The Full Package: Tufts Athletics and Access
If you’re a “NARP,” or a non-athletic regular person, you may not be in the know. For those who are paying attention, though, it is clear that Tufts sports teams are dominating. “We have six teams in the NCAA tournament. We’re hosting NCAA tournaments in soccer…field hockey, volleyball…” Director of Athletics Ryan Pisarri said. “It’s […]
Going All In: Gambling and Its Social Prevalence at Tufts
Miller Hall. 7 p.m., on a Tuesday. The TV is off, the kitchen is empty, but gathered around the common room’s round table are 12 freshmen, chatting over the clacking of poker chips on a plastic table. This isn’t just a Tufts phenomenon. It happens across the United States. From sports betting to casino games […]
Beyond the Hill: Tufts’ Economic Relationship with Its Greater Community
Tufts University and its surrounding community exist in mutualistic symbiosis. Like bees pollinating flowers, Tufts students flock to Davis Square to patronize the restaurants, bars, and other commercial establishments. Tufts students work jobs in Davis, live in the square post-graduation, and become direct stakeholders in the Somerville community as early as their upperclassman years, moving […]
Understanding the Financial Landscape of Tufts University
In location and influence, Ballou Hall stands atop Tufts University. Most students will graduate without penetrating the well-secured doors protecting administrative arcana. Inside Ballou lie administrators whose tenures and decisions will last far beyond the four-year stay of the average undergraduate student. Despite the seclusion, the administration and its decisions are often mentioned in labor […]