Administrators urged students to carry on the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. through active citizenship during a series of speeches yesterday, setting the stage for an insistent keynote address from sociologist Melvin Oliver on the difficulties currently facing black Americans.
President Lawrence Bacow wants to solidify the university's positions on freedom of speech.
With mash-up masters like Girl Talk and Kanye West in the spotlight of today's music world, it might appear that the singer-songwriter (? la Bob Dylan) is a thing of the past.
Last week, the Daily reported on nationwide privacy policy changes in the wake of the Virginia Tech tragedy. This is the second in a two-part series in which the Daily examines students' privacy rights, school confidentiality policies and the relationship between universities, students and their parents.
Sound Bites Restaurant will stay open late tonight after implementing a new policy aimed at attracting Tufts students hunting for Tuesday-night bar options.
It was all about the kids at this year's Australian Open as Novak Djokovic of Serbia and Maria Sharapova of Russia, both just 20 years old, became the reigning men's and women's singles champions.
To be honest, I need to dispel all my fears and concerns and anxieties - right now, on this page. It's necessary for a writer, and I recommend it for anyone who is bored and lacking recreation.
Want to know how to make Shakespeare seem relevant? Simply market the production in such a way that you emphasize how it "says something" about modern the times. In the case of "Henry V," the contemporary parallel is quite obvious: a wild party boy inherits both the throne and a war from his father and ends up selling his countrymen out for a selfish victory in an unjust war. Sound like anyone familiar?
Will you use the TCU Senate's new GPS tracking system for the Joey shuttle?
The women's squash team split a pair of weekend matches, picking up a crucial win over perennial rival William Smith before falling in a winnable match to NESCAC foe Hamilton.
It says something about the attitudes of the members of my generation when political change is compared to changing one's magazine subscriptions or clothing preferences. If anyone honestly believes that buying a new genre of music on iTunes is somehow analogous to the type of transformational change this country requires, I recommend taking a look at the front page of any newspaper.
This Sunday, New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning will become the dorkiest athlete to ever appear in a major sports championship game. The whole Southern drawl, shoulder shrug, marry-your-college-sweetheart thing - it's geekier than David Eckstein. In honor of the Little Bro, we count down the dorkiest things about sports:
Holograms, scanners and back-ups: Oh my! With recent changes to the Tufts Greek system and tighter policies by local liquor stores and bars, the barriers to underage drinking are increasing for Jumbos.
The club ski team suffered from some key falls this weekend at the 11-team Bromley slalom races, leaving both the men and women struggling to field competitive times.
The hockey team began its road trip this weekend with the grisly task of facing two of the NESCAC's top two squads. The challenge proved too tall for the Jumbos, who dropped a 4-2 decision to second-place Bowdoin and a 6-1 affair with third-place Colby. Tufts slipped from fifth to sixth in the conference, at 4-6-1 in league play and 6-9-1 overall.
While Saturday marked Senior Day for the women's swimming and diving team, a combined team effort from all years contributed to the 164-136 victory over rival MIT.
The Tufts Democrats and Republicans squared off on how to move forward with the war in Iraq and other current issues at a debate Thursday night.
With today's growing interest in environmentalism, especially on college campuses, many are quick to label the "green" movement as a fad. With this argument often comes the assertion that smaller environmentalist agendas are useless and take valuable effort away from more serious problems.
Two renowned economists will criticize globalization's effects on poorer countries and suggest ways to help the trade strategy succeed while promoting their books tonight at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.
