Who pays for unpaid internships? Students certainly do, in the form of their labor. So does the Tufts Career Center — through its summer internship grant program. The $4,500 grant covers full-time internships at nonprofit, public and certain private-sector organizations.
Civic engagement. It’s a phrase used quite often around this campus, and as an academic institution, Tufts promotes various avenues through which students can pursue it. From pre-orientation groups to student organizations to academic programs, the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life is the center of civic engagement at Tufts. One of their more rigorous programs, marrying academics with local involvement, is the Tisch Scholars.
Ball Square often gets overshadowed by the larger and busier Davis Square. While the square is best known for its breakfast spots and vibrant nightlife, there’s lots more to discover in the area. Students can easily access Ball Square from Tufts campus by walking past 574 Boston Avenue, or by heading to the traffic circle in Powderhouse Square and walking a short way down Broadway.
Sad about being alone on Valentine’s Day? No need to fret, as The Sink will keep you company with its three specialty Valentine’s drinks. Join me on my journey of self-love as I review this week’s Sink-nature drink: Passion Pit.
TikTok shut down access to its 170 million American users on Jan. 18, hours before a Supreme Court ruling upholding aCongress-passed ban of the app was set to take place. “We are fortunate that President Trump has indicated that he will work with us on a solution to reinstate Tiktok once he takes office,” a message on the app read. Less than a day after the shutdown, the app abruptly restored service, this time thanking President Donald Trump for his efforts to get TikTok back online.
Gentle Reader, Welcome to Hearts on the Hill, a bi-weekly advice column where I answer your questions about all things love, dating, relationships and more. Thanks for being here. Stay a while.
There are many advantages to going to a small, liberal arts school such as Tufts University. Lots of opportunities for pursuing passions, developing an extensive professional network with both professors and alumni and, of course, meeting new people — not too many though. With that said, while the benefits are substantial, which is probably why a lot of y’all are here, there are downsides that come with it, one of the main ones being seeing everyone you know whether you like it or not.
After over a year of renovations, Eaton Hall has reopened its doors to the Tufts community for the spring semester. The renovations, which took place from November 2023 to January 2025, largely aimed to modernize the building’s interior, improve functionality and accessibility and implement energy-saving systems. As students and faculty have explored the restored building’s classrooms, offices and study spaces, they have begun to form their own thoughts on whether the new Eaton lives up to its promised improvements.
It is undeniable that Tufts’ infamously hilly campus is challenging to navigate. Try as students might, an uphill trek is nearly unavoidable. The pedestrian experience is a part of day-to-day life here on campus. While many pedestrian safety issues go unnoticed by students in the chaos of each day, this was not the case for junior Anand Patil, when he took his first steps at Tufts as a first-year in 2022.
Hello! Welcome and come on into my first column. As a lifelong reader and current English major, I’ve developed many opinions about bookstores — some admittedly pretentious, others a little less so. Feel free to browse along these lines as I tell you about my experiences browsing the shelves within many of Boston’s bookstores.
Like me, you may be wondering what exactly will be written about in this biweekly column. Every two weeks, I will make my best effort to provide some semblance of wisdom to a selected prompt provided by you — the community — or general wisdom when I feel like ranting, rambling or reflecting.
Sssss hassss hissss. Yes, I’m fluent in Parseltongue, and no, it’s notjustbecause I’m a super powerful wizard. I’m fully embracing the Year of the Snake by emulating the humble critter that has so brilliantly captivated every major cultural tradition. In fact, I would venture to say that there is not a single animal with such a potent, visceral connotation as the snake, which demands myths upon myths, inspiring our collective fear, revulsion and delight at all things serpentine.
The first rays of sunlight have yet to brush the sky and the streets are cloaked in icy darkness. But for 15 students on the Tufts Marathon Team, this frigid Monday morning brims with energy. They lace up their sneakers, scarf down bananas, chug water and slide in their AirPods, queuing upbeat tunes. While the world around them remains in a quiet slumber, they are awake in every sense. Each stride builds unshakable endurance, every hill sharpens their resolve, and these cold, early hours forge the mental steel they’ll need to conquer the legendary 26.2 miles from Hopkinton to Boylston Street on Marathon Monday. In these cold, pre-dawn hours, they’re already champions in the making.
If you are a college-aged student, you probably grew up reading Wendy Mass’s children’s books. She wrote “A Mango-Shaped Space,” “Every Soul a Star” and “11 Birthdays,” to name a few. Having published 31 novels, Mass is an incredibly prolific children’s author and has been named to ...
“I’m starting a column,” I said, turning to face my friend as we rode the Tufts shuttle to Davis Square. “It’s about the best places to go off-campus to study, the lesser-known ones, and I need ideas.” Her eyes immediately brightened as she said, “Oh, I know! Revival Cafe. It’s in Davis, just a little further down Elm Street.”
Take a walk around the Tufts campus and you’re bound to find at least one newspaper, magazine or journal lying around. Maybe it’s the satirical Zamboni scattered in your dorm’s common room. Perhaps it’s a new edition of the Tufts Observer magazine on the newsstands in the Mayer Campus Center. Or, of course, it could be a Tufts Daily paper left on a table in Tisch Library.
On Jan. 14, outgoing President Joseph Biden bestowed the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) to approximately 400 scientists and engineers. PECASE is the highest accolade granted by the U.S. government on scientists and engineers beginning their independent careers.
In the third and last installment of this mini-series, we will hear from two science-focused majors who found unique ways, other than the conventional internship, to fill their summers.
Next up in this multi-part series, four students with majors across economics and computer science reflect on their internship experiences. From future investment bankers to technology wizards, these students have jumped at the opportunity to try out their passions.
When I am out and about on campus, many of my fans often ask me how I come up with content for this column (after asking for my autograph of course). Normally, I give a witty answer or deflect the question because I truly don’t have a concrete answer. Some of my publication ideas have needed to marinate for a long time (I have a pretty extensive notes page on my phone) and others have been created at 2 a.m. — the morning of the due date. There is such a dichotomy between how my ideas are procured that I don’t have a definite answer as to which one leads to better content.
