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The Cannon (Tufts University)
The Cannon is a replica of a cannon from the USS Constitution on the campus of Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts, located in between Goddard Chapel and Ballou Hall. It serves as a billboard for campus activities and groups, and has been utilized as the basis for social and political campus movements.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Cannon, 1956 )〕
==History==
The cannon is a replica of a 24-pound cannon from the USS Constitution. It was donated to the City of Medford Historical Society by the National Park Service in return for a community effort to raise money to restore the famous warship. Having no place to put it, Medford then gifted it to Tufts university in 1956, where it was placed on campus, on a small patch of grass between Goddard Chapel and Ballou Hall.The cannon remained on campus until the mid 1960s, when it was removed for repairs and maintenance. It was not immediately replaced due to strong sentiments on campus against the Vietnam War. Eventually, after the end of the war in 1977, students lobbied for its return. This request was granted, as the cannon was return to its original location on campus, atop the hill where it stands today.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Express Yourself )〕
Soon after it returned, the cannon was painted black in protest of the Tufts University's support of the Ferdinand Marcos family, the then ruling family of the Philippines and frequent benefactors of Tufts. The university was scheduled to grant an honorary degree upon first lady Imelda Marcos. This was halted after ongoing unrest, including frequent painting of the cannon, petitions by students and faculty members, and a 1000-person strong protest during one of the visits by the Marcos, pressured the university into breaking off relations.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Radical History of Tufts )〕 Although many students resented the painting of the cannon, considering it an act of vandalism, the activity cemented itself as an ongoing student tradition.
Since these protests, students have been painting the cannon almost nightly. Because of this, the cannon was sandblasted in 1985 and 1996 to remove the numerous coats of paint it had accumulated. Also, due to poor documentation upon its transfer to the campus, many students believed it was an actual cannon and not a replica, but these theories were dispelled in 1987 when part of the cannon broke off while it was being moved by maintenance.
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