When I went home for the summer after my freshman year, I decided to go on Tinder. There would be no chance of running into someone from school, and thus it couldn’t be awkward. After many conversations that started and ended without going anywhere, a girl and I decided we would go on a date. It ...
As more students of undocumented status have joined the Tufts community, the movement to address the needs of these students continues to gain momentum on campus, especially considering that the issue of immigration is central to the president-elect's platform, according to Associate Dean for ...
Over the past several years, Somerville politicians have repeatedly criticized Tufts University on a number of issues, arguing that the school too often serves its own interests at the city’s expense.Tufts, according to several of Somerville’s aldermen, has expanded its reach into city neighborhoods, ...
Is it always cowardly to run away? Lately, I’ve started to think running is the only thing keeping my head on straight.I was raised to think that it’s shameful to turn my back on bumps in the road. If something was challenging, I was encouraged to embrace its difficulty until I had worked through ...
After a much-needed Thanksgiving break, I’d like to open with this: welcome back, all – to Tufts, to Somerville, to where the laundry doesn’t somehow magically do itself and your bed is a hand-me-down from a total stranger. I hope that week of binge drinking with your high school friends was a ...
Coming from two distinct backgrounds, Associate Professor of Classics Marie-Claire Beaulieu and Computer Science Lecturer Anthony Bucci have teamed up this semester to offer an introductory course that provides insight into the emerging interdisciplinary field of digital humanities. Digital humanities, ...
Faryal (F): I remember coming to Tufts and thinking it was so diverse (whatever that means). When I expressed this excitement to some fellow peers, however, I was promptly corrected and told that Tufts was, in fact, not diverse at all. For me, it was all relative. I’m the Kansas part of this column, ...
Underneath the many coats of paint that cover the Tufts Cannon lies a controversial political history that started one of Tufts' most well-known traditions.The rules of painting the Civil War artifact, according to the Tufts Admissions website, are simple: it can only be painted at night, and ...
Even in these times, I believe that most people are well-intentioned. We want the best for each other. We want each other to be happy, healthy and successful. We want to treat our friends and family well.Yet, we have to acknowledge that we, as individuals, have unique identities that may result in different ...
When I was little, my favorite TV show was "Leave It To Beaver" (1957-1963). The show focuses on young Theodore Cleaver (also known as “The Beaver”), his brother Wally and their parents, June and Ward. The Cleavers’ life is perfect in that white picket fence sort of way: Wally loves ...
“Focus on one breath and then the next … and then the next.”Priya Sraman’s words filled the silence of Goddard Chapel on Monday, Nov. 14 as the Tufts Buddhist in Residence led a breathing meditation. Eleven Tufts students sat cross-legged in a circle next to him with their eyes closed.During ...
Natasha Khwaja (NK): This week, Faryal got lost in Europe, so we have a very amazing guest to fill in for her! And it’s not just because her name is also Natasha.
There I was, out on the open road, running free and far away from campus. At last, I had found some time to get myself outside. It was your classic adrenaline shebang: energy coursed through my veins, wind blew through my hair ... need I say more? My responsibilities were trailing far behind, eating ...
Frozen Hoagies, located in Somerville’s Powder House Square, primarily serves ice cream, cookies and ice cream sandwiched between two cookies. Their desserts draw from a comprehensive and ever-changing list of ice cream and cookie flavors.The business venture began on July 4, 2011 as a food truck, ...
“I don't know if it's maybe viewed as more 'women-friendly', which sounds terrible," she said. "I think a lot of women in general growing up were probably pushed away from something like computer science or electrical engineering toward more stereotypically 'woman' fields, and then maybe this is seen as [a] softer form of engineering.”
Nov. 8, 2016 -- a date that will live on in history books for ages to come; the date that ushered in one of the most consequential decisions of our time. Nov. 8, 2016 -- the date pot became legal in Massachusetts.Wait, what?! TRUMP WON? Oh god, I need a smoke.First he won Ohio, and I did not speak ...
Faryal (F): When we wrote our last column, we were relatively optimistic about the results of the presidential election. All the polls were saying it was going to be a Clinton win, but all of those polls were wrong. To say I was shocked when I saw the results is an understatement. I genuinely thought ...
With only 16 Tufts students involved in the Army, Navy and Air Force branches of the ROTC program, when in uniform, Tufts' ROTC students tend to stand out.“It’s definitely been interesting ... certain remarks you hear from students while [you're] in uniform," Ryan Friedman, a sophomore ...
It is hard for me to believe that there was ever a day when I protested going to bed. Like most kids, I fought against it as though my life depended on it. I screamed, fussed and found corners of the house to hide in so I couldn’t be forced to sleep. When closing my eyes wasn’t enough to trick my ...
