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Protesters disrupt Israel-Palestine discussion event, Monaco condemns protest by Katie Spiropoulos and Aaron Gruen
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Ethan Steinberg reflects on 4 years at the Daily, his future in journalism by Aaron Gruen
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Protestors disrupted an Israel-Palestine discussion event in Tisch Library on Tuesday evening. In a statement to the Daily, President Tony Monaco condemned the protest. “The disruption of the event and the offensive language directed toward the Jewish and Palestinian guest speakers are absolutely unacceptable and a violation of our community standards,” Monaco wrote. “Tufts University police and other relevant offices at the university are investigating and we will hold accountable any members of our community who are found to be responsible.” The event, organized by Tufts Friends of Israel and
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Sarah Mandel, an Israeli citizen, and Khalil Sayegh, a Palestinian, speak at Tisch Library on Feb. 21. Tufts J-Street U, was a dialogue between Roots representatives Sarah Mandel, an Israeli citizen, and Khalil Sayegh, a Palestinian.
Members of both student groups were in attendance. see PROTEST , page 2
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Editor’s note: The Daily’s editorial department acknowledges that this article is premised on a conflict of interest. This article is a special feature for Daily Week that does not represent the Daily’s standard journalistic practices. When Ethan Steinberg joined the Daily in fall 2019, he was a copy editor and a staff writer for features. Now, as he prepares to graduate this spring, he will have served as managing editor, associate editor, executive copy editor, news editor, investigative editor and written articles for almost every major section. Today, Steinberg is known at the Daily as a master of his craft, with a keen eye for detail and sensitive reading on campus climate. Chloe Courtney Bohl, former edi-
tor in chief of the Daily, praised Steinberg’s journalism. “I always recognize Ethan’s work when I read it because he has such a clear, distinctive and attention-grabbing voice,” she said. “He’s such an excellent writer in addition to being an excellent journalist … [and] one of the people that I look up to the most in the Daily.” During his time writing for news, Steinberg wrote extensively on local and university COVID19 policy, finding compelling stories to illustrate issues clearly for readers. “If you dive deep enough into [a story], there’s always something interesting, something that other people don’t know,” Steinberg said. “Everything’s a story, right? So you just have to frame it as a story, obviously, within the bounds of truth.” see STEINBERG, page 3
4 Tufts alums create Champions Scholars Fund scholarship by Charlotte Chen
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Tufts recently announced the “Champions Scholars Fund” scholarship, which aims to increase educational access and equity. The scholarship is a part of the Women’s Impact Initiative at Tufts and was endowed by four alums: Kalahn Taylor-Clark (LA’99), Joy Ebanks-Frederick (LA’95), Lanique Eubanks (LA’99) and Danika Tynes (LA’98). The Champions Scholars Fund is also being matched
dollar for dollar by the Schuler Access Initiative, a matching gift challenge created by Jack Schuler (A’62) and his daughter Tanya Schuler Sharman (E’91). The Schuler grant matches up to $25 million raised as aid for low-income students, including students eligible for Federal Pell Grants as well as those with undocumented and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals status. Sara Judge, vice president for development at Tufts, oversees all fundraising operations
on campus, and helped to raise funds for the Champions Scholars Fund, among other endowed scholarships. Judge said that the Champions Scholars Fund is just the beginning of WIIT’s initiatives. “We see [the Champions Scholars Fund] as a first initiative, so WIIT … has chosen financial aid and has set this goal of engaging 130 women in supporting endowed scholarships,” Judge said. “But once we reach see CHAMPIONS, page 3
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Ethan Steinberg is pictured at Tufts on Feb. 22.
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