If you stand midway between Olin and Barnum on the Tufts academic quad, you can catch a glimpse of four different American flags waving in the wind, from the tennis courts to the quad to the gym. When I was in Girl Scout camp, we ceremoniously saluted the flag on its morning rise and folded
Tag: issue 5 spring 2017
Greek Life on campus is in flux, and students want to know more. A series of emails from the administration regarding the status of Greek organizations coupled with the existence of a closed Student Life Review Committee (SLRC) have left many students curious about the specific methodological and strategic tactics being used to address the
Content Warning: racism, racial slurs On October 26, 1950, the Tufts Weekly—which would later become the Tufts Observer—published an op-ed by Richard Goodwin entitled, “An Ideal Thwarted.” Goodwin described a “malignant, hypocritical system of fraternities” at Tufts, calling attention to racial and religious segregation occurring within Greek Life. Goodwin’s op-ed created a campus-wide debate.
Content Warning: Islamophobia and racism On the March 16 episode of conservative talk radio show Chuck Morse Speaks, “Trump Travel Ban,” host Chuck Morse said that allowing Muslims into America would change the dynamic of our society. He thinks that Islamic law is not compatible with American democracy and that under the religion, women
“You think it’s hard for you?! At least you have a culture; you don’t know how hard it is for me to be the fucking bridge between you two all the time!” I had burst. And I think that was the first time my dad really listened, really heard me. As he described to me
Tufts’ relationship with Boston’s Chinatown is complicated, both historically and in the present day. There are currently various university efforts attempting to alleviate the rapid gentrification of Boston’s Chinatown, which will hopefully repair some of the past displacement inflicted by Tufts. This semester, Professor Penn Loh, Director of the Master in Public Policy Program and
Amidst all the other news flying at us from our phones, computers, and TV screens (Where is Trump golfing this week? Is Chelsea Clinton gearing up to run for office? Is Mark Zuckerberg gearing up to run for office? Russiagate!), it’s easy to forget that Paul Ryan is probably the most conservative Speaker of the
On the evening of February 23, Tufts students disrupted a discussion between Alan Solomont, Dean of the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life, and Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker, with chants and coordinated walkouts. According to a press statement by Tufts United for Immigrant Justice (UIJ) and Tufts Student Action (TSA) organizers, the demonstration was
On March 24, many people covered by Obamacare breathed easily for the first time in months, as the highly divisive American Health Care Act (AHCA) was pulled from the House floor due to its general unpopularity amongst Democrats and many moderate Republicans. One of Trump’s most prominent critiques during the presidential election was of the
a longing heart sickens and sickles into thin stretched blades that tire miles of time travel to reach memory hanging onto brooding shoulders inviting golden sunsets that remind purple dawns of constant love stretching long in a heart that sickens and sickles sometimes but also sings always
I was young at the library In a way, so were you. I don’t think about it much, until you call to remind me how verdant the earth used to be in our patch of Good Hope. And I cry because I’m learning that guilt is like time– there’s too much until there’s