TEDx is a program that helps create locally run and organized conferences where community members can come together and discuss any topic they are passionate about or an expert on. TEDx is a division of TED (technology, entertainment and design). The event will be coming to Somerville on Mar. 4 at the Arts at the Armory.
If you have a hankering for a handful of cookies, John "The Cookie Guy" Piermarini has recently set up shop to serve up a solution to those sweet cravings. In just two weeks, the man behind Sweet Idea cookies has already made a splash on campus.
Without regular access to televisions at school, many Jumbos rely on video−sharing sites to watch their favorite shows and movies. But with the recent shutdown of MegaUpload.com, students are personally feeling the loss of one of the Web's most popular video hosts as they scramble to find commercial−free television.
Securing a donation of solar panels from BP Solar seems like it would be the most difficult part of a student-run sustainable energy project in an impoverished country. But a group of Tufts students still had much more to do before they could bring electricity to a village in northern Haiti.
Dean of Arts and Sciences Joanne Berger-Sweeney presented her research on neurological disorders last Friday at the first installment of "A Taste of Tufts: A Sampling of Faculty Research," a weekly lecture series organized by the Experimental College.
Rhode Island College came out on top Tuesday night in a battle between teams that had each won 17 of their last 18 games, snapping the Jumbos' six−game winning streak with a 62−41 victory.
Local industry leaders came together this fall to serve on the first Industrial Advisory Council (IAC) for Tufts' Master of Science in Engineering Management (MSEM) program, aiming to provide curricular guidance and be used as a means of communication between industry leaders and the program.
Due to yet another cancellation in the 2011−2012 season by Italian guest conductor RiccardoChailly, the first half of the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) performance last Tuesday consisted of entirely conductor−less music — Copland's "Fanfare for the Common Man," Tomasi's "Good Friday Procession" for brass and percussion, Strauss' "Serenade in E−flat for Thirteen Wind Instruments" and Tchaikovsky's "Serenade in C for Strings." Only after the intermission did the audience finally get a chance to hear Costa Rican conductor Giancarlo Guerrero lead the BSO in Stravinsky's "Rite of Spring."
With 34 members, the Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate is the largest branch of the student government. The Senate has three main jobs: to allocate the Student Activity Fee, to act as a representative for the students to the administration and to lobby for projects on behalf of the undergraduate community.
Since the beginning of his high school basketball career, Tufts point guard KwameFirempong has often played in the shadow of others. Now, though, the sophomore has come into his own. He is gaining experience as the starting point guard and defensive leader for the men's basketball team, which itself is emerging as a top team in the NESCAC.
University Chaplain David O'Leary is looking into the relationship between InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA (IVCF) and its affiliated chapter, Tufts Christian Fellowship (TCF), after students raised concerns that IVCF staff members wield undue influence over the student group and that both organizations conduct discriminatory practices.
