Archives

News

An unholy relationship

April 6

Hailed as the "post-racial" candidate capable of leading our country into a new era of American politics, Senator Barack Obama (D-Ill.) has captured the nation's imagination. Even now, fighting off a resurgent Senator Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) while simultaneously censuring the would-be policies of Republican nominee John McCain (R-Ariz.), Obama evokes an image of the anti-politician, hovering above the fray of politics-as-usual and representing a new, more civil breed of public discourse.

---

News

Inside International Soccer | Even without England, Euro Cup promises great competition

April 6

As the soccer season heads into its final stretch, those players not on club teams competing for league titles are starting to think about another competition. Considered arguably the second greatest soccer event in the world behind the World Cup, the European Championships attract millions of spectators every four years. For soccer fans that can't wait for the 2010 World Cup to kick off, the Euro Cup, which starts in early June, is a tasty appetizer.

---

News

This year's candidates for the TCU Senate, Committee on Student Life and Judiciary

April 6

The candidates for the Classes of 2009 and 2010 have won uncontested election to the Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate. Candidates for the Committee on Student Life (CSL) and the Judiciary have also won uncontested seats. Eleven senatorial candidates for the Class of 2011 will run for nine seats. These candidates will face off in the Candidates Forum in Sophia Gordon Hall tonight at 8 p.m. The incoming Class of 2012 has seven available positions on the Senate; they will be decided in September of next year.

---

News

Working' hard pays off for Torn Ticket II

April 6

Blue-collar America might seem like a completely different country to students on the Hill, but as Torn Ticket II's spring minor highlights, ordinary laborers are an inexorable part of our everyday life. Through song and narration, "Working" gives due credit to the often-invisible men and women who keep America running.

---

News

Dance Marathon raises upwards of $12,500, outpaces fundraising goal

April 6

The Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate raised over $12,500 with its first-ever Dance Marathon fundraiser Friday night, surpassing its fundraising goal by approximately 25 percent, according to senior and event organizer Deborah Block.

---

News

Focus on the Faculty | Ioannis Evrigenis

April 6

Socrates. Plato. Aristotle. Evrigenis. While the final name on the list isn't quite famous enough to escape the condemning red underline of spell check, it is a recent addition to a millenia-old group of Greek political philosophers.

---

---

News

TCU senators announce presidential candidacies

April 6

Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senators C.J. Mourning, Duncan Pickard and Elton Sykes have announced that they will run for the

---

News

Standalone | FunkSoulLove to open Spring Fling

April 6

The student band FunkSoulLove won Saturday's Battle of the Bands, earning a spot opening Spring Fling on April 26. Concert Board sponsored the annual competition, which occured at Hotung Café.

---

News

'Leatherheads' settles for a short field goal

April 6

Watching "Leatherheads" is kind of like watching a championship football game when the field has been destroyed by rain. The game may be low-scoring and the playing may be sloppy, but hey, it's still football, and the slightly unsatisfying gameplay is offset by the skill of the players involved. So while "Leatherheads" has an occasionally muddy narrative and often feels effortful and aimless, it's still affable, amiable and entertaining. It's not a touchdown, but a field goal is better than nothing.

---

News

Police Briefs

April 4

Check out TuftsDaily.com's new interactive police blotter map.Click here!

---

News

Theater Preview | Tufts Burlesque Troupe gets creative with underwear, music and dance

April 3

The end of the year is now approaching, and with the conclusion of classes comes the beginning of the spring show season for Tufts' dance groups.

---

News

Inside Men's College Basketball | Four heavyweights to duke it out in Final Four

April 3

While a Final Four appearance by this year's tournament darlings, the Davidson Wildcats, would have been great to watch, this weekend in San Antonio is strictly for the big boys.

---

News

Tufts looks to create 'senior corridor' in the future

April 3

Dean of Student Affairs Bruce Reitman proposed the idea of expanding the section of campus unofficially known as the "senior corridor," a move meant to sway seniors to stay on campus, during his visit to a Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate meeting last month.

---

News

Daily Digits

April 3

6

---

News

Inside the NHL | Habs, Penguins, Wings and Sharks are Stanley Cup favorites as the NHL heads toward the postseason

April 3

Either the Montreal Canadiens or the Pittsburgh Penguins will be in first place in the East when the regular season ends Sunday. It comes as no surprise that these two are the favorites to represent the conference in the Stanley Cup Finals. Furthermore, the Habs have the chance to bring the Cup back to Canada for the first time since 1993.

---

News

Baseball continues offensive explosion, torches Mass. Maritime for 22 runs

April 3

Four days after scoring 26 runs against NESCAC East rival Bates, the baseball team was at it again yesterday, romping over out-of-conference foe Mass. Maritime 22-4 in Buzzards Bay, Mass.

---

News

College applications are reaching record highs, but research shows that the bubble may soon burst

April 3

After a flood of applications that made this year one of the most competitive in Tufts' history, students across the country are opening envelopes containing college decisions.

---

News

TV Review | After three episodes, 'The Return of Jezebel James' is over before it started

April 3

Three episodes and it is gone. FOX has already cancelled "The Return of Jezebel James," starring Parker Posey and that redheaded chick from "Six Feet Under," and it probably will not be missed.

---

News

Festival Preview | TAST's Night Market event brings the Taiwanese nightlife into Cousens Gym

April 3

Tufts is halfway around the world from Taipei, but that hasn't stopped its student body from bringing a little bit of Taiwan to the Hill. This Saturday, the Taiwanese Association of Students at Tufts (TAST) presents Night Market, a Southeast Asian gastronomic and cultural extravaganza in our very own Cousens Gym.

---

News

Sudeep Bhatia and Peter Radosevich | Crackers and Curry

April 3

Peter: Tufts' lectures on academic integrity have pounded two main points into my head: Don't plagiarize, and don't ever, ever use Wikipedia as a source.

---