Cutting class to stand in the 70 degree weather of last Thursday, cool breeze on my face, inhaling campus through my skin, I decided that the Indigo Girls should be required listening for all college students; Closer to Fine being an absolutely mandatory song that, oddly, has often served to guide me.
It was supposed to be just another Wednesday night. I went with a good friend to grab a cup of coffee at Brown 'n' Brew, and maybe listen to some jazz or to one of the many mediocre bands that play the venue during the week. I was, instead, greeted by one of the best bands I have seen in a long time. Seeking Homer, as they call themselves, had just gotten off a tour with the Samples and Cowboy Mouth, and their music was quite reminiscent of the former. We walked in, expecting to do work for an hour. We ended up staying for three hours and listening to some great music, a mix of folk and alternative rock, and talking during set breaks with the band members.
Writing in the Los Angeles Times in 1927, a noted critic proclaimed photography "the new art of the 20th century" and Edward Weston among its "few unquestioned masters." Weston (1886-1958), whose astoundingly beautiful pictures are being shown at the MFA from March 19th to May 29th, was both a pioneer of modern photography and one of the first photographers to be acclaimed as a great American artist.
The hockey team clinched home-ice advantage for at least its first playoff game after a solid 4-2 defeat against Plymouth State Tuesday night at the Waterville Valley Ice Arena. The team's 9-2-1 record in the ECAC Northeast Conference is good for 19 points, enough to clinch at least the fourth seed in the upcoming eight-team playoff. This is the first time in over a decade that the Jumbos will host a playoff game.
After Wentworth's Brandy Trice nailed both free throws to give the Leopards a 7-6 lead with 15:55 left in the first half, the Jumbos responded with a 10-0 run to blow the game open, in an eventual 64-37 taming of the Leopards.
Tufts doesn't offer too many courses about love. Even if it did, the classes would probably be about biological impulses or gender identity or psychology, or something else that fearfully shies away from the real issues, and the real pains of relationships - especially relationships at our age.
Twenty years ago, at the same time the Tufts Daily had its humble beginnings, an artist began his ascension to the top of the charts. Not yet dubbed the piano man of the 20th century, Billy Joel released Glass Houses, one of the defining albums of his career. It was the fourth-best-selling album of 1980, and won Joel an American Music Award for Best Album and a Grammy for Best Rock Male Vocal Performance. Re-released two years ago in a digitally re-mastered version, Glass Houses is the must-have album for both Joel fans and others in search of albums that perfectly capture the music of the era.
If your Valentine's Day plans go as hoped, you'll be looking for the perfect place to get a little intimate with your significant other. If those knocking boots are keeping your roommate awake, however, you're gonna have to find somewhere other than your dorm room to seek mutual pleasure.
Judging by his letter to the editor ("Ice rink proposal is a bad idea," 2/8), Marc Percher strongly believes that "the only solution to the housing crisis" is the building of a new dorm. This is not inherently correct. Tufts has reduced its undergraduate population in significant numbers before, notably in the late '80s when we went from around 4,800 down to the more reasonable 4,400 of the early '90s. Reducing enrollment is one admirable solution to housing crises, especially since we have a long history of building dorms to alleviate the housing crisis, but instead using the new dorms to increase student population.
The campus was stunned last week when a member of film series elected to a leadership position was denied the right to hold that position next year. The sudden turn of events occurred directly after he came out of the proverbial projection booth, announcing that he liked alleged 'chick flicks' and cheesy romances. Members of film series' executive board and their faculty advisor felt that it would be unfair to all parties involved to allow someone with such a deviant cinematic inclination to maintain such a high position within the organization.
I am writing this Viewpoint in response to Jordan Brenner's column ("For McNair, criticism was unfair," 2/7). Brenner writes the column to bring up an apparent stereotype of black quarterbacks in the NFL, stating that black quarterbacks such as Steve McNair of the Tennessee Titans do not receive the same respect and recognition as white quarterbacks. Brenner claimed that many sports critics unjustly put down McNair solely on the fact that McNair is black. He states in the article: "They [sports analysts] are aware of his [McNair's] tremendous physical abilities, and automatically decide that his statistical shortcomings must be the result of mental deficiencies."
A Tufts athlete competing on the national level is not something that takes place every day. Tufts is known for its academics, its location, or maybe even for its naked quad run, but not for its athletics. This is not something that bothers junior track star Dave Patterson in the least.
I have decided to abandon Judaism. No, it is not because of my stomach's intolerance to the edible rope known as Matzah. I am converting because I have discovered a new and much more pertinent religion: "Greenspanism." That's right folks, I am now a devout follower of the prophet of prophets, the sage of sages, the market analyst of market analysts: Alan Greenspan.
After a gloomy half-season of gratuitous lesbian kisses, silly Billy Girls, and male chauvinist propaganda raining from the skies, the sun has re-emerged to shine light on the greatest strength of Ally McBeal- its characters.
It's weird being a senior. The worst part of it is that you are in the minority when it comes to remembering very specific moments of freshman year that nobody else in the room could possibly recall if they didn't even get here until fall 1997. Among those highlights that often come to mind are the April 1 snowstorm, during which the administration closed the school for the first time in about 20 years, and the basketball team that made it to the second round of the NCAA tournament. The biggest highlight, though, was a Spring Fling that rocked this campus as no Fling has done since.
The men's track team finished a very respectable sixth this past weekend at the 2000 New England Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships. The meet took place last Friday and Saturday at the Walter Slovenski Indoor Track at Bates.
It seems that in the wake of the backlash to the political correctness explosion in the early '90s, many important facts and figures are left to be rediscovered. Unfortunately for people who are suffering daily from the types of abuse, which should have ended with the coming of modern society, these forgotten numbers leave them forgotten as well. What abuses am I speaking of? The most prevalent type of abuse, which occurs on every income level of society, in every minority group, and in a great number of relationships at the high school, college, and at the marital level, is domestic violence - specifically, domestic violence against women. While it is undeniable that violence against men occurs, this time of year is, as we geology majors like to say, a hot spot of domestic abuse and violence.
On Sunday, May 7, about 40,000 participants are expected to take 20 miles worth of steps in the direction of ending hunger.
With just over a week completed on the baseball season, many questions abound for fans across the nation. The BoSox faithful ponder if the curse of the Bambino will finally be lifted. Yankee fans wonder how long their fragile pitching arms will last. And Met fans wonder if they should upgrade to D-batteries when the Braves and John Rocker visit Shea. So without further ado, here are picks for some non-traditional awards.
This Sunday, in celebration of Black History Month, the John F. Kennedy Library will honor A. Leon Higginbotham, an inspiring leader of the 20th century. This free public forum is the first in a series to honor members of the black community.
