It's frustrating to have to promise your little brother plain spaghetti with butter in order to get the family to a fancy restaurant, but let's face it: Siblings have serious market power in dinner-decision dynamics.
Dimly lit tableaus of softly curling smoke drifting skywards from the cigarettes of alluring individuals have been a fixture of popular movies since the days of classic film. But today, concerns about the effects of scenes that glamorize tobacco use have led anti-tobacco lobbyists to push for the removal of smoking from movies targeted at children.
When Professor of Philosophy Ray Jackendoff first came to Tufts in 2005, a huge task lay in front of him. Jackendoff, a linguistics specialist who had just left Brandeis University after teaching there for 34 years, had been brought in to design a cognitive science program for Tufts students.
Mystic River: an ill-fated tale of three childhood friends, heart-wrenching drama, and a Boston-accent wielding Sean Penn.
As a kid, I was addicted to those cheesy highlight videos chronicling the NBA pax romana of the 1980s.
After going undefeated in the season's first tournament at Colby, the water polo team shook off its opponents in the season's second round-robin at Bowdoin on Sept. 29 and 30 with four decisive wins. The Jumbos emerged in sole possession of first place in the North Atlantic Division and preserved a sterling 8-0 record.
One look at the cover of Bruce Springsteen's new album is enough to make a seasoned Boss fan's stomach turn.
New York Times publisher and Tufts alum Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, Jr. will deliver the inaugural speech in the Tufts Leadership Forum on Tuesday in the Cabot Auditorium.
For the football team, there's some good news and there's some bad news.
A warm welcome to our parents! This fine October weekend brings yet another batch of Tufts moms, dads, aunts, uncles and other such guardians footing the bill for your education.
By now, we're all familiar with the Cleveland Indians and the Boston Red Sox.
"Public fears about kids killing themselves [are] sometimes, I think, worse than the medication itself," Dr. Sheela Gade told an audience of child development students at a colloquium yesterday at the Eliot Pearson Children's School.
The Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) opened its 2007-2008 season last Thursday with an all-Ravel program. Featuring mezzo-soprano Susan Graham and pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet, conductor James Levine led the BSO in a smooth performance that included "Alborada del Gracioso," "Shéhérazade (three poems for voice and orchestra)," Piano Concerto in G, and Suite No.2 from "Daphnis et Chloé."
Recently, while reading the Tufts Daily, I was drawn in by the topic of illegal downloads. I had remembered reading an editorial boldly proclaiming Tufts students shouldn't download "not only because the consequences of stealing music are serious, but also because the act itself is wrong." This editorial was also mentioned in Matt Sleeman's op-ed submission, "Make music worth paying for" (Sept. 17).
The Alpha Tao Omega coed fraternity is only a few steps away from securing its lodging license from the city of Somerville, despite recent complaints about the rowdiness of Tufts students from the surrounding community.
"Just look at those numbers!" you say. "Those Daily editors must be on steroids!"
The Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) last week approved a five-story, 95,500-square-foot addition to the Tufts University School of Dental Medicine.
Tufts Community Union (TCU) Treasurer Evan Dreifuss wants, quite literally, to invest in the future of the student body.
