This Saturday, the Tufts Democrats, in conjunction with the Alliance Linking Leaders in Education and the Services (ALLIES), will host their annual Issues of the Future Symposium, "The Challenges and Dilemmas of Civil-Military Relations in the 21st Century." A plethora of speakers will address this most important of issues, and I encourage anyone remotely interested to attend and hear from the experts.
The Degree Audit Reporting System (DARS), a computer program that helps students ensure they are fulfilling their academic requirements, underwent aesthetic changes this year to make its audits easier to read and understand.
No other movie this holiday season fills me with more apprehension and anticipation than the upcoming film adaptation of Steven Sondheim's "Sweeney Todd."
For the second straight weekend, the hockey team split a pair of games to stay at .500. A loss in the first round of the Rutland Herald Invitational but a rebound win in the consolation game keeps Tufts even on the young season at 2-2.
Ricky Williams could be making his return to the NFL and the Miami Dolphins, and workers at Heinz Field have already installed fresh grass for the occasion. Williams had been suspended from the league for a year and a half after violating the substance abuse policy numerous times, but was reinstated on Nov. 14. With the Dolphins winless at 0-10, it's not like it would hurt to have him on the field for a few snaps. In honor of his possible return, we give you 10 more sports comebacks we would love to see.
When the university announced 12 days ago that Office of Student Activities Director Jodie Nealley had been fired due to allegations that she embezzled an estimated $300,000 from Tufts, most Jumbos were surprised if not outright shocked to hear the news.
After a strong performance at Nov. 3's season-opening meet known as "The Big One," the fencing team followed up with a 2-4 showing at Boston University on Nov. 17. The Jumbos scored wins over club teams from UMass and the University of New Hampshire but fell to Wellesley, Brown, Brandeis and MIT by scores of 16-11, 20-7, 18-9 and 20-7 respectively.
After four years as an associate professor of international negotiation and diplomacy at the Fletcher School, Adil Najam is returning to Boston University to accept an endowed-chair professorship and a leadership position.
Many laud Noah Baumbach, the critically-acclaimed writer/director of "The Squid and the Whale" (2005), for his brutally honest portrayal of failed marriages and dysfunctional families.
I've held back for too long. I've tried to not pay attention. I've even tried to blame it on the Northeast media bias. But as painful as it is to admit, the 2007 New England Patriots are the best team in the history of football.
Professor of English and American Studies Carol Flynn lectured yesterday about "girls' books," a literary genre that she described as having a profound impact on readers' images of femininity.
With all the changes that occurred in Florida this offseason, you would think that the Orlando Magic had a terrible season last year. And while it's true that the Magic was swept in the playoffs last season by the Detroit Pistons, Orlando was a young team that had low expectations.
For the coed and women's sailing teams, the fall season firmly cemented their rankings as one of the top 10 collegiate teams in the nation.
It's hard enough making a mix CD for your best friend, let alone someone you barely know.
Great sex is relatively hard to come by. It's not everyday you get a body-numbing orgasm with someone you actually care about.
Even though it is the most anticipated role-playing game (RPG) in years, "Mass Effect," released for the Xbox 360 last week, exceeds every expectation. RPG specialist Bioware succeeds in telling an epic space odyssey through superb action-RPG gameplay and epic voice acting.
Tonight, Tufts gets classy. Fifteen talented singers of the Tufts Opera Ensemble will present an evening of staged opera scenes at 8 p.m. in Distler Hall.
At the start of the women's cross country season, it would have been no surprise to find five NESCAC squads competing at Nationals in November. But what may have surprised many was that Colby would be among them.
The Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate released the results earlier this month of its latest survey of the student body. Open for a 21-day period from mid-October to early November, the 37-question survey elicited responses from 1,327 students.
