Though Tufts' new music building is not due to be completed until September of 2006, some are already concerned that its 300-seat concert hall might be too small for the Tufts Symphony Orchestra (TSO) and the Tufts Chorale, the two largest performing music groups on campus.
When students see Madeline Schussel walking around campus, few realize that her casting credits extend far beyond the many Tufts drama productions in which she has performed. Perhaps that is because her credits are under her stage name, Madeline Blue.
In the last few decades, India has been struggling to fight poverty and a population boom, all while undergoing several stages of economic and political reform. However, while it continues to battle domestic concerns, India has begun to exercise increased power on the international stage day by day.
An old joke in the airline industry asks, "What's the best way to earn a million dollars in the airline industry?" The answer: "Start with a billion."
Fear may be the most powerful force to influence the everyday decisions of men and nations. In fact, as Thomas Hobbes suggested in "Leviathan," fear is rational and necessary to the principle of self-preservation. Setting aside all other Machiavellian philosophical musings on the necessity of using fear to rule a nation, it is important to note the effect that anxiety may have on politics and the economic market of a nation.
When Russia temporarily cut off gas supplies throughout the Ukraine at the beginning of this year, gas prices in Europe jumped to an alarmingly high level, bringing into question the European Union's (EU's) current attempt at liberalizing gas markets.
Some powerful figures in black America discussed issues concerning the black community during the one-day Emerging Black Leaders Symposium (EBLS), held in Cabot Auditorium on Saturday, Feb. 4.
Will Durant once said, "A great civilization is not conquered from without until it has destroyed itself from within."
As the nation's largest employer, and with retail stores littered across the world, Wal-Mart has a responsibility to be a model corporate citizen. But in trying to help the consumer by providing the lowest price possible, Wal-Mart is sacrificing the well-being of its workers - the very low wage employees who would benefit the most from reduced prices.
Envision the political turmoil of 1968. Now place yourself in the midst of the Bronx. Schools are closed, kids are congregating in the streets and most white people have moved out of the neighborhood. What is left in this abandoned part of New York are burning buildings and youth who want their voices to be heard.
UNC alumnus hits students with car 'to avenge deaths of Muslims'
With spring break approaching and Presidents' Day passing, high school students embarking on their "college visits" start becoming more ubiquitous on campuses everywhere. Parents eagerly take notes on the differences between meal plans and study-abroad programs, while their children text-message one another regarding the physical status of the host student body.
Question: What do you think about sports drinks? Should I be drinking a bottle of Gatorade after a workout or would water be a cheaper, equally valuable hydration method?
The 2006 Olympic Winter Games concluded on Sunday after some of the best ice hockey the world has seen in some time.
Unlike some plays, Edward Albee's works are a pleasure to read as well as watch. Perhaps this is due to the extensive narrative instruction he includes in his scripts, from costuming to props, which lends the scripts a novelistic quality. This translates beautifully to the stage, where clear instructions on how a line should be read give actors little room for improvisation. His works are comprehensive masterpieces, and "The Goat or, Who is Sylvia?" is no exception.
Podcasting technology has also penetrated higher education outside of the classroom. Kaplan, a test preparation company that specializes in preparing students for college and graduate school entrance exams, has begun incorporating podcasts into some of its programs. The company offered free podcast analyses of the LSAT exams that were made available the same day as the test in November and December of 2005.
Ever wonder what goes into translating and adapting a full legnth cartoon? Cindy Davis Hewitt and Donald Hewitt have; the pair wrote the English screenplay adaptations of Japanese anime director Hayao Miyazaki's four most famous films, "Spirited Away"(2001), "Howl's Moving Castle" (2004), "My Neighbor Totoro" (1988) and "Whisper of the Heart" (1995). These two writers got on the phone with the Daily to promote the DVD release of the Academy Award Nominee for Best Animated Feature, "Howl's Moving Castle," which is set for Mar. 7.
