Members of campus fraternities and sororities came out in force yesterday to celebrate Greek Week, taking over Fletcher Field with chapter-sponsored games and activities.
Last week, the nation's largest provider of private student loans, Sallie Mae, introduced a new version of its signature loan that requires students to make interest-only payments before graduation, a change that could force borrowers out of the private market.
There are a remarkable number of publications and media outlets at Tufts. From the news and articles of the Daily and the Observer to the witty stories in the Public Journal to the political opinions of the Roundtable, Tufts has a rich pool of media outlets for a campus of its size. Over the last three years we have seen the development of the interdisciplinary Discourse at the Institute for Global Leadership, the non-partisan political Tufts Roundtable at the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service, the fashion magazine Infusion and the highly successful Tufts Historical Review. Our campus media and journals cover a variety of topics from literature to the Middle East. However, despite the growth and enhancement of multiple publications over the last decade, one area has remained unexplored and untouched. Throughout its long history, Tufts has not sustained a single science publication on the undergraduate campus.
The men's and women's basketball teams will be traveling together next year for in-conference away games in a NESCAC-wide effort to save money in light of the country's economic downturn.
Simin Meydani became the director of Tufts' Jean Mayer United States Department of Agriculture Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (USDA HNRCA) last month after the position became vacant last year.
There are a remarkable number of publications and media outlets at Tufts University. From the news and articles of The Tufts Daily and The Tufts Observer to the witty stories in The Public Journal and the political opinions of The Tufts Roundtable, Tufts has a rich pool of media outlets for a campus of its size. Over the last three years we have seen the development of the interdisciplinary Discourse at the Institute for Global Leadership, the non-partisan political Tufts Roundtable at the The Jonathan M. Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service, the fashion magazine Infusion and the highly successful Tufts Historical Review. Our campus media and journals cover a variety of topics from literature to the Middle East. However, despite the growth and enhancement of multiple publications over the last decade, one area has remained unexplored and untouched. Throughout its long history Tufts has not sustained a single science publication on the undergraduate campus.
The title of the opening track from New Found Glory's sixth studio album "Not Without A Fight" says it all. The crunchy power chords of "Right Where We Left Off" reassure the listener that New Found Glory has, indeed, returned to their original sound and style. It is immediately apparent that the band has shelved the experimental sound it attempted on its previous two studio albums, 2006's "Coming Home" and 2004's "Catalyst." "Not Without A Fight" finds the Florida rockers back where they belong: in the world of pop-punk.
Can a film help prevent AIDS? Can a painting engender social reform? Can music lead to sustainable development? A conference on combining arts and activism to affect change in the community will take place this weekend on the Tufts campus. Entitled "Convergence: A Conference on the Intersection of Arts and Activism," the conference is the first of its kind to actively encourage student involvement and participation. Over three days, Tufts will host numerous professors, artists and activists who try to use art to change the world. Converging on the Tufts campus
As soon as we sat down for lunch it got eerily silent. "I have something to tell you. I felt a lump on my breast the other day, and I just went to the doctor who informed me it's a tumor. They're going to perform a biopsy to test if it's malignant." I was left in complete disbelief. No, this wasn't a conversation with my grandmother, great aunt or even my mother; this was my 19-year-old best friend talking. How could she, so young, possibly have breast cancer? I've known Amy since kindergarten, and it truly feels like just days ago we were playing together on the playground. How could she possibly be encountering such a grown-up problem? Though I've known many people with breast cancer, including close relatives, they were all far older than Amy. Amy has always been in good health, and I simply could not understand how she could be facing cancer. That six-letter word is so utterly awful, and yet it is so widespread that it has undoubtedly touched everyone. I still could not believe, though, that the newest way cancer was going to shake my life was through someone my own age. Though breast cancer, like most cancers, is commonly misconceived as only affecting an older demographic, it can affect women of all ages, including college students. While breast cancer risk does increase with age, young women must be aware that the threat of breast cancer still certainly exists, particularly if there is a family history of the disease. In fact, it is crucial for younger women to be vigilant about looking out for signs of breast cancer (mainly breast lumps) because it is often more aggressive in younger women and thus harder to treat, resulting in lower survival rates. Because she had never felt anything like it before, Amy grew concerned when she felt a lump, or what she described as an awkwardly hard area on her breast. Although she, like me, could not believe it was a tumor, her mother encouraged her to visit a doctor. Amy's doctor confirmed the unthinkable — it really was a tumor. Though Amy is still waiting to hear if her tumor is cancerous, the threat of being a 19-year-old with breast cancer is constantly looming over her and all her loved ones' heads. Because breast cancer is something everyone, including college students, should be aware of, Hillel's Health and Wellness Initiative, Vitality, will be hosting a week of events to educate students about how to protect themselves and support those living with the disease. The week begins this Wednesday, April 1 with a Lunch and Learn at 12 p.m. at Hillel with Mari Anne Paraskevas, a young breast cancer survivor and member of the Tufts community, who will tell the amazing story of her struggle with breast cancer over the past year. There will also be a special Shabbat on Friday, April 3 at Hillel dedicated to breast cancer awareness. The week will conclude with "Pump it for the Cure" on Sunday, April 5 from 12 to 4 p.m. at Hillel. All the proceeds from the event "Pump it for the Cure" will go towards Sharsheret, a non-profit organization dedicated to young Jewish women living with breast cancer. "Pump it for the Cure" will provide students with the opportunity to support breast cancer research and prevention with a day of education, Pilates, yoga, Zumba, kickboxing, massages by professional massage therapists, dances taught by Spirit of Color, a large raffle and a delicious bagel brunch. Due to the unfortunate news Amy presented me with over spring break, this event and my work with Vitality are even more meaningful to me. Breast cancer awareness is such an important cause, and now that it has so intimately touched my life, I am even more passionate about bringing greater awareness of breast cancer to the Tufts community.
Around 1,000 people -- including upwards of 800 children -- packed the Gantcher Center yesterday afternoon for Tufts' 10th Annual Read by the River Carnival.
Famed author, linguist and MIT Professor Noam Chomsky and labor activist Bill Fletcher Jr. criticized American foreign policy in a presentation in Pearson Hall on Friday evening, kicking off the three-day New Strategies for the Obama Era Conference.
Whether they are hit with hangovers or exhausted after a long week of exams, some Tufts students make their way to The Broken Yolk each weekend to unwind and eat breakfast in a locally owned, familiar environment. The Broken Yolk, a nearby breakfast joint located just off Powder House Circle, has built a relationship with Tufts students and Somerville community members alike in the years that it has been doing business.
The 2nd Annual Tufts University Symposium on China took place on Friday in Cabot Intercultural Center, examining U.S.-Sino relations from economic, environmental and military perspectives.
Despite cutting back on virtually all other expenses, the university has decided to increase the financial aid budget by 12 percent for next year.
Practitioners, researchers and leaders in the field of microfinance gathered yesterday in Cabot Auditorium for the start of a two-day conference at the Fletcher School of International Law and Diplomacy. The focus of the conference, called "Microfinance from Below: The Power of Savings and Savings Groups in Frontier Economies," is the benefits and drawbacks of savings-led microfinance.
Martin Broughton, the chairman of British Airways and president of the Confederation of British Industry -- the largest British business lobbying group -- spoke in Cabot Hall on Wednesday about the significance of transatlantic relationships in procuring financial stability in a globalized world.
A quick glance at the eight remaining teams in the West and Midwest regions of the men's NCAA Tournament reveals a who's who of college basketball. Four of the eight coaches heading into Sweet Sixteen play -- Louisville Cardinals coach Rick Pitino, UConn Huskies coach Jim Calhoun, Kansas Jayhawks coach Bill Self and Michigan State Spartans coach Tom Izzo -- have championship rings on their fingers. Four teams this year -- Louisville, the Missouri Tigers, the Memphis Tigers and the Purdue Boilermakers -- won their conference tournaments. And the highest remaining seed in the tournament, the only team not mentioned in either of the previous categories, is the lowly No. 12 Arizona Wildcats, who have danced in March for 25 straight years.
The Daily recently spoke with Jason Segel and Paul Rudd about their new movie "I Love You, Man." Rudd and Segel chatted about their future plans, their ideas for the perfect "man date" and what it's like to star in a "bromance" movie. "I Love You, Man" follows newly engaged Peter Klaven (played by Rudd) as he tries to find a best man. When Peter meets Sydney Fife (Segel), their friendship grows as they get into strange situations, like a fight with Lou Ferrigno, the original star of "The Incredible Hulk" (1978). Question: What was your favorite part of shooting the movie in terms of who you worked with — your favorite scenes? Jason Segel: My favorite part of shooting the movie was working with Paul Rudd again. I must say, it's our third movie together and ... you know, it took us a while, but we really finally get along. Paul Rudd: It was rough at first. And I feel like my answer ... would be the same. It's working with Jason. You know, we're in the same room. And we're kind of looking at each other now. And I want to know if that's really — Jason, is that really your answer? Really? Would it be working with me really? JS: Yeah. Absolutely. I'm already trying to plan the next one. Q: What is your idea of a perfect man date after working on this romantic comedy? JS: Why don't you go first while I kind of formulate what I'd like to do with you tonight. PR: Oh, all right. I want to go first because I want you to formulate it ... a perfect man date would be an early dinner. I want to have an early dinner because [if] I don't, if it's late, then you're eating into valuable time. You know what? Six o'clock is okay. I'd like to finish dinner ... I'd like to have a pitcher of sangria. And then I would like to go back to the Mandarin Oriental Hotel where I have rented a suite ... and slip into a bathtub of linseed oil. And then I would like a massage — an ice cream massage. Yeah. And then finally settle down with a little SpectroVision and then maybe catch "Defiance" (2008), the film with Daniel Craig. That, by the way, I actually just call Tuesday. JS: Yeah. I'd like to have like a — sometime around 5:45 — just some Argentinean food, a real casual Argentinean dinner, maybe a pitcher of red sangria. And then I would head back to a suite at the Four Seasons that I have rented and give the guy who I am having a man date with ... a bath in, like, salted butter. And, yeah, then we would settle in to watch a movie on DVD, maybe something like, you know, like the first "James Bond" (1962), without Daniel Craig. Q: I basically want to know, do you guys see yourselves working together in another movie in the future? PR: Jason, do you see it? JS: Yeah. I definitely see it. PR: I see it too. What would it be? JS: Maybe a remake of "Harold and Maude" (1971). PR: Which one of us is Maude? JS: Two guesses. PR: F--k it's me, isn't it? JS: Of course. Q: Both of you have been very successful as comedic actors, and I am wondering if either of you have ever thought about trying on a different genre. JS: Well, Paul Rudd is a very, very diverse actor. He has gone from Broadway to the Weston in London to drama to comedy to somewhere in between. I mean, you look at an actor like Paul Rudd and you think diversity and talent. Yeah. I'd like to play, like, a villain. PR: Yes. Because I think that your style, Jason, is very, very specific. Nobody does — like, what would you do? It's fascinating to watch. And I think that you could be terrifying. You also, oh my God, I almost choked on my own spit. You also ... are physically imposing. JS: Oh yeah, I'm a big dude. Thanks. PR: And I'm short and squatty. I look like a thumb. I like any genre in which I can play a thumb. Q: This film, as well as films in the past, have had both comed[ic] and romantic elements. In real life or in the movies, which are you more experienced with and why is the other most difficult? JS: Okay. I have had the most experience so far with comedy. What do I think is more difficult? I actually think comedy is more difficult because in our style of comedy ... you still have to be natural and real and believable, as with a drama, and there are certainly dramatic moments. But then, on top of that, you have to layer humor and jokes. You know, it's not like we're doing broad, slapstick comedy most of the time. So it's the same challenges as a drama but then with another layer of comedy added on top, like a parfait. Yeah. Like a funny parfait.
