I wonder, have you noticed yet? Have you noticed your skin-color-bearing compatriot out of the corner of your eye? Because I have. I am, in fact, indisputably and acutely aware of your presence at the other end of the room. Your presence: it’s this huge, thundering, elephant in the version of this room that’s inside
Author: Kumar Ramanathan
Undergraduate public health education is becoming a national trend. Will Tufts keep up? NOTE: This article is a slightly longer version of the one that appeared in the April 22, 2014 print issue. “Where are the professors going?” asked a Facebook event title that spread around the Tufts community two weeks ago. “No, but really,
Wellness in all its forms, through our policies and programs, from the physical and mental, to the communal and spiritual, maintaining an environment in which we can all thrive. An essential component of well-being is balance, within one’s academic and work lives, as well as between personal and professional commitments. — Tufts University T10 Strategic Plan, Core
In many ways, she’s a walking contradiction—an R&B artist who takes in equal amounts of neo-soul and indie rock influence; a black woman who has achieved commercial success by singing about robots; a musician with radical politics; a performance artist working on a multi-part concept album over six years and counting. But Janelle Monáe has
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Over the past two years, our television screens and the pages of our newspapers have been peppered with images of activist movements from across the world. From the Arab Spring protests to the Occupy encampments across the nation, activist movements reemerged to take a visible foothold on the public imagination. In Barack Obama’s inaugural address,
Established in 1964, the Experimental College at Tufts was created in response to students’ demands for nontraditional courses beyond the regular curriculum. One of the only departments of its kind in the nation, the ExCollege has become a defining feature of the Tufts experience. It’s a place where students and professors can teach on equal
Hollywood today is not known for its creativity. The posters that line our theater hallways do not particularly boast a bold new era in film. But hidden amongst the same old factory products, there is a growing subgenre of self-aware cinema that turns the medium on its head and uses filmmaking itself as a tool
How the 2012 election sets the stage for the problematic politics that our generation will inherit. November 6 will mark the first time that most current college students have the opportunity to vote in a presidential election. This is our political coming-of-age, our entry into the world of enfranchisement and of endless pandering based on
Of the many mediums of storytelling that have emerged in the past century, television has proven to be one of the most resilient and responsive. Now, however, it faces a challenge more insidious than the rise of cable or DVR—the era of online streaming. Embodying this challenge is the long-awaited return of one of TV’s
By Kumar Ramanathan They’re almost like something out of a science-fiction film. Slender, aerodynamic, and minimalist, they have a curious aesthetic appeal, like a massive metal hawk flying at a distance. Designed for endurance and stealth, the Predator drone is the United States military’s prime unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). Their use in the “war
By Kumar Ramanathan On March 15, nerds across the country and the world will breathe a collective sigh of relief. One of cult television’s favorite shows, Community, will return to the air after an indeterminate hiatus announced last fall. A show that has been critically lauded for its creativity and weirdness, Community has gained