Hey, you! Yes, you — you proud, card-carrying member of the Jumbo Nation. You brilliant, handsome, mild-mannered young Jumbo, you. The one sweating under the scorching sun, contemplating why you didn't choose to attend a school on the water.
Are you feeling all matriculated and good to go? By now your mom has probably pinched your cheek enough times to leave a bruise, your dad has bought you a ceremonial six-pack to prepare you for adulthood and your older sister made way too many awkward references to "sexiling."
The Hill can appear to be an overwhelming place as you struggle to register for classes, perfect your timing on stir-fry night and encounter dozens of clubs trying to win your heart and your surprisingly abundant time. Campus will quickly begin to feel smaller as you make friends and start classes — especially if those classes confine you to a tiny cubicle in Tisch Library for extended periods of time.
But to truly become part of the Tufts community, you must learn something about it. That's where we come in.
Five days a week, rain or shine or blinding snowstorm, the staff of the Daily churn out award-winning content in print and online at TuftsDaily.com. The work of over 150 students make Tufts the smallest university in the country with a daily newspaper — and the premier source of information about the goings-on of the best college in the country with an elephant from the plains of Africa as its mascot.
Stay abreast of campus, local and state happenings in our News section, keep on top of trends and special-interest stories in Features and maybe feel a little cultured as you peruse the pages of Arts & Living.
Tufts' athletic teams receive top billing in our Sports section, and you can gauge the campus's mood on our Op-Ed page or in our editorials. Why stop at reading others' views? Submit your own opinions piece or letter and let your fellow Jumbos know what you feel passionate about.
And how about the interwebs — you know, that series of tubes that the youths are into these days. We think this whole World Wide Web thing might catch on, so we come at you with loads of multimedia content and two informative, eye-catching and frequently updated blogs: Jumbo Slice, for campus news, arts and photos; and The Score, the Daily's sports blog.
But the best part of the Daily is not the amazing content or the amazingly useful Sudoku — particularly when brought into a boring lecture. It's how easy it is to get involved with our organization.
Come write for us! Whether you want to pen one piece or a dozen, working on the Daily is learning-centric. No experience necessary.
If photography, layout or design is your thing, we've got a place for you, too. Want to learn the nuts and bolts of business and advertising? Check out our Business Department. Grammer nerd? Did the mistake(s) in the last sentence make you want to scream? Join our team of brilliant copy editors and safeguard the future of the English language.
And as college campuses become some of the last places you can see large numbers of people sitting with print newspapers open in front of them, the Daily has over the last few years significantly expanded our presence online. If you're interested in lending your expertise in web design or programming to our website, you could quickly move up in our Online and New Media Departments.
We will be holding general interest meetings on Wednesday, Sept. 15, at 9 p.m. in Braker 001 and on Friday, September 17, at 2 p.m. in the same place. If you're interested in becoming a part of one of the largest, most dynamic, influential — and, might I add, coolest — organizations on campus, check us out.
Oh, and it gets colder in Medford in just a few weeks. No worries.
Sincerely,
Ben Gittleson
Editor-in-Chief
