Tufts Observer (2025)

08/03/2025

Submissions are open for the O's creative issue: "Temptation"!!🌟🌟

Scan the QR codes for the submission forms, our deadline is March 19! ‼️‼️

28/02/2025

“Yet, rather than serving as something to “cling” on to, these 130 years of history are equally capable of serving as reassurance that regardless of the changes or transitions the Observer undergoes, its legacy as a contemporary reflection of the Tufts community endures.”

Observing 130 Years by Ashlie Doucette

Art by Amanda Chen
Print Design by Unmani Tewari
Graphic Design by Nina Zimmerman

ID:
1) Over a white background several purple arms point to an open red book. Written on it is "by Ashlie Doucette," and on the background itself is written "Observing 130 years."
2) Over a pink background in red lettering is written “Yet, rather than serving as something to “cling” on to, these 130 years of history are equally capable of serving as reassurance that regardless of the changes or transitions the Observer undergoes, its legacy as a contemporary reflection of the Tufts community endures.”

27/02/2025

“I am tied back to an inherent girlhood that I can’t—and don’t want to—either wholly evade or comfortably inhabit.”
It's Friday and I Will Never Be a Woman by Sadie Schmitz

Art by Yayla Tur
Print Design by Meg Duncan
Graphic Design by Alexa Licairac

ID:
1) On the right side a ship drawn in green coloured pencils on top of a light purple background. Next to the ship there are two claw clips, one green and the other orange. Throughout the picture there are stars of different colors. On the left side there is the title “It's Friday and I Will Never Be a Woman” and under the title “By Sadie Schmitz” is written.
2) There is a purple background with stars of various colors, on the top right corner there is a drawing of a pink converse and beside it a drawing of an orange claw clip. In the middle of the photo on top of a piece of paper is written “I am tied back to an inherent girlhood that I can’t—and don’t want to—either wholly evade or comfortably inhabit.” On the bottom left corner there is a drawing of a blue dress and next to it a blue barrette clip.

26/02/2025

“AI is something that’s so unbelievably hard to stop. So the best, most pragmatic course of action is to educate as much as you can with it and ensure that it’s being used as ethically as it can be.”

Code of Ethics: Tufts Efforts to Contribute to a Responsible AI Future by Caroline Lloyd-Jones

Art by Ruby Marlow
Print Design by Sophia Chen
Graphic Design by Julianna Rodriguez

ID:
1. On a collaged background of an art piece reads in bold black letters “Code of Ethics: Tufts Efforts to Contribute to a Responsible AI Future” over a white cutout resembling a piece of paper.
2. Various cut-out elements of the previously used artwork are haphazardly placed on a dark grey background. The illustrated elements (a lamb, flower, and ducks) are purposely edited to seem as though they are ‘glitching’. On top of the background is a beige cutout resembling a piece of paper with the following quote from the article: “AI is something that’s so unbelievably hard to stop. So the best, most pragmatic course of action is to education as much as you can with it and ensure that it’s being used as ethically as it can be.”

25/02/2025

“That's the clash that we're seeing: a real estate developer dismissing human life, using his ally to fulfill this idea, and in front of him are defenseless civilians who want nothing but to live and die on the land.”

Gaza in the Hands of A Realtor: Trump’s Unprecedented Proposal to Take Ownership of the Gaza Strip by Atessa Kent

Art by Maria Sokolowski & Leila Toubia
Print Design by Ahmed Fouad
Graphic Design by Emilia Ferreira

ID: 1) A black pencil sketch of a hand firmly grips crumbling land over a white background. Black bold letters read “Gaza in the Hands of A Realtor: Trump’s Unprecedented Proposal to Take Ownership of the Gaza Strip by Atessa Kent”
2) Three copies of the same pencil sketch surrounds the quote from the article, reading “That's the clash that we're seeing: a real estate developer dismissing human life, using his ally to fulfill this idea, and in front of him are defenseless civilians who want nothing but to live and die on the land” in bolded black lettering on a white background.

24/02/2025

“Being on the Observer is about jumping into the deep end.”

Letters from the Editors by Ashlie Doucette, Lucy Belknap, Sofia Valdebenito, Ahmed Fouad, and Ruby Offer.

Graphic Design by: Emilia Ferreira

ID 1) On a collaged paper background reads in bold black letters “Letters from the Editors by By Ashlie Doucette, Lucy Belknap, Sofia Valdebenito, Ahmed Fouad, and Ruby Offer.”

2) On the same collaged background reads in bold black letters reads “We haven’t survived for 130 years without hitting a few identity crises, and I doubt we’ll make it another 130 years without a couple more,” “As first-time creative directors, we are excited to lead the design team and share a world of creativity and inspiration with you all,” and “being on the Observer is about jumping into the deep end,” each written by the respective editors of this new edition of the Observer.

05/02/2025

🚨🚨🚨CALLING ALL WRITERS!!🚨🚨🚨Our first issue INCEPTION 💥 needs writers!! Our pitch sheet has all the pitches yet to be claimed, and can be found in our Linktree!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️

28/01/2025

And last but not least…introducing the Spring 2025 M-Board!!❤️❤️❤️⭐️⭐️⭐️
We are so excited to work with everyone this semester! Remember to fill out your application (due tonight)!!

27/01/2025

INTRODUCING THE SECTION EDS!❤️‍🔥⭐️🅾️😚 What a great and amazing group of people, we know!!

Stay tuned for one more reveal…

27/01/2025

On the last day of applications the Observer gave to me…
A meet the staff post!⭐️

Introducing our phenomenal Creative Directors, Copy Leads, and Publicity Director! Stay tuned for more…

20/01/2025

COme One cOme all, to the Tufts Observer GIM! We will be in the Crane Room on 1/21 at 8pm! See you there!

11/01/2025

HellO spring ‘25!😎😎

Applications for this year’s publication of the Tufts Observer are now open! Come join our wOnderful team!! We are looking for…

• Staff Writers
• Staff Artists
• Copy Editors
• Design Team
• Publicity Team

Applications close on January 27th @ 11:59 PM!
If you have questions, comments, or concerns, please feel free to DM us or reach out to our editors, Ashlie
([email protected]), Lucy ([email protected]) and Sofia ([email protected]).

We can’t wait to hear back from yOu!!!!!

20/12/2024

O WHAT A SEMESTER!!!! I, for one, am so grateful for how much love, dedication, and support that you members and readers of the Observer showed us this semester. How bittersweet it is to reminisce!

Ta-ta for now…

Tag who you see! I see one beautiful m-board… 💗

18/12/2024

“Only then did I take comfort in knowing
that the smallest pull of gravity
can feel like salvation,
that it was enough
just to be here.”

What You Missed That Night When You Skipped the Party by Anushka Gupta

Art by Yayla Tur
Print Design by Madison Clowes
Graphic Design by Sophie Littman

ID
    0.    The first slide has an edited photograph of a crowded party covered by drawn art that resemble ribbons in colors of red and blue. Over the artwork is the title of the article, “What You Missed That Night When You Skipped the Party.” Under the title is written, “by Anushka Gupta.”
    0.    The second slide features the same artwork at a zoomed in angle on the top left corner and the bottom right corner. Between the two pieces of art is a line from the piece that reads:
    “Only then did I take comfort in knowing
    that the smallest pull of gravity
    can feel like salvation,
    that it was enough
    just to be here.”

17/12/2024

“I can’t remember my first hunting season, but sometimes I sneak scrapbooks from Father’s closet and stare at the three pairs of bright eyes by the fireplace in the fall. I finger the worn photo, soft like it has been handled a thousand times, and wondered if Father still looked, too.”

Hunting Season by Jo Haggard

Art by Ella Hubbard
Print Design by Felix Yu
Graphic Design by Carson Komishane

ID: 1) On an orange and red fall day in the forest is a little girl with bright red hair and a yellow hat walking through with leaves falling all around her. In the middle of the phone reads the title and author credits, “Hunting Season by Jo Haggard.”
2) Blurred in the background is a forest with a deer in the background. In the center of the picture reads the quote from the piece, “I can’t remember my first hunting season, but sometimes I sneak scrapbooks from Father’s closet and stare at the three pairs of bright eyes by the fireplace in the fall. I finger the worn photo, soft like it has been handled a thousand times, and wondered if Father still looked, too.”

16/12/2024

“Thinking about Dad. I will not see him gone until the final moment passes. He is on his last cigarette now. Taking final drags.”

The Slow Burn By James Urquhart

Art by Izzy Mahoney
Print Design by Rachel Li
Graphic Design by Emilia Ferreira

ID: 1) The first slide has a black background and gold banner at the top where the title “The Slow Burn” is featured. The image is a drawing of a hand pulling a cigarette out of a full box of Marlboro Golds.
2) The second slide has the same Marlboro Gold image, but with the colors inverted to black and blue, zoomed in close. The text over it in the middle of the slide reads “Thinking about Dad. I will not see him gone until the final moment passes. He is on his last cigarette now. Taking final drags.”

15/12/2024

“I kind of like the idea of everything being something. And when you read these pages, you’ll realize that this compilation of “nothings” was created by people containing such “something.”

Letter by Peaches Wright
Graphic Design by Madison Clowes
Art by Angela Jang

ID:
1) On the first slide is a speech bubble which reads “Letter from the Editor Peaches Wright” across several lines. The speech bubble sits next to a depiction of a man falling, with a faint white spotlight on him. Background is charcoal gray.
2) Atop the same charcoal gray background is a piece of found paper. Within the paper box, text reads, “I kind of like the idea of everything being something. And when you read these pages, you’ll realize that this compilation of “nothings” was created by people containing such “something.”

11/12/2024

“That long awaited weekend was a whirlwind of tourist traps and too many missed trains. And somehow, it ended the same way as our friendship began… I don’t think I’ve slept that horribly since high school.”

Letter from the Editor by Ivi Fung

Graphic Design by Francesca Gasasira

ID:
1. On the first slide, a series of cartoon shadows on a white background fills the space. Atop the background is a graphic of an aged letter outside of an envelope which reads, “Letter from the Editor… Ivi!”
2. The second slide has the same background as the first, but with a different aged papyrus atop the graphics. On top of the papyrus reads a quote from the piece, “That long awaited weekend was a whirlwind of tourist traps and too many missed trains. And somehow, it ended the same way as our friendship began… I don’t think I’ve slept that horribly since high school.”

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