Tufts' free-form radio station WMFO features student DJs and behind-the-scenes workers, but it couldn't function without a loyal crew of local Medford and Somerville residents — so-called "community DJs" — who dedicate hours each week to presenting programs and training new students.
Let me make this abundantly clear. The New York Rangers have not won a Stanley Cup in my lifetime. Yes, they last hoisted The Cup in 1994, but I was three years old. I doubt that I knew what hockey was, and I did not attend the parade on Broadway. And while I never played hockey growing up, the Rangers have become my most beloved New York sports team. It is not because of individual members over the years, but rather because I just really love hockey. All of this is why the 2011−2012 NHL season has been rather special for me.
There it was, in plain English, on page 38 of the 2009-2010 edition of "Habitats," the Office of Residential Life and Learning's (ResLife) student handbook.
The women's basketball team will enter the NESCAC tournament this weekend as the second seed after finishing its regular season with a 19-5 overall record and an 8-2 mark in NESCAC play. The Jumbos will look to improve on their playoff performance of a year ago, when they lost an overtime thriller to Williams in the first round.
The Campus Sustainability Council held its first meeting on Jan. 30 to discuss its plans to promote the school's leadership in sustainability.
Though the majority of the scientific community has reached a consensus that climate change is a real phenomenon and life-threatening problem, there are many ideas of what the "worst case" could look like. Some scientists argue that certain areas have already hit a tipping point; for example, species are dying out at an unprecedented rate, and diversity will probably never be the same again. In addition, the environmental changes caused by climate change — diminishing water resources, changing rain patterns, diminishing crop returns — are already producing social consequences.
The Arab Spring and the SOPA controversy are but two recent flashpoints that point to a growing trend. Thomas Friedman preceded the zeitgeist when he proclaimed "the world is flat." As the Internet and other communications networks shrink the earth, two groups remain worryingly distant: policy makers and software developers. The Hill and the Bay need to start listening to each other if we hope to reap a net benefit from this digital revolution. Beyond friendly brainstorming sessions, their discourse must inform and enlighten both sides.
Founded in 2000, the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service has had a short but vibrant history of providing students with opportunities to become engaged in their communities.
By now, we've all heard the story of Jeremy Lin, the sports world's latest unsung hero. Undrafted guard out of Harvard. Only Asian−American ever to play in the league. Aspiring priest. Savior of the New York Knicks.
So we all know that computers only understand 1s and 0s. But what exactly does that mean? And why only those two numbers? The reason for only using these two numbers is a lot less mysterious than one might think. Those are simply the easiest things to represent using electricity. A "1" equates to the presence of an electrical charge and a "0" equates to, predictably, no charge. The exact same system is used on your hard drive, except with magnetic charge instead. The cool thing is that some nerds managed to use the values "1" and "0" to represent all the numbers we are familiar with.
Tufts' fraternities two weeks ago gave out a total of 212 bids during this year's spring rush period.
Concert Board will again host the annual Jumbo Jam concert this year after having to eliminate the event from its programming schedule last year due to budgetary limitations, according to Concert Board co−Chair Michelle Kennedy.
The men's basketball team will host its first home NESCAC playoff game since 2006 on Saturday against the Bates Bobcats. On Jan. 28, the Jumbos defeated Bates 67-62 in a back-and-forth affair. In that matchup, four Jumbos scored in double figures, including junior forward Scott Anderson, who led all Tufts scorers with 13 points and eight rebounds.
The event, titled "Broken Hearts: Something Worth Celebrating," was held in the Sophia Gordon Multipurpose Room.
World Bank Special Envoy for Climate Change Andrew Steer visited the Hill last night to discuss the World Bank's initiatives and work concerning climate change and the intersection of policy and action in controlling its effects.
Despite a steady drop in recruits, Tufts ranked 15th among medium-sized colleges and universities for Peace Corps signups in 2012, according to numbers released by the Peace Corps last month.
