IGL teach-in takes hard look at Gitmo detainee experiences
Last Thursday, Tufts held an old fashioned teach-in on the Guantanamo Bay detention center and the ethics of torture and other interrogation practices.
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Last Thursday, Tufts held an old fashioned teach-in on the Guantanamo Bay detention center and the ethics of torture and other interrogation practices.
Firstly, the couple thousand dollars that fund these student groups come nowhere near being large enough to make a significant contribution toward so great an endeavor as making Tufts 100 percent need-blind. If you want student activities fee funding to matter towards making Tufts need-blind or increasing faculty salaries, it would take the entire student activities fund to even contribute - never mind the fact that activities fee money is for student activities, not grand, university-wide initiatives.
The Communication and Media Studies (CMS) program, in conjunction with the Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service, hosted a panel last night on "Law and Order: Debate Over Cameras in the Courtroom" in Braker Auditorium.
The Center for Disease Control estimates that over 250,000 HIV-positive Americans are unaware of their HIV status. Forty-four percent of those aware of their HIV status only discovered it after they developed symptoms. New infections could be reduced by 30 percent if all HIV-positive people knew of their status and changed their behaviors accordingly.
Rev. Gloria White-Hammond delivered the 2006 Russell Lecture in Goddard Chapel last night, discussing her work with disadvantaged women across the world.
Outwit! Outplay! Outlast! More than 17 million viewers tuned in last Thursday night to watch the premiere episode of "Survivor: Cook Islands." Within the first moments of the program, castaways were put to the test, gathering all that they could from the main ship in only thirty seconds.
Tufts students will vote tomorrow for the next Tufts Community Union (TCU) president, who will represent them during the 2006-2007 academic school year.
This article is the second in a four-part series on the many ramifications of Judith Miller's saga. Part I appeared in yesterday's Daily and can be accessed at www.tuftsdaily.com.
On Apr. 20, Tufts students selecting the upcoming Tufts Community Union (TCU) President will also have the opportunity to vote on several changes to the TCU Constitution.
"It's virtually impossible to live with any measure of decency at our current minimum wage of $6.75 an hour," said State Representative J. James Marzilli, Jr.
The Duke women's basketball team cruised to a victory over Louisiana State University in the Final Four semifinals on Saturday night to advance to Tuesday's NCAA title game.
On Mar. 7, Larry Johnson, Visiting Professor of International Law at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, was appointed United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Legal Affairs by U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan. He will assume the position on May 1.
Sophomore Jake Gross headed to Amherst on Saturday as the first male squash player to represent Tufts in the Potter A Division in at least 10 years.
In a Boston neighborhood at the other end of Red Line, most Tufts students would feel like they were entering another world. The Codman Square area of Dorchester is most frequently publicized as the most gang- and drug-ridden area of Boston.
This panel, held the night of Saturday, Jan. 25, discussed the nature of international law and warfare.
So far most of the talk in the American League this offseason has focused on the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox. What else is new? The world champion Chicago White Sox made big news with their acquisitions of Jim Thome and Javier Vazquez. But one team has flown under the radar thus far, and yet it may be the best of the bunch: the Oakland Athletics.
We are continually bombarded with the message that exercise is beneficial. A moderate amount of activity has been shown to do everything from lower our risk of heart disease to improve our dating life. As Martha Stewart would say, "Exercise - it's a good thing!"
Lindsay Lohan graced the cover of Vogue magazine. Mary-Kate Olsen made headlines in People. Ashlee Simpson was featured on "Entertainment Tonight." Young celebrities are highlighted in major publications and on television shows every day for their entertainment successes, extravagant vacations and steamy love lives.
In light of dramatically increasing demand for mental health care on-campus and nationwide, University administrators have elected to make major changes to the structure of mental health services provided at Tufts.
Yes, I am responding in the Daily to an article in the Observer. My decision to do so was to reach a wider audience and perhaps encourage people who don't know the article to which I am about to refer to read the Observer's latest.