Tufts philosophy professor Daniel Dennett led a panel discussion in Cabot on Monday night to addressing the clash between Hindu fundamentalism and western-style science in India. The panel, which attracted 25 students and faculty members, featured author Meera Nanda, Tufts professor Sugata Bose, and Indian journalist Rakesh Kalshian.
What would college life be like if we had the opportunity to relive the four fastest years of our lives after we have settled down, raised a family, and held a steady job for a number of years? Would our professors or younger peers attending college for the first time treat us any differently? Would we have the opportunity to participate in student organizations or even run for the Senate? Would our history class provide us with new facts and perspectives, or would we feel like a representative from that chapter on the beginning of the Cold War? Most of all, would we really want to go back?
The hockey team will face fifth-ranked UMass-Dartmouth Saturday night at Boston College's Conte Forum at 8 p.m. The Jumbos, now 7-2 in the Division III East Coast Athletics Conference (ECAC) Northeast division, are currently ranked third in the league and are closing in on the top two ECAC contenders. The team trails first-seed Wentworth by three points and second-ranked Fitchburg State by only two.
The Tufts women's basketball team fell at home 72-62, to Bowdoin on Saturday in a game that not only concluded the regular season, but likely ended the Jumbos' postseason hopes.
German and Jewish students and local community members gathered last Wednesday in Hillel to discuss history. The program One by One brought the child of a Nazi solider, Ilona Kuphal, and the child of a Holocaust survivor, Rosalie Gerut, together to share their stories. Following that, a student panel of two Jewish Americans students, two German students, and one Jewish German student related their experiences growing up and the role the Holocaust plays in their lives.
Picking a presidential candidate can be tricky, especially at such an early time in the election cycle. There is, however, a clear choice in the 2000 race: Governor George W. Bush of Texas. Gov. Bush brings a bold and exciting agenda to the political table. He offers tax cuts to put money back in the people's hands, a conservative agenda that restores traditional values, and a bold plan for rebuilding our military. Also important, Gov. Bush is an electable candidate for the Republican Party. Gov. Bush speaks honestly and openly on the issues and does not engage in negative campaigning. He shows through his actions that politics can still be an honorable and noble profession. Moreover, Gov. Bush has executive experience in one of the largest states in the union and has proven with his track record that he can lead by uniting. His solid record in Texas, bold agenda, integrity, and likable personality make him a solid choice for president in 2000.
Imagine that your country has been in a brutal civil war for four decades. Imagine that you live in fear of being gunned down every time you walk the streets. Imagine that the people with power in your country are either corrupt politicians, armed guerrillas, or drug traffickers. What kind of future would you envision for yourself and for your family? Would you want assistance from an outside nation to stabilize your country?
The Committee on Student Life (CSL) has nullified a Jan. 31 Tufts Community Union Judiciary (TCUJ) decision that student leaders believed to have ended the fierce controversy over last year's cabinet amendment and the rights of abroad students to vote. The CSL was responding to a complaint filed by Senator Ralan Hill as it moved to consider procedure and principle above all else in its most recent decision, which appears to have reopened the cabinet amendment saga.
Good ideas don't always make for good movies. In the case of Pitch Black, a movie about killer aliens that can survive only in darkness, director David Twohy seems to think that this central plot point is so fascinating that there's no need to bother fleshing out the story or developing the characters. The result is a sub-par film that plods along like any monster movie: people are killed one by one until, well, you know the rest. While Pitch Black is occasionally suspenseful and even interesting at times, overall, the movie is little more than a paint-by-number sci-fi flick.
Vanessa Kirsch, founding president of New Profit Inc. and a Tufts alumna, will address students tomorrow in the latest installment of President John DiBiaggio's "Community Forum on Leadership for Active Citizenship." Kirsch, who will speak on "Social Entrepreneurship," graduated in 1987 and served as a Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senator and a representative to the Board of Trustees during her college years.
The most disturbing thing about watching American Psycho is the laughter. During one scene, Patrick Bateman, the film's protagonist, dances around with an axe behind a business partner who asks why there are newspapers spread underneath his chair. He jokes about a dog, a "little chow" in the apartment, as the axe is raised slowly over his head. The girls sitting next to me are in hysterics.
Following a semester of bickering amongst the different branches of the Tufts Community Union (TCU) government, Craig Waldman, the vocal co-chair of the TCU Judiciary (J) resigned from his position late last night due to distress over the state of affairs within the union.
Alex Luu has written and directed an autobiographical piece about his harrowing, brave escape from Saigon as a Chinese refugee and his tragic, painful, and sometimes comic adventures while trying to fit into American society. This evening the critically acclaimed artist will be bringing his story, Three Lives, to Tufts. The Asian Community at Tufts will present Luu's performance in Dewick Macphie at 8:30 p.m. The touching story portrays a modern American culture in which innumerable traditional culture's collide and individuality is uncontrollably altered. Luu explores the struggle of finding one's own identity amidst the confusion of a complicated past, an awkward present, and an unknowable future.
Even though school just started a week ago, you may already find yourself in the familiar position of sitting in your bed, staring at your textbook and falling asleep. Let's face it, as comfy and wonderful as your bed may be, it simply isn't the best place to study. And everyone knows that the carrels in the library lend themselves to snoozes. So, if you're looking to "perk" yourself up a bit, you might want to head to a coffee shop and breathe in the smell of caffeine with other coffee-a-holics. While Brown and Brew and Someday Caf?© are great places to go to work, the more adventurous student might want to take a quick T ride to Harvard Square for a change of scenery. Even though Harvard Square can at times seem like a bastion of commercial stores, the jaded coffee drinker might want to give some of these caf?©s a second look, as I did. And if you aren't a coffee drinker... don't fear. Harvard Square has plenty of alternatives.
The men's basketball team relied on a familiar script to prevail in an unusual setting last night at Cousens Gym, advancing to the semi-finals of the ECAC Tournament. Playing in its first postseason game since 1997, fourth-seeded Tufts defeated fifth-seeded Worcester State in a manner reminiscent of several of the team's biggest victories this season, outperforming its opponent down the stretch with tremendous poise and execution.
Sunday, April 16, Haudenosaunee Chief Oren R. Lyons and his Iroquois Under-19 National Lacrosse Team came to Tufts to challenge the men's lacrosse team to an exhibition match. The globally ranked third team from upstate New York and Canada emerged victorious, by a score of 20-11, in the event. However, the score of the match was not given much attention, but rather the day was seen as a celebration of the game of the lacrosse and its Iroquois, or Haudenosaunee origins.
Soon undergraduate students, by working closely with faculty members, may have some input in the Liberal Arts curriculum.
Finishing up their seasons in the NESCAC finals yesterday, the men's and women's track teams left this weekend with mixed emotions. Facing their strongest competition of the season, the women were pleased with their fourth place finish (97 points), while the men's team finished further back than expected, in sixth place (72 points).
