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The secret lives of wasps

A dumpster seems an unlikely place for a scientific discovery.

Tufts grad founds GreenLink, an online environmental database for students

Recent Tufts graduate Adrian Dahlin (LA '11) today launched GreenLink, an online portal designed to connect students with study abroad programs, internships and entry−level jobs within the environmental sector.

Study finds university should spend $30 million per year on deferred maintenance

VFA, Inc., a company that performs building audits, earlier this year assessed the condition of buildings on Tufts' Medford and Boston campuses for the first time in a decade in order to estimate the cost of the university's deferred maintenance projects.

Tufts Mock Trial defends title at Fourth Annual Mumbo Jumbo

Tufts Mock Trial (TMT) took first place for the second year in a row at the Fourth Annual Mumbo Jumbo Invitational tournament held on campus earlier this month.

Thumbnail optional | Empathy - A false hope for integration!

The oppression of women throughout both history and current societies is an utter disgrace to us all. I, however, will not express empathy for your cause. I believe empathy to be weak and instead attempt to not only educate myself, but also abstain from discourse that is both unproductive and touches on issues that I am more or less ignorant of. While Ms. Cox was both witty and inflammatory, her Nov. 17 op?ed "With empathy and perspective for us all" attacks me specifically. As a result I shall conclude that my main topic of racial inequality was just a bit too much for her to handle. She in fact says, "Why is it, exactly, that his oppression as a man of color is somehow more valid and worthy of a voice than my oppression as a woman?"

Expect the unexpected at 'Harold Night'

Campus Comment: Post Office | The Tufts USPS branch in Curtis Hall joins approximately 3,700 post offices nationwide that are facing closure. As a result, Support Services Manager Sheila Chisholm on

| Visiting the Hill this Week

MONDAY"A Call to Action: Repair the World Lecture Series"Details: Will Berkovitz, vice president of partnerships and rabbi?in?residence of Repair the World, will give a lecture on promoting social justice in our day?to?day lives.When and Where: 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.; Granoff Family Hillel CenterSponsors: Tufts Hillel"BME Seminar Series: Vera Novak (Beth Israel Deaconess Med. Ctr.)"Details: Associate Professor Vera Novak of the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center at Harvard Medical School will deliver a lecture as part of the Biomedical Engineering Seminar Series. Novak is a neurophysiologist whose research specializes in geriatric diseases.When and Where: 10 a.m.; Science and Technology Center, Room 136Sponsor: Department of Biomedical Engineering"Genocide in America: The Native American Debate"Details: Benjamin Madley, Andrew Mellon postdoctoral fellow in the History Department and Native American Studies Program at Dartmouth College, will deliver a lecture on his research on colonial genocide. He will address the question of whether the treatment of Native Americans throughout American history can be considered genocide.When and Where: 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.; Granoff Family Hillel CenterSponsors: Tufts Against Genocide"Department of Economics Seminar Series"Details: Jessica Cohen, assistant professor of global health at the Harvard School of Public Health, will speak about her research in Kenya on affordable yet accurate malaria diagnosis and treatment.When and Where: 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.; Tisch Library, Room 304Sponsors: Department of Economics, The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy

Campus Comment: Post Office | The Tufts USPS branch in Curtis Hall joins approximately 3,700 post offices nationwide that are facing closure. As a result, Support Services Manager Sheila Chisholm on

Prashanth Parameswaran | The Asianist

W hen Hawaii?born U.S. President Barack Obama famously declared himself America's first "Pacific President" in a speech in Tokyo two years ago, the audience was charmed by his references to green?tea ice cream, childhood visits to Japan and boyhood years in Indonesia.

Harvard's gates locked due to Occupy protest

Harvard Yard, the symbolic center and primary thoroughfare of Harvard University, has been locked down for nearly two weeks, with access restricted to only those with Harvard IDs, in response to the occupation of the space by members of the Occupy Harvard movement.

Tar Heels, Wildcats pulling away early

More than in most other sports, the top college basketball teams usually reveal themselves early in the season due to the ever?increasing number of premier non?conference matchups that occur before Christmas. The teams that survive these early tests make a strong statement of their intentions to advance to the late stages of the NCAA Tournament.

Morning explores differing conceptions of race

Associate Professor of Sociology at New York University Ann Morning yesterday delivered the second lecture in a four?part series sponsored by the Transnational Studies Working Group that will bring experts involved with race and ethnic studies in academia to the Hill.

Home, sweet home

As senior Andrew Brinson wakes up, the faint jingle of a dog's collar echoes down the hall. Brinson does not live at home, nor does his family pet live with him on campus. Instead, when Brinson gets up to a home?cooked breakfast, his fraternity brothers and their dog Caroline are there too, settling in to their newly renovated Delta Tau Delta (DTD) house at 98 Professors Row.

Alexander Payne's latest film falls short of its potential

Like the Oscar−winning "Sideways" (2004), director Alexander Payne's newest film, "The Descendants," is both humorous and more moving than one might expect. The film might not necessarily meet the lofty standards set by its predecessor — it is certainly hampered by mediocre writing, and much of its strength derives from the actors' sound performances — but it's worth a trip to the theater.

Volleyball | Jumbos reach conference semifinals, NCAA second round

Led by a group of first−years who complemented a core of upperclassmen, the volleyball team reached the semifinals of the NESCAC Championships and the second round of the NCAA Tournament, where a four−set loss to the Springfield College Pride ended their season.

Campus comment: NQR

When University President Lawrence Bacow last semester banned the Naked Quad Run (NQR), the decision was controversial. Yesterday, Dean of Student Affairs Bruce Reitman followed up on the decision with emails to students and parents warning that the punishment for attempting to participate in the run this year will be a semester's suspension. With December fast approaching, here's what the campus had to say about the cancellation and Reitman's email.

Jumbos take aim

Founding a club at Tufts is a complex process as is. The Tufts Community Union Judiciary website lists 10 steps of the recognition process, the tenth being a meeting with the Judiciary at which organizers must explain the aims of their new group and justify its creation.

US, UNESCO and the Palestinian Statehood Bid

I am writing as a concerned U.S. citizen in protest of my government's recent decision to withdraw its funding from the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). In light of the organization's decision to grant the Palestinian territories full membership, legislation in United States automatically cut off funding to this peacemaking body. It made we wonder, why is this legislation in place? Are we saying that the Palestinians have no right to a culture or education? UNESCO's admission of Palestine was passed by an overwhelming majority of 107 to 14 with 52 abstentions. It represented a step forward in Palestinian efforts to gain recognition as a state and thereby equality with Israel at the United Nations.

Chung's rapid tempo fails to suit Tchaikovsky

On Thursday, Nov. 10, Myung-Whun Chung led the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) in performing the overture from Carl Maria von Weber's "Der Freischütz," Samuel Barber's "Concerto for Piano and Orchestra," Op. 38 and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovksy's Symphony No. 6, "Pathetique" in B minor, Op. 74. Unlike its English definition, "pathétique" in French most closely translates to "moving" and "touching."