The Feb. 26 article "'Today Show' host Vieira to deliver Commencement address" attributed quotes to a source named "Gowa" without listing a first name or title for the source. The quotes were from Joanne Gowa, who is the head of the Honorary Degree Committee for the Board of Trustees.
After an extensive debate, the Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate voted by a close margin last week to provide emergency funding for the Public Journal, which had not applied for enough financial support last school year.
It was bound to happen eventually.For the first time all season, the Celtics lost three straight games last week.
On the heels of a 17-2 personal stint for Tufts this season, senior tri-captain Jake Gross was rewarded for his play at the top of the men's squash lineup by being voted onto the first-ever all-conference men's squash squad Feb. 22.
Saturday marked Senior Day for the hockey team with seven graduating Jumbos taking the ice for the final time in their collegiate careers. Unfortunately for the Jumbos, awaiting them was No. 14 Babson, which handed Tufts its 10th straight defeat by a score of 6-1.
Students' access to the new and improved Alumnae Lounge will be highly restricted when renovations are completed next month, according to Sunny Breed, president of the Tufts University Alumni Association (TUAA).
While Tufts has a long-standing dedication to international public service, one group on campus is bringing the university's creed a little closer to home by devoting itself to community outreach within dorms and campus buildings.
"Lost Odyssey," a new role-playing game for the Xbox 360, is a visually stunning joyride with a complex narrative that mostly succeeds in drawing the player into its fantastic new world. Developed by Mistwalker and published by Microsoft Game Studios, the game brings the first serious so-called "JRPG" to the 360. The plot follows the exploits of an immortal man named Kaim, who has been a mercenary for thousands of years, as he begins to recover his erased memory and tries to find a purpose in a life that can never end.
Barack Obama always talks about how there aren't red or blue states, but one purple America.
President Lawrence Bacow told the Daily yesterday that in an ideal world he would eliminate celebrity speakers from Commencement and bestow the honor on a different Tufts faculty member of distinction each year instead.
Nine-time Emmy Award-winning television journalist Meredith Vieira (J '75) will speak at this year's Commencement Ceremony on May 18, the university has announced.
Khalil Muhammad, an assistant professor of history at Indiana University, argued last night that past discourses on black criminality have delayed black Americans' social development and integration.
"Life is a minestrone, served up with Parmesan cheese"
Diving phenom Kendall Swett and super-freshmen Megan Kono and Maureen O'Neill led the women's swimming and diving team to a fifth-place finish in the 11-team field this weekend at the NESCAC Championships held at Wesleyan.
This article is the second of a two-part series chronicling the life of University President Lawrence Bacow. Yesterday, the Daily examined Bacow's childhood, and today it will take a look at his life in Boston.
The flipping of the calendar is soon upon us, and as the Daily doesn't actually publish on Saturday, March 1, we're getting excited in advance, or at least on deadline.
To Phil Jackson, the phrase "40 before 20" provides a critical benchmark on the path to greatness. Achieving 40 wins before 20 losses, Jackson believes, is a mark of a top-tier NBA team. Jackson has won nine NBA championships, six with the Chicago Bulls and three with the Los Angeles Lakers, and in every one of those seasons, his teams have achieved 40 wins before they hit 20 losses.
By granting Tufts the final B-Division position last Monday, the College Squash Association gave the Jumbos a safety net of sorts, ensuring that they could finish the season no lower than No. 16 in the country.
