It’s one of life’s major decisions: new and hip or classic and cool? To join the herd of “kids these days” or indulge in counter culture-esque defiance, basking in the hipster street-cred it yields?Nowhere in my life has this eternal struggle been more relevant than last summer. I was pestered ...
When an athlete does something wrong these days, you hear about it. There is an initial rumor of wrongdoing, a confirmation of the wrongdoing, a team or league mandated suspension, an (often unsuccessful) appeal, a long wait and finally a return. Each stage of the process seems to come with its very ...
Let’s begin with a quick survey: Think of how many nonfiction books you’ve read in the past two months. (And no, books required for classes don’t count!) Although I have no way to collect data from everyone reading, I’m willing to bet most of you would answer with a big, fat zero. On the other ...
I’m very tempted to open this column by telling you that Mother Nature and I have a love-hate relationship, but that would just be false. The truth is there’s no “love” in our relationship at all; I just really dislike nature.Side note: was that really so hard? No, no it wasn’t. For some reason ...
The Boston Celtics and Brooklyn Nets will play a preseason game on Sunday in a matchup of Atlantic Division rivals. Normally, the game would not mean much more than a chance for players on each team to mesh styles and get more playing time together.But not this time.Instead of the standard 48 minutes ...
Dear SWUG Does a SWUG have to be a girl? Can you be SWUG if you are a guy? -- #leftoutHey #leftout, Don’t feel left out! Here are the three determining factors to see if you are a SWUG: 1. You must be a senior. However, you can be on your way to becoming a SWUG as early as freshman year. For example, ...
“What’s wrong with the world, mama / People livin’ like they ain’t got no mamas / I think the whole world addicted to the drama / Only attracted to things that'll bring you trauma.” So sang the great will.i.am in the equally great Black Eyed Pea’s hit single “Where Is the Love?” ...
Tufts students, both male and female, sometimes lament how feminist dialogue on campus doesn’t provide a “space” for male opinions. All these women talking about patriarchy make men feel uncomfortable, some say, and this prevents them from joining the dialogue.Since when is feminism supposed to ...
Sometimes in college, disease is rampant and the stress of midterms and a slight cold makes you want nothing more than to retreat home. So I did. Unfortunately, that ended up forcing me to cancel my intended apple-picking trip and left me here without a weekly adventure (because as much as maneuvering ...
Last week I went to go see the new Bill Hader and Kristen Wiig lovechild of a movie, "The Skeleton Twins" (2014). The dramedy follows the fraught but beloved relationship between a brother and sister who are both disillusioned with the current state of their lives. The pivotal moment of the ...
First off, we have to thank everyone who submitted to our Google Doc. You are all our reason to keep writing. An overwhelming theme in the questions was hair. While Pooja has perfect Indian hair -- the kind that weaves and wigs are made of -- I have curly, unruly hair. After trying numerous products ...
If there were any lingering doubts about the New England Patriots, who just a few weeks ago looked hopelessly lost at sea, there aren't any now. Not after New England's decisive victory in Buffalo on Sunday, a game the Pats really needed to win coming off their biggest win of the season against ...
I will tell you up front that this column will not offer enough space to present even a beginning picture of the complexity of race in Ghana. I’ll weave observations throughout all of my columns, but consider this a broad introduction.For starters, you should know that I am white and female. I chose ...
Dear library-goers,I know your struggle. Hours in depressing little cubicles; debating the risk of leaving your laptop to pee due to that third cup of coffee; possibly being squished to death in the moving bookshelves. Everyone can relate. But there are some habits I’ve noticed in the library to be ...
I like to consider myself a pretty adventurous person. I’ve climbed to the peak of a Swiss Alp. I’ve bathed in the Mediterranean Sea under the light of a full moon. I’ve eaten tripe without first asking what it was ... it's stomach. I’ve put belly in my belly. What I’m saying is, I’m ...
Christopher Columbus discovered America, my elementary school told me -- succinctly, so that it was digestible for even the youngest students. My middle school told me that Columbus was not, in fact, America's discoverer. Rather another man, an Italian relegated to the obscurest annals of history ...
On Monday, the NBA announced that the television networks ESPN and TNT would retain the rights to air NBA games for the next nine years. The deal begins during the 2016-2017 season and extends until the 2024-2025 season. I could write about how influential this new deal is for the NBA in terms of gathering ...
Dear SWUG, I’m stuck in the sophomore (sexual) slump ... drought more like ... what do I doooo? -- Hopeless In HodgdonDear Hopeless In Hodgdon, Don’t let the lack of rain ruin your parade. Here are some straightforward suggestions to open up the flood-gates:1. Get set up with a crush at Screw and ...
Last week, two household names announced that they would be spinning off major sectors of their companies into separate entities. First, eBay, the giant consumer-to-consumer e-retailer, voted to spin off PayPal, its online payment service. Then, Hewlett-Packard (HP) announced that it would be spinning ...
Disclosure: I’m not going to talk explicitly about ecofeminism in this week’s column. This column is about a few things mainstream feminists often have difficulty acknowledging.Feminism originated in a white-supremacist, xenophobic, homophobic, transphobic society. As I said in my first column, ...
