Welcoming freshmen to Tufts for over 20 years, pre-orientation programs have been a standard part of the Jumbo getting-to-know-you routine for hundreds of incoming freshmen.
Cross-country plane fares, parents' hotel rooms, storage units, U-Hauls — moving into college is a costly procedure, adding insult to the already injurious Tufts tuition. Unfortunately, if we knew how to circumvent the above nuisances, we would have sold our ideas to Dragon's Den and gotten jobs at The Economist by now. There are, however, several smaller ways to save on move-in that tend to add up. Read on for $206.91 you could be saving.
As any culture will, college comes with its own dialect. Unfortunately, while Tufts doesn't offer a prep course that fulfills your language requirement, you will be tested on these. Study up. Nodding and smiling only works for so long.
September: The Daily publishes an article detailing a new Office of Residential Life and Learning policy prohibiting sex in dorm rooms "while one's roommate is present in the room." For the next month, Tufts' new policy is thrust into the national spotlight, becoming the subject of media scrutiny and the target of late-night talk show personalities, even garnering a mention on "Saturday Night Live."
When University President Lawrence Bacow announced in February that he would be stepping down at the end of the 2010-2011 school year, the search for his successor began almost immediately. The Presidential Search Committee was formed to vet appropriate candidates and determine who would be tasked with building on the progress made during Bacow's tenure in the areas of Tufts' reputation, endowment and admissions competitiveness.
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The University has contacted thousands of alumni via e-mail over the past few weeks over fears that their personal information may have been compromised.
