Spend A Weekend At Tufts
Friday
Imagine you’re a Tufts student for the weekend. It’s Friday morning, and since you don’t have any classes (many students don’t), you get to sleep in. To start your slow morning, you grab a bagel sandwich from Hodgdon-on-the-Run that you ordered ahead, and a chai latte from The Sink, the student-run cafe in the Campus Center. You join a few friends on Prez Lawn and settle into a sunny spot with your laptop, pretending to do work, but mostly chatting about weekend plans. Someone mentions catching a new exhibit at the MFA; others suggest going to Harvard Square for lunch and froyo from Berryline. You sit in the calmness that only a no-class Friday can bring.
By afternoon, campus starts buzzing. Students head to the gym, and others head to their on-campus jobs. You decide to stop by the Joyce Cummings Center to grab free Thai food leftover from an event (because there’s always free food somewhere). Then, you find yourself a table on the second floor and actually get some work done for a while.
As the evening rolls around, the choices multiply. You could head to Davis Square for dinner with friends or watch a dance show at Cohen Auditorium. TUSC (the Tufts University Social Collective) is hosting a movie night, and another friend is playing a gig in Cambridge with their student band. Whether you’re going out or staying in, it feels like the whole campus is alive in its own way. And somehow, even if you don’t plan it, you always end up surrounded by people you know.
Saturday
Saturday mornings start slow again. You and your friends head to Carmichael Dining Hall, still in your pajamas, for their famous Carm pancakes and bacon. As the afternoon comes, the campus hums back to life: students throwing frisbees on the lawn, music drifting from the Residential Quad, or spontaneous trips into Boston. Clubs often host weekend events like culture shows, performances, or off-campus excursions – maybe you even helped plan them. There’s never really a dull moment, unless you want one.
Sunday
Sundays are reset days. The day might include doing laundry, finishing up readings for Monday classes, attending club meetings or rehearsals, and more. To fight the Sunday scaries, you catch the shuttle to Davis for an ice cream pick-me-up from J.P. Licks. As the sun sets, campus softens in a peaceful, productive rhythm.By Monday, you realize that weekends at Tufts aren’t about doing everything; they’re about doing what fits you. Whether it’s brunch with friends, hopping on the MBTA Green Line into Boston, or catching up on some much-needed rest, there’s always room for balance.