There is always a spattering of stories during adda, sitting around the kitchen table at home long after the food is gone, painted in that rosy hue of memory that always comes with the retellings of moments that have long passed. The anecdotes will stretch as far back as the marsh green village my nana
Author: Trina Sanyal
In 2016, the Tufts Observer published an article entitled “Me to Me: Write an Article about the Meme Page” that outlined the significance of the Facebook group “Tufts Memes for Quirky Queens” as a way for students to express themselves. Since its introduction into Tufts student life, the page has cultivated a strong presence in
In a linguistic context, wikipedia (my credible source of choice) defines code switching as: “when a speaker alternates between two or more languages, or language varieties, in the context of a single conversation. Multilinguals, speakers of more than one language, sometimes use elements of multiple languages when conversing with each other.” Being bilingual (in
Why having a POC centered space for comedy on Campus matters. There is a Facebook group that I treasure with my whole heart: POCC (People of Color Comedy). The description of the group reads “Hey! If you’re a person of color and are in a comedy group/want to learn more about comedy, join this group!” There
“Oh, take a joke!” is my second favorite way to feel invalidated by a White person. Right after “okay, but, where are you from from?” Yes, please continue to call my humor and personhood into question. I love it! Obviously, I mean this ironically. Please, reader of this small column, don’t
“Oh, take a joke!” is my second favorite way to feel invalidated by a White person. Right after “okay, but, where are you from from?” Yes, please continue to call my humor and personhood into question. I love it! Obviously, I mean this ironically. Please, reader of this small column, don’t