Fares lecture postponed until the fall

Tufts' annual Issam M. Fares Lecture scheduled for February has been postponed until the fall semester of 2004, the administration recently announced.

Although specific reasons as to why the lecture was postponed were not given, Assistant Public Relations Director Siobhan Houton cited "scheduling challenges among high-profile speakers."

Judy Olson, President Bacow's Chief of Staff, who spoke on his behalf, said that unnamed complications had "prevented our top choice speaker from joining us."

She added that, "given the extremely high profile of Fares Lecturers, the complexity of organizing such an event is, hopefully, understandable to our community."

Although it was not revealed who the speaker would be, plans are already underway to ensure the Fares Lecture's execution next fall.

Students have expressed disappointment.

"If they couldn't find anyone who could speak I understand, but it's disappointing nonetheless," sophomore Jose Vazquez said.

"It's a shame that it isn't going to occur this year," sophomore Caroline Kennedy said. "I'll be abroad in the fall, so I'm kind of disappointed that I won't be there to see it."