Opinion
Repeal and Replace: Opacity
By Tys Sweeney | February 25Dear fellow students,The political and financial challenges we face at Tufts are consequences of years of administrative insensitivity to community needs and a lack of transparency at the highest levels. The housing crisis we face today is the direct result of poor administrative decision making. Yearly tuition ...
Op-Ed: Migration in a turbulent world — integration and its challenges
By Shaobo Zhou, Guillaume Pailhoux and Lomax Turner | February 25With their unique talents, skills and experiences, the 258 million migrants worldwide bring tremendous benefit to both receiving and sending societies. However, movement has its difficulties, one of which is the process of integrating into a new country’s society.According to OneAmerica, “Immigrant ...
Op-Ed: Students support Professor Abowd's class, contract
By Students From Colonizing Palestine | February 22We, students in Professor Thomas Abowd’s “Colonizing Palestine” class, have come together to write a series of testimonials in support of Professor Abowd and his class. We felt compelled to write this letter in response to the multiple threats, including direct racist and Islamophobic attacks ...
Editorial: Swipe It Forward does not go far enough
By The Tufts Daily | February 21Food insecurity is a painful issue for many people, including Tufts students. Students come from varied socioeconomic backgrounds, meaning some can afford more food or larger meal plans than others. Economic hardship and stress can contribute to food insecurity for students, while other students never ...
Peripheries: Read My Lips — New Taxes
By Ria Mazumdar | February 21An op-ed published in the Daily last week argued that support for Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s 70 percent marginal tax rate is a result of populist inclinations rather than rigorous academic reasoning. Referencing epistemology in its title, the article argued that there is no clear consensus supporting ...
America is dying: The case for intersectional healthcare research
By Deeksha Bathini | February 20The ethics of healthcare research is a topic of contention. As a country, we have been unable to define who deserves the inalienable rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness — is it white men, women, the elderly, maybe children? The answer should be “all of the above,” but it takes ...
Editorial: Tufts needs more independent study spaces on campus
By The Tufts Daily | February 20It sometimes feels impossible to find privacy on campus. Libraries, dining halls and the Campus Center are constantly brimming with people. Common spaces in dorms can sometimes feel more social than relaxing. Even dorm rooms don’t guarantee solitude, given the presence of roommates. It can be quite ...
Spaceship Earth: The Smart Consumer and Anti-Consumption
By Noah Mills | February 19If you have ever spent some time around leftists, maybe you have heard the phrase, “there is no such thing as ethical consumption under capitalism.” This idea originates primarily from the fact that those who produce goodsdo not receive their fair share, as their employer takes a significant cut ...
Editorial: Hillel postering a blatant act of antisemitism
By The Tufts Daily | February 14Close to two dozen posters critical of American and Israeli policy were found at the Tufts Granoff Family Hillel Center on Feb. 12. We believe these posters are intended to distress Jewish students. Antisemitism is a racist ideology that sees Jewish people as 'other'. This ideology often manifests ...
Peripheries: The not-so-worldly bank
By Ria Mazumdar | February 14The World Bank’s mission includes the laudable aims of ending extreme poverty and promoting shared global prosperity. Yet no international institution, despite the rhetoric of being globally representative, is insulated from geopolitics. Both the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) ...
Op-Ed: The epistemological error of 'accessible' economics
By Bennett Smith Worthington | February 13Talk of the young, newly powerful and outspoken congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has reached a climax with her recent announcement of advocacy for a 70 percent marginal tax rate. Since then, many outlets have published articles in support of her tax policies — Vox, the New York Times — all ...
America is dying: Title X, another battle in the war of reproductive access
By Deeksha Bathini | February 13As President Trump addressed the nation in the State of the Union, a sea of women wearing white flooded the benches of the United States Capitol. The color white is symbolic of the trailblazers who paved the way for women’s suffrage. This display of solidarity was inspiring, and the diversity of ...
Spaceship Earth: A coup against the climate
By Noah Mills | February 12As the world continues to warm, serious action must be taken in order to prevent oil from being pumped out of the ground and burned into the atmosphere. As the coup in Venezuela progresses, we must understand the international motives and its potential environmental consequences. As of 2014, Venezuela ...
Editorial: Tufts should stop encroaching on neighbors
By The Tufts Daily | February 12Tufts' housing policies hurt our relationships with our neighbors. Somerville City Councilor for Ward 1 Matt McLaughlin told the Daily in a phone interview that Tufts is undoubtedly contributing to gentrification in Somerville.Because Tufts students live in hundreds of rental units throughout ...