Amanpour talks career, international journalism

  Chief International Correspondent for CNN and Global Affairs Anchor at ABC News Christiane Amanpour discussed her career, modern journalism and the role of women in her field to a crowded Cabot Auditorium on Friday for the 18th annual Edward R. Murrow Forum on Issues in Journalism.

Sackler Parkinson’s researcher among business competition winners

  The ninth-annual $100K Business Plan Competition last Wednesday selected winners from a pool of 13 finalists, the largest in the competition’s recent history. Sponsored by the Gordon Institute’s Entrepreneurial Leadership Program (ELS), the competition awarded first place prizes to Cinzia Metallo, a fifth-year graduate student in the Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences, and Eileen Guo (LA ‘11) in the Classical Business Plan Competition and the Social Entrepreneurship Competition, respectively.

Nelly, Yeasayer entertain Tufts crowd with lively, interactive sets

Rapper Nelly performs old chart-toppers and new hits

  First, the school sold tickets. Then, the fences went up. By the time Saturday rolled around, the anticipation was nearly palpable, and the noise of pregames boomed across the campus. It was the day of Spring Fling, arguably the highlight of the Tufts spring semester.

Stanford psychologist to deliver commencement address

  Stanford University School of Education Dean Claude Steele will deliver this year’s Commencement speech on May 19, according to Director of Public Relations Kim Thurler.  “We are honored that he will give this year’s commencement address,” Thurler told the Daily in an email.

New ID numbers, cards for students in August

  The Department of Public and Environmental Safety will issue new ID cards to returning students before the start of next semester due to a change in the ID numbers used by the new Integrated Student Information System (iSIS). iSIS’ new ID number system uses a different number range, according to Administrative Services Supervisor Louis Galvez III.

ResLife to ban RA-resident relationships next year

   A new Office of Residential Life and Learning (ResLife) rule will prohibit Resident Assistants (RAs) from dating residents from the residence halls for which they are responsible starting next year. Though they can date other students who live on campus, (RAs), Academic and Community Engagement (ACE) fellows and academic residential tutors cannot be in an “intimate relationship” with anyone who lives in their building, Director of ResLife Yolanda King told the Daily in an email.

TCU approves funding for Tier II club sports

  The Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate on April 16 signed an agreement to allocate Senate money to Tier II club sports teams for the first time. According to TCU Treasurer Matthew Roy, Tier II sports had not received funding in the past because there were not enough funds available to support both Tier I and Tier II.

Interview | Dan Winslow

‘My life keeps coming back in circles to Tufts’

    Dan Winslow (LA ’80) wears many hats as one of the Republican contenders in the April 30 primaries for the open United States Senate seat from Massachussetts, current representative in the state legislature, and Tufts alum. After graduating magna cum laude from Tufts with a degree in political science, Winslow attended Boston College Law School.

Health plan expands to include gender reassignment surgery

  The university’s student health insurance plan starting next academic year will offer new benefits for transgender students, expanding coverage to include both hormone treatments and gender reassignment surgery. This will make Tufts the 38th college or university in the country to cover hormones and surgeries for transgender students, according to Senior Director of Health and Wellness Services Michelle Bowdler.