Shoshana Weiner, a senior majoring in geological sciences, ran the Boston Marathon yesterday with the Tufts Marathon Team. She said she first got involved with the team during her sophomore year, when she volunteered at the marathon race.
Mauri Honickman, a senior sociology major, ran in the Boston Marathon yesterday as a member of the Tufts Marathon Team. She began training in the fall of her junior year, although she originally planned to train for a half-marathon in the beginning.
While each election cycle has its unique side, many argue that the 2016 presidential race has been one-of-a-kind, in terms of its candidates and their proposed policies. From their expertise in political science and economics, three Tufts professors discussed the race and the differences and implications of the candidates' policies.
It’s no secret — I am definitely of the opinion that we should expand transit networks in the Boston area and in the United States. The reasons for this are plentiful. Transit helps us reduce our carbon footprint. It helps make transportation within and between cities more affordable. It reduces ...
Want to win friends and influence people? Just feed them. Cooking doesn’t have to always be spontaneous, elaborate or stressful, nor does it have to look like a scene out of "Bridget Jones’ Diary." With standby, reliable recipes in your toolbox, you can be equipped for any type of social ...
In the midst of primary election season, the newly renamed Tisch College of Civic Life (Tisch College), formerly Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service, and a number of on-campus political groups such as Cooperation and Innovation in Citizenship (CIVIC), Tufts Democrats, Tufts Republicans, ...
Tufts students who decide to live off campus after their first two years of college have a lot on their plates when securing apartments. The list includes dealing with high rent prices, obeying local housing laws and finding apartments that meet proper fire safety regulations. Recently, the Medford ...
"I’m still going to go. I’ve done crazier things on weekdays, so a Sunday isn’t a big deal." Thomas Coons, '19"I think people should be grateful that Tufts even puts on a concert. Our tuition is for paying for education, not for concerts, so people should stop complaining." ...
On a Wednesday night of my sophomore year, I walked into The Burren in Davis Square (for the first time, to boot) alone. I settled myself in the back room, where I was definitely not just the only person under the drinking age but maybe the only person under 30. I know what you’re thinking, fair ...
As 1.6 percent of the U.S. population is afflicted with a lifetime prevalence of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), which is “characterized by intrusive thoughts that produce anxiety (obsessions), repetitive behaviors that are engaged in to reduce anxiety (compulsions), or a combination of both,” according ...
It’s the time of the semester where we’ve all realized that the dining halls operate on a six-week rotating schedule, and while we all like our routine as much as Bill Murray in Groundhog Day, sometimes it’s good to give your taste buds something different. Even on our busiest days, it is worth ...
Urban cycling is here to stay. That might seem obvious. But we live in a world where many honestly believe that roads are only meant for motor vehicles. So I reiterate, especially now that more people are choosing to forgo cars in favor of alternative transportation — cycling is here to stay. But ...
Every year, about 1,500 new patients with head, face or neck pain go to the Tufts Craniofacial Pain Center at the School of Dental Medicine, according to Shuchi Dhadwal, the center's interim director. One of the largest centers of its kind in the country, the Craniofacial Pain Center is dedicated ...
Because I continuously guilt myself into being a good Catholic, I actually did give something up for Lent this year. And, well, it’s the same thing I’ve given up every year since entering college: social media. Now, before you groan and close the window in which you're reading this, let me just ...
The Tufts Interfraternity Council’s (IFC) Risk Management Assistance Team (RMAT) recently won an award for risk reduction from the Northeast Greek Leadership Association (NGLA), according to the NGLA’s website, ngla.org.RMAT is a program designed to improve the safety of events hosted by fraternities ...
When Richard Morgan started working at Tufts in 1973, the Dewick-MacPhie Dining Center was different from today's current setup that was inspired by the Marché restaurant chain — more similar to a traditional cafeteria system."You had two choices when I first got here,” he said. ...
Before Tasty videos and Insta-recipe posts became mainstream, cookbooks were the fail-safe go-to for learning new recipes. In the Internet age where young adults google everything and eschew physical things, I still think that having a few classic cookbooks is absolutely necessary when you are first ...
Andy Braren wanted to make building things easier at Tufts. With this goal in mind, in 2013 — during his sophomore year at Tufts — he started Tufts MAKE as a subgroup under the Tufts Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (THFES).Tufts MAKE had a fun first project: an oreo de-creamer. As the ...
The MBTA Green Line Extension Project may not get built because costs have risen astronomically to $3 billion, which would make it the most costly rail expansion per mile in the transit agency’s history. And it is not even a subway line. In fact, most of the right-of-way already exists alongside ...
When I was a kid, like many other children across the country, I had to make a family tree. My teacher showed us some samples she kept from previous years. They were lightened by the sun, and included old black and white photographs. Some of them went way, way back, some to the founding of this country. ...
