Tufts University - Jumbo Yearbook (Medford, MA)

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This year women’s lib came through, and some of the daring female residents of West Hall joined the ranks of the naked run. Now, I was really in a hurry. How could I be late to an 11:30? I hurried to the kitchen, fixed myself a bowl of granola and yogurt, the new craze. I wolfed it down and ran out the door heading for Cohen Auditorium.

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26 W hen the snow came, we smuggled trays out under our stylishly oversized sweaters. Traying down the hills behind Ballou was a popular activity during loud hours” of finals week, especially after the late night study snack of pan¬ cakes and ice cream. The mob in Car¬ michael was quite a scene, but it was nothing compared to the sight of hun¬ dreds of nude males scurrying around the quad. . .. There are so many ways to procrastinate . . . twiddle your thumbs, gaze off into space, order out, gossip with your friends, join the Observer, clean you room, call home, go jog¬ ging, scope, day dream fantasies about your lover- or your professor, take a shower, read the paper, sit at the dinner table extra long, play in the snow, roll in the leaves, watch Moonlight¬ ing, soak up some rays on the quad, go shop¬ ping at Quincy Market, paint the cannon, or join your hall study snacks, but don’t read single word or write a single sentence.

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I chuckled to myslef as I passed a bunch of students leaving Hodg- don, and thought of my traumatic year spent imprisoned in the basement there. Isolated, we were always first to catch wind of the evenings gourmet meal. My roommate and I had picked number 166 in the housing lottery. We hoped that Housing would kick some junior out of a luxurious room in Strat¬ ton so that we could snatch it up. But, no such luck. . . . Those at Tufts who are lucky enough to have a girlfriend or boyfriend make the most of it. There are many men and women who would insist that dating here is non-existent. That’s not totally true. Some couples have become cre¬ ative. Instead of simply going out to dinner or to a movie, they go to museums, go bowling, or go all out and make their date dinner. Gourmet dinners are the most fun. A frozen pizza is a definite cop-out. Veal parmesan, or curried chicken, preceded by appetizers and served by candle light is romantic. Those who have not been so lucky as to treat a lover to a romantic meal should keep their hopes up. Creativity may be the key to a first date. Instead of the usual restaurant, party, or movie, let the imagination come alive.