Monday's letter from the editor−in−chief incorrectly identified C.J. Saraceno as a former editor−in−chief of the Primary Source. Saraceno has not served as the editor−in−chief of the publication but is a former editor.
The formerly separate departments of Facilities and Construction have a new name and a new, unified focus, as newly appointed director Bob Burns looks to adopt a more customer−oriented approach.
Tufts students can now enjoy fresh, locally grown produce at a new, weekly on−campus farmers' market.
Hundreds of styles of cotton fabrics in countless colors, racy advertisements featuring scantily clad women in provocative positions, neon and gold lamé leggings and leotards, and leg−warmers fit for any 1980s−themed party are all common sights at American Apparel, home to hipsters and spandex−lovers worldwide. The company's future might not be as bright as the clothing it sells, as a recent spate of financial woes has left the company on the brink of bankruptcy.
A new listing last week ranked Tufts as the most dangerous campus in the nation, beating out 457 other institutions. University administrators have disputed the label, calling the ranking "extremely inaccurate" and "based on flawed methodology."
Over the past several years, textbook prices have been climbing steadily, and students are not the only ones calling in complaints. Congress was among the first to raise its voice: On July 1, a piece of federal legislation took effect, requiring all colleges to publicize reading lists during registration period — giving students all summer to shop around for discounted books.
What would you do if you knew you would get away with it?
View Police Blotter - September 21, 2010 in a larger map Dude, where's my house? A resident of an off-campus house on Sept. 16 notified the Somerville Police Department that a Tufts student had left an iPhone and a wallet belonging to the student in the resident's basement. The Somerville ...
This past July, Republicans in the Senate rejected a bill aimed to help struggling small businesses through the expansion of loan programs and tax breaks. As David Herszenhorn reported in the July 30 New York Times article "Republicans Block Bill to Aid Small Business," this move was largely spurred by Republican desires "to deny Democrats any further legislative accomplishments ahead of November's midterm elections." Herszenhorn's reasoning fails to recognize other justified reasons for Republican opposition — namely, the cost of the program, which would be an additional stress on our already strained economy. But the proposition of the lending program itself and the increased need for one given the current recession should cause members of the Tufts community to reexamine the business practices in which we are all involved.
Ask any Jumbo if he or she has ever experienced an endless reading assignment, an all−nighter or a late−night study session, and one is bound to hear an exasperated "yes."
The Lower Manhattan Community Board in August approved a building under the name of the Cordoba House — a name that holds little significance for most Americans next to the nickname it has since been given by conservative pundits and bloggers nationwide: The "Ground Zero Mosque."
A new and improved version of the JoeyTracker service, beset by recurring technical difficulties since its inception in 2008, is expected to make its debut in the coming weeks.
Students moving into their dorms for the semester have been greeted by some unwanted guests in their living spaces, as sightings of cockroaches have surged this fall.
It is certainly tempting to clump Will Gluck's "Easy A" with the heaping stack of idiosyncratic, indie−meets−mainstream flicks destined to feature in the "Favorite Movies" section of far too many Facebook profiles. Replete with offbeat characters, lightning−fast witticisms, parents in need of parenting and situational absurdity, the film seems a paragon of nouveau−popular quirkiness. Yet to focus on the formulaic aspects of "Easy A" is to do the charming film a great disservice: Imaginative and plucky, it is less a followed recipe than a composite work, piggybacking off the very best elements of eccentric comedy.
To be frank, Papa Roach is just phoning it in with its new album, "Time for Annihilation." To even call it an album would be a stretch. Of the 14 total tracks, only five are unreleased originals, amounting to an EP's worth of new content. The rest of the tracks contain mostly true−to−studio renditions of their so−called greatest hits, occasionally interrupted by brief clusters of generic banter that border on pandering. The audience and the band certainly sound like they're having the time of their lives on the live tracks, but anyone who buys "Time for Annihilation" will soon discover that it's a waste of money.
2003 was a busy year for ecologist Nalini Nadkarni; she spent three months attending religious services at twelve churches, launched a line of Barbie clothing, designed a set of baseball cards and grew moss with inmates at a Washington state prison. Nalini is not exactly a typical forest canopy researcher.
The Office of Residential Life and Learning (ResLife) implemented this year a new online roommate−pairing system designed to give incoming freshmen greater input and to reduce administrative hassle in the process.
The Athletics Department unveiled a brand new website this fall, tossing away the unwieldy domain name ase.tufts.edu/athletics in favor of gotuftsjumbos.com.
