The gravity stone, as most call it, is a testament to our school's funniest cash swindle. The Gravity Research Foundation was established in 1948 by Roger Babson, businessman and founder of Babson College. Author of Gravity - Our Enemy Number One, Babson sought to free mankind from the shackles of gravity. When he approached Tufts with money to finance research in the field of anti-gravity, the school took the money, put up the stone and never conducted any anti-gravity research. Take the money and run. Smooth.