As the Class of 2006 makes its way into the working world, many of its members are also making their way toward (eventual) financial independence. In this Commencement installment of "By the Numbers," the Daily explores graduating college students' outlooks on monetary matters, as well as their job-market prospects.
Life just got a bit harder for Massachusetts college graduates who are dealing with decisions about insurance.
For the first time since 1999, both cross country teams qualified for and competed at Nationals. Tufts was the only team from New England to accomplish the coed feat in 2005, with both teams taking very different paths to Ohio Wesleyan.
For once, Tufts students might be thankful that their college is located on a big hill.
For the first time since 2001, Tufts' women's ultimate team is headed to Nationals.
All season long, the members of the men's crew knew they were better than what the results said. They believed that they had yet to tap their potential, and the "next race" mentality was a constant theme throughout the spring season.
The sight of senior centerfielder Jim O'Leary and freshman right fielder Brian McDonough sprawled across right-center field after colliding in pursuit of a fly ball was enough to turn a messy seven-run fiasco into a nightmare for the Tufts baseball team in its first-round NESCAC matchup against Middlebury on May 12.
After an up-and-down regular season, the baseball team traveled north to Maine for the NESCAC Tournament riding a six-game winning streak and playing its best baseball of the spring. Unfortunately for the Jumbos, their best was not good enough to get past Middlebury, which beat Tufts twice, shattering its NCAA Tournament hopes and ending its season.
All campus construction projects are on schedule and running smoothly, according to University Vice President of Operations John Roberto.
Tufts seniors graduating today will be leaving with a degree and a diploma, but many will soon be lacking something important: health insurance.
Inviting visitors into their lives, welcoming them into their bedrooms, family slide shows, towns, alter egos, life stories, and even into their bodies, the last of four MFA Thesis Exhibitions presented at the Tufts University Art Gallery combines six artists and soon-to-be joint degree program grads who share a common theme in their art.
Another year has passed at Tufts and this summer, some of you are going home to places like Hawaii, Los Angeles or even overseas. I'm not even crossing the Mystic.
Field Hockey: While they fell short of last season's 10-6 mark and first-round NESCAC tournament win, the Jumbos continue to make progress under second-year coach Tina McDavitt. The team was never able to put together more than two wins in a row and hovered around .500 all season, finally ending at 8-7 (5-4 NESCAC) with a 1-0 loss in the first round of the conference tournament.
Filling the shoes of a 24-year coaching veteran with 370 career victories can't be easy.
Tufts basks in diversity. We pride ourselves on our international perspective. We welcome students from such disparate places as Cambridge and Colombia, Wyoming and West Palm, New York and New South Wales. We're lucky that way.
The men's ultimate frisbee team lost two of its last three contests at New England Regionals on May 6-7 to finish in fourth place, two spots shy of Nationals.
A free masters degree, the chance to stay connected to your alma mater, and a job that lets you wear sweatpants.
The Board of Trustees of the Omidyar-Tufts Microfinance Fund has taken the initial steps to outline an investment plan for the $100 million gift from Pierre and Pam Omiydar (LA '88 and '89, respectively) with diversification as the primary goal.
