Last semester at Tisch, Pooja and I ran in to one of the editors of the Daily, Nick Golden. He asked us what our article was going to be about and we said it was called “Over*Cher*ing.” He replied, “Over sharing, isn’t that what you do every week?”Pooja and I realize that we share quite a ...
Last week, I took my first economics exam, and in the true model of an exemplary student, I dropped all else to cram for it for the preceding 48 hours. (This is, of course, the best way to succeed in life -- nothing like a time crunch to get those brain juices flowing!) While this approach hopefully ...
Dear SWUG,I’m so pumped to get off of this snowy campus and leave on a jet plane to someplace warm. Can you give me some tips on how to have a v SWUGGY spring break?- Spring Break Foreverrrrr Dear Spring Break Foreverrrrr,It’s finally here! A break from the madness! If you’re anything like me ...
On Feb. 4, 2012, the Knicks beat the Nets 99-92. The teams had both started the shortened season under .500. The Knicks were 9-15 after the win, but had lost 11 of its last 13 games. The game seemingly meant nothing -- besides crosstown bragging rights -- in the grand scheme of the NBA, especially ...
Undulating, twisting and floating, Calder’s mobiles create perfect symmetry from imperfect objects. Odds and ends of metal painted in blaringly bright primary colors produce this mesmerizing mixture of media. Tangibly dense yet seemingly weightless, Calder’s mobiles gracefully orbit.Revolutionizing ...
Younger generations are a significant threat to oppressive regimes. A driving force behind revolution, the student population is both at risk of repression and formidable in its opposition. Far too often student protests end in bloodshed and government crackdown.We were reminded of the risk and significance ...
Most Tufts students seem to know by now that the word "slut" is bad. The anti-slut-shaming movement has become too big to miss. From “SlutWalks” in cities worldwide to events at Tufts such as The Vagina Monologues and sex-positive presentations by SexologistOh Megan, embracing the word ...
One of the most frustrating parts of learning a romance language is that often words that look like an English equivalent don't mean the same thing. We call these "false cognates," or in French, faux amis (false friends). If that terminology makes you think of backstabbing frenemies, ...
If some egregious person sneakily helped himself to my last magic biscuit, bashing his head with a rock might feel warranted. If some buffoon unleashed his “domesticated” lion, running away might feel pretty darn natural.
While the essence of the craft -- reporting, writing, angling -- remains largely intact, conventional journalism is moribund, if not already dead, its trappings razed by technology.Sports journalism, more so than its sister genres, has been undergoing a drastic transformation. When the Internet opened ...
Dear Spring Break,Finally, your presence has crept up on us. And I’m not talking about the iconic "Spring Breakers" (2012), Riff Raff kind of spring break. I’m talking about the week of solace colleges offer, characterized by a mass exodus of student to different locations and activities. ...
Due to the sheer volume of viable fantasy outfielders, I will only be discussing several sleepers and busts for your upcoming drafts.Jorge Soler has been discussed for a long time in fantasy circles, but he belongs on my sleeper list because ESPN has him listed as their No. 38 outfielder. I have him ...
I watched “Napoleon Dynamite" (2004) not too long ago. At one point, as Napoleon’s grandma is preparing for a day of ATV shenanigans down at the dunes, Napoleon asks her what he can have to eat while she's gone. Frustrated, she tells him to make “a dang quesadill-a” if he gets ...
Unfortunately, my dear readers, you won’t be hearing from your favorite literary columnist for a couple of weeks. We’re less than five days from spring break, something that -- for me at least -- doesn’t seem real. This semester has been crazy and disjointed, so it’ll be nice to relax and spend ...
Dear Reader, I have come to you before about confessions regarding CVS addictions, crazy grandmothers and ill-functioning snow boots. However, today I am here to say that my name is Pooja Sivaraman and I am a Yik Yak addict. It began only a few weeks ago with Rebecca telling me about how it is the ...
Dear SWUG,I had a little too much fun at Call on Me. I drank too much, got a little too down and dirty on the dance floor and got to know some brothers a little too well. How do I show my face on campus again?Bawl on MeDear Bawl on Me,Oh boy. I remember my first Call on Me.News flash, you’re not the ...
The All-Star break has come and gone, and now teams have turned their focus to jostling for playoff position with approximately twenty games left in the regular season. As much as they would probably deny this, there a select few players who have their eyes on the most prestigious individual regular ...
Craig Kimbrel, Aroldis Chapman, and Greg Holland are clearly the position’s elite, but none of them will wind up on my teams this spring simply because of how early people tend to draft premium closers.The aforementioned three will bring you excellent ratios and at least 90 strikeouts, but I would ...
Braving the bus, the long blocks and the masses of people, I stood in front of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's monumental neoclassical facade after a trying four and a half hour bus ride. This Saturday, I was determined to view the Met’s Asian Art Centennial in its entirety. The museum’s comprehensive ...
Of all the Boston Red Sox's shiny new additions, none are more intriguing than Cuban imports Rusney Castillo and Yoan Moncada.What makes the duo so intriguing is the gobs of money Boston spent to acquire them despite their lack of major league experience. The Red Sox committed over $135 million ...
