Students and administrators last night threw out ideas on how to improve the social life on campus, suggesting that Tufts expand large-scale programming and establish more regularly scheduled events.
After a devastating loss in last year's NESCAC finals to arch-rival Williams, the Amherst men's basketball team is back with a chance to redeem itself. The defending national champion Lord Jeffs are the top seed for the fourth consecutive year, and once again, they're the clear favorites to cut down the nets next weekend. Here's a look at the four first-round games tipping off tomorrow:
Heading into tomorrow's start of the conference tournament, it is clear the landscape of NESCAC women's basketball has undergone drastic changes. Heavyweights Bowdoin and Bates managed just the fourth and fifth seeds, respectively, as Amherst, Tufts and Wesleyan rose to the level of conference powers. But in a league where the No. 6 seed beat the top two teams in the conference during the regular season, it is hard to count anyone out of the mix. A look at tomorrow's four first-round matchups:
Peter: Renewable liquid fuels like ethanol and biodiesel are often considered environmentally friendly replacements for fossil fuels.
When it comes time to pick Oscar nominees, the Academy can just look back at the lowest-grossing films of November and December and throw them all into the mix. What makes the actual winner-choosing difficult, though, is that 2007 actually had some pretty great movies - at least a half-dozen - and they are all nominated for every possible award.
As representatives of the student body and members of the student government, we feel it is our responsibility to highlight a few inaccuracies that were published in last Wednesday's edition of the Daily ("Guilty until proven innocent," Feb. 13). We would like to provide you with a clear understanding of the TCU Judiciary (TCUJ) and its role in the judicial process at Tufts and point out its relation to the Steven Li case, which has received much attention in the Daily in recent weeks - publicity initiated by the student. Normally, the name of a student involved in a disciplinary case would never be disclosed by the Senate, the TCUJ or the Dean's office.
There will be no shortage of star power when the women's swimming and diving NESCAC Championships get underway tomorrow at Wesleyan.
Dear Lindsay Lohan,
Like most Americans, we at the Daily breathed a big sigh of relief when the television writers finally went back to work last week. Though we're sure you appreciated our in-depth coverage of shows such as "American Gladiators," we're excited to have the opportunity to pretend we're respectable journalists again. As we say farewell to the trashy reality and game shows that swept the airwaves during those long months, we are thankful not only for the promising return of our favorite shows, but also for the fact that the following terrible ideas were never made into terrible shows.
Tufts' Institute for Global Leadership (IGL) is inviting students to participate in its 2008 Micro-Commerce Contest, a competition in which contenders will seek to alleviate poverty through the use of technology in developing countries.
A near record-setting snowfall in December, single digit highs in January and that apocalyptic day of weather last week that brought sun, hail and sideways snow in the span of ten minutes has left everyone begging for mercy from the tempest that is winter weather in Boston.
Undergraduate and graduate students will tackle international issues next semester in the new University Seminar program, which aims to unite students with teachers from different schools.
The Feb. 13 article, "TCU passes resolution proposing judicial review board" included a subheadline that read "After Li case, Senate works to ensure comprehensive trial for students charged with academic dishonesty." In fact, the resolution did not deal with whether or not an accused student would receive a "comprehensive trial." The resolution sought to guarantee a student's right to the use of a judicial review board when the administration believes there is indisputable evidence in an academic dishonesty case.
Those who celebrated the end of government-mandated standardized testing at their high school graduations may be eating their words.
Managing the New York Yankees is one of the most prestigious positions in all of baseball. So when the Yankees decided to hire a man who had little managerial success and an under-.500 record, the media and fans were understandably upset. The papers were littered with headlines like "Clueless Joe" and projected a young Yankees team to struggle.
Tufts may soon partition students' off-campus houses into boroughs with common meeting places in an attempt to create a more cohesive living environment for undergraduates living off the Hill.
In trying to erase an embarrassing trail of photos or unwanted wall posts, users of the ubiquitous social networking site Facebook.com may find covering their e-tracks more difficult than anticipated.
Chances are that in your endless searching through YouTube videos you have come across acoustic guitarist Andy McKee. He has quickly become the most-watched artist on YouTube, known for his original, intricate finger-style pieces. He played at the Paradise Lounge on Monday, Feb. 11 with fellow acoustic guitarists Antoine Dufour and Craig D'Andrea after stopping in to play some live music on-air in the WMFO radio station. Between songs, McKee chatted about his beginnings as a Metallica fan, guitar competitions in Kansas and his Internet fame.
