By Ellen Mayer During the weeks of February 27th and March 5th, Tufts campus colorfully reflected a heated conflict between Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) and Friends of Israel (FOI). Flyers advertising SJP’s Israel Apartheid Week and FOI’s Israel Peace Week adorned campus...
I Have, Have You?
posted by editor
Help bedazzle Tufts campus on Mischief Night with hundreds of pumpkins. Take a study break and visit Jumbo’s crusty tail in the basement of Tisch. Seeing anyone new? Kiss them under Bowen Gate (next to Gifford House, across from the Fletcher)…legend has it you’ll marry them after you...
We Got Spirit, How ‘Bout You?
posted by mollyrubin
By Jon Svenningsen It’s 11 in the morning and drinks are already being served. Different friends are having different parties and pre-games—some even have their grills fired up. Everyone starts in different places or hops from one location to another, but no one wants to be too late for the big game… No, this is not Tufts’ Homecoming or Spring Fling, but a normal Saturday morning or early afternoon in the fall before a home football game at any number of big-name Division I football schools. On January 20, the New York Times published “How Big Time Sports Ate College Life,” an article investigating the relationship between...
Building TEX
posted by admin
By Kyle Carnes TEX, or Tufts Idea Exchange, is a combined effort of twoTufts groups: the Synaptic Scholars and OneWorld. The event was started at Tufts in the spring of 2011 to bring together students, faculty, and alumni to present unique ideas in the format of the widely popular TED conference. TED talks are international conferences based on “ideas worth spreading,” where speakers from many different fields present on topics that are intended to disseminate knowledge and inform the audience. The talks are posted online, and as of June 2011, over 500 million people have viewed the videos. In the spirit of TED, TEX aims to...
Is Our School Spirit...
posted by admin
It’s no secret that Tufts’ school spirit isn’t at the forefront of most students’ minds. It would be a stretch for the majority of the campus to know who won the last volleyball game—getting people to actually go to a game is harder still. Some people may not really care about...
Cardibo: The Creativ...
posted by editor
It’s a dreary, rainy morning and after much internal debate, you drag yourself out of bed and make the trek to Cousens Gym. Upon arriving, you see that all the machines are occupied; you have to wait for a half hour before getting on the treadmill. If this scenario sounds familiar, you are...