Shiran Ebadi, a prominent Iranian lawyer and human rights activist, will be speaking in Cabot Auditorium at 6:45 p.m. tomorrow.
The men's squash team came up empty-handed at the College Squash Association (CSA) Team Tournament this weekend, losing all three of its matches to finish 11-12 on the season.
Many people love Tex-Mex, but hate the dietary price tag that accompanies the typical calorie-ridden tortillas, cheese, rice, chicken, sour cream, etc.
Noted commentator and writer Christina Hoff Sommers spoke at Tufts on Wednesday night about the negative implications and consequences of Eve Ensler's wildly popular play, "The Vagina Monologues." The play, which tackles issues of domestic violence, sexual abuse and body image, is performed each year at thousands of colleges across the nation.
The Daily takes another look at legal filesharing with this month's list of CTRAX downloads. The list turned up some startling revelations: Tufts students are fans of pedestrians (#4 and #5), opposite commands (#5 and #7), weird extra-sexual versions of songs (#9 and #10) and inspirational cuteness (#3 and #6). And Busta, we're not sure why you keep turning up at Tufts, but it's good to see you anyway.
While the tykes of the East and West lit up the court in Houston at the NBA All-Star Game and fresh-faced Jimmie Johnson sped to victory at the Daytona 500, another, albeit older, champion emerged - and he's old enough to be their father.
Last night, voices from both sides of a once inviolable barrier came together in Alumnae Lounge to discuss fear, hope, anger and reconciliation. They were greeted by a standing-room-only crowd.
Of a population of 355 international students at Tufts, only 32 are currently receiving financial aid, Leon Braswell, Director of International and Transfer Admissions, said.
The alpine ski team's season will come full circle this weekend in Waterville, NH.
Audiences like chick flicks. There, it's out.
A 52-41 loss to Bowdoin in the first round of the NESCAC tournament may have actually been a high point of the 2005-2006 season for the women's basketball team.
Plays are meant to be performed. Sometimes, with all our English classes and textbooks and papers, we forget this. That's why it's a good thing that there are still performances like "Romeo and Juliet," with interpretations so lovely and so true that we remember why Shakespeare originally wrote the play.
Anything can seem longer when anticipation is involved, whether it is the last weeks of a pregnancy or the hours before election results. So too felt the minutes before my interview with writer/director Robert Towne to discuss his latest film, "Ask the Dust."
You should all be very excited. This week, the Lush got her lazy ass off her couch, tore herself away from the Olympics, braved the cold and actually did her job and went to a bar.
Full Name: James KalecNicknames: J-mo, Yay-mo, Jamestown, Bong HeatZodiac Sign: GeminiHometown: East Amherst, NYFavorite Athlete: Martin Brodeur or anyone besides Tim ThomasFavorite Tufts Athlete: Jake Weitzen
Guidelines regarding free speech in the international arena are notoriously murky.
To those Tufts students who rarely venture past the confines of Davis Square, Arlington (stretched along Mass Ave just north of Cambridge), may feel as far away as Jamaica Plain. Actually, East Arlington - home to the cozy pizzeria, 'Za - is only a little over a mile from campus. And if you are willing to make the trek, you are in for a treat.
Monday's women's ice hockey gold medal game was not the North American battle many prognosticators had anticipated.
In 2003, only 27 percent of adults age 25 and over had a college degree, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. But in addition to those who have graduated with a certificate, many more have tried and failed: The national rate of college graduation within six years of matriculation is around 60 percent, according to federal data regarding higher education.
So it seems that the media has deemed the pomegranate the latest "super-food." You can hardly pick up a health magazine without reading something about this "cure-all" fruit. But what's all the buzz about? Is the pomegranate really the wonder-food the media would have us believe?
