The final Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate meeting of the semester took place in the Sophia Gordon Multipurpose Room last night with discussion of the final version of the Diversity Report and an announcement regarding the Committee on Student Life's (CSL) "justified departure" policy.
A nine-yard first down run becomes "The Cam Newton Show." A dunk in the middle of the second quarter is a chance to give a menacing stare into the crowd. Batting a first-and-ten pass away in the secondary gives you a right to wave your hands and do a little dance.
To put an incredible year of hip-hop in perspective, here are the best and worst productions of 2013:
Somewhat pathetically, this is my last column of the semester and I've only just realized that I never properly introduced myself. In my first article (about the dangers of Massachusetts drivers), I just sort of plunged right into it. How rude of me. Anyone who has been getting their weekly dose of S&S still knows nothing about me, except that I'm apparently really indecisive, since every week at the bottom of my column, readers are reminded that I have "yet to choose a major." (For the record, I am a pre-med economics major, but I'm also an exceedingly lazy pre-med economics major who just hasn't gotten around to declaring yet.)
In the final event of its fall half of the season, the women's swimming and diving team took fourth place at the MIT Winter Invitational this Friday and Saturday. Swimming in Cambridge against a field of teams from various divisions, the Jumbos finished with a score of 414 - behind MIT, Harvard and Wellesley, but beating out Wheaton College and NESCAC rivals Bowdoin, Colby and Wesleyan.
The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy on Dec. 4 announced that Mohamed ElBaradei, former director general emeritus of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and co-recipient of the 2005 Nobel Peace Prize, will join the Fletcher School community as the Nobel-Laureate-in-Residence next fall.
This past February, the Committee on Student Life (CSL) repealed a provision preventing it from hearing appeals cases from Greek life organizations, re-establishing the CSL's jurisdiction over the Greek life community. Previously, all other recognized Tufts student groups had the right to appeal ...
By the end of the semester, I always find myself surprised - though overcome with the exhaustion and chaos that is finals - that the 13 or so weeks went by as quickly as they did. Freshmen are reveling in one semester down and seniors are stone-faced with just one semester remaining. It seems unoriginal to attribute this feeling of surprise to the Tufts bubble and the demand students feel to do all things academic, extracurricular and community-oriented, social and - though perhaps prioritized less - personal. But before you know it, the weeks turn into months, and finals are upon us.
The Tufts men's ice hockey team split its two games in Maine this weekend, winning 5-2 at Colby on Saturday before losing 8-4 to Bowdoin on Sunday. The eight goals allowed against Bowdoin were a season high, as the team had not allowed more than six goals in a game all season until this point.
For the second-straight year, senior midfielder Emily Cannon of the Tufts field hockey team has been selected as a First Team All-American by the National Field Hockey Coaches Association of America (NFHCA). This award, along with others received by athletes and teams in the last two weeks, highlights a prolific 2013 fall season for the Jumbos.
Well folks, this will just about do it. It's Alex here for the last installment of the semester from the Five-feet nothing duo. We've recounted many of our favorite childhood sports memories, from embarrassing mistakes to feel-good game winners, and we hope you've enjoyed reading along.
In my final column of the semester, before I jet off to Prague in the spring (see y'all suckers later ... but also insert brief moment of nostalgia here), I want to discuss something near and dear to our hearts - the holidays. You see, this Thanksgiving I was hit with a stomach virus, which meant a) I couldn't eat, b) I COULDN'T EAT and c) I watched more TV than was good for me.
Michael Zell, associate professor of Baroque and 18th century art at Boston University, gave a lecture last night in the Fine Arts House on the relationship between Rembrandt's art work to the culture of gift giving in 17th century Holland.
With finals around the corner and studying (in my unfortunate case) to start, there's nothing I would rather do than write a column and bake cookies. Well, correction: there's nothing I'd rather do than write a column and eat my friends' cookies. Please don't judge me.
Word is buzzing around campus about something big that entered Davis Square this year. It's the franchise that started the froyo revolution of the 2000s, the creamy frozen yogurt whose popularity has recently skyrocketed: Pinkberry. But before we start dreaming about eating parfaits surrounded by neon, I want to set the spotlight on the two frozen yogurt old-timers in Davis Square: iYoCaf?© and Orange Leaf. iYo is a local Davis gem, while Orange Leaf is a countrywide frozen-yogurt chain, similar to Pinkberry. These two joints offer a special feature of the frozen yogurt industry that Pinkberry does not: the self-serve, pay-by-weight system. This week, I decided to bring these two establishments head-to-head by trying a basic frozen yogurt creation at each respective store: an original tart flavored froyo with blueberries, strawberries, mango and mochi.
Eaton Computer Lab, which in the past has been a public resource, is now temporarily restricted to individuals within Tufts, according to Director of Communication and Organizational Effectiveness for Tufts Technology Services Dawn Irish.
After notching its first win of the season Saturday, the men's ice hockey team dropped its fifth of six contests on Sunday, falling to Manhattanville in the final round of the Rutland Herald Invitational and dropping to 1-6 on the season.
Just off the Tufts campus, located behind Bello Field, is Outside the Lines Studio (OTL), an art studio devoted to providing a space for adults with intellectual and physical disabilities to engage in activities focusing on creativity, vocational training and wellness. Both artists and volunteers are involved in programming, including opportunities to show and sell artwork at local festivals and fairs. Some OTL volunteers have been Tufts students, demonstrating their commitment to both the arts and the local community.
This is it: my final column. From goatskins to penis skins, it's been a great semester. I could spend this column reflecting on what I've learned, but that wouldn't fill a whole column.
Tufts' improv comedy troupe Cheap Sox on Nov. 23 was named champion of the annual New England Regional College Improv Tournament, held this year at Central Square's ImprovBoston theater.
