Hundreds of Tufts students turned out last Friday for the Tufts Climate Strike, rallying at the Mayer Campus Center and venturing to City Hall to join the greater Boston movement of over 7,000 protesters. The strike was organized by Tufts Climate Action (TCA) and the Sunrise Movement with the support ...
Gray wolves — canis lupus — used to dominate the entire continental U.S., with a population upwards of two million wolves. However, by the 1930s, gray wolves were effectively extinct from the lower 48 states as a result of human activity. While indigenous people revered and respected wolves, European ...
This summer, the Tufts Film and Media Studies program welcomed new lecturer Catherine Martin to its faculty. Beyond her work at Tufts and as a Ph.D. candidate at Boston University, Martin currently works with the Radio Preservation Task Force, a project of the Library of Congress, to preserve and identify ...
The realization has probably struck by now. With classes ramping up, problem sets, papers and midterms around the corner, it is becoming clear that not having a meal plan is going to be a problem. Who could blame the idealized version of yourself who picked this course of action over the summer? Going ...
The poster is nestled in the bottom right corner of a sleek glass window in Davis Square. Two silhouettes dance together as the sun sets behind them. “I miss Johnny D’s,” says one of the figures, answered only with a nostalgic “Yeah.”Johnny D’s Uptown Restaurant and Music Clubclosed in 2016, ...
Every student, at some point in their undergraduate experience, is taught George Santayana’s assertion that “those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” The phrase has produced various paraphrases, switching out “condemned” for “doomed” or “destined” but always ...
Last week, we established the basic relationship between risk and return as well as how diversification can reduce risks. The next step in understanding investments is to understand how stocks work, how they can deliver returns and why they are risky.One of the most widely known security types are stocks, ...
Alumna and book author Marin Marka (LA'15) has had many years of experience with young musicians-to-be, having taught piano lessons since she was a sophomore in high school. Although Marka said she had witnessed some students struggling with the music learning process, she noticed that her students ...
For students recovering from substance abuse, the road to sobriety can be a long and lonely one. A new set of resources for Tufts students in recovery aims to change that.The Haven at College, a private organization, is partnering with Tufts to operate an outpatient substance abuse treatment center ...
Many Tufts students first learned of eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) on Aug. 16; the rare mosquito-transmitted virus has affected nine Massachusetts residents since its initial outbreak in August. In a mass email sent days before the beginning of first-year pre-orientation, the Tufts Department of ...
Hey. Do you often spend the night awake, worrying about the impending warming of planet Earth and subsequent death of all Earth’s creatures?If so, welcome to Antidotes to Climate Apathy, because this column is for you.As I’m sure many of you have heard, it’s not looking too great on the average ...
Though there are many different academic requirements that must be satisfied in order to obtain a Tufts degree, one of the most unexpected obstacles to graduation for undergraduates can be the residency requirement. Regardless of fulfilled distribution requirements or completion of a major concentration, ...
Hello students and welcome back to Somerville! For all those returning to the column, it’s good to have you back. This semester promises to be a good one.But before we really get into the jibber-jabber, how was your move-in? If you are new to Tufts, then you probably did the whole song and dance where ...
Cooking and eating food can often evoke memories. For senior Nimish Adhikari, lightly frying paneer and sautéing onions, bell peppers and tomatoes remind him of his younger brother. Each dish prepared for us was one of his family member’s favorites, he and his mom sharing their love for daikon and ...
During stressful periods of the semester, seeing a dog in Tisch Library may light up the day for students cramming inside. While events featuring dogs and other animals happen on campus a handful of times throughout the year, the desire for more consistent pet contact has prompted many students to search ...
With a myriad of unique jargon and opinionated talking heads in the media, finance can seem esoteric, intimidating and confusing. Through my column, I intend to simplify the field and equip students with the knowledge to make informed investing decisions. Whether you work in the financial services profession ...
A student protest sparked the founding of the Africana Center, then known as the Afro-American Cultural Center, in 1969. Students' creativity produced the first edition of the black student literary magazine Onyx in 1984. Decades of student activism prompted the creation of the Africana Studiesprogram ...
Editor’s note: This interview has been edited for length and clarity.Dr. Abani Patra was appointed director of the up and coming Data Intensive Studies Center (DISC) at Tufts University this past spring. He started in this position on Aug. 15. Patra has an extensive background in computational and ...
Goldilox Bagels, a new up-and-coming breakfast and lunch option in Medford, plans to celebrate its soft opening this Friday, Sept. 13. Established by Boston-based couple Lindsey Gaudet and Ed Thill, Goldilox Bagels will serve freshly-made bagels and coffee near campus on 186 Winthrop St.Prior to making ...
Editor’s note: This interview has been edited for length and clarity.In the wake of Dr. Susan Koegel's departure from thebiology department in spring 2019, cell biologist Dr. Lauren Crowe hasjoined Tufts as a lecturer who will begin teaching this fall. The Tufts Daily sat down with Dr. Crowe to ...
