Researchers at the Tufts School of Medicine in October released a review study that urges the U.S. government to adopt stricter regulations on farmers' use of non−therapeutic antibiotics on food animals and fish farming in order to reduce antibiotic resistance, according to a Nov. 15 Tufts Now press release.
The stress of finals is enough to drive just about anyone to their limit. When the woes of technological breakdowns compound that stress — as the campus saw when a Trunk service disruption brought studying to a halt for frazzled students across the Hill — it might be the final straw that turns stress into sheer panic. Possibly the most destructive computer−related disruption is a hard drive crash, as senior Emily Shaw learned in her sophomore year.
I am not against the ban of the Naked Quad Run (NQR). I ran NQR last year and I had a great time, but running this year would be a little like shouting, "I'm Spartacus!" We would all be crucified on the Appian Way.
Nine Tufts students were named Fulbright scholars for the 2011?12 year, down from the 17 students who last year were awarded the prestigious scholarship. Still, scholars and administrators believe that the university prepares students to be competitive applicants.
A mixed bag of dirty guitar riffs and somewhat ridiculous lyrics, the Black Keys' latest album is the band's impressive seventh studio album in nine years. "El Camino" is the second full album by the Ohio−based duo to be produced by Danger Mouse, the first being "Attack and Release" (2008). Danger Mouse — otherwise known as the creator of the infamous "Grey Album" (2004), a remix of the Beatles' "White Album" (1968) and Jay−Z's "Black Album" (2003) — is behind some of the biggest hits of the past decade, including the formation of the groups Gnarls Barkley and Broken Bells. The part he played in "Attack and Release" made it arguably one of The Black Keys' finest albums; it certainly helped project them into the mainstream.
MONDAY"The New Faces of Global Health"Details: Three panelists with experience in the global health field will discuss possible solutions to the HIV/AIDS pandemic and the unique challenge of eradicating the disease within the next 30 years.When and Where: 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.; Barnum Hall, Room 008Sponsors: Institute of Global Leadership, BUILD, the Undergraduate Global Health Network, GlobeMedTUESDAY"Vanity Fair, The Fetishism of Colonial Commodities, and The Intimacies of Four Continents"Detials: Lisa Lowe, professor of comparative literature at the University of California, San Diego, will discuss her forthcoming book, "The Intimacies of Four Continents." Lowe, who this year is serving as a University of California President's Faculty Research Fellow and working at the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute at Harvard University, has focused her research on globalization and orientalism.When and Where: 4:45 p.m to 6:30 p.m.; Tisch Library, Room 304Sponsors: Department of EnglishWEDNESDAY"Hajj in the Time of Cholera: Pilgrim Ships and Contagion from Southeast Asia to the Red Sea"Details: Eric Tagliacozzo, associate professor of history at Cornell University, will address the relationship between the Hajj and health though an examination of the cholera and the historical influx of the hajji traveling on steamships from Southeast Asia to Mecca, Saudi Arabia.When and Where: Cabot Intercultural Center, Room 206Sponsors: Center for South Asian and Indian Ocean StudiesTHURSDAY"ENVS Lunch & Learn: The Ecovillage Model?Opportunities and Limitations in Rural America"Details: Libby Mahaffy, who graduated last year with a degree from the Department of Urban and Environmental Planning and Policy, will give a lecture about her thesis: "A Town and its Ecovillage."When and Where: 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.; Lincoln Filene Center, Rabb RoomSponsor: Environmental Studies Program
Last Friday afternoon, as they are every week, two large prayer rugs were rolled out onto the floor of an airy room on the second level of the Interfaith Center on Boston Avenue. A collection of Muslim students at Tufts −− both graduate and undergraduate −− trickled in, kicking off their shoes and finding a place on the rug as an imam chanted the first of two calls to prayer which are a staple in the traditional Friday congregational worship mandatory for Muslim men.
Let me just preface this by saying that I have never picked up a copy of "Twilight" (2005). Stephenie Meyer's now cult−classic novels were published after I had already gotten out of my painful middle school years, and perhaps because of this I never sought solace in Bella Swan's awkward and insecurity−strewn love life. Minus the hot vampire, I had already had plenty of moments of self−denial and I certainly didn't need to relive them word by angsty word alongside Ms. Swan.
More than a quarter of the way through the NHL season, few players have had as big an impact on the league as Brendan Shanahan.
This weekend, the hockey team begins its home season with two NESCAC matchups, facing Williams tonight and Middlebury on Saturday afternoon. Both of last year's matchups against these teams served as crucial lessons for the development of head coach Brian Murphy's squad.
Because of Tufts' focus on global community, the university requires that students in the School of Arts and Sciences study and gain proficiency in a foreign language before they graduate. However, for Tufts' contingent of international students, the study of foreign languages began long before they became Jumbos, and unlike most other students, they are now required to use their foreign language of choice — English — both inside and outside the classroom.
An open letter to Tufts University students regarding important information about the ban on the Naked Quad Run (NQR) and possible consequences for violations:
As both a member of the group Handsome Presidents Club and a solo artist under the name Truth Spherum, junior Ben Weitzman has found himself dabbling in the world of electronic music during his time at Tufts.
The Jumbos earned their most dominant victory of the season so far, turning a low scoring first half on both sides into a 63−31 victory that has the team above .500 for the first time.
Attention to anyone who craves a winter−themed album but despises traditional Christmas music: Kate Bush's "50 Words for Snow" is what you seek. Releasing two studio albums in one year for the first time since 1978, Bush continues to make mystical, surreal and hypnotizing music.
Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick on Nov. 23 signed into law a bill which will protect transgender individuals from discrimination in education, housing, employment and credit. The bill also modified the state's hate crime laws to protect transgender individuals.
Institute Professor of Linguistics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology Noam Chomsky last night delivered a lecture focused on American foreign policy in light of the recent economic crisis and the decline of America as a global power player.
Although significant steps have been taken in the treatment and prevention of HIV/AIDS, the disease maintains its status as a worldwide epidemic. This week, in commemoration of World AIDS Day on Dec. 1, a variety of Tufts groups are hosting events.
On a typical weekend, a college student's schedule would most likely not include milking goats, making sauerkraut or planting garlic. On a retreat through Tufts Hillel earlier this month, however, a group of Jumbos defied convention and got their hands dirty while simultaneously reflecting on Judaism, spirituality and the earth.
