JUMBO Magazine - Winter 2012

The Tufts Admissions Magazine admissions.tufts.edu

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Poet on the field

Head Football Coach Jay Civetti

political animals Jumbos take on Election 2012

Why They Got in Where these freshmen went right

Paying for College seven tufts students talk financial aid Issue 4 Fall 2012

Contents

Is Superman based more on Moses or on Jesus?

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this senior’s friends say he bleeds engineering.

“We figured that finances would work out...and that I should focus on getting into the colleges that I wanted.”

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a look inside a freshman dorm room before and after two guys move in.

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goings on around Beantown.

“I have an infatuation with memoirs because who needs to study Albert Camus if David Sedaris is just as thought provoking?�

Humans share 60% of DNA with a banana.

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The Jumbo Stampede is a 5K run around campus. Current students, faculty/staff, alumni, and, of course, Jumbo himself participate.

Greetings

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Lee Coffin, Dean of Undergraduate Admissions, with his ever loyal dog, Logan. Read the Dean’s blog at admissions.tufts.edu/blogs.

The Tufts Admissions Magazine

Office of Undergraduate Admissions Tufts University, Bendetson Hall 2 The Green Medford, MA 02155 617-627-3170 admissions.tufts.edu jumboeditor@tufts.edu On the cover: Nick Kenyon ’13 is a tight end from Norwich, VT, majoring in History.

e call our magazine

Jumbo, but People would also work if a certain national magazine hadn’t already claimed it. In this issue, Jumbo spotlights the array of folks – students, faculty, coaches – who embody the Tufts vibe.

Tufts is a community with snap. It’s a place where it’s cool to be smart, where conversations are lively and unpredictable, where “ordinary” people (like the freshman who announced in his application that he is “a ferocious, fearless, and phenomenal skinny dipper”) do unexpected things. It’s not unusual to meet a hip-hop dancing chemical engineer or a philosophy major who is “a tree-hugging quixotic agnostic who believes in aliens.” Jumbos like to defy expectations. It keeps us on our toes.

My speech welcoming the Class of 2016 underscores the point made in this issue.

It celebrated the rich array of personalities and interests that characterize Tufts’ newest undergraduates, people like the New Yorker who performs with a Finnish cello metal band and the mechanical engineer who compared the bearing load of a Gothic buttress to the arch of her Jimmy Choo stilettos. I was tickled by the unexpected cheers that erupted when I introduced freshmen as different as the “insanely sassy gay ginger” and the “Mohawked, 6’4”, 270-pound offensive

lineman from Harlem.” And I am eager to meet the Drama/Music major who wrote and recorded an a capella version of Green Eggs and Ham, which has garnered more than 88,000 views on YouTube. Whimsy always has a place on a campus like ours.

As you meet the cast of Jumbos featured in this issue, we hope you can envision an exciting undergraduate experience with them. Do you see potential friends and mentors? Would a debate in an English seminar stimulate your thoughts about literature if one of them were sitting next to you? Could you imagine a conversation that stretches into the wee hours of the morning if one of them were your roommate? Does the range of backgrounds speak to your aspirations for college and beyond?

An astronomy buff from Austin reported in her application last year, “I talk so much about special relativity and the Large Hadron Collider that I cleared an entire table of teenage boys.” At Tufts, I think those boys would have stuck around to hear what she had to say. These are the intangibles of a college experience. It’s easy to offer descriptions of courses, majors, and programs. Capturing the personality of a community is a much more slippery proposition. But Jumbo #4 does it.

Let us know what you think!

Meet the Student Communication Group This freshman team is here to give you the student perspective, so look for their voices throughout this issue.

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Joshua Grelle Plano, tx

Imogen Browder C a l aba s a s , C A

Ma y a Z e i g l e r Law r e n c e v i l l e , G A

Nic k W h it n e y A l ba n y , NY

Wan Jing Lee Si n g ap o r e

Ni k h i l S h i n d a y Sa n ta B a r ba r a , C A

Ma r y C r o s s C e n t e r C it y , m n

Possi b le Majors:

Pos sible M a j o r :

P o s sible M a j o r :

Po s s i b l e M aj o r :

P o s s i b l e M aj o r :

P o s s i b l e M aj o r :

P os s i b le Major:

International Relations and Chinese W hy Tu ft s? : I love Tufts; the other day I said it was the “happiest place on Earth”... sorry Disneyland.

Fun Fa ct : I worked on the lighting crew of the TV show “Jimmy Kimmel Live.”

English, Community Health, pre-med, minor in Drama or Media Studies… Can I major in everything?

Why T uft s ? : Wonderful people, beautiful campus, awesome class selection, and the chance to start a new adventure.

International Relations Wh y T uft s ? : Because of the crazy cool people from across the globe that have all ended up here with whom I’ve made lifetime friendships.

F un F a ct : I’m an adrenaline junkie.

English and Sociology W hy T u f t s ?: Tufts cared about me as an individual. I’m not just an SAT score.

F u n F ac t : I once held my elementary school’s record for hula hooping for over five hours straight.

Political Science or Economics W hy T u f t s ?: Because of the great quality of academics and an awesome school community.

F u n F ac t : I’m a sucker for peanut butter cookies.

Mechanical Engineering with an Entrepreneurial Leadership minor W hy T u f t s ?: Stereotypes come to Tufts to die.

F u n F ac t : I love well-designed lamps and folding clothes.

Peace and Justice Studies and Environmental Studies W hy Tuf ts ? : Because Tufts is where I felt most at home.

F u n Fac t: I am working on becoming a ukulele expert!

Infographic Freshman Class

Most Common Names

total enrolled

Class of 2016

among enrolled students

1,309

by the numbers

High School Type

Rise in Applications

Julia (15)

Daniel (15)

Sarah (15)

Samuel (15)

Alexandra (11)

Joshua (13)

Katherine (10)

School of Arts and Sciences

International Relations

152

16,378

16,500

Emily (18)

Benjamin (15)

Most Popular Anticipated Majors

public, private, and parochial

2003–2012

Matthew (17)

Economics

101

16,000

Biology

98

Private 32%

15,500 15,000 14,500

English

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15,293 Public 58%

15,042

47 Religious 10%

14,562

School of Engineering Engineering Undecided

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14,000 2003

2006

2009

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Mechanical Engineering

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Biomedical Engineering

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Regional Figures

Chemical Engineering

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43 states plus Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico

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West 33

Northeast 751

Midwest 87

Political Science

Civil Engineering

Jumbo Vibe

adjectives pulled from applications

Pacific 173

Creative intellectual

Friendly

South 72

Southwest 42

Passionate collaborative

curious

Global

Challenging

aware active

Geographic Distribution

37 countries including the United States

North America 1,174

South America 4

Europe 22

Africa 6

Asia 103

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Ins & Outs

Pumpkinheads Every year, a stealthy crew “pumpkins” the campus on Halloween eve, placing the hefty gourds in prominent and increasingly absurd locales – such as atop buildings and on the tips of elephant tusks.

Tufts Mountain Club is the chief suspect, though the group has never officially taken credit for the 75-year-old ritual.

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countries where Tufts students are studying abroad this fall.

(Countries include Ghana, Japan, Peru, Serbia, Tanzania, and Turks and Caicos.)

The Bridge Builders There is a bridge on the Tufts campus. It is 40-feet long and expected to hold four tons. You can’t walk on it, and it spans neither river nor canyon. This bridge is in the basement of Anderson Hall.

Built this summer, it is the handiwork of eight rising seniors now enrolled in CEE120 (The Art of Building) with civil

engineering professor of practice Eric Hines. Hines, who runs an engineering firm in Boston, believes you can’t teach someone to engineer a bridge unless you’ve done it yourself. And these seniors – who will be mentoring first-year engineering students through four design projects this semester – took heed.

Building this bridge gave them the experience they need to guide freshmen in engineering a 20-foot wooden span of their own.

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works in the Tufts University Art Gallery’s permanent collection.

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A figure from TOKYO KAMEN’s piece “Noah’s Ark” waves at the camera during the exhibit “Sacred Monsters: Everyday Animism in Contemporary Japanese Art and Anime.’’

Greek Quesadilla as created by Josh Grelle in Dewick Dining Hall

Ingredients

Directions

Two tortillas Mushrooms!

Corn Feta cheese (feel free to use more than just feta, nobody will judge you) Grilled chicken strips Onions Spinach Olives (or not, some people don’t like them) Fried potatoes Frank’s hot sauce Greek salad dressing Garlic seasoning

This is pretty easy to make and tastes delicious! Grab your tortillas and throw the other ingredients onto them.

I like to start and end with a little cheese so that it melts the tortillas together!

Also, careful with the hot sauce. It’s potent stuff.

Then head over to the panini station. Scrape a slab of butter on the top and

bottom of the panini press.

(Make Paula Deen proud, y’all!) Throw your quesadilla on the press ’til it’s nice and golden brown. Finally grab a fork and knife and eat with gusto.

Timeflies

FIELDEX Water scarcity ignites a dispute between two nations bordered by a river. One country decides to build a hydroelectric plant, threatening water flow to its neighbor. Tensions flare, jeopardizing regional security.

Sound likely? That was the scenario for The Tufts University Field Exercise in Peace & Stability Operations, FIELDEX 2012. Run by Tufts undergrads, FIELDEX brings together Jumbos and cadets from U.S. military service academies to role-play over a weekend at a mock village on a local airsoft field. The exercise gives textbook theories a reality check, exposing participants to pressures of decision-making, negotiation, and leadership during international conflicts. They gain knowledge and experience they’ll bring with them into the real world.

Cal Shapiro ’11 handles the vocals and Rob “Rez” Resnick ’11 produces tracks for the self-described “dub-something” duo, Timeflies.

They formed in fall 2010 after performing in the Tufts funk band, The Ride, and they've been rising up the iTunes charts ever since.

ExCollege Gets Graphic EXP-0004-F: Religion and the Graphic Novel, 1.0 credit Wednesday 6:30-9:00 PM, Tisch 310 Is Superman based more on Moses or on Jesus?

Can reading a comic book be a religious ritual? This course will consider the influence of religion outside of places of worship – particularly in popular culture, and especially in comic books and graphic novels. We will explore such questions as why the divide between religious and secular society is as

messy and enmeshed as the space between words and images in a comic, and why, according to several cultural scholars, Americans have a surprisingly limited “religious literacy” in even detecting references, allusions, and inspirations from faith in popular culture and art.

Our work will be grounded in several award-winning graphic novels.

Inside Jokes Why do you laugh at that joke about the talking muffin, or when you fall flat on your face walking to class, or when Ramona from “Real Housewives of NYC” says… well, anything? University Professor and Austin B. Fletcher Professor of Philosophy Daniel Dennett explains the evolutionary reason that humor exists, and why no computational agent could be engineered without it, in his new book, Inside Jokes: Using Humor to Reverse-Engineer the Mind, which is co-authored by Matthew Hurley and Reginald Adams Jr.

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Profile

Bilingual studio art and biology major Chinami Michaels ’14 makes art to keep science from getting lost in translation.

That's kind of a hard question. I was born in Hiratsuka, Japan, but when I was one-and-a-half my family moved to Tennessee. When I was nine we moved back to Japan. I feel very American, but I have lived half my life in Japan.

figure out how to communicate their ideas through an illustration in a way that is immediate and clear. Moving to Japan and not being able to speak the language made communication a problem. I like that illustration is immediate communication that transcends language barriers.

H o w d i d yo u f i n d T u f t s ?

yo u w o r k e d at t h e t u f t s

I was looking at art schools, actually.

But I was looking for some way to study art and science and be able to do both well, which is really hard to do. I was visiting the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, and I saw they had a dual-degree program with Tufts. I hadn’t heard of Tufts, but when I looked into it I really liked the vibe, and I was into Boston.

n e u r o m e c h a n ic s a n d

W h e r e a r e yo u f r o m ?

B i o l o g y a n d i l l u s t r ati o n – H o w d i d t h at c o m bi n ati o n h app e n ?

I’ve been into art since I was 12.

When I was in high school, I met a neuroscientist who wanted comedic illustrations for his introductory textbook. He happened to know I was an artist, so I was like, “Okay, cool!” I had this image at that point of science being really cold and clinical and very exact. What I wasn’t expecting about working in a lab is that it is a lot like working in a studio as an artist. There’s a lot of experimentation and improvising and trying to use whatever’s in the lab to fix some sort of problem you’re having. I also enjoy the process of working with a scientist and trying to

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bi o m i m e tic d e v ic e s l ab t h i s s u m m e r . d i d t h e bi o l o g i s t s t h e r e u s e yo u r a r ti s tic skills?

I was given three projects that were focused on understanding how the abdominal muscles of the tobacco hornworm caterpillar are arranged and connected by nerves. Because Professor Trimmer knew about my work as an illustrator he had me work on a computer model. I would like to illustrate everything by hand, but it’s much faster by computer, so I’m learning how to do the work virtually. w h at ’ s n e x t ?

I am hoping to be accepted to a graduate program in medical illustration. But I’m a junior in the 5-year SMFA program, so I have two more years.

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Profile J u m b o f o o tba l l d at e s bac k t o t h e 1 8 7 0 s . W h at ’ s yo u r vision for the future?

We strive to be champions in the classroom, in the community, and on the field. We have high expectations of everyone involved with the program, and we set high expectations because historically the caliber of the program has been great. We believe these expectations fall in line with the strength of the University.

T h e p r o g r a m i s c l e a r ly i n a rebuilding moment after a couple of tough years.

Yes, and now we’re right where we should be! Recruiting has been great, our facilities are top notch, and there is a commitment to be champions.

W h e n yo u r p l ay e r s p u t o n t h e i r h e l m e t s , w h o d o yo u wa n t t h e m t o b e ?

The toughest, hardest playing, classiest, most focused, smartest, and happiest guys on that field.

W h at pi e c e o f a d v ic e w o u l d yo u g i v e p r o s p e cti v e c o l l e g e f o o tba l l p l ay e r s ?

Be in control of your lives athletically, socially, and academically. You have a responsibility to be active citizens and leaders of your community, so seize that opportunity. Take pride in who you are and what you represent.

Understand that success is not just measured on the scoreboard on the field, but more importantly on the scoreboard of life.

Yo u w e r e a n E n g l i s h m aj o r , a n d w e h e a r yo u l i k e p o e t r y – n o t t h e t y pica l bac k g r o u n d f o r a f o o tba l l c o ac h ! W h at ’ s yo u r fav o r it e p o e m ?

“The Bridge Builder” is an all time favorite. “Thinking” by Walter Wintle is also pretty great!

W h at g e t s yo u o u t o f b e d i n the morning?

The opportunity to be better than the day before.

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Head Coach Jay Civetti is hungry to rebuild the

tufts football

program.

Something New “The athletics facilities now match the level of athletics at Tufts and where we stand as a top contender in the NESCAC.”

Digits

Rac h e l G e r h a r d t ’ 1 3 , c o - captai n , f i e l d h o c k e y

The wow factor of calories burned, miles logged, and pounds bench pressed so far at the Tisch Fitness Center are nothing compared to the big-picture numbers behind its unveiling.

4 2 , 0 0 0 square-foot facility 1 0 / 2 2 / 1 2 opening day

celebration $ 1 6 , 6 0 0 , 0 0 0 total cost to

build the new complex $ 1 3 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 total donated

by Steve Tisch ’71 8 0 treadmills, video bikes,

and elliptical machines used daily 1 6 weekly fitness classes 5 , 0 8 3 Jumbos who benefit

from the brand new facility 7 : 0 0 a m – 1 0 : 3 0 p m hours

of operation, which cater to all those early morning and late night endorphin addicts

Tisch

Sports and Fitness Center Opens On the first day of classes, the new Steve Tisch Sports and Fitness Center opened at Tufts to a chorus of oohs and aahs. Students, faculty, staff, and coaches finally have a building that reflects what Jumbos have always known – that physical

fitness and athletic excellence are core Tufts values. (That’s why Jumbo is inlaid into the floor of the sundrenched Kraft Family Atrium, above.)

The building itself was largely funded by a Tufts alumnus who happens to co-own the New York Giants football

team. From two-sport varsity studentathletes to non-athlete students for whom perspiration is a byproduct of cogitation, the center is a huge draw.

We expect the NCAA Division III championship victories this facility helps produce will be, too.

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Found w h at : Professor Börgers's CHALK

Hot Items Who knew you could learn so much about a place from a random assortment of objects and personal effects?

w h e r e : anderson 303

Math professor Christoph Börgers hides packs of chalk around his classrooms so he’s always set with his own supply. The first day of calculus, he stood on a desk and reached behind the projector screen roll to pull out a pack. Best icebreaker ever! -Nikhil Shinday

w h at : The Feelings Box w h e r e : dorm Common Room

My hall mates and I were standing around engaging in that awkward, unfamiliar small talk that is just super NOT fun. That’s when I said, we should have a Feelings Box! Every Monday night, we read out loud our feelings from the previous week. We’ve had two meetings so far and both of them have been amazingly hilarious and even sometimes super real. -Nick Whitney

w h at : Shakespeare bobblehead w h e r e : dorm room

This inspiring desk decoration reminds me of the individuality of Tufts students. Here, we’re proud to show our passions, even in the comical form of one of history’s most AMAZING authors. Bob on, Will! -Imogen Browder w h at : lED Lightbulb w h e r e : Orientation

What an awesome way to showcase Tufts’ commitment to preserving the environment. I use my lightbulb every day while I’m doing homework!

-Nick Whitney

w h at : Frisbee w h e r e : undetermined

There comes a time when every student gets asked, like I was at the ungodly hour of 1 a.m., “Yo, you wanna throw around a Frisbee?” And for some reason, 99% of us throw caution and lack of sports skills to the wind and say, “Yeah.” -Maya Zeigler

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w h at : ripped pink shorts w h e r e : dance studio

I’ve never taken a dance class before, but I saw one in the course catalog so I was all #YOLO. I was in the middle of my first dance class when my shorts ripped right down the crotch. Awk. The cool thing was, they just told me to keep dancing.

-Josh Grelle

Before & After

Tilton Hall 319 Walk into your residence hall on day one and you’ll find a bare desk and a bed begging to be made. but a pile of books, a few posters, and a blanket from home can be all it takes to make a space your own.

H o w d i d yo u e n d u p l i v i n g

w h at ’ s t h e m o s t r a n d o m

together?

t h i n g yo u b r o u g h t wit h yo u ?

Jackson: I found Cameron’s profile on Tufts’ Class of 2016 Facebook page and saw that he played guitar, listened to similar music, and had very similar interests to me. We started talking, and it was clear that he would be a great match.

Jackson: Two wooden elephants.

One is from Bangladesh, the other from India. I thought they would add some Jumbo pride to my room.

Cameron: A picture of me in an afro from a print advertisement I did for Altoids.

before

i m p o r ta n t t h i n g yo u b r o u g h t wit h Yo u t o c o l l e g e ?

Cameron: My musical equipment.

We’ve been having jam sessions in Tilton.

The choices! Don’t worry, you can’t go wrong in any of them.

B u s h h a l l : Spacious rooms;

tight-knit community; food close by in Dewick and Hodgdon C a r m ic h a e l h a l l : Prime

who snores louder?

W h at ’ s t h e m o s t

Freshman Selection

Jackson: Cam snores louder– Cameron: –not true! But, hey, at least I don’t have crazy conversations in my sleep, right?

location right on the Rez Quad, with dining hall just downstairs Ha s k e l l h a l l : Suites of 10

people; common areas akin to living rooms; family feel

i s yo u r r o o m a lway s t h i s

h i l l h a l l : Cool nickname

clean?

(Chill Hall); spacious rooms;

Jackson: We clean once a week.

Cameron: Oh, yeah. My mama would be proud.

fitness classroom in the basement; mail services next door H o d g d o n : Neutral ground –

neither too far downhill nor uphill; some huge rooms after

H o u s t o n h a l l : All-freshmen;

highly active; Frisbee-friendly L e wi s h a l l : Ginormous popu-

lation (read: new friends!); large common area; plenty of group meetings (read: free snacks!)

M e tca l f Ha l l : Located on

Professors Row (the MedfordSomerville line), near the President’s Lawn and Campus Center Mi l l e r h a l l : Located on

the Rez Quad; front-row seat for watching pickup games, the activities fair, and outdoor movies on the quad Ric h a r d s o n Ha l l : All-

female; yellow house; gorgeous and spacious rooms; opportunities to bond S o u t h h a l l : Closest dorm to

Davis Square T i l t o n h a l l : Long rectan-

gular style for plenty of floor bonding; downhill location near other freshman dorms; fun atmosphere

Cameron Flowers ’16 “I’m a half-blood Belizean-American from Chicago who loves music, writing poems and raps, and speaking the French language of love.”

Jackson Burzynski ’16 “I’m a small-town kid from Southbury, CT with aspirations of being an astrophysicist and an eclectic taste in music who can always be seen rocking a Hawaiian print hat.”

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Profile

Some engineers are made. Others, like Simon metcalf ’13, were born to be engineers.

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Yo u i n t e r n e d at G . E . Av iati o n a n d t h e n at “ T e r r a f u g ia” ?

Terra-FOO-jee-uh. I think it means to escape the earth. They’re refining the production prototype of a roadable aircraft (or flying car) ahead of certification testing. It’s like a singleprop plane except the wings fold up.

You can keep it in the garage, buy gas at the pump, and drive it to the airport.

Good experience?

Oh, it was great. I went in and on my first day they said, “Hey, we need a spacer to reposition one of the rudder pedals.” So I designed it. I always liked the idea that engineering would be the way it is in those movies, where there’s that one technical person who’s like, “I whipped up a jet-powered golf cart for us to save the day!” Terrafugia was kind of close to that.

H o w d i d yo u f i n d s u c h a n a m a z i n g i n t e r n s h ip ?

A lot of it is just audacity. The other thing that’s been a huge boon is that I converted an old VW into an electric vehicle. I made a YouTube video about it, won a Wired magazine competition, and got to go to Detroit to test-drive the Chevy Volt. Any time I apply for an internship, people say, we Googled you, and we found this contest that you won!

Yo u ’ r e G o o g l e ab l e .

Yeah. Simon Cowell is still the top Simon, though.

H o w d o yo u b l o w o f f s t e a m ?

Really energetic dancing. People always make fun of my dancing. But they’re too awkward to dance at all, so I think they can stuff it.

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Community

Election 2012 for the political animal, the beauty of a four-year college experience is that it is guaranteed to coincide with a presidential election cycle. oh, say, can you see the internship opportunities, the phone banking, the voter registration drives, the mounting excitement as election day approaches? thousands of young americans come of voting age at tufts. and there is nothing like an election to turn campus into a star-spangled home of the brave. 2012 was no exception.

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Hot Date: The First Presidential Debate When eric Peckham ’13 (right) distributed flyers before the first Romney-Obama debate, he wasn’t engaged in partisan activity. Instead, he was spreading the word about the Institute for Political Citizenship (IPC), a nonpartisan, undergraduate-managed institute he created to transcend the Democrat-Republican divide. “Political engagement at Tufts tended to center on party-affiliated activism, without much substantive dialogue on domestic policy and without the involvement of students who didn’t identify with a party label,” he says, “so we created a forum to fill that gap.” The IPC hosted the presidential debate watch party. They also host a weekly roundtable and provide internships, leadership development workshops, research opportunities, trips to conferences, and a community for Jumbos involved in public service.

It is the only student-run program of its kind.

Tufts undergraduates gather to watch the first debate of the 2012 U.S. presidential election cycle on October 3, 2012.

“We expected a large turnout, but not an overflowing auditorium of easily over 350 enthusiastic students.

I’ve never seen so much pizza go so quickly.” eric peckham ’13, wellesley, ma, political science major; comparative political economy of innovation minor; founder, the Institute for political citizenship at Tufts

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“Democracy is all about wrestling with a plurality of views, and I feel strongly about maintaining that in my own life.”

Do words matter? a brief look at body language with drama professor barbara wallace grossman

 In an interview for the online magazine Tufts Now, voice and speech expert Barbara Wallace Grossman weighs in on the importance of physical cues in influencing a television audience.

“Fifty-five percent of a speaker’s initial impact on an audience comes from appearance and body language,” she says, “38 percent from the quality of his or her voice, and only 7 percent comes from what is actually being said.” That’s bad news for speechwriters but great news for students of theatre and dance.

How can political actors calm their nerves in advance of a big debate? First, “do a few warm-up exercises for physical relaxation.

Arm stretches to each side, gentle head and neck rolls, shoulder lifts, and knee bends can really help.” For more tips, check out the interview in its entirety at now.tufts.edu.

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catey boyle ’13, arlington, va; history and arabic/middle east studies major; former president, tufts democrats

Tufts Democrats Get Busy Actually, to describe TUFTS DEMOCRATS AS “BUSY” during the opening weeks of this school year may be to understate the facts. The 70-member group canvassed door-to-door in Massachusetts and New Hampshire in a coordinated campaign for U.S. Senate–hopeful Elizabeth Warren and President Barack Obama. They called hundreds of voters and registered hundreds more. And they managed to run weekly Tuesday meetings. “Our weekly meetings are a great place to touch base, connect with new and returning members, and maintain an open forum for discussion,” says Catey Boyle ’13 (below). “By creating outlets for campaign work as well as a place for intelligent discussion, we hope to connect with the diverse group of students we have on Tufts campus.”

Catey Boyle ’13 discusses education reform at the Tufts Democrats meeting on Tuesday, October 2, 2012.

Charlie Hegstad ’16 helps fellow students register to vote at Dewick Dining Hall on Monday, September 24, 2012.

Jumbos Motor to Register Voters the institute for political citizenship joined forces with partisan student groups and scores of independent Jumbos to facilitate the voter registration process this fall. Their drive, called “Tufts Votes,” had registered upwards of 700 new voters by October 7.

Charlie Hegstad ’16 (above), an economics major from Houston, TX, learned about Tufts Votes by word-of-mouth. He wound up spending about 10 hours a week encouraging people to sign up and mailing in their registration forms. “It was something that I was really interested in doing since I believe it is critical that everyone has their voice heard and participates in our democracy,” he says. “I think it’s important that every citizen is politically aware and involved. I’d for sure and probably will do it again during the next presidential election season!” So keep an out for Charlie come Election 2016.

Profile

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Meet

Maryanne Wolf,

Professor of Child Development, Director of the Center for Reading and Language Research, and John DiBiaggio Professor of Citizenship and Public Service. w h o s h o u l d s t u dy c h i l d development?

Every single person should, if they can, take a course that introduces them to the concepts underlying their own development. The introductory class should be called ‘Introduction to Human Development.’ We should all know the roots of our thinking, for ourselves and for the next generation. As a major, Child Development is interdisciplinary, and I think it’s for everyone.

grade school – a very tiny parochial school in the Midwest – that had four classes in one room. So I could see grades one to four, and I remember I was puzzled by seeing some children have more difficulty than others. I watched the nuns stay after school day after day to help those children.

It made a deep impression, in part because I felt they were so kind. n o w yo u s p e cia l i z e i n dy s l e x ia a s w e l l a s c o g n iti v e n e u r o s ci e n c e s ,

for scholars, when does

d e v e l o p m e n ta l p s yc h o -

childhood begin and end?

l i n g u i s tic s , a n d r e a d i n g . . .

That’s a trick question, isn’t it!

The spirit of childhood I hope lasts forever. Academically, we begin even before conception, looking at the genetic inheritance of children, all the way to young or early adulthood, so 18, and, in America, 28!

I study the reading brain and dyslexia, and how knowledge of the brain can help us create new curricula, new interventions, new approaches to the teaching of reading. Our Center for Reading and Language Research has programs in Ethiopia and South Africa to help children who have never had a school. We are looking at ways to use tablet devices filled with online apps to teach these children how to read, and we are trying to bring literacy to children around the world.

w h e n d i d yo u l e a r n t o r e a d, a n d wa s it e a s y f o r yo u ?

In first grade I remember realizing I could read. For me it was not an effort, but I went to a very unusual

yo u r l at e s t b o o k i s proust an d t h e s q ui d : t h e story an d science o f t h e rea d in g brain . . .

It’s just been translated into its thirteenth language, which includes a British and two Chinese translations.

The Brits respelled some words. w h at ’ s b e tt e r , r e a d i n g a book or reading online?

We’re exploring what is best in terms of reading print versus reading from a screen. We want to know – we want to do research – on what is best for whom, what intensity, what duration.

We want our kids to be biliterate in print and online. We want to add cognitive skills, not subtract.

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money well spent In Common

The students who receive financial aid from Tufts come from across the country, and from a broad range of economic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds. Some come from families that have lived in the United States for generations. Others are first-generation citizens. Whether they grew up in small single-parent households or large extended families, they all have in common a level of high academic aspiration and a passion for improving themselves and the world through a Tufts education. We’d like you to meet a few of these recipients – to hear about the transformative effect of Tufts financial aid on these students.

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Jorge Monroy-Palacio ’16 HOME T O W N : Morris Cove, New Haven, CT M A J OR : English and International Relations A C T I V I T I ES : Mock Trial; Model UN; Peer Health

Exchange; contributing writer for the Tufts Daily and the Tufts Observer

College was the goal I set for myself, and I did it with my mother’s help. I strongly believe that, regardless of who you are or where you come from, you have a right to fight for any goal you set for yourself. It takes perseverance, dedication, and focus. But if I did it, anyone could.

My mother never pushed a school because of money, but it was definitely on my mind. Tuition prices are steep, so I tried to make the best decision possible.

Financial aid was definitely a critical factor for me, and Tufts has proven to be fair and generous. Without a doubt, a Tufts education is worth it.

Devyn Andrews ’16 HOME T O W N : Sacramento, CA M A J OR : Probably Peace and Justice Stud-

ies and Community Health Ra n d o m f act : Memorized 50 digits of pi

I grew up in Arden Park with my family – my mom and dad and younger sister Julia (age 16) – who always taught me that being educated and well-informed is the key to understanding other people and going far in life.

I went to my local public high school.

Last year, approximately 62 percent of my class went on to a four-year college, mostly at state schools. I knew I wanted to go to school near a city, and Boston was perfect.

I fell in love with Tufts’ quirkiness and openness and all the opportunities it presented for majors and study abroad. I did worry about a private college being so expensive.

My family and I wanted to make sure that we could bring the cost of Tufts closer to the price of a state school. I feel like I am getting an amazing education inside the classroom as well as a priceless college experience here, and I wouldn’t trade it for anything.

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Barbara Storch ’16 HOME T O W N : Foster City, CA M A J OR : Cognitive and Brain Sciences WORK ST UDY: Department of Psychology office work

I come from a typical suburban neighborhood in a tiny city outside San Francisco. My mom is the director of development for a nonprofit law firm, which means she raises the money to ensure that her colleagues can continue to provide free legal services.

My dad is a freelance professional percussionist, so he does everything from teaching private lessons at our house to playing in the San Francisco Symphony.

My parents never discouraged me from shooting high, but they wanted to make sure that I knew there was only so much money they could spend, especially because my brother is currently in college as well. I applied for lots of scholarships and always made sure to get extra financial aid information, but I never let the price of the school determine whether I applied or not.

I made my decision to apply to Tufts when I saw how different the essay questions were. It made me think that I wanted to go to a school where originality was emphasized and expected. Everyone I’ve ever met who went to Tufts had such rave reviews. I was excited to someday love a school that much.

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La s t y e a r , Tufts awarded over $60 million

Joshua Merriweather ’16

in need-based financial aid to 43 percent of its undergraduate student body.

HOME T O W N : Temple Hill, MD M A J OR : Mechanical Engineering s p o r t : Varsity baseball

My father is a personal trainer and my mother is an interior designer. I am a first generation college student, and it is very important to my family that I get a college degree. My father is also working on his.

I went to a very strict Catholic school. Eighty-four percent of the students in my class went to a four-year college. Choosing the public state school was very typical. I decided that it was time to spread my wings and explore what the world had to offer. I didn’t apply to a single university in D.C., Maryland, or Virginia. I knew I wanted to be in the Boston area.

We did not worry about the cost of college. We figured that finances would work out in the end and that I should focus on getting into the colleges that I wanted.

On my first day at Tufts, I felt free. It has only been a few weeks and I am already having the time of my life.

Taylor BernardHawkins ’14 HOME T O W N : Stansbury Park, UT M A J OR : Political Science and

Philosophy j o b : Campus Center Information Booth

manager (work-study); off-campus job My hometown is “suburban” in the sense that everyone has a lawn, the homes are close together, and there is a community feel. But if you step outside the bounds of the neighborhood you are surrounded by rural sprawl. My family and most of my friends and neighbors were members of the LDS (Mormon) Church. The family portrait is me, my three biological brothers, my half sister, my stepbrother, my two stepsisters, my mother, and my stepfather. This was taken right before I went off to college. I had already moved out when I turned 18.

One of the most defining moments of my life has been leaving the Mormon faith. Since moving out, I've been financially independent. That's why I'm so grateful to Tufts for giving me such wonderful financial aid. It's really helped me get by. I'm glad Tufts was willing to recognize my need to handle things myself and that I am entirely independent of my family. It goes to show that no matter how crazy your personal situation is, you can always find a way to pay for college.

I've had to take on a couple of jobs, but I get by just fine because of the support I've received from the University.

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Groom Dinkneh ’13 HOME T O W N : Milton, MA M A J OR : Economics A C T I V I T I ES : Blackout (Tufts all-male step team);

Black Men’s Group; Tufts Financial Group My parents are of Ethiopian descent and valued a strong education. I went to Belmont Hill, a prestigious, all-boys college preparatory high school.

Almost all who graduated in my class attended fouryear accredited universities and colleges. I applied to Tufts because I knew they would help any student out regardless of their socioeconomic situation. This was a big plus.

For me, there are certain intangibles that come with being a Tufts student and graduate. People who live halfway across the world come here to become exposed to different issues, ethnicities, and ideologies. This is an attractive enough draw for any student. Is it worth it? I conclude with a firm nod, yes.

Joshua Mintz ’16 HOME T O W N : Andover, MA M A J OR : Undecided ca m p u s j o b : Taping and creating

highlight videos for men’s varsity soccer I went to a suburban public school where 99 percent of all students go to college.

My mother manages an apartment complex, and my dad is a loan officer. Money was one of the few constants in an everchanging college application process.

My parents knew what we could afford, and we worked off that. If my parents advised me that a college was notorious for giving poor financial aid (i.e., all in loans), then it usually fell to the bottom or off my application list.

I did not want my family or myself to be burdened with excessive loans and increasing interest rates. Cost and financial aid were incredibly important factors for me, but I felt that attending the right college would be worth it.

A pp l y i n g f o r Fi n a n cia l A i d Tufts meets the full demonstrated need of every undergraduate student. Early Decision Round I applicants need to get forms in by December 1. Regular Decision applicants need to get forms in by Feburary 15. For details, check out the

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Step-by-Step Guide for Financial Aid Applicants at admissions.tufts.edu.

Around Town

Fall into Boston right in tufts’ backyard is boston, site of the boston tea party and birthplace of the original patriots. while much has changed since colonial times, beantown is still action packed.

TD Garden Just as Bostonians begin donning sweaters and cords, the Boston Celtics take to the court in all their sleeveless glory for the NBA season kickoff.

Right next to the North End (Boston's Little Italy), Christopher Columbus Waterfront Park is the site of a fall festival that celebrates its namesake with live music, great food, and a huge parade – Duck Boat floats included!

City Hall Plaza

Sweet on Mass Ave. The taste of fall is everywhere around the city and people are raving about the caramel apple cupcake at Sweet cupcake shop on Mass Ave! Yum.

Christopher Columbus Waterfront Park

Beantown Bootcamp’s free Fitness on the Plaza classes will whip you into shape, assuming you don't undo your workout with a sweet reward from a restaurant in Faneuil Hall, which is right next door.

Atlantic Ave and Milk Street Boston Local Food Festival

Boston Common's Frog Pond Whether or not there’s powder on the ground, Bostonians are on the ice at Frog Pond by Thanksgiving.

Boston Common is the oldest public park in the United States.

Wilbur Theatre Do you love Cam and Mitchell from “Modern Family”? Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Eric Stonestreet put on an interactive show this October that gave the audience a glimpse into life on the set and some insight into Cam’s clown alter-ego, Fizbo.

The Boston Local Food Festival brings together farmers, specialty producers, and food businesses to Boston Harbor to encourage foodies to eat sustainably.

Chef demos, live music, DIY tips, and even a “Fish Stock/Seafood Throwdown” are part of the fun.

Columbus Ave between Mass Ave and Burke Street

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The most popular outdoor festival in town, the Berklee Beantown Jazz Festival has had as many as 70,000 attendees. Grammy Award winner Paula Cole headlined this year, and Terri Lyne Carrington made a special appearance.

SoWa (South of Washington St.) Market of the Living Dead The SoWa outdoor market goes out with a boo, celebrating its last event of the season with costume contests, pumpkin carving, free treats, live spooky music, and more than 130 vendors.

Halloween never felt so vintage!

Boston Tree Canopy For some Tufts students, freshman year will be their first exposure to beautiful fall foliage – when trees turn fiery colors, everyone breaks out the rakes, and kids, or students, jump into piles of freshly fallen leaves.

How typically New England!

Tufts is 20 minutes from downtown Boston by T.

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Advice

Q

We asked admissions officers...

What was your favorite essay by a member of the Class of 2016? three admissions officers reveal some standouts from last year’s admissions process.

Denny Paredes is Associate Director of Admissions and traveler to all places warm and tropical.

One of my favorite essays described the pragmatic family of a young man raised in the Southeast. Picture this: a little boy and his brother struggle to hit in little league, and their uncle resorts to having them practice with corn seeds and a broomstick. Later in life, that same boy improvises a “remote control” by attaching a broomstick and a wire to adjust the dial on his television. “The adults I grew up around were always followers of realpolitik; their allegiances lied only with utilitarianism. They had little respect for arbitrary limitations or too defined definitions.” As a result, this young man learned not to fear the unorthodox but to embrace it. He developed a willingness to try new things. If something got the job done, the question for him became “Why not?” instead of “Why?” This student drew me in by being relatable and personable. He didn’t just tell about his experience, he explained how he gained a new confidence and developed a unique way of thinking. I was engrossed by his story and in fully figuring out who this student was.

I look for emotions, inconspicuous references, and mind-boggling ideas that students identify with. I find those pieces of writing vivid, unique, and inspiring. Create wonder and give me a deep appreciation for your passions.

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Trevor Donadt ’10 is Assistant Director of Admissions and a selfproclaimed “enginerd.”

A female engineering applicant started with a description of herself as “petite,” “short,” and “funsized.” Yes, she has Shirley Temple–like blond ringlets and denim blue eyes, but she will never allow you to call her “cute.” “Cute,” she says, “doesn’t walk around covered in wood chips from building the base for an electric motor.” As I read on, I knew this essay was special: “After slaving away over a breadboard, trying to get the electronics to work, I nearly shriek with joy and shock as the LED lightbulb flickers on and off, the exact results I need. After the consistent frustration of my circuit not working, I could finally relax and start building.”

This is an engineer you want in your classroom, I thought to myself. Most people think of engineering as the creation of mind-blowing/futuristic/sci-fi/techno-crazy gadgets, but in actuality, there is quite a bit of tedious work, research, repeated testing, and troubleshooting involved. Only a true appreciation for that moment when everything finally works will carry someone through the less showy part of the work.

This applicant has that characteristic.

Arguably, the most important piece of this essay is its pride, passion, and honesty.

I left this essay knowing she’ll do what she loves, how she wants, no matter how odd it may be – pretty Tuftsy, in my opinion.

Laura Tapper is Senior Assistant Director of Admissions and admits to using the White Noise App to help her concentrate when reading applications.

“I think of my hometown as a PTO Town,” my favorite essay of the year began, “or maybe a yearlong convention of the Moms with Mouths Club. Here, opinion is currency and, like wealth at Christmas, you’re expected to share it with others. This town works like a huge dysfunctional family – you love it, but it drives you nuts.”

There were so many sharp, funny, colorful bits and pieces to this application. (“I have an infatuation with memoirs because who needs to study Albert Camus if David Sedaris is just as thought provoking?” she says of her love of learning others’ stories.)

This applicant approached her essay in a way that many future Jumbos might be able to relate to, and from which they might derive a bit of inspiration: She made fun of her hometown. We all do that, don’t we?

She did it with love, a sharp eye for the absurd, and with total clarity on how her crazy town has shaped her into her crazy self. It was honesty laced with humor, and it worked really well.

Tufts needs people who are good students, good roommates, good teammates, and just plain good friends. It was clear that she was going to be all those things to her future classmates.

Q

We asked members of our student communication group...

Why do you think you got in? you never know how your application will compare to more than 16,000 others. But you can convey who you are. at tufts, knowing yourself and showing us who that is can be the key to admission.

Nick Whitney ’16 is from Albany, NY, and majoring in English and Sociology.

I chose to write my essay using this formula: Speak of something that represents your past, connect it to who you are in the present, and, out of that, predict who you want to be in the future.

My essay was about a 10-page book I wrote when I was nine. I connected the ideals presented in that book to who I am today as an individual, and then I looked toward the future. Tufts is a school that is deeply connected to history, immersed in today’s issues, and always looking ahead; the way I wrote about myself was aligned with these ideas. I think my admissions officer definitely saw that.

Do you like what you do and do you have fun doing it? I had a chance to show off the things I love to do and not be ashamed about it, and I think that’s ultimately why I chose Tufts – because they care about the individual behind the numbers.

Wan Jing Lee ’16 hails from Singapore and plans to major in either Political Science or Economics.

In my application, I highlighted how my personality allowed me to make the most out of new experiences by briefly describing how I took up a leadership role in fundraising for a charity despite having no experience at all. Perhaps my school records also support that, by showing how I got involved in music and, subsequently, sports. I cannot say with certainty what exactly it was, but my guess is that beyond academics, my activities played a large part in allowing me to be admitted to Tufts!

There is no need to write about your life such that it sounds like an action-thriller film. There is value in being frank in your essays in order to reflect who you really are. The advice “be yourself” could not have been more appropriate, as clichéd as it once sounded to me!

Imogen Browder ’16 is from Calabasas, CA, and is undecided in her major, though English, Community Health, and pre-med are all under consideration.

I’m a pole-vaulting Shakespeare nut who identifies herself as Anglo-auzzie-erican (English, Australian, and American). I participated in practically everything my school had to offer, and in my application I tried to highlight that. I talked about things that made me different, slightly “odd,” if you will, and in my main essay I told the story of my mum’s brave fight through breast cancer. I shared something incredibly personal in the hopes of giving my reader a glimpse into Imogen.

I think that essay was the most intriguing thing about me. I worked for weeks on it, editing down a few years of my life into 500 words. It allowed me to take a chance and tell a story of hurt and pain but also of redemption. I was unabashedly myself, and I think that gave me an edge.

Let your voice breathe through all that you write. Present who you are, not who you think Tufts wants you to be, and you’ll find the right place.

What do you think Tufts is looking for?

People who would

A little bit of sass,

People who are not

counter generaliza-

some sarcasm, a

just about what

tions, because the

pinch of playfulness,

they have already

community embraces individuality in all its prescribed and non-prescribed forms.

N I KH I L SH I ND A Y ’ 1 6

with a side of honesty. J o s h G r e l l e ’ 1 6

done, but what they are planning to do.

Ma r y C r o s s ’ 1 6

That dash of Tufts pizzazz, a sort of originality that brands them as something unique and different and wonderful, all at the same time.

M A Y A ZE I GLER ’ 1 6

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Programs With nearly 150 majors and minors, 30 interdisciplinary programs, and the courses of the ExCollege, Tufts’ offerings require more than a brief skimming.

You’ll find an expansion of this quick list on our website. In the meantime, skim away. Just note that Tufts undergraduate programs are offered in two schools: Arts & Sciences and Engineering. You can choose majors and minors in either or both schools – and many students do. You may even transfer from one school to the other.

School of Arts & Sciences Majors *available as a second major

Africana Studies American Studies Anthropology Applied Mathematics Applied Physics Arabic: one lecturer in the

Biomedical Engineering Sciences Biopsychology Biotechnology* Chemical Physics Chemistry: The first doctorate in chemistry at Tufts was awarded in 1904 to Arthur Becket Lamb who went on to serve as Editor of the Journal

Tufts Arabic program has

of the American Chemical

translated around 100 poems

Society from 1918 to 1949.

from the works of Langston

Child Development Chinese Classical Studies Cognitive and Brain Sciences Community Health* Computer Science Drama Economics Engineering Psychology/Human Factors English Environmental Studies* French

Hughes into Arabic.

Archaeology Architectural Studies: One of the most interdisci-plinary programs on campus, Architectural Studies pulls classes from studio art, art history, economics, psychology, urban and environmental planning, civil engineering, engineering psychology, and drama (yes, drama...).

Management, to the Russian Counterinsurgency Campaign, to Gay Rights in Poland, to Presidential Misconceptions.

Italian Studies Japanese Judaic Studies Latin Latin American Studies Mathematics Middle Eastern Studies Music Peace and Justice Studies Philosophy Physics: This semester, Physics professor Hugh Gallagher will be teaching a class on the science and pedagogy of thermodynamics! Fun fact: Due to the effect of Thermal Expansion, the Eiffel Tower is up to 15cm taller in summer.

Political Science Psychology Psychology/Clinical Concentration Quantitative Economics: Tufts

The Eiffel Tower is up to 15 centimeters taller in summer.

Alumnus Jamie Dimon, current

S e e p h y s ic s

majored in psychology and

president of jp Morgan-chase, economics. He was named CEO

Art History Asian Studies Astrophysics Biochemistry Biology: did you know that

and Tufts President Anthony

Geological Sciences Geology German Language and Literature German Studies Greek Greek and Latin History Interdisciplinary Studies International Literary and Visual Studies International Relations: last

Monaco is a geneticist

year’s Senior theses

specializing on the genetic

in the International Relations

basis of disorders such as

department ranged from

autism and dyslexia.

Energy Dependency and

Human beings share 60 percent of DNA with a banana? Tufts professors Michelle Gaudette and Catherine Freudenreich teach classes on Genetics,

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of the Year in 2011 in the allamerica executive team survey run by institutional investor. the big news for this rock star was mentioned not only in business week but also in rolling stone.

Religion Russian and Eastern European Studies Russian Language and Literature Sociology Spanish Women’s Studies

Five-year Combined Degree Programs Tufts/New England Conservatory: BA or BS and Bachelor of Music Tufts/SMFA (School of the Museum of Fine Arts): BA or BS and Bachelor of Fine Arts

School of Engineering Majors *available as a second major

Professional Degrees Biomedical Engineering Chemical Engineering Civil Engineering: professor of Civil Engineering Masoud Sanayei and his team of Tufts faculty and students have developed 3-D computer models that replicate bridges through their lifetime, keeping up with instabilities caused by traffic accidents, inclement weather, and any other daily trials they might face.

Computer Engineering Computer Science

Outside Ballou Hall, a class makes the most of a mild day in autumn.

Electrical Engineering Environmental Engineering Mechanical Engineering Additional Degree Options Architectural Studies Biomedical Engineering* Biomedical Sciences* Biotechnology* Engineering Physics Engineering Psychology/Human Factors Engineering Science Environmental Health

Astrophysics Biotechnology Engineering Chemical Engineering Child Development Chinese Cognitive and Brain Sciences Computer Science Dance Drama Economics Education Engineering Education Engineering Management: Classes taken for an Engineering Management minor

Minors Africa in the New World Africana Studies Arabic Architectural Engineering Architectural Studies Art History Asian American Studies Asian Studies

include: Human Computer Interaction, Legal Issues in Engineering, Inventive Design, Principles of Accounting, Public Speaking, and Sociology of Leadership.

Entrepreneurial Leadership Studies Engineering Science Studies

English Entrepreneurial Leadership Film Studies French Geoengineering Geology Geoscience German Greek Greek Archaeology Greek Civilization Hebrew History Italian Japanese Judaic Studies Latin Latin American Studies Latino Studies Leadership Studies Linguistics Mass Communications and Media Studies (CMS): CMS minors may apply each year

or behind the microphone at boston’s npr news station, WBUR. One wintern was placed with tufts alum Christopher Brown, who is the art director for Tv’s “Mad Men.”

Mathematics Medieval Studies Multimedia Arts Music Music Engineering Philosophy Physics Political Science Religion Roman Archaeology Roman Civilization Russian Sociology Spanish Studio Art Urban Studies Women’s Studies

for one of many weeklong winter internships. (The clever

Humans share 60% of DNA with a banana.

See Biology

portmanteau is “winternships.”)

Winternships have placed students on the red carpet

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Top Ten

“What’s on your Tufts ‘Bucket List’?” there’s a question that’ll give a visitor to tufts campus some insight into student life. here are the top 10 answers we got, in order of popularity.

10 Build an igloo on the Res Quad.

9 Go to every museum that my 8 Tufts ID allows me free entry into.

7 Spend a weekend at the Loj. 6 Take an ExCollege course.

5 Ask a professor to lunch.

9 4 Spot the fabled Cookie Man. on top of the statue of 3 Climb Jumbo and pose heroically.

2 Slip and slide on the Prez Lawn.

1 Paint the See Jumbo’s ashes.

cannon!

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After Jumbo’s death, P.T. Barnum enshrined the elephant’s remains in two separate places. The skeleton went to the Museum of Natural History in New York, and the hide, to Tufts.

Tragically, the latter was reduced to dust during the Barnum Hall blaze of April 14, 1975. Today, a piece of Jumbo’s tail is neatly wrapped and stored in the University archives, and the ashes are sealed in a peanut butter jar. Athletes rub the jar for good luck.

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Owned by Tufts University and run by the Tufts Mountain Club, the Loj serves as a retreat destination for all members of the Tufts community. Many students use the Loj as a base camp from which to enjoy a wealth of activities that include hiking, skiing, swimming, rock climbing, apple picking, etc. The Loj is also a place to just relax and get to know new people. The Loj is located in Woodstock, New Hampshire, about two hours north of Tufts.

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In an effort to turn his passion for baking cookies into a full-time job, John “The Cookie Guy” Piermarini bikes around campus selling cookies Thursday–Saturday between 9 p.m. and 3 a.m. Piermarini sells five cookies for $5 and delivers them for free to a designated delivery zone, which consists mostly of the Medford/Somerville campus and some surrounding streets.

Photo by Daniel Wodecki www.danielwodecki.com

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Playtime Jumbo Crossword: Search the magazine for answers!

Across 1. Profiles, for short 3. “All That ___” 7. TXT-speak for carpe diem?

8. Ultimate toy 10. Action common to American football and soccer 13. Best way to Boston 15. Greek garnish?

19. Tufts town 21. Tufts trustee who made Jumbo famous 23. Greatest source of Tufts Class of 2016 members, next to North America 24. Political contest 26. Frequency of Tufts student newspaper 27. Sources of ivory 28. ___ Tisch ’71 29. Notoriously difficult pre-med course 30. Most pop. Tufts major 31. From French “to try” 32. Tufts shuttle 34. Butter queen Paula ___ 36. Field Exercise in Peace and Stability Operations, abbr.

39. Paris tower 40. Not a canvas, but suitable for painting 43. Tufts’ primary color 45. Pedestal for a political activist

47. 90s comedy show, “The Kids in the ___” 49. Halloween squash 50. Drama and Dance course 52. def. to take the first steps in building 54. Nancy Reagan said it was fundamental, and Maryanne Wolf would agree 56. Relations 59. Former Mass. Gov., to friends and family 60. Pinto City?

61. Classic drama of Japan 62. “Play ___!”

63. Turf Down 2. Tufts NESCAC Div. 3. Best mascot ever 4. Democrats’ color 5. Object of study at the SMFA 6. Kaffee klatch?

8. Red Sox home 9. Every American’s uncle 11. Quesadilla adhesive?

12. a.k.a., bobble-head 14. Algerian-born French existentialist no “stranger” than Sedaris?

16. Eskimo ice house 17. Davis’s shape 18. Feeling Tufts Admissions would like applicants to avoid

20. Slang for “football” 22. Congressional space dividing Dems from Reps 24. Timeflies’ producer25.

Most Googled “Simon” 26. Light Emitting ___ 33. def. slope, incline 34. def. regulated discussion of a proposition between two matched sides 35. “You’ve gotta be __ to win.”

36. Fall spectacular 37. Geneticist’s favorite letters 38. Peace, in Latin 41. Spanish fleet 42. Blackboard pencil 44. Number of football games in a NESCAC season 46. Boston’s NHL team 48. A studio is to an artist as a ___ is to a biologist.

49. Thanksgiving song 51. Boston Common skating spot, Frog ___ 52. Main reason to go to Dewick 53. def. a meiotic chromosome after separation of the two homologous members of a tetrad; or, a group of two people 55. Boston Celtics umbrella org.

57. Between OH and IL 58. A negative vote or decision

Sudoku

Answers on inside back cover

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Jumbo Sightings Tufts students can’t look at elephants without seeing Jumbo. If you’ve spotted one lately, send an email with your photos and captions to jumboeditor@tufts.edu.

This elephant statue sits in my house. The trunk means good luck when it is extended in the upright position.

A u s ti n , T X :

Danielle Renee Vallejo ’16

I thought of a Tufts Jumbo when I saw this at Urban Outfitters.

Boston, MA:

Camila Solorzano ’16

I was both surprised and pleased to find this picture of an elephant in a Japanese restaurant located in the middle of Paris. Hyung-

Paris, France:

K e n y a : Elephants at a watering hole during my trip in summer of 2011! Pier Nirandara ’16

Andover, MA:

A backpack designed for the globally conscious Jumbo.

Seo Park ’15

Joshua Mintz ’16

s i n g ap o r e : I live in Singapore and around the time I got into Tufts, there was an elephant parade art exhibition happening so the streets were covered with colorful elephants. Akshita Vaidyanathan ’16

t h ai l a n d : These Jumbos helped me backpack through Asia last year!

Maura McQuade ’16

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u n d e t e r m i n e d : My dad and little sister surprised me with this little jumbo when I finally made the inevitably right choice and committed to Tufts.

Jessica Spradlin ’16

Credits

Equal Opportunity

Cover: Photo by Kelvin Ma/Tufts University.

Applicants for admission and employment, students, employees, sources of referral of applicants for admission and employment, and all unions or professional organizations holding collective bargaining or professional agreements with Tufts University are hereby notified that this institution does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, or national origin in admission or access to, or treatment or employment in its programs and activities. Any person having inquiries or complaints concerning Tufts University’s compliance with the regulations implementing Title VI, Title IX, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, or Section 504 is directed to contact the Office of Equal Opportunity on the Medford/ Somerville campus, 617-627-3298 or 800-611-5060 (TDD 617-627-3370).

This office has been designated by Tufts University to coordinate the institution’s efforts to comply with the regulations implementing Title VI, Title IX, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and Section 504. Any person may also contact the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education, Washington, D.C. 20202, or the Director, U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, Region One, Boston, Massachusetts 02109, regarding the institution’s compliance with the regulations implementing Title VI, 34 C.F.R. Part 100; Title IX, 34 C.F.R. Part 106; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, 45 C.F.R. 90; or, Section 504, 34 C.F.R. Part 104.

Contents: Photo by Alonso Nichols/Tufts University.

Election photos, financial aid portraits, and profiles by Alonso Nichols/Tufts University. Jay Civetti profile by Kelvin Ma/Tufts University.

Greek quesadilla by Josh Grelle ’16, p. 5; Superman by ©iStockphoto.com/PictureLake, p. 5; Barbara Grossman portrait by Jodi Hilton, p. 16; Celtics by Roberto Serra/iguana Press/Getty Images, p. 25; Modern Family by Disney ABC Television Group/Getty Images, p. 25; Christopher Columbus by ©iStockphoto.com/ kentarcajuan, p. 25; Cupcake by ©iStockphoto.com/cbording, p.

25; Ice skates by ©iStockphoto.com/freie-kreation, p. 25; Fish by ©iStockphoto.com/hdagli, p. 25; Saxophone by ©iStockphoto. com/tunart, p. 25; Witch hat by ©iStockphoto.com/WolfeLarry, p.

25; Leaves by ©iStockphoto.com/borchee, p. 25; Boston Skyline by ©iStockphoto.com/Deejpilot, p. 25; the Loj by Scott Silverman ’10, p. 30.

Other photos by Austin Hsieh, Emily Zilm, Kelvin Ma, and Alonso Nichols at Tufts University, with additional photos provided by various students. (Thanks!)

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In addition, Tufts has formulated an administrative policy that educational and employment decisions are based on the principle of equal opportunity. The consideration of factors such as sex, race, color, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, veteran status, or disability unrelated to a person’s ability, qualifications, and performance is inconsistent with this policy.

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