The Daily Cannon

Every Coat of Paint Tells Its Own Story

Tufts does not authorize acts of vandalism, with one exception. Almost nightly, tight-knit packs of Jumbos douse an otherwise meaningless Civil War artifact with primer and spray paint. While it’s perfectly legal, there’s no set schedule or sign-up sheet. If two or more groups want to paint the cannon on the same night, the first to get there camps out to defend its handiwork. The fun starts up again the next morning, when the campus tries to decode a message rendered in the dark.

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September 15, 2011

Peer Health Exchange — or PHE — trains college students to teach a comprehensive health curriculum in high schools that lack health education and in which the majority of students live at or below the poverty line.

April 26, 2011

The cannon urges students to “Vote!” in the 2011-2012 Tufts Community Union (TCU) elections.

September 23, 2011

Students for a Just and Stable Future, part of both the Tufts Sustainability Collaborative and a statewide campaign for 100 percent clean electricity, hypes bike sharing.

September 13, 2011

Once in a while, the cannon painters leave us scratching our heads.

September 1, 2011

The Tufts Ballroom Team hosts a dance party to recruit as many awesome freshmen as possible. You can join the ballroom team with absolutely no dance experience at all!

October 15, 2011

The Tufts Observer’s Editorial staff promotes their weekly publication. (It’s great. You should pick up a copy.)

September 16, 2011

A tongue-in-cheek welcome to Tufts’ new president Anthony Monaco, who left a post at Oxford University to become the head Jumbo.

September 11, 2011

Students solemnly commemorate the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.

October 11, 2011

The cannon gets decked out like a pride flag for National Coming Out Day.

July 1, 2008

Painted with hearts, the cannon celebrates the marriage of Tufts alumni, Jeff and Liz.

July 29, 2009

Cannon as post-commencement thank-you note.

November 9, 2005

The table tennis club touts a fall tournament.

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A tweet dated August 19, 2011 by @MonacoAnthony, President of Tufts University. @tuftsuniversity you get to watch a cannon magically change messages everyday outside my office #sillyreasonstoattendtufts
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