Tufts University - Jumbo Yearbook (Medford, MA)

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THE TUFTS EXPERIENCE WHO . .. The diversity of Tufts’ student body is indisputable. Although we are often maligned as Harvard rejects, many of us came here for Tufts itself, to sample the fruits of a smaller school tucked away on a hill, but still close to Boston. But who are the peo¬ ple attracted to this school? Tufts supports numerous ethnic organiza¬ tions that pride themselves on their individuality. Language culture houses and common interest groups abound and flourish, so much so that housing finds it hard to devote enough houses and apartments to these organizations. Tufts isn’t only a community of joiners that belong to every valid in¬ terest on campus, but also a conglom¬ eration of individuals pursuing differ¬ ent goals, listening to the beat of their own drums. In fact, parts of the Tufts curriculum have been dedicated to catering to this individuality. Most areas of interest are represented, and the experimental college tries to pick up any slack, or fill any inadequacy in the already varied departmental offer¬ ings. Who are we? Where have we come from and what are we becoming as a result of our common experience? What do we get in return for the stacks of papers written, for the hours spent in the reserve room, the almost endless exams taken? As one late night scholar wrote on the wall of his carrel: “We are the Gott children”. But we are much more. Clockwise from upper left: Fooling around out¬ side MacPhie Dining Hall; Self-explanatory; Someone who doesn ' t like the photographer; Number 62; Tom makes his point while con¬ versing in Eaton Lounge; Enjoying a Jumbo ' s football game. 10