When you tell someone you attend Tufts, it is very likely that they will brand you as being “quirky” or a “hipster.” For several years, ambitious students have applied to Tufts to attend a prestigious school that’s a little off the beaten path and not too “mainstream.” Recently, however, ...
Despite all the excitement you have for starting the next chapter of your life, as you stand today on the President’s Lawn for Matriculation, listening to President Anthony Monaco’s effusive welcoming speech, you might be stricken with some feelings of reservation: nervousness, because you don’t have any friends yet, or stress, because you haven’t decided on what classes to take, much less your major. It also doesn’t help to know that your parents won’t be one door knock away from assuaging any of your doubts like they have been for the last 18 years. But as you embark on your first year on the hill, try to put any hesitations you may have aside so you can indulge in the craze of your first year.
The time to explain how and why sexual assault is an issue that warrants all of the attention that it gets has long since passed. The unfortunate truth is that it is necessary to call attention to ourselves -- the student body of Tufts University -- and our own actions, and to acknowledge and address ...
Yesterday during open block, members and allies of Tufts Climate Action (TCA) held a divestment rally and sit-in as a part of continued efforts to put pressure on the Tufts administration to divest from fossil fuels. They also recently held a teach-in about the topic of climate action and the necessity ...
Yesterday, the Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate presidential election was held. A defining feature of this year’s presidential election was that junior Brian Tesser ran completely unopposed, an unprecedented development and a virtually guaranteed win. During a year in which Tufts was involved in ...
This past Monday, many Tufts students were celebrating more than just Patriot’s Day and the Boston Marathon. April 20, or “4/20”, has been a national "holiday" for a range of marijuana smokers in the United States since the '70s. This day, dedicated to the consumption of cannabis ...
Recently, the study body received an email from President Monaco’s office preparing us for a second email containing a survey regarding sexual misconduct. The survey, developed by the Tufts Task Force on Sexual Misconduct Prevention, began with the usual questions collecting demographic data like ...
A day after the Boston Marathon next Monday, 12 jurors will be asked to decide between a life sentence without parole or the death penalty for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Tsarnaev was convicted on 30 separate counts relating to the bombing of the 2013 Boston Marathon, including the death of three people, ...
In recent months, tobacco use has become a point of contention at Tufts. Some nonsmokers feel that they are being forced to inhale cigarette smoke on a daily basis and that smoking on campus has gotten out of hand. Many smokers, on the other hand, argue that as long as they aren’t deliberately blowing ...
This year's 10th annual Murrow Forum titled “Who Can You Trust in the 24/7 Multimedia News Cycle?” opened with comedic tones in the form of video references to "Friends" (1994-2004) and Michelle Bachman getting stumped on national television. However, this soon gave way to a much ...
The increasingly popularity and necessity of attending college has gradually transformed the professional world, and as a result, the college degree has become a tremendous marker of inequality. Today, college degrees provide the basic standard for employers to make hiring decisions. This dominating ...
It hasn’t been a great week for Indiana. The state’s controversial Religious Freedom Restoration Act effectively gives a green light to anti-LGBTQ* discrimination and has been inspiring outrage for days, resulting in an endless parade of think pieces, sound bites and backlash. At the same time, ...
Few issues unite the Tufts University student body quite like the housing lottery. One might imagine that, at a school where the majority of the undergraduate population is made up of full-time, non-commuting students, the system for finding housing would be nearly perfected by now, or, at the least, ...
One of the most controversial news stories in this past week was Indiana Governor Mike Pence's decision to sign into law the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, which enables individuals or corporations to cite serving LGBTQ* individuals as damaging to their religious freedom and essentially deny ...
Early Saturday morning, the Tufts community once again found itself victim of an incident of anti-Semitic graffiti. This time, the vandalism took place behind Theta Delta Chi Fraternity (more commonly known on campus as 123). According to an email sent out by the Tufts University Department of Public ...
A testimony to the efficiency and ubiquity of the information network on a campus as small and interconnected as Tufts, not a student could be found who hadn’t caught wind of Kesha’s anticipated performance at Spring Fling 2015 a mere hour after the news was released.As is expected of any major ...
Only a third of Bostonians support a bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics, according to recent polls. Boston 2024, the group that organized the bid, is now pushing for a statewide referendum on the issue. This unexpected move has spurred debate regarding the importance of public opinion with respect to ...
With 10.9 million jobs created since President Barack Obama took office, this year’s Commencement would seemingly be expected to be filled with more sunshine than dark clouds for current seniors. However, the high level of millennial unemployment still accounts for approximately half of the national ...
It’s that time of year again. Spring break has ended, finals anxiety is building, the snow is melting (well, not really) and soon we’ll find out who our Spring Fling headliners will be. As always, rumors began early this year. If Yik Yak and Tufts Confessions are any indication, students are extremely ...
While many Tufts students were enjoying spring break in less snow-covered locales, a small piece of history was made on March 15 at the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Boston when two gay rights groups were allowed to march in the parade for the first time ever. After Mayor Marty Walsh refused to march ...
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