The Tufts Daily
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| File:Daily Sept. 25, 2014.jpg The Tufts Daily, September 25, 2014 | |
| Type | Daily student newspaper |
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| Format | Tabloid |
| Publisher | Sebastián Torrente |
| Editor-in-chief | Kathleen Schmidt |
| Managing editor | Jei-Jei Tan Miranda Willson |
| Founded | February 25, 1980 |
| Headquarters | 474 Boston Avenue Medford, Massachusetts 02155 |
| Website | www.tuftsdaily.com |
The Tufts Daily, known on campus simply as The Daily, is the student newspaper at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts. Its first issue was published on February 25, 1980. The paper covers news, arts and sports both on campus and in the Boston area and allows members of the Tufts community to submit op-ed pieces about any campus or global issue. Tufts is currently the smallest college or university in the United States to have a daily student paper.
Unlike other student organizations and publications at Tufts, the Daily is financially self-sustaining, and does not receive funding from the student activities fee.
During the Daily's first two decades, it was engaged in competition with a weekly campus newspaper, the Tufts Observer. The two newspapers co-existed until 2001, when the Observer changed to a biweekly newsmagazine format.
Sections
The Daily has four sections of original editorial content (news, features, sports, and arts), one section allowing signed submissions from community members (op-ed), and an editorial page. The Daily opines on campus, national, and global issues through original editorials published four times a week.
News, features, arts, and sports
The Daily's news section reports on Tufts events, campus politics, and student life. It also offers regular stories on community issues in Medford and Somerville.
The features section typically contains two to three articles offering more detailed perspective on student life and trends in academia, at Tufts and nationwide. It also publishes several weekly series, including profiles of Tufts faculty and students.
The arts section of the paper has been expanding. Beginning as a single article in the paper's first issue in 1980, the arts section now runs three to four articles each day, covering on- and off-campus events. From 1987 until 2002, Arts ran its "Weekender" supplement once a week as an insert magazine. Weekender was relaunched as part of the paper, rather than an insert. The new Weekender includes lengthy features, interviews with a national celebrity, and a staff Top Ten list. The four-page section appears inside Thursday's paper.
The sports section gives in-depth coverage of all Tufts varsity sports and occasional reporting on club and intramural sports. Analysis and profiles of Tufts athletes are provided through columns and weekly features, and major professional sports are also covered in weekly "Inside" columns.
Opinion and Editorial
The Daily's opinion section accepts submissions from all members of the Tufts community on any campus, national, or global issue. It has become an important platform for campus debate, with particularly explosive pieces often spurring several responses or back-and-forth disputes that can span an entire semester. Until fall 2007, it was known as the Viewpoints section. As part of the merger of the Viewpoints and Editorial departments, the Viewpoints name was retired.
The paper has traditionally run one editorial four times per week, Monday through Thursday. Beginning in the Spring 2006, this increased to include Friday editorials. Students appointed to be Editorial Page Editors write the editorials, which are unsigned, on behalf of the Tufts Daily masthead. Editorials represent the opinions of the Tufts Daily. In the Fall of 2007 the section returned to running only Monday though Thursday.
Captured
Beginning in Fall 2007, The Daily began running photospreads, a spread of photos on a particular subject, every other Friday. Previous topics of photospreads have ranged from meetings of the juggling club to Fall Ball to music festivals in Davis Square.
Staff
The Daily is led by the following individuals:
Editor in Chief: Kathleen Schmidt
Managing Editors: Jei-Jei Tan and Miranda Willson
Production Director: Sebastián Torrente
Executive News Editor: Joe Walsh
Executive Features Editor: Costa Angelakis
Executive Arts Editor: Eran Sabaner
Executive Opinion Editor: Anita Ramaswamy
Executive Sports Editor: Eddie Samuels
Executive Photo Editor: Ray Bernoff
Executive Video Editor: Ezgi Yazici
Executive Video Administrator: Olivia Ireland
Executive Graphics Editor: Peter Lam
Executive Copy Editors: Caroline Bollinger and Gil Jacobson
Executive Layout Editors: Connor Dale and Ezgi Yazici
Executive Social Media Editor: Seohyun Shim
Executive Business Director: Josh Morris
Executive Online Editor: Nitesh Gupta
Past managing board members:
| Year | Semester | Editor-in-Chief | Production Director(s) | Managing Editor(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Spring | Kathleen Schmidt | Sebastián Torrente | Jei-Jei Tan and Miranda Willson |
| 2016 | Fall | Arin Kerstein | David Westby | Sophie Lehrenbaum and Jake Taber |
| Spring | Sarah Zheng | Julie Doten | Nicholas Golden and Mengqi Sun | |
| 2015 | Fall | Joseph Palandrani | Andrew M. Stephens | Lancy Downs and Abigail Feldman |
| Spring | Drew Z. Robertson | Jewel Marie Castle | Jacob Indursky and Reena Karasin | |
| 2014 | Fall | Alexander J. Schroeder | Andrew M. Stephens | Justin Rheingold and Lily Sieradzki |
| Spring | Caroline A. Welch | Jen Betts | J.L. Hoagland and Stephanie Haven | |
| 2013 | Fall | Hannah R. Fingerhut | Elliot Philips | Jenna Buckle and Melissa Wang |
| Spring | Martha E. Shanahan | Sarah Kester | Nina Goldman and Brionna Jimerson | |
| 2012 | Fall | Rebecca K. Santiago | Alyssa Kutner | Ben Kochman and Falcon Reese |
| Spring | Daniel J. Rathman | Adam Gardner | Craig Frucht and Ethan Sturm | |
| 2011 | Fall | Carter W. Rogers | Jason Huang | Niki Krieg and Adam Kulewicz |
| Spring | Alexandra W. Bogus | Andrew Petrone | Mick Brinkman Krever and Saumya Vaishampayan | |
| 2010 | Fall | Benjamin D. Gittleson | Leanne Brotsky | Ellen Kan and Carter Rogers |
| Spring | Kerianne M. Okie | Jennifer Iassogna | Caryn Horowitz and Grace Lamb-Atkinson | |
| 2009 | Fall | Giovanni J.B. Russonello | Karen Blevins | Naomi Bryant and David Heck |
| Spring | Evans R. Clinchy | Ally Gimbel | Michael Adams and Sarah Butrymowicz | |
| 2008 | Fall | Robert S. Silverblatt | Marianna Bender | Rachel Dolin and Kristin Gorman |
| Spring | Matthew J. Skibinski | Adam Raczkowski | Evans R. Clinchy and Ross Marrinson | |
| 2007 | Fall | Kelly M. Rizzetta | Ross Marrinson | Alex Bloom and Liz Hoffman |
| Spring | Stephanie L. Vallejo | Jason Richards | Anne Fricker and Bruce Hamilton | |
| 2006 | Fall | Katherine J. Schmidt | Joel Harley | Kelly Rizzetta and Andrew Silver |
| Spring | Patrice H. Taddonio | Joel Harley | David Cavell and David Pomerantz | |
| 2005 | Fall | Allison Beth Roeser | David Nagler | Jon Schubin and Sam Verrill |
| Spring | Mark W. Evitt | David Nagler | Jillian Harrison and Jess Keiser | |
| 2004 | Fall | Jonathan A. Graham | Sam Verrill | Mark Evitt |
| Spring | Ethan Matthieu Austin | Sam Verrill | Jonathan Graham | |
| 2003 | Fall | Adam D. Cooper | Denise Ho | Ethan Matthieu Austin |
| Spring | Daniel Fowler | Mollie Greenfield | Adam Cooper | |
| 2002 | Fall | Rachael A. Rubenson | Mollie Greenfield | Daniel Fowler |
| Spring | Russell V. Capone | Rachel Rubenson | William Kinlaw | |
| 2001 | Fall | Benjamin N. Gedan | Paula S. Romero | Russell Capone |
| Spring | Benjamin L. Oshlag | Valentina Clark | Benjamin Gedan | |
| 2000 | Fall | Daniel Barbarisi | Sandra Fried | Benjamin L. Oshlag |
| Spring | Jordan G. Brenner | Cindy Marks | Daniel Barbarisi | |
| 1999 | Fall | Lauren M. Heist | Michael Dupuy | Jordan Brenner |
| Spring | Jason B. Cohen | Michael Dupuy | Lauren M. Heist | |
| 1998 | Fall | Pete Sanborn | Haley Stein | Jason Cohen |
| Spring | Pete Sanborn | Pamela Abrams | Marshall Einhorn | |
| 1997 | Fall | Karen A. Epstein | Haley Stein | Gregory Geiman |
| Spring | Dan Tobin | Pratiksha Thakkar | Karen Epstein | |
| 1996 | Fall | John B. O'Keefe | Pratiksha Thakkar | Dan Tobin |
| Spring | Jessica N. Rosenthal | Raquel Almeida, Ryan Otto, and Pratiksha Thakkar | John B. O'Keefe | |
| 1995 | Fall | David B. Meyers | Raquel Almeida, Ryan Otto, and Pratiksha Thakkar | John B. O'Keefe, Jessica Rosenthal, and Dan Tobin |
| Spring | Nadya J. Sbaiti | Ryan Otto, Marc Sheinkin, and Pratiksha Thakkar | David Meyers | |
| 1994 | Fall | Marc J. Sheinkin | Ryan Otto and Leah Schwartz | Nadya J. Sbaiti |
| Spring | Caroline C. Schaefer | Marc Sheinkin | Michael Berg, Ryan Otto, and Leah Schwartz | |
| 1993 | Fall | Elin M. Dugan | Michael Berg, Leah Schwartz, and Ryan Otto | Caroline Schaefer |
| Spring | Paul Horan | Michael Berg, Julie Cornell, and Jamie Fink | Elizabeth Yellen | |
| 1992 | Fall | Patrick Healy | Michael Berg and Julie Cornell | Paul Horan |
| Spring | David Saltzman | Michael Berg, Julie Cornell, and Michelle Frayman | Patrick Healy | |
| 1991 | Fall | Geoffrey W. Lepper | Larry Azer | David Saltzman |
| Spring | Anna George | Julie Cornell, Michelle Frayman, and Beth Geller | Geoffrey Lepper | |
| 1990 | Fall | Lauren Keefe | Javier Macaya | Anna George |
| Spring | Bob Goodman | Javier Macaya | Lauren Keefe | |
| 1989 | Fall | Stephen Clay | Beth Geller and Markus Mueller | Bob Goodman |
| Spring | Kelley Alessi | Beth Geller and Chris Stevens | Stephen Clay | |
| 1988 | Fall | Julie Beglin | Beth Geller, Nicole Pierce, and Chris Stevens | Kelley Alessi |
| Spring | Jonathan Larsen | Sarah Brown, Evelyn Krache, and Scott Miller | Julie Beglin | |
| 1987 | Fall | Jon Newman | Evelyn Krache and Scott Miller | Stephen Clay |
| Spring | Michael Epstein | Lisajane Meyers, Scott Miller, and Amy Shallcross | Jon Newman | |
| 1986 | Fall | Michael Epstein | Lisajane Meyers and Sue Shefts | Jon Newman |
| Spring | David J. Kramer | Michele Drohan and Andie Neidorf | Jennifer MacFarlane | |
| 1985 | Fall | Andrew Feinberg | Michele Drohan and Jim Whitman | David J. Kramer |
| Spring | Barri Hope Gordon | Niko Letunic and Jim Whitman | Ellen Spirer | |
| 1984 | Fall | Sue Roth | Emily J. Devoto and Jim Whitman | Barri Hope Gordon |
| Spring | Sue Roth | Peter L. Newman (Business) | Howard Simons | |
| 1983 | Fall | Marina Kalb | Peter L. Newman (Business) | Ellen Glassner, Mark Kirschner, and Susan Roth |
| Spring | Susan Lessler | Peter L. Newman (Business) | Danielle Cyr and Andrew Sloan | |
| 1982 | Fall | Anthony Everett | Carole A. Coleman (Business) | Danielle Cyr and Joe Luca |
| Spring | Anthony Everett | Carole A. Coleman (Business) | Tina Terraciano | |
| 1981 | Fall | Arthur L. Charlton Jr. | Robert Keller | Laverne P. Hargett |
| Spring | William A. Frechtman | Margaret Joy Frisch | Anthony Everett and Robert Keller | |
| 1980 | Fall | William A. Frechtman | - | John Neff and Danny Gelber |
| Spring | William A. Frechtman and Robert Farago | - | - |
Notable alumni
- Daniel Barbarisi, Yankees reporter for The Wall Street Journal
- Christopher Bodeen, writer for The Associated Press
- Emily Chasan, senior editor at The Wall Street Journal's CFO Journal
- Alison Damast, reporter, Businessweek.com
- Karen Epstein, associate producer for Dateline NBC
- Anthony Everett, anchor and reporter for WCVB
- Robert Farago, founder of TheTruthAboutCars.com
- Patrick Healy, writer for the New York Times
- Daniela Perdomo, founder of goTenna; formerly staff writer the Los Angeles Times and AlterNet
- Pierre Omidyar, founder of eBay, was briefly a photographer for the Daily during his undergraduate career.
- John Reed, music critic for The Boston Globe
- Caroline Schaefer, executive editor, Us Weekly
- Bill Shein, op-ed humor columnist for The Berkshire Eagle. Three-time winner of the National Press Club Award for Humor (2005, 2008, 2009).
- Jacob Silberberg, photographer for The Associated Press
- John Tomase, Red Sox reporter for The Boston Herald
- Brian Scott Lipton, editor-in-chief TheaterMania.com
- Tony Massarotti, sportswriter for the Boston Globe, author, and Boston sports radio personality
- Remy Stern, Managing Editor, Head of Digital Strategy & Product for The New York Post and former Editor-in-Chief, Gawker.com
- David Brinker, Senior Vice President, News Corporation
- Josh Robin, Political Reporter, NY1
- Julie "Jules" Cornell, Editor, Mathworks
External links
- Tufts Daily (Official website)
- Issuu Tufts Daily (Recent issues)
- Tufts Digital Archives (1980–2014)
