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Karl Rove discusses career at White House in lecture
April 25Karl Rove, former senior advisor and deputy chief of staff to President George W. Bush, spoke about his career in the White House in Cohen Auditorium last night as part of the Young America's Foundation (YAF) Wendy P. McCaw Lecture Series.
Rove discusses student debt, 2012 presidential campaign
April 25Tufts Republicans and the Young American's Foundation last night hosted Karl Rove, who was senior advisor and deputy chief of staff to President George W. Bush, in Cohen Auditorium. Before his lecture, Rove talked with The Tufts Daily about his experience speaking at college campuses and his expectations for the 2012 presidential election.
Protecting freedom of use from policy abuse
April 25What is the difference between use and abuse? This is the question that Massachusetts voters asked themselves at the polls in November 2008, the question that Tufts Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) is now asking the members of the Tufts community. The answer for the Commonwealth came in the shape of legal reform, as roughly 65 percent of voters cast their ballots to "replace the criminal penalties for possession of one ounce or less of marijuana with a system of civil penalties." This decision transformed not only the legal process but also the distinction between use and abuse in this state. Small possession of marijuana is no longer a crime but a civil offense. Today in Massachusetts, responsible users of marijuana have only the equivalent consequence of a parking ticket to fear. Under state law, underage alcohol consumption remains a crime.
Top Ten | Celebrities for iPhone Siri commercials
April 25We've noticed a new trend in Apple commercials
Alex Arthur | King Arthur's Court
April 25Barcelona are not immortal. After losing to Real Madrid over the weekend and, in effect, ensuring the La Liga title for Madrid, Chelsea drew 2-2 at Camp Nou, knocking Barca out of the Champions League. After a 1-0 victory at Stamford Bridge in which Chelsea dove, defended and frustrated Barcelona into submission, fans of the sport and experts alike all accused Chelsea of playing "ugly" soccer and making a mockery of the beautiful game. Well, I have news for them: Success is not measured by aesthetic means nor how much possession a team can retain. The scoreline, and the scoreline alone, is what separates champions from runners-up. Chelsea proved their tactics from the first leg were no fluke.
University, student groups strive to make campus supportive of LGBT community
April 25On the popular Facebook group Tufts Memes, an item was recently posted showing a desperate Snow White turning to alcohol because her Prince Charming is gay. The caption is "#tuftsproblems."
The Artsy Jumbo | Vincent Ploquin explores miming during semester abroad
April 25It was 2:00 a.m. the day before his study abroad application was due that Vincent Ploquin came across an article about Tufts University.
Niki Krieg | Queen of Cibo
April 25I'm not lying when I say this, but my house smells like curry right now. Not garbage or rotting food or bacon or cookies, which are common off?campus house odors, but we're currently experiencing a touch of South Asia over at The Quiet Haus.
Fallout of bias incident still relevant on the Hill three years later
April 24Often touted for the diversity and open-mindedness of its community, Tufts makes great efforts to provide for the variety of minority groups on its campus. But for Asian and Asian American students on the Hill, the university continues to fall short of its goal to be free of discrimination and stereotyping.
Shalom, Namaste
April 23Our story begins with two Americans, one with an Indian background, the other Israeli, living in a pocket of suburban Long Island. With little in common other than a few mutual friends and an extracurricular activity connecting our two high schools, we became fast friends. However, when we realized we'd be attending the same university, we expected to stay friendly but to go our separate ways. Little did we know that this friendship would become a microcosm of the alliance between our two countries.
Echoing national trends, gender equality at Tufts continues to evolve
April 23Is feminism dead? Many people seem to think so. Male and female students go to college in roughly equal numbers in the United States, women have breached fields long dominated by men and the mainstream American public is starting to embrace a wide spectrum of gender identities.
