My dad sometimes says to me something along the lines of, "Every act, no matter how large or small, will enact some kind of change in the universe. Whether or not that act is significant is a possibility whose full potential isn’t extinguished once the moment is over."He says it's from Carl ...
You may not find a cream-colored crocheted bikini top or an embroidery hoop with "f--- off" artfully etched into it at your grandma's house, but you may start seeing them around Tufts. In a time of two-minute power naps and mass production, three Tufts students have reclaimed a seemingly ...
College applications love to ask about failure. Your first failure, your most recent failure, even your worst failure, and how you dealt with it. This question is meant to show growth and perseverance, how failing made you stronger. Two years ago, when I was applying to colleges, there was only one problem: I had never failed at anything before.
Disclaimer: Ana Antolin was previously a columnist at the Daily. She was not involved in the writing of this article.While the Tufts Labor Lab conducts research on working conditions in developing countries around the world, the lab's physical space is confined to one office in Braker Hall. ...
A returning Tufts student may arrive on campus with many thoughts, feelings and desires, many of which differ greatly from the year before. But alas, one experience of our fall beginnings will never change: the mass congregations of first-years. The seniors, juniors and even some sophomores have found ...
Located on a stretch of road along Holland Street in Davis Square, it’s hard to miss the Somerville Flea. A live band performing near the back of the market adds to the chatter of vendors and shoppers. Varieties of furniture, each collection eclectic in its own right, are proudly on display. A staple ...
In the wake of white supremacist demonstrations in Charlottesville, some have been left with questions about how the country got here. Deborah Schildkraut, the chair of the Department of Political Science at Tufts, authored the book "Americanism in the Twenty-First Century: Public Opinion in the ...
Like many other Resumed Education for Adult Learning (R.E.A.L.) students, clinical psychology major Hanna Solomon, who will graduate the program in 2018, commutes from nearby. She drives to Tufts from her home in Boston with her husband, who is also a student in the R.E.A.L program. While R.E.A.L. students ...
Tufts' switch from Jumbo Jobs to Handshake, a new job/internship database for students, has been recognized as a much-needed improvement in user experience and job search capabilities. Jumbo Jobs faced significant criticism from students and frustration from the Career Center's staff.Gregory ...
The bus might not be Boston commuters' first choice for transit, but future plans for dedicated travel lanes, off-board fare collection and priority at traffic signals might change that.Bus rapid transit (BRT), incorporating those features and more, is a system that according to some transportation ...
A May 16, 2016 NPR article proclaims millennials to be a rival political force to baby boomers — each generation makes up about 31 percent of the overall electorate. Political potential, however, is distinct from political influence — the same article notes that millennials "have the lowest ...
Disclaimer: Peter Lam is a graphics editor and former executive graphics editor for the Daily. He was not involved in the writing of this article.During a conversation at late night dining in Carmichael Dining Center last spring semester, sophomores Leo Mandani, Mary K. Kelley and Peter Lam created Tufts ...
There's only one place on campus where students can participate in such wide-ranging and timely classes such as "Human Development in the Digital Age," "Rethinking Disability," and even "The Bachelor & Society:" The Tufts Experimental College (ExCollege). During the ...
The 2015–2016 academic year saw notable changes and additions to the programs and majors offered at Tufts, lively student activism and progress made on several significant building projects.
Last year, the Institute for Global Leadership (IGL) celebrated its 30th anniversary and the retirement of Sherman Teichman, the founding director of the IGL. The IGL, which encompasses several different programs, research opportunities and courses, is most known for its year-long colloquium, Education ...
In four short years, senior Kofi Asante has launched a branch of a startup in Boston, organized the recent Voices of the Hill event and even started his own company out of his first-year dorm room.The company came out of Asante and his friends' desires to know about social events happening on ...
Starting in September 2016, the Center for the Humanities at Tufts began to host a series of Mellon Sawyer Seminars in Comparative Humanities. These twice-monthly seminars brought visiting scholars to campus to give lectures and lead discussions among faculty, postdoctoral fellows and graduate ...
This spring break, I was incredibly fortunate to visit Twin Oaks Intentional Community as well as other local intentional communities, for the week. Twin Oaks is an income and resource-sharing community in Virginia of 100 people that has existed since 1967. Residents each work 42 hours per week. Unlike ...
“Never make predictions, especially about the future.” - Casey Stengel
Whether writing and performing sketch and stand-up comedy for Tufts comedy groups or working to make the community a better place through service work, graduating senior Isha Patnaik works toward fostering inclusivity and engagement.Patnaik grew up in the Bay Area as the daughter of Indian immigrants. ...
