Over 80 Tufts students huddled together last night on the back patio of Olin to light the first Hanukkah candle. President Lawrence Bacow did the honors, using an eight-candle menorah provided by Chabad.
After being in Shanghai for three months, I decided that I should probably see a few sights before I come home.
Teny Gross discussed inner-city violence and offered potential solutions during a speech last night in Cabot Hall.
The annual Tufts fall rock show is here, and this year, Walnut Hill will be graced with an appearance by the mainstream rock act Saves the Day. Hailing from Princeton, N.J., the band has released over 10 albums and EPs throughout its 10-year career and has toured with the likes of Green Day, Jimmy Eat World and the now defunct Blink-182.
As most of the football world knows all too well, the Miami Dolphins are 0-12 through the first 13 weeks of the season, and they just blew probably their best chance at erasing the donut. In a game Sunday in which the winless Dolphins were actually favored, they instead lowered their play to a new level of putridity in a 40-13 loss to the New York Jets.
Heading into the weekend the women's squash team was in an early-season slump, having lost its previous two matches by a combined 18-0.
The Chicago Bulls were a trendy preseason pick to represent the Eastern Conference in the NBA Finals in June. But after winning their last two games, the team's first winning streak of the season, the Bulls still sit second to last in the Eastern Conference and last in the Central Division at 4-10.
Last Friday, the Freethought Society hosted a debate between Tufts Professor Daniel Dennett and best-selling author Dinesh D'Souza on the resolution: "God is a man-made invention."
The photo accompanying yesterday's Athlete of the Week profile on senior hockey tri-captain Ross Gimbel was incorrectly credited to Daily Photo Editor Laura Schultz. The photo was actually taken by Daily Photo Editor Annie Wermiel.
Article: "Editorial | Outsourcing the war and forgetting its costs" (Dec. 3)
The Hives, despite having enjoyed some measure of success in the past, seem to overestimate their "rocking" status. In comparison to fellow Euro rockers who broke the mainstream bubble, The Hives have yet to garner the level of success their attitude alludes to - let's just say that this isn't The Clash we're talking about.
As new intelligence unearths doubts about Iran's desire to build nuclear weapons, state Sen. Scott Brown (LA '81) tried to rally on-campus support for divestment legislation.
The idea of carrying around the equivalent of hundreds of CDs in a pocket-sized device no longer shocks many people. But what about having an entire library in the palm of your hand? New technology may soon allow you to take "War and Peace" with you wherever you go.
Following years of delays and constant lobbying by local officials, the Green Line extension project got a boost last week with Gov. Deval Patrick's announcement of a $2.9 billion bond bill that authorizes state funding for construction.
Four individuals of varying professional backgrounds and experiences with the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act sat on a panel last night about the effects of the legislation on local public schools. Education Action! sponsored the discussion.
A group of experts came to Lane Hall last night to talk about immigration reform. The topic of the panel discussion, which was sponsored by National Student Partnerships, was the Act to Restore Safety Net Benefits to Legal Immigrants.
The men's squash team went into its match against Bowdoin on Saturday with two 5-4 nail-biters from last season, both ultimately ending in the Polar Bears' favor, in the back of their minds.
The men's track and field team kicked off its season over the weekend at the annual Husky Winter Carnival meet at Northeastern University.
