From the Editor-In-Chief | Here we go again...
September 3Welcome back, returning students, transfers, faculty and staff! (Especially seniors, Oh-Seven!)
Welcome back, returning students, transfers, faculty and staff! (Especially seniors, Oh-Seven!)
With the season's opening whistles coming as early as next week and the Sept. 9 NESCAC opener date approaching, fall teams have little in the way of prep time. Athletes jump quickly into game situations and coaches have little time to implement game plans and pull together a starting lineup.
Talk about your fixer-upper.
As a shiny new Tufts student with just a day on The Hill under your belt, your overachieving tendencies may already have you looking towards Boston, an important step in avoiding Medforditis, a serious, but treatable condition caused by a seemingly long walk to Davis Square and too many department open houses.
As thousands of college students from all over the nation and the world return to the Boston area over the next weeks, they face new traffic troubles in the city and renewed fears of terrorism in the skies.
Call it art-core, call it post-hardcore, call the genre whatever you want; Omaha's Cursive has been running that drill for nearly a decade.
Construction and reorganization on campus brings improved space and facilities, but also some headaches with reduced access to buildings and parts of campus.
The Oakland Raiders released six players Monday. Yet, it was the one they signed who garnered the most attention. Yes, folks, quarterback Jeff George is back with the Raiders after spending the past seven seasons bouncing around the NFL.
Everyone reads the "Please come to Tufts!" fliers sent out in the mail. After that quick perusal, visiting the campus during April Open House seemed like an even better way to get a grasp of what to expect for the next four years and the perfect opportunity to get a lay of the land - and maybe even converse with a real-life Tufts tour-guide!
Orientation is about one thing and one thing only.
For Tufts students, the month of September means the beginning of a new year-clean slates, clean notebooks, and a fresh chance to make the most of the year.
As the Sept. 19 Massachusetts gubernatorial primary draws closer, three Democratic candidates are vying for their party's nomination in an exceedingly close race, while the Republican candidate, Lieutenant Governor Kerry Healey, straggles in the polls.
For incoming freshmen, the freedom and responsibility of life on a college campus is a big change from high school, endowing students with a new level of maturity.
You're probably paging through this paper during matriculation ceremonies with that white plastic chair digging into your thigh as you try to see if the person with the cute butt down the aisle looks as good from the front.
Most students don't come to college expecting to get sick. Health Services is around to help with the basics, but when Jumbos fall ill or emergencies arise that necessitate hospitalization, the cost isn't covered by the annual Health Services fee.
While movies like "Animal House" and the recently released "Beerfest" suggest a collegiate culture of reckless alcohol consumption, a new study suggests otherwise.
So what movies will students see in their Perspectives courses?
I feel confident asserting the following: The Class of 2006 will be a model to which future classes aspire.
As the Class of 2006 looks to step into the real world, one summer pastime will still provide escapist fantasies for the freshman at heart: the movie blockbuster. There may be a minefield of crummy action flicks and sappy romantic comedies to avoid, but you now have a college degree to help you navigate the flotsam and jetsam of Hollywood. To help you refine your movie-viewing experiences, the Daily has assembled a comprehensive preview of this summer's blockbuster wannabes sorted by academic discipline. So put your diploma to work and escape your unemployment woes at the local cineplex.