Hostels tend to get a bad reputation. Over Christmas dinner, as I discussed my travels, I found my family in complete shock and mild disgust that I had (gasp) spent nights in rooms with strangers. One friend of the family even brought up the movie "Hostel" (2005) and was convinced it was a documentary, not just what I like to call "horror-porn."
Nada Surf has long been overlooked in the genre of alternative rock. The band has never truly broken in the pop-charts sense of the word, but over the years they it has certainly accrued a devoted following of people who are unashamed to demand something catchier than run-of-the-mill indie rock.
Most students have seen, or at least heard, the current ravings about the BBC series Planet Earth. But who can claim to have watched it on the big screen of Barnum 008? Not many, I presume.
In their final prep meet before the NESCAC championships in two weeks, Tufts had a number of strong performances against high caliber competition at the Middlebury Invitational on Friday and Saturday.
Some national lawmakers are concerned that as universities' endowments swell, their financial aid programs are not growing at an equal rate.
Sound Bites Restaurant welcomed members of the Tufts community to a kickoff dinner yesterday to fundraise for the Tufts Dance Marathon.
In the front-page article "Faculty votes to limit access to students' records" (Feb. 7) and the editorial "With students' privacy only partially restored, further protection is necessary" (Feb. 7), the Daily reported that the Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate's Educational Policy Committee (EPC) had drafted a proposal to limit faculty access to students' records. In fact, the committee was a mixture of faculty members and students and is not affiliated with the TCU Senate.
The return home did not go as hoped for the hockey team this past weekend.
This Friday night, genitalia will be discussed at great length.
Tufts trustees held a luncheon Friday afternoon with members of the Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate and other students. The luncheon in Ballou Hall allowed trustees to interact with students and discuss the theme of "connection."
Almost every day, I bitterly complain about how Tufts is built on a steady incline. Living at the bottom of the campus, walking up to class is my daily dose of exercise.
I spoke on Friday with Associate Professor of Political Science Deborah Schildkraut, who specializes in American politics and political psychology. We talked about Super Tuesday and what the outcome means for both parties in the race for the White House. The conversation took place before this weekend's primaries and caucuses.
When newly minted college graduates think about what step comes next in moving toward a professional career, they must answer the question, "experience first, or more school?"
Over the last several years, illegal immigration has been an ardently disputed issue. Legislation on undocumented workers has been hyped up and defeated, protests have taken place across the country and each presidential candidate has an extensive platform on the issue.
Last Wednesday, senior Doug Randall described the loneliness of being a Hillary Clinton supporter on a college campus ("In the trenches with Hillary Clinton," Feb. 6). He argued that while any college campus is full of wild-eyed, Obama-supporting hippie liberals, only the rational minority stands behind Sen. Clinton. But as two generally cynical, politically involved students, we would like to offer a rational argument for Barack Obama as a presidential candidate.
Back in early January, it looked as if the Eastern Conference championship was firmly in the hands of the Ottawa Senators. With a commanding 10-point lead in the standings, John Paddock's squad was on fire.
