I was horrified to read a Viewpoint entitled "A plea in remembrance" (April 19) only three days following the massacre at Virginia Tech. The author, Nivedita Gunturi (LA '06), suggests that we should consider the murderer, Cho Seung-Hui, a victim.
For this year's election, sophomore and Elections Commission (ECOM) Chair Adam Weldai hopes that around 65 percent of the student body will come out to the polls.
The men's and women's lacrosse teams both found success in yesterday's games with NESCAC rival Amherst, with the women winning 13-7 and the men emerging with an 11-9 victory.
The tone and substance of this year's TCU presidential race demonstrate the promise of next year's student leaders. The two candidates, junior Amanda Richardson and sophomore Neil DiBiase, bring vibrant ideas and energy to Tufts that bode well for the future, regardless of which candidate wins the race.
Three women, including one Tufts student, have been sexually assaulted on the outskirts of Tufts' campus in the past two weeks. Two of the assaults occurred this weekend.
The Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate and the Education Policy Committee (EPC) have worked to enact a new policy that would give students additional time to decide whether to drop a class without record of enrollment. Finalized earlier this month, the change will take effect next semester.
Ever since the first dorm JumboFob system was implemented at South Hall in the 2001-2002 school year, Tufts students have been faced with a flawed security system that not only acts as a barrier to smooth social interaction, but also puts students at a greater risk for criminal activity.
The Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate will present Steven Cohen, a lecturer in the education and American Studies department, with the Professor of the Year Award today at 1 p.m. in the Remis Sculpture Court.
The first time I was kicked out was back in January of 2005. Maybe it is better to say "un-kindly asked to leave." Either way, I had to go.
Senior year of college isn't all fun and games. In addition to nostalgia, fond memories and a healthy amount of senioritis, soon-to-graduate Jumbos must also face the stress-inducing search for a job, apartment and general life pathway as they leave the Hill.
Venturing from the comfortable confines of the Malden River for the first time this season, the women's crew team posted its most disappointing finish in an otherwise strong 2007 campaign.
The Red Sox' home-run barrage in the third inning of Sunday's victory over the Yankees was just one of a number of memorable offensive explosions baseball has seen over the last 15 years. A look at the top-10:
Yesterday afternoon brought a battle of the freshmen, and as the scoreboard clearly showed, the Jumbos came out on top.
It seems that the proverbial college bubble has been broken by disturbing news from the past two weeks.
NBA players are thugs." When I ask basketball fans who don't follow the Association what keeps them from doing so, it's the answer I hear most often - and it infuriates me.
The second and final Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate presidential debate between candidates Neil DiBiase and Amanda Richardson was held in Sophia Gordon Hall last night.
Judging from its performance at Saturday's MIT Invitational, the men's track and field team is more than ready for the NESCAC championships, which kick off Saturday in Middlebury, Vt.
The Latin American Studies program and the Department of Romance Languages presented an all-day symposium Friday, titled "Indigenous Movements and Intellectuals in the Americas."
Tufts turned out in full force for 2008 presidential hopeful Senator Barack Obama (D-Ill.) as he spoke at Boston University Friday night.
As graduation looms, I am beginning the scary but necessary reflection process that all seniors undergo. We've attended four homecoming weekends, four Spring Flings, numerous guest lectures, fraternity parties and performances by [insert your favorite a cappella group, dance troupe or theatre group here]. Yet we forget that these events don't just magically appear.
