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So you need to take a leave of absence — what now?

At a school like Tufts, where everyone seems to have it all figured out, alternative paths are not always discussed, or at least not openly. It can seem like there is one ‘correct’ way to have a Tufts experience, and that is to complete all eight semesters consecutively, graduate and either enter the workforce or continue in higher education. Or, even better, graduate early! However, for some students, this is not a feasible plan, and that is why Tufts offers a variety of different paths toward degree completion, including the option to take a personal leave of absence.

Op-ed: Dining politics: How a change in catering companies could be a sign of university-wide financial decision

From a favorite birthday cake flavor when you were little to the home-cooked meals that you can only get during Thanksgiving break, the impact of food on one’s life experience can’t be understated. College is no different. Despite the fanfare surrounding things like the student-to-faculty ratio and the research opportunities for undergrads at Tufts, if you ask any tour guide on campus what their most asked question is, chances are every one of them will say the same thing: ‘What is the best thing you’ve eaten on campus?’

New TCU Senate budget drops roughly $400k from previous year

In another lengthy meeting last Sunday, the Tufts Community Union Senate passed its budget for the 2027 fiscal year and received several appeals from clubs.

Another Bites The Dust: Finding love in K-pop is cancel-worthy

When talking about fan-celebrity culture, K-pop fans, particularly the “ARMY” (BTS’s fanbase), do not have the best reputation online. Many of them would go to great lengths online for their favorite group or idols. However, it is also a norm within that culture for K-pop idols to appear ‘single’ for their fans. So when they get caught being in a relationship, scandal ensues. As a long-time participant in these fanbases, I wanted to use EXO’s Chen’s cancellation to highlight this phenomenon and what it says about parasocial relationships, because obsessive fan behavior is not exclusive to K-pop, especially when we live in a loneliness epidemic where people are desperate to seek out any form of attachment, even with someone on a screen.  

A dark age descending: Kansas legislation robs trans people of their bodily autonomy

When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, it sent shock waves across the nation. How was it that the federal government was depriving women of their hard-won right to make decisions about their own bodies? What kind of dark age was descending upon us? It is safe to say that times have not gotten better since then, but now there is another kind of bodily autonomy crisis upon us. Earlier this year, the Kansas state legislature passed a blatantly transphobic new law which forbids transgender people from using public restrooms associated with their gender identity on government property. The law says individuals may receive a warning on their first violation, but for a second violation, they are required to pay a $1,000 fine. For a third violation, they receive a Class B misdemeanor, which in Kansas is punishable by up to six months in prison and a $1,000 fine.

Tufts women’s lacrosse goes on 6–0 run to secure Senior Day victory

Last Saturday, Tufts took on Hamilton in its last guaranteed home game and celebrated its six seniors. The team’s most recent game was a crucial overtime victory at Wesleyan. Looking to carry this momentum, the Jumbos were eager to get back onto Bello Field.

Jumbos sweep Bobcats, gear up for defining final series

After a tough face-off with Amherst last week, the Tufts baseball team rallied for a series sweep against Bates this past weekend, pushing its record to second-best in the NESCAC. The Jumbos beat the Bobcats on Friday, 12–2, and in a double-header on Saturday, 6–1 and 8–4, respectively.  

Op-ed: Invest in our future, vote Brendan French for TCU president

When considering who should serve as Tufts Community Union president, the most important question is simple: Who can you depend on? Brendan French is dependable, well-rounded and consistently willing to do the work that keeps the student government running. He not only has plans, but works to ensure that they happen and keeps his promises.

In Photos: Racers inspire at the 25-mile mark of The Boston Marathon

Around 30,000 people ran the 2026 Boston Marathon on Monday, including dozens of runners from Tufts and Tufts Medical Center. At the 25-mile mark of the race, runners were pushed to their limit. From smiles to fist pumps to tears, all of the emotions were felt in the last mile of this race. The fans were buzzing with excitement as they saw these racers finish one of the most difficult marathons in the world. 

Hours cut for Tufts Dining employees at Dewick, student workers fear future changes

Tufts Dining has reduced work hours for all student dining employees at Dewick-MacPhie Dining Center following budget cuts, leaving students concerned about future reductions.

Word Search: Never Forget You

Op-ed: Solo travel for the career-oriented

You are a career-oriented college student. You have an idea of what you want to do after senior year, and it seems pretty difficult. Additionally, job prospects are slim. You have a big world map in your room with little pins marking places you want to live, and the longer you stare, the more you realize you’ll never have the time to properly live in all these places. You decide to take a full year to do whatever you want. Senior week comes, you graduate and off you go.

Op-ed: An ode to Tufts

To be blunt, Tufts was not my first choice. If we assign even a modicum of truth to the Tufts stereotypes, this problem was by no means unique to me. Because of this, I came to question my position and my ‘belonging’ here during my first year. I convinced myself I would have been happier elsewhere. This was not so much a ‘grass is always greener elsewhere’ mentality as it was a ‘grass is always yellow here’ mentality. Yet, in my final semester, I say with conviction and candor that I’m truly glad I ended up here. This university isn’t perfect, but it possesses several idiosyncrasies for which I am deeply grateful.

Op-ed: What 12 first-years taught us about the university’s role

There is a national conversation on the role of the university in American life. Here at Tufts, it revolves around whether universities should have a political agenda, how students should relate to one another and the best way to engage students with the curriculum given the constraints of our times. We are graduating seniors who spent the last semester teaching an Experimental College class on the American presidency to 12 first-years. This experience gave us a view into some of these core and pertinent themes. Here is what we learned.

What does it take to plan Spring Fling?

This Saturday, the Academic Quad will be full of students decked out in pastels, glitter and knee-high boots as they gear up for Tufts’ biggest event of the year — Spring Fling! With GROUPLOVE opening and Zara Larsson as the headliner, the concert has everyone bursting with excitement. But what goes into planning one of the most anticipated days of the year?

Meta knows what’s going on in your brain

Meta, which owns Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp, recently released its scientific neural cognition model, TRIBEv2. Compared to a typical new Instagram update, this model represents a line of neuroscience research that scientists have been developing for decades. Meta is already well known for incorporating addictive algorithms into its social media platforms to predict users’ interests and engagement, in turn improving overall user experience. Its new model, released last month, achieves a highly accurate artificial brain model that shows which parts of the human brain activate in response to different visual, auditory and language stimuli. In simpler terms, scientists have built a copy of the human brain that can show what happens in your brain in response to what you hear, see and process.  

Combating childhood obesity through systemic changes

In 2009, ChildObesity180 was founded out of the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University as an initiative to combat the trend of childhood obesity in the United States. The organization was formed by current Dean of the Friedman School Christina Economos, Professor Emerita Miriam Nelson and former Chair of the Tufts Board of Trustees Peter Dolan.

New 26-bed homeless shelter set to open in Somerville on May 19, following court decision

The Massachusetts Land Court upheld Somerville’s efforts to create a 26-bed, low-barrier shelter at First Church Somerville on April 6. The new shelter, hosted by the Somerville Homeless Coalition, is set to open on May 19.

Mini Crossword: In the Kitchen

Crossword: All night, all summer