Student life Tufts University

1 student life

1.1 student body

1.1.1 student government
1.1.2 publications , broadcasting
1.1.3 activism
1.1.4 greek life


1.2 athletics
1.3 housing , dining

student life


student body

according princeton review undergraduate student body ethnically , socioeconomically diverse. advocate ranks tufts 1 of top 20 gay-friendly campuses. of accepted admission undergraduate class of 2019, 27 percent asian, hispanic, african-american, or 2 or more races. there 145 international students , 6 undocumented or daca students of domestic students admitted, 31 percent self-identified 1 or more races other caucasian, including asian americans, african americans, hispanic americans , native americans. international students make 15 percent of undergraduate student population. students come 50 states , represent 71 countries. top 10 countries represented china, greece, hong kong, india, turkey, singapore, canada, south korea, united kingdom, , vietnam.

student government

there 3 forms of student government @ tufts university: tufts community union (tcu) senate, tcu judiciary , csl (committee on student life). senate chaired student body president , led six-person executive board consisting of vice president, treasurer, historian, parliamentarian, , diversity , community affairs officer.

publications , broadcasting

the tufts daily daily student newspaper, , tufts observer, established in 1895, school s biweekly magazine , oldest publication on campus. zamboni tufts monthly humor , satire magazine. princeton review has named tufts college newspaper 1 of best in country, ranking no. 10. tufts has television station (tutv) has produced , broadcast films, news, soap operas, , comedy sketch pieces. tutv has gone release web series such jules , monty . station went operational in april 1977, curtis hall , consists of 40 student volunteers. curtis hall home tufts own radio station wmfo, streams locally on 91.5 fm. station first aired in 1970 , funded university.

activism

student protest fossil fuel divestment

in 1969, tufts center civil rights activism due controversy surrounding construction of lewis hall. students staged work strike protest racist hiring policies practiced construction company tufts had commissioned build residence hall. in addition writing letters, students sat in ballou , east halls, , collaborated black workers. these demonstrations attracted support major metropolitan areas in northeast. in 1970, tufts adopted new hiring policies subsequently adopted other universities. led creation of training programs minority employees on campus, in addition foundation of africana center.

greek life

there 13 total greek life organizations @ tufts. 25% of student body involved in greek life. 6 national fraternities chapters @ tufts delta tau delta, delta upsilon, theta chi, theta delta chi, zeta beta tau, , zeta psi. in addition, there 4 sororities: alpha omicron pi, alpha phi, chi omega, , kappa alpha theta. there 1 co-ed fraternity, ato of massachusetts, , local fraternity, pi rho omega.

athletics

tufts competes in new england small college athletic conference—the nescac—in ncaa division iii. mascot jumbo, college mascot appear in webster s dictionary. mascot comes p. t. barnum s circus, barnum 1 of original trustees of tufts college. according legend, jumbo elephant heroically jumped in front of train, sacrificing himself save younger elephant dying. jumbo s stuffed skin donated school, , displayed until 1975 fire destroyed body, except tail, had been removed conservation work. now, statue of elephant prominent landmark on quad, near barnum hall, biology building.

recently, tufts has become 1 of top athletic schools in division iii. school has consistently ranked in top ten of learfield director s cup, ranks top division i, ii, , iii athletic programs in country awarding points in pre-determined number of sports men , women. in 2015-16, tufts ranked 4th in country, , in 2014-15 tufts ranked 9th. tufts men s lacrosse team won school s first ever ncaa team championship in 2010, beating salisbury state university in championship game. lost in 2011 salisbury in championship. in 2012, women s field hockey team won first national championship, beating montclair state university 2–1 in finals. coach tina mcdavitt won diii national coach of year in 2012, well. field hockey team had been national runners-up in 2008. women s softball team won 3 consecutive ncaa division iii national championships in 2013, 2014 , 2015. men s lacrosse team won second ncaa division iii national championship in 2014 , third championship in 2015, beating lynchburg. on december 6, 2014, men s soccer team won first-ever diii national championship, defeating wheaton college 4-2. jumbos repeated feat 2 years later, winning diii national championship in 2016 defeating calvin college 1-0. men s , women s squash teams have been historically successful, ranking within top 30 teams in nation.

performed @ football games, tuftonia s day , tufts fight song, written in 1912 elliot w. hayes. can heard @ tufts numerous capella concerts , @ homecoming.

stratton hall, downhill residence hall


housing , dining

west hall, uphill residence hall

seven out of ten undergraduates live on campus. students can choose 40 residences small special interest houses, traditional dorms, shared apartments. there 25 residence halls. similar residential colleges, students organize discussions , bring in guest speakers , plan several activities together. upperclassmen have option of living in special interest housing 15 houses reflecting specific cultural or academic interest. each house offers organizes several activities , events not limited residents. shared apartments popular in university apartments sophia gordon hall (sogo) primary gathering place juniors , seniors. high density residential neighborhood around university provides additional housing students opt live off campus.

the university has 2 main dining centers, dewick-macphie serving downhill students, , carmichael serving uphill students. each dining hall has different menu , atmosphere. both offer european-style servery multiple stations. princeton review has listed tufts in best campus food category since 2005, ranking high second. menus these dining halls can found @ tufts recipes. in addition 2 main dining centers, there variety of smaller cafes, including kosher deli , hodgdon food-to-go offers students place grab quick bite go.