Passion Pit frontman Michael Angelakos entertains concertgoers in Carzo Cage. The Boston-based band headlined last night's Cage Rage event, which also featured performances from K.Flay and Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears. See Jumbo Slice at blogs.tuftsdaily.com later today for more photos of the show.
Halloween is just around the corner, and you have yet to assemble a decent costume. Why the delay? Well, let's just pretend it's because of your self-respect.
An alcohol delivery service provided by Woody's Liquors in Somerville has this year bolstered its identification requirements for customers, according to the store's management, hoping to cut off what had become a relatively common illicit source of alcohol for underage students on campus.
Public aid is becoming an increasingly thorny topic, with New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's recent push to restrict which items can be purchased through the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as the federal Food Stamp Program.
WMFO Tufts Freeform Radio this semester has come under compliance with a new, more stringent set of federal regulations that make its broadcasting procedures more complicated and limited than ever before.
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) this month granted Tufts' Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy two awards totaling $15 million to establish research programs in agriculture, health and nutrition in Asia and Africa.
The search to replace John King, the former Senior Director of Public and Environmental Safety is underway, with a replacement expected by the end of 2010.
"Hereafter" is willing to sacrifice anything to be considered a serious film. Unfortunately, interesting characters and convincing plot developments seem to be the only sacrificed traits. By the time the movie finishes sermonizing the audience, both characterization and plot have been carted off and shot. What's left is a banal morality tale that plays out like a middle school dance with less grace.
Tufts students and local residents on Friday afternoon gathered on Professors Row for the annual Greek block party.
Somerville last month nabbed a top spot in a nation-wide competition seeking the best neighborhoods for youth.
Hodgdon Hall residents faced a longer-than-expected power shutdown on Saturday when scheduled maintenance repairs were compounded by the discovery of electrical problems.
After mixed results last month and early this month, the golf team sought to end its season on a high note on Monday and Tuesday at the New England Intercollegiate Golf Association (NEIGA) Championship.
Researchers from Tufts and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have come one step closer to making strides against cancer with the recent discovery of a more efficient and cost-effective method of producing taxadiene, the precursor to the anti-cancer drug Taxol.
"The Age of Adz" is eclectic singer−songwriter Sufjan Stevens' first full−length studio album in five years, but it may not be what fans have been waiting for. While fans of Stevens' earlier music might be put off by the radical change in style, though, "The Age of Adz" is still a strong record.
A crowd of several hundred gathered in Cabot Auditorium Tuesday night to hear an extraordinary story of endurance during the Holocaust.
Somewhere between Michael Moore's powerful documentary rhetoric and Francis Ford Coppola's epic mise-en-scene, senior Arlin Ladue has found his place as a master of the big screen.
The cost of attending an American university tends to rise every year, and as those paying for a Jumbo education know, Tufts — with a price tag of $51,088 — ranked last year as the most expensive school in Massachusetts. This year, some schools are expected to hit the $60,000 mark for one year of tuition, room, board and fees, according to U.S. News and World Report, with New York's Sarah Lawrence College leading the way.
The NBA season tips off in just a week, and with Allen "the Answer" Iverson rumored to be headed to Turkey, the Eastern Conference is left with a number of questions. Will the Miami Heat gel faster than Pat Riley's hair? Will the Boston Celtics have time to fit AARP meetings into their already tight schedule? Will Vince Carter once again lead the league in winces and grimaces, or will he set a career-high in minutes played through pain?
On college campuses across the country, prospective students are assured that regardless the size of their classes, professors make themselves accessible to students. Tufts is no exception — true to the promises of admissions representatives, all professors and lecturers are required to hold office hours each week.
