A new Middle Eastern studies major was recently approved by the Committee on Curricula. The program, an interdisciplinary major, serves to strengthen Tufts' renowned international studies program, as well as to allow students to pursue interests in Middle Eastern culture and history.
You ever get that feeling, when you don't know whether to laugh or cry? We want to laugh in celebration of the recognition of our new organization, Paragon. We want to cry, however, because for the last three weeks, Paragon has been tied up in the very bureaucracy it denounces. Paragon was started in the hope that apathetic and disillusioned students could accomplish productive goals. As was inevitable, in trying to achieve official recognition, Paragon suffered through a student government system designed to hamper everyone from achieving tangible results.
"Come on big money, big money, no whammies no whammies no whammies, momma wants a rich husband... pow!!!"
Men's coach Don Megerle was awarded the NESCAC's Charles E. Silva Coach of the Year award after this weekend's New England Championships. Megerle, who has coached Tufts for the last 28 years, won the trophy four times before, most recently in the 1994 season.
With an impending European touring schedule, the Tufts Beelzebubs are gearing up for three of their four final on-campus performances of the semester. This Friday, the Bubs will perform in Goddard Chapel at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., hosting both the Harvard Din and Tonics and the Smith College Notables. Next week, however, they will be off to Paris for a weeklong tour of various venues both large and small, including EuroDisney and possibly the Hard Rock Caf?© and Planet Hollywood.
The one certainty about the men's squash team is that its win-loss record is always grounds for deception. In both the '95-'96 and '96-'97 campaigns, the Jumbos' win column posted just five markings, yet the team still finished with strong rankings after the National Tournament. Then, last season, the team started out the year with a dismal 0-13 mark. But just a few weeks later, the same Jumbos had closed the season with six consecutive wins and brought home its first Conroy Cup trophy in history. In keeping with that history, even though this year's squad is nowhere near the top of the rankings, at 2-9 overall, coach Doug Eng is not ready to push the panic button just yet.
Freshman year should have been a great basketball year for Molly Baker. She got a lot of playing time in a game against Middlebury early in the season and was the team's leading scorer in that contest. She felt that she was gaining favor in coach Janice Savitz's eyes and respect from the rest of the team.
These are tough times for Buffalo Sabres GM Darcy Reiger, and not just because the weather in upstate New York is brutal this time of year. His world-class goalie, Dominik Hasek, has returned from the groin injury that had kept him out for half of the season, and just last week Hasek declared that he will postpone his retirement until after next season. Rookie goaltender Martin Biron has played well enough in Hasek's absence to keep the Sabres in the hunt for a playoff spot, and with Hasek now healthy, the Sabres are in a position to salvage what was once a throw-away season. So what possibly could be Reiger's dilemma?
Lost in the recent hubbub about the EPC's requirement proposals was what each plan was missing. Thankfully, Tufts will not require a course in understanding the NFL salary cap, because if I needed that class to graduate, you'd be reading Full Court Press until the Olsen twins are making porn movies.
The women's lacrosse team begins the 2000 season fielding a very young squad. How young are the athletes, you might wonder? The starting lineup for their first game will include no seniors and possibly five freshmen. Despite this fact, though, the team is undaunted and expectations are high for the upcoming season.
In 1992, a little Seattle band named Nirvana turned the mainstream music world upside-down with its landmark album Nevermind. The group single-handedly wiped out hair-metal from the charts and opened the doors for a new style of music that was musically innovative and earned critical acclaim. Collectively labeled "alternative," it effectively took over the mainstream media. Among the bands that thrived in Nirvana's wake were Red Hot Chili Peppers, Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains, Jane's Addiction, Tool, and a fiery Los Angeles foursome called Rage Against the Machine.
College students have schedules unique to the rest of the world. They live in an environment where getting up early means 11 a.m., and turning in late means sometime after sunrise. For four years students have the opportunity to lead lives where curfews are nonexistent, and where the amount of sleep obtained depends on the personal choices of each individual. But what effects does this irregular pattern of sleep have on the lives, and the physical well-being of college students?
Sometimes silence means and says just as much as speech. There's the silence of friendship, love, comfort, and then there's the silence of oppression, of marginalized voices or of passive subjectivity. So what are the implications of the silence of the Tufts Christian Fellowship (TCF) on the controversial topic of homophobia amongst its constituents?
Sophomore Jeremy Rich loads up on multicultural appetizers in Dewick yesterday (left), and Senior Rachel Walker is served tasty Russian snacks by Jessy Ahluwalia of the Russian Circle in the Campus Center. The International Club's Intercultural Festival, which entered its third day yesterday, will culminate with the annual Parade of Nations on Saturday evening from 7 - 9 p.m. in Cabot Auditorium.
On Tuesday, Philadelphia Flyers GM Bobby Clarke announced that Eric Lindros would be permanently stripped of his captain's 'C,' and the leadership duties would be passed on to Eric Desjardins. With the announcement, Clarke hinted that Lindros has played his last game in a Flyers sweater. Neither player nor team has officially said so, but Lindros, who will become a restricted free agent at the end of this season, will most likely be playing for another team come next October.
The difference between Ireland and America is that Ireland has history. It lives in its history, soaks in it, breathes it. In Ireland there is no separation between today and yesterday and all the days of the past. In America, anything that happened yesterday is ancient.
The men's track team continued its impressive season this past Saturday, winning the five-team Quad Cup at home in the Gantcher Center. The team utilized its depth to outlast NESCAC-rival Bates and walk away with an impressive victory. Tufts finished first with a total of 207 points, followed by the Bobcats with 181. Ithaca (117), Colby (77), and Worcester State (23) rounded out the field.
My name is Britta Roden I am writing in response to the Daily article on Tuesday, April 18th titled 'Resolving Germany's History'. I am sending a letter to the editor to clarify that I am not the child of a Nazi soldier as may have been suggested by the caption accompanying my photo. As a result of this association I was insulted by students who had read the headline, seen my picture, and concluded that I am the child of a Nazi.
Ah, 'tis again that lovely time of year when Spring has sprung, the showers have brought flowers, and the Yankees get ready to win it all one more time. The onset of summer is so cool. It heralds the end of the academic year, the return home - which seems to get less and less inviting every year - and the opportunity to finally get off of Parent-fare and get me some loot.
The Tufts Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered (LGBT) Center will be hosting its third annual Safe Colleges Conference this Saturday, an event sponsored by the Governor's Commission on Gay and Lesbian Youth. The conference boasts over 30 workshops, two keynote speakers, and a number of other social events that seek to help LGBT organizations to better serve and protect LGBT individuals.
