refelction

Thinking of the past year, I can truly identify with the saying time flies why you are having fun. It was as if it had gone by in a blink of an eye. While I am regretful about certain decisions both personal and academic, I feel that it has been a successful freshman year for me in my transition into society in general away from the safety of home. Even though tufts made headlines for issues with the primary source and the death of Lilly, many good things happened here that didn’t make headline news. Tufts may now be perceived as an elitist private school unfriendly to conservatives and minorities, but it simply is not true. What the media won’t report is the honest discussions about issues of race and politics that has taken place amongst the students. While I cannot speak for everyone, it seems that most people have learned more about the opposite view from living with different kind of people. Personally, I have learned more about conservative reasoning and the point of view of my friend and vise versa. Our ideologies may not have changed but we both have seen the logic behind the other’s argument. Through this kind of dialogue, I feel that our campus is more understanding than ever.