With another year of Tufts athletics in the books, the Daily would like to recognize the stars and teams who were a cut above the rest in 2006-07. With one NESCAC champion, one gold-medal winner, and even a sophomore rookie, today's award winners exemplified the best the Jumbos have to offer. Some choices weren't easy, but all were more than deserving of today's honors.
Due to several recent legislative and economic changes in the form of limits on abortions and higher birth control prices, graduating female Jumbos will be heading out into the world during a time of transformation for women's health.
A dozen college presidents are encouraging their peers to boycott the U.S. News and World Report's annual college ranking survey, denouncing a system they view as an arbitrary means of distinguishing between schools.
The waters were never quite calm enough for the men's crew team this season, as it encountered many rough patches and was unable to develop a successful rhythm throughout 2007.
The Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate allocated a larger sum of money to student groups this fiscal year than it has in any previous year, according to a report issued by TCU Treasurer Evan Dreifuss last month.
Though New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg was listed as number 44 on the 400 richest Americans by Forbes Magazine in 2006, he does his current job - leading one of the largest cities in the world - for just $1 a year. A hard-working politician and Medford native, Bloomberg will be delivering the keynote address at this year's Commencement.
It would be no surprise if Captain Frederick Hauck's (A '62) advice to graduating seniors on commencement day were, "reach for the stars." A former Navy ROTC student, Hauck has spent much of his life doing just that as an astronaut for NASA.
On Jan. 6, the baseball team mourned the loss of friend and coach Kevin Burr, who suffered a heart attack and passed away while attending the Baseball Coaches convention in Orlando, Fla. He was 54.
At the end of every school year I like to look back at the past two semesters, take stock of my accomplishments and reflect on how I've gotten to where I am today. Sort of like waking up at 2 p.m. on a Saturday afternoon on your neighbors' back porch, looking at the pile of hubcaps you've made a bed out of, and wondering how the heck you got there in the first place.
For those of you who have been living under a rock for the past month, Roger Clemens decided that for a pro-rated $28 million contract, he would do his best to salvage the Yankees' pitching staff and ultimately the Bombers' season.
Several months after the target date for their installation, there are still not any Global Positioning Systems (GPS) in the Davis Square shuttles, affectionately called the "Joeys."
The Massachusetts legislature is in the process of debating several bills related to curbing bullying in schools, according to state lawmakers and the Associated Press (AP).
Tufts' new Interfaith Center, originally slated to open by the beginning of this semester, is scheduled to be up and running by September.
For outgoing seniors, graduation is a time to reflect on their past four years. They may ponder what they have learned, how they have grown, who they have met and how they have changed.
This year was not as friendly to Tufts athletics as 2005-06, as the Jumbos were forced to live without Director's Cup races, soccer Final Fours and 23-win basketball seasons. But make no mistake about it: there was no shortage of memorable moments this time around. From walk-offs to buzzer-beaters, milestone wins to title games, the Tufts faithful have had plenty to cheer about over the last nine months.
No more rising sophomores are on the housing waitlist, according to Director of Residential Life and Learning Yolanda King.
It certainly won't be easy for the track teams to recover from this year's graduation.
For most of the Amherst student body, March 16 marked the beginning of spring break. For the men's basketball team, it was the end of an era.
Thomas Schelling is one of the world's most respected economists. Over his years of study he has dealt with a variety of policy issues, and he is "considered one of the fathers of modern game theory," University President Lawrence Bacow said in an e-mail to the Daily.
