The other day I had my first job interview. The real adult world wanted to know if I was qualified for a job that I thought I wanted. As it turned out, I appeared rather unqualified for a job that I am fairly confident I would hate.
Beginning with the launch of Sputnik half a century ago, our scientists and engineers have pushed the limits of what is possible. A lucky few have orbited our planet, experiencing a chance to marvel at the natural beauty of our home from a height of 60 miles. Some have even walked on our moon a quarter million miles away.
Despite several strong individual performances, the women's swimming and diving team lost its first home meet of the season on Saturday to Keene State. In an almost identical finish to last year's 166-132 loss to Keene, Tufts finished the meet down 163-131.
I can't say I completely understand what's going on in the Alex Rodriguez versus Major League Baseball saga. Honestly, I don't care much about the details. A-Rod is an immature, conniving man, and instead of going down as one of the best baseball players ever, he will be remembered as one of the game's most controversial figures.
Members of Tufts Labor Coalition (TLC) took action to ensure that Tufts custodial staff would not have to work during Christmas and New Year's Eve last Thursday after a misunderstanding between university administrators and the custodial contractor caused custodians to have their vacation cut.
The men's swimming and diving team suffered its first loss of the season on Saturday, dropping its home opener to Keene State College, 178-122.
Currency is the foundation of any economy. As a concept, currency has been around for millennia, and for good reason. Say I'm a shepherd, and you're an investment banker peddling non-investment grade foreign debt. Okay, that was a joke. I'm a shepherd and you grow wheat. You want to buy a sheep from me, but I don't want your grain. I am Novak Djokovic, shepherd - and for the uninformed, gluten-free - your grain is worthless to me. So we agree to initiate trade through a common currency. I sell you a sheep, and you give me some bronze coins, which I can then use to buy something else.
It's unbelievable what Alex Rodriguez is trying to do with his case against Major League Baseball. In what was supposed to be a case against his steroid use, he has found every excuse in the world to make it about anything but that - and in the public eye, it's working.
The men's cross country team closed out its 2013 campaign on Saturday at the NCAA Div. III Cross Country Championships in Hanover, Ind., by finishing in 17th place with 446 points. Ranked No. 16 in the country coming into the race, the Jumbos finished 10 spots lower than their seventh-place effort one year ago.
Like a normal human, I try to avoid doing things that will cause me extreme pain. Unfortunately, sometimes these things are unavoidable, like taking Orgo or eating in Carm. But sometimes my sense of self-preservation takes a vacation and I decide to do ridiculous things.
In a joint effort, the Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate and the Office for Campus Life (OCL) last Tuesday began sales for round-trip Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) passes. The tickets, valued at $5, are available for $4 at the Mayer Campus Center's Information Booth.
Say what you will about the man's behavior and public persona, but never question Kanye West's musical genius. He is an innovator - someone who refuses to be confined by expectations, whether it be in music or in life. Need proof? Look no further than his current "Yeezus" tour, which I was lucky enough to attend on Nov. 17 at Boston's TD Garden. Equal parts hip-hop concert and rock opera, the show was a raw, visceral experience.
The Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate held its next-to-last weekly meeting of the semester in the Sophia Gordon Multipurpose Room last night, which included discussion on projects relating to diversity, food availability on campus and the off-campus housing search.
The women's cross country team placed 13th at the NCAA Div. III Championships meet on Saturday, the team's best showing since finishing fifth in 2006. The only other NESCAC schools to compete, Williams and Middlebury, finished second and third overall, respectively. The meet was a showcase of the NESCAC's strength, proving that it is one of the most competitive conferences in the country.
The Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate Outreach Committee last Thursday evening hosted the fifth annual Student Leadership Dinner at the 51 Winthrop Street Function Hall.
Part-time faculty members that voted to unionize did so to increase their leverage in negotiations with the university administration. According to some adjunct faculty members, though, this move was unexpected until Service Employees International Union (SEIU) got involved and brought the national movement to unionize to light.
Nearly 30 students gathered on the Mayer Campus Center lower patio yesterday to show support for undocumented students at the University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin).
Ross here this week, and with Thanksgiving a week away I decided to make this week about one of the middle school sports memories I am most thankful for: my eighth grade rec. league basketball season. I wasn't the team's star player, nor did we reach the championship game, but for my teammates and me, it was a unique experience we all appreciated.
With so many dance groups at Tufts, from Sarabande, to Spirit of Color, to Envy and even Tufts Dance Collective, experienced and amateur dancers alike have a number of options to consider.
