The senior tri-captain became the second Jumbo on the 2005-2006 roster to provisionally qualify for the NCAA?Championships in the 5,000 meters on Saturday. Racing to 15th place at the?St. Valentine's Invitational, Ades' 17:36.32 puts her tenth in the nation in the event.
If baseball fans were asked to pick a single stat that best represents a pitcher's performance, most would answer with earned run average (ERA), which tells how many earned runs a pitcher gives up per nine innings. The problem with using ERA to measure performance is that it is not a great indicator of a pitcher's skill. Skills are consistent abilities that a pitcher has year in and year out.
I know it's been over a month since the ball dropped, but with this being my first article of 2006 I thought I'd share with you my New Years' resolution. It's simple: have a more positive outlook on Tufts sports.
Yes, I am responding in the Daily to an article in the Observer. My decision to do so was to reach a wider audience and perhaps encourage people who don't know the article to which I am about to refer to read the Observer's latest.
For my fellow seniors, now is a time of joy and dismay. On one hand, we are enjoying our last year in college and the relaxation that three previous years of hard work have earned us. On the other hand, we are faced with the realization that after graduation we are being thrust into the real world. While many of us are welcoming this change and the independence that comes with it, it is inevitable that some of us will fall victim to one of the biggest problems facing recent college grads: the mismanagement of personal finances.
Just as you thought your wallet was recovering from the holidays, Cupid strikes his arrow right into your bank account. Money signs fill your head as you calculate how much it is going to cost to satisfy that special someone. Before you have a breakdown, take a breath and remember that you are a college student. There will be many years to come for the jewelry, weekend vacations and five-star restaurants.
In 2004, the European Union reached out to the East and accepted 10 new members. However, the governments of "Old Europe" have been more reluctant to open labor markets to countries such as the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, and Poland where labor is much cheaper.
Ludwig van Beethoven graces Symphony Hall in myriad ways this season. His golden-etched name looks out into the audience from the decorative plane above the stage as always, but now his works will echo brightly and passionately throughout the Hall, too. This month conductor and music director James Levine leads the Boston Symphony Orchestra in an all-Beethoven program as part of the BSO's combined Beethoven-Schoenberg programming initiative.
Mexico has never had a reputation for being a bastion of economic and political stability. Nevertheless, investors from within and abroad have demonstrated their trust in this emerging market by investing heavily in Mexico. The country's equity markets have soared over the past year, strongly fueled by foreign investors, who own nearly 45 percent of Mexican shares.
The Tufts Admissions Office is continuing its long tradition of recruiting international students from all corners of the globe-and according to Assistant Director of Admissions Lana Asfour, Tufts is one of very few schools actively recruiting students from the Middle East.
New high-tech teaching tools have made their debut in Tufts classrooms, allowing professors to experiment with new teaching methods.
When most students get ready to study abroad for the semester, they are anxious about the packing, the anxiety of living in a new place and the possibility of not remembering their last four semesters of French.
On Mar. 17, Tufts' music library will close its doors until the spring semester of 2007, when it will re-open in Tufts' new music building.
The European Union was first conceived under a notion of fostering peace and economic prosperity through a cooperative mechanism. Through years of development and expansion, it has finally hit a critical mass.
From classes to studying -not to mention clubs, work and socializing - college students have a tendency to get caught up in their own lives. While some follow headlines and watch the news, many find that they simply don't have the time to do more than skim the front page of The New York Times or flip past CNN while channel-surfing.
The international standoff over Iran's civilian nuclear program follows months of futile talks led by Britain, Germany and France to limit Iran's nuclear capabilities. The International Atomic Energy Agency voted last week to refer Iran to the Security Council and accused the state of violating the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty. The United States and Russia have both intervened in the diplomatic negotiation process, but members of the Bush administration reiterated that they have not ruled out military intervention in the face of a nuclear threat.
As of a special election held on Feb. 8, Somerville Alderman-at-Large Denise Provost may now add the title of "Massachusetts State Representative" to her resume.
A trip to the movies used to be a prime Friday-night activity for college students. What better way to spend an evening after a long week of school than nestled in a comfortable chair with popcorn in one hand and soda in the other, watching what you have heard is a "truly incredible film"?
When senior and Asian Community at Tufts (ACT) President Adrienne Poon returned to Tufts after traveling to the Mississippi Gulf Coast as part of a Tufts Volunteer Vacation last month, she couldn't shake the feeling that she could do more.
The International Club kicked off its Inter-Cultural Week early with a guest lecture by Thomas Albrecht, Deputy Representative at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) regional office in Washington, DC.
