The clock ticked down on the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) World Cup 2014 in Barcelona, leaving the United States on top of the podium for the second straight World Cup. The U.S. dominated throughout the tournament and won the gold medal game against a much-improved Serbian squad by ...
If you find yourself at Fenway Park for the Red Sox’s final homestand this week, chances are most of the local starting nine will be unfamiliar. That’s because the current outfit hardly resembles the one that beat St. Louis in the World Series last year. Gone are most of the scruffy bearded veterans ...
When I was a sophomore in high school, I inherited my grandparents’ old records. I wiped away the dust and obtained the proper Kallax series shelving unit from Ikea to house them. I pulled out my dad’s old boxy turntable and hastily fastened a belt out of a headband -- totally with the intention ...
I have been sitting at this cafe for far too long just trying to type out the words of the first sentence of my first column. It’s ironic that I had been striving for some sort of perfection, the perfect first line, when this is a column that will be dedicated to imperfect experiences. As much as ...
We are Rebecca and Pooja, two juniors at Tufts with essentially undecided majors and decidedly major ideas -- and here’s why you need our advice. We like to think of ourselves as a modern day "Sex and the City" (1998-2004) column, or rather, Single in the Suburbs. Together we aim to be a ...
Just a year ago, I was starting a pretty average sophomore year at Tufts. I lived on the first floor of Metcalf Hall; I juggled work-study, an internship and classes; I climbed the hill to Olin three days a week and hated every minute of it.The beginning of my junior year could not be more different. ...
Hey Hillary,First off, just got to say that the pantsuit you were wearing at your appearance in Cali the other day was on point. The pop of leopard print was just genius. Was it Bill’s idea? It was totally Bill’s idea. I always knew he had a penchant for fashion. Especially those blue dresses! Too ...
Hello everyone. My name is Vincent Carbone, and I’ve somehow managed to score a job writing a weekly arts column in this fine paper you’re reading right now.This isn’t going to be an ordinary arts column. See, I’m not going to review any shows or movies, and I’m not going to blather on about ...
A lot of people write about sports, but who writes about sportswriters?In the political journalism sphere, it is a long-standing tradition to assume bias of information. Consumers of this type of content are quick to bring up the source of a particular statement and incorporate it into their understanding ...
According to my pick-a-major pressure sensor, and exemplified by my grimy but capable Hillsides suite, I’m not a freshman anymore. I’m a sophomore, with all of the typifying accouterments: the swagger, the social circles, the babies and all.But although time has passed, I can still reap the benefits ...
Disclaimer: this will now be the third semester that I’ll be writing this column for the Daily, but the title is still being misreported. At this point I don’t really even think I can say the title is being “misreported,” since there’s now a year of evidence for the imposter version, but I ...
My motivation is twofold: I write both to stay within range of public opprobrium, hoping beyond hope that it does not flame out like all the others have, and to encourage insightful criticism, as opposed to the sort of fulminating that has compromised journalistic integrity in recent weeks.After a quiet ...
Hello everyone, I’m Helen Schmidt! Together we’ll travel on enthusiastic voyages through books you may have never heard of and talk about why they’re essential for modern readers.When we read for pleasure, it’s usually because we want a break from the stress of our responsibilities. However, ...
As we know, laws are a key part of a functioning democracy that provide - what am I saying? This week, we're dealing with three historic bodies of work: Deuteronomy, Leviticus and the 2013-14 Tufts University Student Handbook. I think it's safe to say I'm the first Tufts student to ever read (skim) the entire handbook.
As we know, laws are a key part of a functioning democracy that provide - what am I saying? This week, we're dealing with three historic bodies of work: Deuteronomy, Leviticus and the 2013-14 Tufts University Student Handbook. I think it's safe to say I'm the first Tufts student to ever read (skim) the entire handbook.
Sunday was a pretty good day to be a Boston sports fan.
Yesterday, the new editor of The Primary Source ran an op-ed in The Daily explaining why he felt it was important for Tufts to have a conservative publication on campus.
As I raised my hand to answer a question in class last week, I felt comfortable, just as I had back home in my high school classes in Thailand. The only major difference was that most people here have American accents - but everyone was still eager to learn, and the professor was still eager to teach. To my dismay, when I said the wrong answer, the professor took a seat next to me to solve the problem in my notebook. She then proceeded to continue the class discussion from the desk beside me.
Last week, I mentioned that I would be discussing congressional gridlock in my next column, but then I realized it's irrelevant. Put it this way: Who's been more influential, John Boehner or Moses?
As you may have heard, the Tufts administration instituted a major change to the alcohol policy this summer. Tufts now has both a Good Samaritan and Amnesty policy - if you or a friend call for medical attention for alcohol, neither one of you will get in trouble if you were drinking underage. Additionally, if anyone, including an RA or the police, calls for medical attention, the person who Tufts Emergency Medical Services (TEMS) examines or hospitalizes does not get in trouble.
