Last December, as I settled down to watch the finale of NBC's "The Sing Off" (2009) with a friend from high school, she started giggling about how her housemate went on a date with a guy on the football team and reminiscing about spending hours of her Saturdays shivering in her university's grandstands.
Last December, as I settled down to watch the finale of NBC's "The Sing Off" with a friend from high school, she started giggling about how her housemate went on a date with a guy on the football team and reminiscing about spending hours of her Saturdays shivering in her university's grandstands.
Beyond Boundaries: The Campaign for Tufts on Jan. 31 reached the $1.05 billion mark and is nearing its goal of raising $1.2 billion to support the Tufts student experience and to foster excellent teaching.
The 25th annual Norris and Margery Bendetson Education for Public Inquiry and International Citizenship (EPIIC) symposium came to an end yesterday after five days of panels discussing pressing issues in South Asia.
What was the most intriguing part of yesterday's NBA trade deadline? That more trades were made with the summer of 2010 in mind than the latter half of the current season.
Citizens across the country on April 1, or Census Day, will take part in the national census, and a number of Tufts students are mobilizing to increase awareness on campus about the importance of participating.
The Feb. 12 article "Engineering Week to be enhanced," incorrectly identified Visiting Assistant Professor Lauren Black as female.
The Feb. 12 article "Engineering Week to be enhanced" incorrectly identified Visiting Assistant Professor Lauren Black as female.
The university on Feb. 25 will test a new live emergency alert system together with the current Send Word Now system to study the possibility of switching platforms.
Peter Maurer, permanent representative of Switzerland to the United Nations (UN), last night spoke at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy about his five years of experience at the UN, discussing issues like climate change and human rights. The Fletcher school, the Boston Consulate of Switzerland and the Fletcher United Nations Club sponsored the event.
Dear Editor, I found Amanda White's Off the Hill on health care, posted in The Tufts Daily on Feb. 11, to be highly problematic. I love capitalism and value those in the medical profession too, but I support the health care plan.
A Somerville obesity prevention program with Tufts roots last week took the national stage as Mayor of Somerville Joseph Curtatone joined First lady Michelle Obama at the White House for the launch of a national initiative to tackle childhood obesity.
The Massachusetts House of Representatives on Feb. 4 approved a bill banning text messaging while driving and requiring drivers to use hands-free cell phone devices.
This article is the second in a two-part series examining college endowments. The first section, printed in yesterday's paper, looked at the findings of a recent report showing huge endowment losses. Today's article focuses on endowment investment and management practices.
This article is the first in a two?part series examining college endowments. This article focuses on the findings of a report detailing major endowment losses. The second article, to appear in tomorrow's Daily, will look at the possible reasons for these losses.
Seth Jones retells in his book "In the Graveyard of Empires: America's War in Afghanistan" a joke heard across Afghanistan today: "An Afghan goes in to see the Minister of the Interior. ‘Minister,' he pleads, ‘you need to fix the growing corruption problem in our government. The people are becoming increasingly frustrated with government officials who are corrupt and self−serving.' After listening carefully, the minister responds: ‘You have convinced me there is a problem. Now how much money will you give me to fix it?'"
This article is the first in a two-part series examining college endowments. This article focuses on the findings of a report detailing major endowment losses. The second article, to appear in tomorrow's Daily, will look at the possible reasons for these losses.
