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Demonstrators at a rally for Rümeysa Öztürk following her detainment. Image Credit: Faith Ninivaggi/Reuters

Tufts University Student Detained for Writing Op-Ed in Student Newspaper

Anna Harrington ‘27 May 15, 2025

A Turkish PhD student has been denied bond by an immigration judge after being detained on March 25 for co-authoring a pro-Palestine campus newspaper article. Rümeysa Öztürk, who had been studying...

Luigi Mangione. Picture by NPR.

OPINION: Luigi Mangione is Not the Hero

Avital Krebs ‘26 May 15, 2025

In a country plagued by insurance premiums, denied medical claims, and a fundamentally flawed healthcare system, it is easy to understand why many Americans are upset at the state of our medicare system....

Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Image from CASA, an immigrant advocacy organization.

Mistaken Deportation, Presidential Meeting, and a Constitutional Crisis: From Administrative Error to Branches in Chaos

Jared Noble ‘26 May 15, 2025

Last month, a routine immigration decision sparked an international conflict when 29-year-old Kilmar Ábergo García was “mistakenly deported” to El Salvador by the Trump Administration as part of...

New Jersey Senator Cory Booker Speaking on the Senate Floor

Senator Cory Booker’s Historic Speech

Marit Everett ‘27 May 15, 2025

New Jersey Senator Cory Booker made history on April 1st this year, completing a filibuster-esque speech on the Senate floor for over 25 hours. In doing this, Booker set a new record for longest speech...

Meta’s Empire on The Scales of Justice. The Verge.

Meta On Trial: Why Should Breck Students Care?

Olivia Kramer ‘26, National Politics Correspondent May 15, 2025

On April 14th, 2025, Mark Zuckerberg—the chief executive of Meta Platforms—took the witness stand to defend his social media empire in a landmark antitrust trial that has the potential to dismantle...

Activists protest to protect America's forests.

“Rewarding the Few at the Expense of the Many”: Considerable Mobilization Against Trump Orders to Increase Logging

Anna Harrington ‘27 March 31, 2025

Since taking office in January, President Donald Trump has rushed to enact changes, signing more than 75 executive orders, with 26 signed on his first day in office alone. This significant amount of action...

“Eco Friendly” Starbucks New Cups

March 31, 2025

Starbucks dropped their new cup lineup for 2025, and honestly, it has triggered mixed emotions and intrigued people all around the world. Starbucks is pushing compostable cold cups in select stores and...

Activists protest in support of America’s forests.

“Rewarding the Few at the Expense of the Many”: Considerable Mobilization Against Trump Orders to Increase Logging

Anna Harrington ‘27 March 31, 2025

Since taking office in January, President Donald Trump has rushed to enact changes, signing more than 75 executive orders, with 26 signed on his first day in office alone. This significant amount of action...

OPINION: “Gender Ideology” is a phantasmic scapegoat that prevents social progress

Juniper Setterburg ’25 March 31, 2025

The issue of “Gender Ideology” has been injected into nearly every social and political debate, becoming a target in a slew of executive orders produced by the Trump administration. But, as someone...

Caption: Upside down plane at Toronto Pearson International Airport

Plane Crashes Spark Public Concern

SP Kabat ‘26 March 31, 2025

Recent aviation incidents have sparked widespread public concern regarding the safety of flying. A series of accidents has led to increased anxiety among travelers, with many now questioning the reliability...

OPINION: In Betraying Ukraine, Trump Betrays America

OPINION: In Betraying Ukraine, Trump Betrays America

Olivia Kramer ‘26, National Politics Correspondent March 31, 2025

On Friday, February 28th, President Trump met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office to discuss a potential end to the three-year Russia-Ukraine conflict that has ended nearly one million...

Is TikTok Really Back? The Shocking Truth Behind Its Temporary US Shutdown

Maria Rohlfsen ’26 February 9, 2025

On Saturday, January 18, TikTok went dark in the United States, leaving users with a message informing them that the app was “temporarily unavailable” and that its team was “working to restore service...

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