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Editor-in-Chief Mara Mellits. KATE KOTLYAR/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Letter from the Editor: Thank you and farewell

Mara Mellits December 6, 2024
A final goodbye from fall 2024 Editor-in-Chief Mara Mellits.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

Third-party, independent candidates can’t win but can impact | Not to Get Political But

Lauren Albano April 18, 2024
This year — given our current political climate that’s growing more polarized by the second, and given my festering fear of a second Trump term — it seems undeniably clear the impact third-party and independent candidates will have on Biden’s reelection bid.
Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

Donald Trump, stop comparing yourself to Nelson Mandela | Not to Get Political But

Lauren Albano April 11, 2024
Trump tends to frame himself so closely to great historical activists, martyrs and heroes to hide the fact that he is a slimy, horrible and dangerous man. For him to compare himself to civil rights leaders when he’s on trial for paying hush money to a porn star who he had an affair with is delusional to a legitimately insane degree. 
Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

The cannibalization of the Republican Party is frightening | Not to Get Political But

Lauren Albano March 26, 2024
Yes, the party as a whole has weakened, but this faction has grown more powerful as their Trump-like behaviors continue to go without repercussions and their unprecedented actions continue to pay off.
Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

Super Tuesday 2024 is superbly insignificant | Not to Get Political But

Lauren Albano March 4, 2024
Believe me, I despise Trump, don’t love Biden and am generally not thrilled at the idea of either of them being elected president for another four years. But I accepted a long time ago that this primary is a bust.
Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

Gavin Newsom is right: Traveling for abortions is not ‘trafficking’ | Not to Get Political But

Lauren Albano March 1, 2024
“Abortion trafficking” is a term meant to sensationalize and vilify adults who help pregnant women and girls get abortions. Meanwhile, the “right to travel” has always coexisted with the “full faith and credit” clause of the Constitution.
Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

Charlamagne tha God perfectly defined our 2024 election choice | Not to Get Political But

Lauren Albano February 23, 2024
The 2020 election was never about Biden — and we shouldn’t be surprised that the 2024 one isn’t about him either, even if we need it to be to keep Trump out of the White House.
Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

Is saving money worth the distaste of the dining hall? | Editorial

Editors February 21, 2024
Sure, there are alternatives to the dining hall through dining points and off-campus grocery stores and restaurants in Boston, but their prices are disincentivizing and add more financial burden.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

Donald Trump’s NATO threats need to stop | Not to Get Political But

Lauren Albano February 19, 2024
Trump isn’t just using his fear-mongering tactics on American citizens this time. He’s using them on other countries — some of which are allies of the United States.
Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

Life is better when the T is running | Editorial

Editors February 9, 2024
Public transportation is supposed to make your life easier, not bring about stress. Thus, the T has not been serving its purpose.
Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

Fani Willis just threw Donald Trump a bone | Not to Get Political But

Lauren Albano February 6, 2024
Willis never should have given Trump this opportunity to shirk attention from himself, especially when the findings of this case could provide valuable information for voters going into the 2024 presidential election.
Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

Can age just be a number this time? | Not to Get Political But

Lauren Albano February 2, 2024
Regardless of any gripes voters have surrounding his age, Biden is the least of all evils going into the 2024 presidential election. His win is vital to the preservation of American democracy.
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