a keyboard and types her first creative work for an English class assignment.At 13, she publishes a short story on Wattpad, an online writing website that doubles as a digital library for self-published authors and a social media platform. As a high school senior, she takes a creative writing class and writes a poetry book for a final project; by the end of her first year of college, she has written a full-length book. These items stand out on the curriculum vitae of sophomore Layla Noor, who completed the first draft of her debut novel “Eclipsing Binary" last spring. 

Trending
The Tufts Daily Crossword with an image of a crossword puzzle
The Print Edition
Tufts Daily front page