This was unquestionably the summer of Fetty Wap. The previously unheralded rapper from Patterson, N.J. burst onto the scene with the ubiquitous single “Trap Queen” and then followed that catchy tune up with three other top 40 hits: “679,” “My Way” and “Again." In the process, he ...
As promised, here are some thoughts on my Argentine host mother:My host mom was a diva. That’s right, a DIVA.I never knew her real height because she always wore heels. One of the first conversations we had was about my leg hair, which had been growing for nine months at that point and was certainly ...
Dear Fall,Is it too early to write this? I know you aren’t in full swing yet, but technically, you arrived last Wednesday. And anyway, you’re not just here by definition, either. You’ve crept into the air, filtered the color of the sunlight, started to tie-dye the summer leaves.You’ve brought ...
Week three of the NFL season was the week of wide receivers. There were 13 receivers with over 100 yards this week. Thirteen! If it were a Friday, this would really have been freaky.Bad jokes aside, no position sees players oscillate in value as much as wide receiver does. With an incredibly deep ...
Ask me whether I find someone attractive, and I’ll try my best to revert to my first impression of said individual. I will do this because I know that once you’ve crossed the border of objective physical appraisal and thrown in the external variable of personality, apparent beauty changes completely.
Word of the Day: modicumA small portion : a limited quantityGrowing up, my family lived in a high rise called the Carlyle on the Lake in the suburbs of Cleveland. A relic of the bountiful industrial age, the former hotel was transformed into a residential building in accordance with the city’s assimilation ...
About a year ago, I thought that I didn't like mystery novels. I thought they were predictable, formulaic and populated with cookie-cutter style detectives who investigated gruesome crimes in bland prose while reflecting on their failed relationships with their ex-wives. Then I read the first novel ...
Last week, 15-year NBA veteran Jason Richardson announced his retirement from basketball. Richardson played with five different teams, most notably with the Golden State Warriors and the Phoenix Suns, over the course of his professional career. The 34-year-old NBA vet was drafted fifth overall in ...
The Republican Party is split. Ever since Barack Obama was elected president, the GOP has advocated for a policy against big government, particularly in the fight against Obamacare. Unfortunately, this fragmented them -- and thus the Tea Party was born. Tea Party leaders like Sarah Palin and Ted Cruz ...
I never thought much about war memorials. They’re pretty ubiquitous in the United States, and most of the time they claim to express a politically neutral message in honor of American soldiers who lost their lives during the war in question.Then my friend expressed distaste for the Tufts Memorial ...
Oh dear.That sums up how I feel going into this first column. “Utter dread” is another phrase I’ve been thinking about to describe the feeling. On Sunday, realizing I was contractually bound to writing something on a weekly basis, I went into full panic-mode. I thought about all of the Discrete ...
This column will not focus on what goes right. In fact, it will not even focus on what goes fairly well. It will focus solely on what goes terribly, horribly, laughably, miserably and disturbingly wrong the National Football League. Without further ado:
Since arriving in the United States, I’ve spent most of my summers living at home, in a suburb of DC. However, this past summer was the first time I felt tuned into popular life in our capital city. I commuted early in the morning in cramped Metro cars with hundreds of others, frequented happy hours ...
Here’s a shocker: not every voter is particularly pensive about the quality of their presidential pick. In the words of Stephen Colbert (may his “Report” R.I.P.), these voters make decisions on the next leader of the free world not with their brains, but with their guts. It’s that command center ...
Oh Mac Miller, how we missed thee. The Pittsburgh rapper came back in full force this week with the release of his third studio album “GO:OD AM.” The piece is a departure from the more melancholy, depressing songs that populated “Faces” (2014) and “Watching Movies with the Sound Off” (2013).Hip-hop ...
Aside from intramural flag football last year, I have never played a down of football. However, I study fantasy football more than most of my classes and I promise this column will be honest above all. If I'm wrong, I'll admit it. For example, I was high on Rueben Randle, the New York Giants' ...
With the amount of coverage surrounding the 2016 elections in the media, it can be hard to remember that polls do not open for another 14 months. Before that, two teams will have won the World Series, millions of babies will be born, and a similar amount will be added to our tuition bills. The United ...
Dear dining hall workers,I’m a freshman -- I’ve been at Tufts for exactly 15 days. I’m almost completely certain that you have no idea who I am. But nevertheless, I’ve decided that I already owe you a thank you. As a semi-socially awkward and overall introverted person, the dining hall isn’t ...
Happy last day of classes, dear readers! It’s been a whirlwind of a semester, and I hope you’ve found a calm solace in books to get you through it like I have. I was inspired this past week to revisit some of my favorite novels that feature exceptionally strong narrators. These books have narrators ...
Dear Hillary,Wowza. Look at you. You may remember that I wrote you in September, actually in the first column of my "Reply All" series. I’m so glad you took my advice and declared your candidacy for the next presidential election! I mean, you never called to thank me, but it’s whatever. ...
