When is music considered poetry? When do words become lyrics? How do we define these words? And what happens when the clear bounds that separate what we once thought to be distinct subjects slowly fade away? What do we do? We rejoice.
Leaders of Tufts Christian Fellowship (TCF) are planning to appeal the Tufts Community Union Judiciary's (TCUJ) recent decision to de-recognize the group based on allegations that it discriminated against a homosexual student. The TCF Senior Leaders, who plan to submit their appeal to the Committee on Student Life (CSL) during the next few days, are seeking professional legal counsel on the matter.
The tradition of nude painting goes back thousands of years, and is arguably the most visible and consistent theme in art throughout history. The tr?©s chic Chase Gallery brings this theme to Newbury St. this February with a new exhibit, Revealing the Nude: A Timeless Passion, which opened on Wednesday. The exhibit closely examines modern nude painting and its place in present day America. Though works like Botticelli's now famous and well-respected Venus once drew gasps from audiences, nudity has become a much more respected part of art in our culture and a part of our visual vocabulary. The exhibit hopes to bring viewers closer to an understanding of why nudity in art has become more acceptable.
I've noticed a trend in the last two years - nothing I vote for passes and everything I vote against becomes law. I call it the Brav Corollary - nothing I want will ever become law. Strong evidence supporting the Brav Corollary was given in California's most recent election in which I voted against the three major propositions that all passed and the two underdog presidential candidates were thoroughly trounced (I voted for one of them).
Wrapping up the regular season this past weekend with its final meet, Tufts took second place in the Connecticut College Invitational. The team beat Trinity, Connecticut College, and others, but finished behind Coast Guard. Coach Connie Putnam was pleased with his team's overall performance.
Over 800 kids stormed the campus Saturday as the Leonard Carmichael Society hosted the 25th annual Kids' Day. Children, grades kindergarten through third, were joined by Tufts student volunteers to ensure that they had a fun-filled day.
Starting today and continuing to Wednesday, April 12, Hillel has planned a series of events for Holocaust Commemoration Week. Students will not only have the opportunity to view various films, but also to participate in in-depth discussions on diverse topics, and to hear the testimony of a survivor of the Nazi concentration camps. The week will culminate with a compelling discussion between the child of a Holocaust survivor and the child of a Nazi officer
Rebecca Walker, a feminist author and activist, spoke to approximately 50 people Tuesday evening about issues concerning women, race, and sexuality. Walker's talk, entitled "Being Real: Young Men and Women Change the Course of Feminism," was arranged primarily by the Women's Center and also co-sponsored by the African American Center, the LGBT Center, the Women's Studies program, the Pan African Alliance, Tufts' Transgendered Lesbian Gay Bisexual Collective, and the Tufts Feminist Alliance.
Despite Pacey's best efforts, Joey decides to skip the opening night of his play so she can go on a date with AJ, the college guy she stayed with as a pre-frosh. "You're missing the opening night of my play so you can go to some frat party?," Pacey asks frantically. "No," Joey responds in disgust. "He's not that kind of college guy." Ouch. I guess that pretty much shoots my chances of ever seducing Joey. Instead of a taking her to a frat party, where he might have actually gotten a piece of pristine Capeside ass, AJ decides to take her to an upscale gathering of aging professors and academics. When he discovers that their drinks have alcohol in them - heaven forbid - he pours them out in disgust, much to Joey's surprise. "I thought that's what college guys lived for - opportunities to get high school girls all liquored up," she says. Wow, Joey's smarter than I thought she was. "It isn't the most sophisticated way of seducing a girl," he responds. To hell with sophisticated. Alcohol has been helping to satisfy horny people for thousands of years for two very good reasons: it's easy, and it's cheap. Unfortunately for AJ, Joey doesn't buy his whole Renaissance man thing. In fact, as soon as he kisses her, she asks him to take her home. Busted! Should've used the booze, buddy, should've used the booze. Meanwhile, Dawson has decided to drop his film class and pick up study hall. Nikki, devastated by his decision, tries to get him to reconsider. Instead of giving a straightforward response, Dawson decides to tell her some insignificant story from his lame childhood. Apparently, the first time he ever went to see Jurassic Park, young Dawson found himself sitting behind two passionately-kissing high school students - who were probably drunk, which is yet another testament to the virtues of the "cheap & easy" method - and was so distracted that he tapped the guy on the shoulder and asked him to stop. "And the two of them turned around and gave me a look like, 'one day, kid, you'll understand,'" he said. If only they knew how wrong they were. Even at his sexual prime, Dawson would still rather watch reruns of The Dukes of Hazard then get it on with Joey. (Don't get me wrong, Daisy is really hot, and I'm sure that Uncle Jesse, if he were still alive God rest his soul, would tell us that she is a fantastic lover, but watching her on TV just doesn't measure up to boot-knockin' with Katie Holmes. Agreed?) The episode ends the way they always do, with Joey and Dawson sitting on her front lawn bonding and giggling like two eighth grade girls. The poorly animated "northern lights" filling the sky added a nice ambiance to the moment. If only it had been bondage instead of bonding... now that would have been a good ending. I can just see Joey chaining Dawson to his chair and beating him with a leather whip.
When Jeff Hostetler led the New York Giants to a Super Bowl victory in 1991, he was lauded for his gritty play at quarterback. The pundits said that Hostetler was the perfect leader for the conservative Giants - he played within himself. Hoss completed passes when he had to, scrambled for first downs, and rarely committed a turnover, allowing a strong running game and a punishing defense to win games.
Concerning Daniel Barbarisi's latest diatribe ("State of mind," 4/13), I must comment on his "critique" of the state of Massachusetts. First, let me admit that, of course, there are problems, and that Boston is definitely not a utopia. But a few things do need to be pointed out. For all the problems that the Big Dig has caused, the state would like to thank the entire nation for helping out. After all, 75 percent of the funding has been federal taxpayer dollars approved by Congress. Funny, how he also chastises the liberals in Massachusetts for voting for Dukakis, yet New York did also in 1988. Finally, calling the Massachusetts jury system "Communist" is ironic coming from someone who praises the dictatorial, police-state of New York City.
Pride on the Hill, the Tufts Transgendered Lesbian Gay Bisexual Collective (TTLGBC) alumni association, along with University officials, held a ceremony on Tuesday to announce a new scholarship for high-achieving TTLGBC students. The University affirmed the Pride on the Hill Award, and it will now be added to the extensive list of awards that are presented at the end of every year.
If you see a musician on stage who looks like your average middle-aged white male evoking the most amazing sounds from a wussy-looking instrument, then, without a doubt, it has got to be Bela Fleck.
Hassan Elhag, a Tufts school of Nutrition graduate student and a native of Sudan, raised the issue of the continuing conflict in Sudan as part of last week's Intercultural Festival. Elhag specifically addressed the involvement of Talisman Energy Inc. in the civil war between North and South Sudan, and detailed his efforts to find a solution to the deadly battle.
You're invited to a land of four-armed goddesses and elephant-headed gods, a land where severed heads are rejoined with bodies by the touch of a sword. You're invited to ancient India, conveniently recreated in the Balch Arena Theater for the Drama Department's spring production.
When the men's basketball team heads off to Williamstown to kick off a two-game, weekend road trip, there will be three things on its mind. Knocking off a strong Williams squad, bouncing back from a 33-point drubbing against Connecticut College, and, if they can do all that, qualifying for postseason play.
The baseball team used a final-inning surge to overcome the ghost known as Williams in the first game of a doubleheader on Saturday. The Jumbos, who had not beaten the Ephmen since 1995, split the weekend doubleheader, winning the opener 4-3 before falling in the second game, 7-5.
During the 1996 playoffs, there was reportedly a lucky hangnail that belonged to an anonymous member of the Florida Panthers. The nail was supposedly chewed during especially tense situations throughout each game, and perhaps it is no small coincidence that the Panthers went all the way to the Stanley Cup Finals that year. Such is life in the National Hockey League playoffs, when even the strangest superstitions are considered part of the norm for two months of tight play, loose officiating, and shaggy playoff beards. The playoff series all started on either Wednesday or Thursday night, and here is the skinny on each of them:
The Tufts men's basketball team won its seventh straight game in dramatic fashion Saturday at Hamilton, as junior forward Fred Pedroletti took a pass from graduate guard Mike Andrews with ten seconds left and hit an open layup. The bucket gave the Jumbos a 79-77 lead over the Hamilton Continentals, and after the Continentals air-balled a wild three-pointer as time expired, the Jumbos were able to escape Clinton, N.Y. with a hard-fought victory.
The hockey team faced Fitchburg State at Boston College Saturday night in a battle for first place in the East Coast Athletic Conference (ECAC). The Jumbos out-shot the Falcons 31-23, however, they could not capitalize on scoring opportunities, and were shut down, 4-1.
