The Office of Undergraduate Admissions earlier this month launched a revamped website and magazine in order to improve communications with prospective students.
Assembly Row, a new complex in the City of Somerville that will combine retail, office, residential and green space, will feature as many as 50 outlet stores, developers announced earlier this month.
Happy late Thanksgiving, readers! I hope you've all enjoyed your short break from classes before, unfortunately, the crunch of finals sets in. Today I'm going to be complaining about something very trite, yet close to home. My topic this week is The Hill.
Massachusetts State Sen. Patricia Jehlen (D−Middlesex) was recently appointed to a commission aimed at studying the inner workings of the Massachusetts criminal justice system.
The Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate last Sunday allocated an additional $65,000 for Spring Fling, more than double the $25,000 that Programming Board requested. The additional funding will bring the total Spring Fling budget up to $150,000, a move that could mean bigger acts at the annual May event.
The future of Occupy Boston's stronghold in Dewey Square, which began nearly two months ago, remains unclear as the Dec. 1 end of a court−ordered stay approaches quickly.
Assistant Professor of Economics at the National University of Singapore TomooKikuchi yesterday presented his model which accounts for Japan's current stagnant economy and charts possible scenarios for its future.
Women comprise only one−third of the full−time journalism workforce worldwide, according to a 2011 study by the International Women's Media Foundation. In the United States, less than a quarter of those in top management jobs in the media are women. On the Hill, Tufts Women in Media, a new student group headed by junior Laura Barnes, aims to create a forum to discuss these issues, as well as the portrayal of women in the media.
A slew of recently reported thefts on campus has led Tufts administrators to step up efforts to educate students about the safety of their personal belongings.
Hello again, readers. Now that the weather has returned to more normal temperatures after a few days of dismal rain, I can move on and complain about something else — not that I hadn't started doing so already. My complaints this week may make me seem like I am a 95−year−old grandma, not a 20−year−old college student, but I'm sure there's at least one other person on this campus who feels the same way I do about loud music in clothing stores.
Mindful, conscientious, contemplative — not exactly words commonly used to describe college students, whose primary responsibilities are often limited to showing up to class and getting decent grades. But a small group of Tufts students — though not quite living monastically — apply these principles of Buddhism, with varying degrees of devotion, to their daily lives.
Tufts Against Genocide brought Dartmouth College Professor Benjamin Madley to the Hill last night to discuss what he described as the genocide perpetrated against Native Americans throughout early U.S. history.Madley is an Andrew Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in the History Department and Native American ...
The White House last week named Tufts professors Karen Panetta and Peggy Cebe as recipients of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring for their work with students from underrepresented groups.
Guys. We are but a day away from Thanksgiving break, and you know what that means. It's practice for the big one. It's time to get mildly reacquainted with our parents, siblings and pets before this fine university sends us careening out of its gates and into our childhood bedrooms for winter break. Where the heck did time go?
Members of the Tufts chapter of Alpha Epsilon Pi (AEPi) fraternity this month are growing out their facial hair to participate in mustache November, or "Movember," a campaign to raise funds and awareness about men's health issues, including types of cancer specific to men.
Tufts students packed into the Alumnae Lounge on Friday night to attend a panel discussion titled "Cyber Security: Policy, Science, and Ethics" hosted by the Tufts Democrats.
Tufts Mail Services staff are working to mobilize students to join them in the fight to keep open the local United States Postal Service (USPS) branch, which services both the Tufts community and Somerville residents.
The Somerville Police Department (SPD) last night arrested an individual linked with several of the recent indecent assaults perpetrated against women in the Somerville and Medford area.
The Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate on Sunday approved a project to explore the possibility of sending periodic newsletters to students.
