A Tufts professor was knocked to the ground and detained by police officers in Atlanta earlier this month after he refused to walk within a crosswalk and declined to show identification, according to the Associated Press (AP).
Tufts lost another member of its community Dec. 30, 2006. According to the Metro West Daily News, 31-year-old Edilene Evangelista died when her Jeep Grand Cherokee slid off an icy road and landed on its roof. The accident occurred at 27 Carter Road, only about a half mile away from her home.
One time simply wasn't enough.
Five weeks, several meetings, one rally and dozens of media references after the publication of the controversial carol "O Come All Ye Black Folk" in The Primary Source, "Tufts' Journal of Conservative Thought," students and administrators are preparing to unveil a host of initiatives to begin the semester.
The purpose of this viewpoint is to offer a fresh perspective on the Primary Source carol' debate. I am sure everyone has seen the 'carol' by now, so I will not repeat it. It is a disgusting poem; the Primary Source should have had more discretion.
Looking back (Jan. 12) | Men's Basketball: Amherst 96, Tufts 92 (OT)
Winter break was full of ups and downs for the women's basketball team.
The Primary Source maintains that its carol "O Come All Ye Black Folk," a controversial song published in its Dec. 6 issue, was intended to be a candid satire of affirmative action at Tufts.
The hockey team can finally breathe a sigh of relief. It took six weeks, but the Jumbos finally secured a victory on Tuesday evening.
Tufts freshman Lily Karian was found dead in her Bush Hall dormitory on Dec. 12, 2006.
Kevin Burr, an assistant coach on the baseball team, passed away on Jan. 6 while attending the Baseball Coaches convention in Orlando, Fla. He was 54.
In 1987, Alan Moore stunned readers with his comic book series "Watchmen." He effectively broke down the psychology behind the desire to be a superhero and the dangers a society faces in trusting these superheroes. Fox's show "24" succeeds on all these levels, and then serves up a healthy dose of ankle-twisting action, arguable "Watchmen"'s one failing. After seeing the first four episodes, "24"'s sixth season is starting to look like the best yet. This is truly the longest day of Jack's life.
I'm sorry this is coming out so late, but it took me a while to think about The Primary Source's offense and our response to "O Come All Ye Black Folk" as a university and a community.
A furious flapping of pages breaks the otherwise tense silence of Tisch Library's quiet room as you stuff your notes into a backpack and get up to finally return your dorm. On the way out, you glance at your watch: It's 3 a.m., which leaves only a few precious hours for you to sleep before class.
Students returning from a lazy winter break will soon be thrust back into the busy, late-night college lifestyle. In this installment of "By the Numbers," the Daily looks at how tiring students' schedules can get.
Tufts freshman Lily Diana Karian was found dead in her room in Bush Hall in the earlymorning hours of Dec. 12. It appeared that she committed suicide, Dean of Student Affairs Bruce Reitman wrote in an e-mail to the Tufts community.
Students in the Sophia Gordon Multi-Purpose Room on Nov. 8 saw a mix of festivity and somber recollection. Treats from the Danish Pastry House were positioned side by side with framed photographs of Boryana Damyanova, known to her friends as "Bory" who died Nov. 22 of last year in a car accident around Davis Square.
I have been here a semester now, and with my departure impending, I feel the time is right to make an official declaration on this country. Herein are four things I like about China, chosen from among others for no particular reason.
Four days after Tuesday's 7-2 road loss to non-conference UMass Dartmouth, the Jumbos took the ice in New London, Conn., Saturday, taking on the Conn. College Camels.
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