0 In Response to "The Daily is nobody's mouthpiece"

I appreciate back-and-forth exchanges in newspapers because they allow for the public to watch a battle of ideas between two perspectives that have the same number of column-inches to deliver an argument. If there was another issue of The Tufts Daily, I would have written this as a Letter to the Editor (and thus had to respect word limits).  Hopefully you will find this response and Craig Frucht's original letter titled The Daily is nobody's mouthpiece enlightening in some way. I have been on the inside of a Daily meeting for an endorsement for TCU President and been witness to three others.  Last year, I met with the top of...

0 Central Park Five

Joy James delivered a lecture on this at Tufts University back on February 20.  I didn't fully understand everything she was saying at the time but I do much better now -- she is one smart lady. I won't be able to write for a while because of papers I have to write for school but here is a documentary to watch, at least. Watch The Central Park Five on PBS. See more from Central Park Five. ...

0 Through Thibodeau, the Tufts that We Deserve -- for All Students

Through Thibodeau, the Tufts that We Deserve -- for All Students by: Jon Bird, Co-Chair of Programming Board The very first time I heard Joe Thibodeau’s name was months before I matriculated on the Tufts’ academic quad. In May 2010, I was an excited high school senior who was eager, yet nervous, to graduate. I clearly remember having a conversation with my friend, Valerie Grim, who had just attended her boyfriend’s graduation. She told me that she had met another senior who would also be going to Tufts. As the class-elected speaker, Joe Thibodeau gave a rousing speech at his graduation, and afterwards Valerie told me that Thibodeau was an...

0 The Usual Suspects: A Tale of Two Marathons; of Two Terrorisms

** This is a post written by my very good friend, Suyu.  Suyu is one of my closest friends at Tufts and, as of Monday, has run the Boston Marathon twice.  He shared his thoughts on Facebook and gave me permission to post this Facebook note that he wrote for us here at Snakes on McCain.  Props to you, Suyu. ** _______________________________________ Shannon Stapleton/Reuters 0 0 1 1262 7197 Tufts University 59 16 8443 14.0 Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE ...

0 Boston Tradition

I woke up yesterday with a heavy heart and unable to articulate the overwhelming feelings that were occupying my brain. I was not at the race and thank God everyone I know is safe and healthy. However, I was not ready to move forward and rejoin the rest of Tufts campus. I was not ready to participate in discussions about the Islamophobia and the incorrect news coverage surrounding Monday's events. Instead I was in mourning for Boston. I was in mourning for the families affected by the explosions. I was in mourning for the feeling of safety that used to exist on these streets. But more than that I was in morning for the traditions...

0 What We're Reading Today (4-16-13): Boston Marathon (UPDATED)

I have the early shift at work this morning and normally I try to toss together a "What We're Reading Today" for everyone when they wake up.  Today it's heavy on the information relating to the Boston Marathon.  Looking at my tabs now, I think everything except for one Russia Today update regarding a 7.8 earthquake in Iran is about the Marathon, different people who were there, heroes, photographs, and personal stories of people squaring themselves with a rupture in narrative. (Getty) Two if by Sorrow: Boston and its Losses - The New Yorker Jill Lepore 'Please don't be a Muslim': Boston marathon blasts draw condemnation and dread...

0 42.195 km with Keith Haring on Boylston Street

I figured that I might as well put words to the page if I'm going to just sit around looking at Twitter and not doing my work -- at the very least this is artistic, to some extent.  This might not be the most constructive thing or reach any real "point" but it is more writing than I have done today -- 140-characters-at-a-time notwithstanding. One of my favorite features of the Boston Marathon is the ability to track the runners.  This meant that for me -- and a bunch of my peers who were cooped-up reading the writing of crusty old guys instead of out getting drunk at BC, BU, or Northeastern -- we were able to feel some level of excitement...

0 What We're Reading Today (4-14-13) - Marathon Weekend

With Popularity Fading at Home, is Jindal the New Romney? - Five Thirty Eight Nate Silver Which Governors Are  Most Vulnerable in 2014 - Five Thirty Eight Micah Cohen The Real Story of Baseball's Integration That You Won't See in 42 - The Atlantic Peter Dreier The Surprisingly Serious Quest to Make Muggle Quidditch a Real Sport - The Atlantic Raya Jalabi Palestine's Prime Minister Resigns, Adding Uncertainty to Government - New York Times Isabel Kershner and Jodi Rudoren Audrie Pott Suicide: Dead After Inauguration Day - The Daily Beast Michael Daly Rubio: 'Jay-Z needs to get informed' - Politico Ginger Gibson On Immigration,...

0 What We're Reading Today (4-12-13)

One Real Madrid Fan's Magical Adventure - Kottke Whose Life Counts? Death, Frustration & Black Exceptionalism in Chicago... - Prison Culture Republican County Commissioner Who Used Racist Expression 'Nigger-Rigging' During Official Meeting Says He Isn't a Racist Because He Has a Black Friend - Gawker Neetan Zimmerman A Few Words on 'Accidental' Racism and Forgetting - Black Girl Dangerous Mia McKenzie Declarations of Whiteness: The Non-Performativity of Anti-Racism - Borderlands Sara Ahmed Homosexuality is African Too - The Anti-Intellect Blog School Vote Stirs Debate on Girls as Leaders - New York Times Katharine Q. Seelye Who Was...

0 What We're Reading Today (4-11-13)

The Education Issue: George Washington University fights its rich-kid reputation - Washington Post Annie Gowen When Your Facebook Friend is Racist - The Atlantic Megan Garber How to be a Reverse-Racist: An Actual Step by Step List for Oppressing White People - Black Girl Dangerous Mia Mackenzie Mansplainer, for Men: Why Don't Women Like It When You Tell Them They're Hot, In Public? - Gawker Tom Scocca New Research Confirms Gun Rampages Are Rising -- and Armed Civilians Don't Stop Them - Mother Jones Mark Follman Chicago from the Sky - Chicago Tribune My So-Called 'Post-Feminist' Life in Arts and Letters - The Nation Deborah Copaken Kogan Brazilian...