Tufts University - Jumbo Yearbook (Medford, MA)

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WHY ... Without a doubt, during the course of four years spent at Tufts, every student has asked himself the ques¬ tion of questions . . . “Why the Hell am I here?” And for four years we have been groping for the $40,000 an¬ swer, one that will satisfy our minds as well as our wallets. One possible answer is the fact that fun and purpose seem to have found a good balance here at Tufts. In his matriculation speech to the class of 1984, Jean Mayer joked that, “Of all the universities that have high expec¬ tations of their students, Tufts is where they have the best time.” The “Tufts Experience” is a way of living, learning and growing. The diploma is not just a record of the amount of studying completed or the knowledge absorbed. It is the rite of passage that denotes the end of the “Tufts Exper¬ ience”. Campus beauty is one reason that makes Tufts a desirable place to be, as exemplified by this view from Lewis Hall (upper left), and the fall foliage surrounding Barnum Hall (lower left). Boston, being so near, shown here from the roof of Wessel Library (bottom center), is an obvious drawing card. Is it Tufts that makes Karen (bottom right) smile? A mixture of fun and purpose (?) on the steps of Cohen (far up¬ per right). tjs-v.V .%T 14

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WHEN... Going to college during the eighties might never be quite as memorable as the sixties, but the speed of world events doesn’t slacken while we spend time “burning the midnight oil.” The hostage crisis, Reagan’s election and later the assasination at¬ tempt are all important events that cannot be ignored, even in the bowels of the library. They reach us where we live, sometimes in the pages of the campus newspapers, and at other times from rapid fire rumours that cri- scross the campus faster than light¬ ning. The world situation may or may not be as volatile as it was in the six¬ ties, but many of us have the same response to the injustices that plague our lives. Campus organizations in¬ volved with current concerns, both on campus and off, are concrete ex¬ amples of our commitment to our ideals. Counterclockwise from upper left: The era of the computer; Rumors and information spread like wildfire; A presidential candidate speaks to Tufts in 1979; World concerns at issue in a new Cabot Intercultural Center classroom.

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