Strange as it may sound, there is a profound sense of solitude that pervades the archives. At first I thought it was due to the fact that being surrounded by old newspapers and books is quite peaceful for a bibliophile like me. I realized, however, that this solitude also stems from the fact that I'm often the lone Jumbo in the archives.
Junior Tomas Garcia's platform of change based on experience trumped junior Ben Richards' newcomer appeal when results from the Tufts Community Union (TCU) presidential race at midnight showed Garcia as the winner in a landslide victory.
We rolled up to the casino in a stretch limo. We wore sunglasses at night and dressed up in little dresses and heels, full suits for the men. Sipping unpronounceable cocktails, we chatted skeptically with "international businessmen" most likely involved in the mob and threw down plastic coins that represented the thousands of dollars we had just laid down on the table for the dealer to fold into a little slot, filled with thousands, maybe millions, more. Pretty women wrapped in fur hung on the arms of men with cigars in their mouths, men whose poker faces hid their adrenaline−dulled fears about bets that would keep or lose their airfare and hotel rooms, and at the bigger tables, their jets and hotels. If you looked at the bouncers too much, they'd pay close attention to your table; if you looked at each other too much, several of them would walk you out the back entrance, buoyant until out of view of the other chain−smoking, designer−wearing, rich, tipsy, ballsy beautiful guests.
Journalist and author Bob Woodward shared his thoughts and experiences on issues central to the American presidency in this semester's Richard E. Snyder's Presidential Lecture yesterday afternoon.
Whether the end of a decade, the start of a new year or just a Tuesday, reasons for creating "Top 10" lists never run short. One common topic for such lists is literature, often dramatically exemplified by lists like "100 Books to Read Before You Die." Although the motivation behind these lists change and content shifts over time, they generally feature works that make up the Western literary canon. Time Magazine's "ALL TIME 100 Novels," for example, includes familiar titles such as J.D. Salinger's "The Catcher in the Rye," Vladimir Nabokov's "Lolita," Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird" and John Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath."
A group of approximately 40 students during Friday's April Open House (AOH) events gathered on the Academic Quad to inform prospective students about what they perceive to be a misrepresented racial climate on campus.
A group of approximately 40 students during Friday's April Open House (AOH) events gathered on the Academic Quad to inform prospective students about what they perceive to be a misrepresented racial climate on campus.
In an overwhelming landslide, junior Tomas Garcia won the election for TCU president. Thirty-one percent of the university's undergraduates voted in yesterday's election, and Garcia walked away with 78 percent, or 1166 votes.
Just six years ago, Tufts scientists set out to achieve a lofty goal: creating a needleless vaccine that would not need to be refrigerated. After numerous trials and tribulations, the team, partially funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, has achieved just that.
Dubstep. Dave's Fresh Pasta. Googling Anthony Monaco. These things are not just the goings-on of a fun weekend, but the basis for a new blog by sophomore Ruth Tam called Stuff Tufts People Like.
Journalist and author Bob Woodward will give this semester's Richard E. Snyder's Presidential Lecture today in Cohen Auditorium. Woodward began his career as a journalist for The Washington Post in the early 1970s, where he gained acclaim for his coverage, alongside fellow journalist Carl Bernstein, of the Watergate scandal.
Fashioning himself as an outsider to the Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate, TCU presidential candidate Ben Richards, a junior, has put forth a platform focused on rejuvenating the body by increasing idea exchange between student government and the undergraduates it represents.
As the semester winds down, students across campus find themselves in the same boat: scrambling to finish a paper, studying for exams and perhaps fitting in a few enjoyable meals in the dining hall. Yet what many seem to forget is that the path to life on the Hill was not as easy for everyone.
Ever notice the Jumbos on campus who put more into their wardrobes than a momentary thought about which pair of sneakers doesn't clash with their sweatpants? We have, and some of their sartorial styles caught our eye.
When the economic recession hit, no one could blame university administrators for trying to cut corners. The cessation of construction projects and the slow spread of wireless on campus were taken with a grain of salt. But there may have been one corner in particular that administrators were wary of cutting back on: the hiring of tenure-track professors. While the path to tenure is by no means a simple one, its benefits can often prove an integral part of the intellectual atmosphere of an academic institution.
A Tufts team that competed in an international, four−day mathematical modeling competition in February placed in the top 15 percent of 2,775 participating teams, the competition organizers announced on Friday.
The Engineering Student Council (ESC) plans next month to reinstate a long−dormant Tufts branch of the Order of the Engineer, a nationwide organization promoting unity and ethical practice among professionals in the field of engineering.
Though I love uncovering little bits and pieces of Tufts history during my weekly raid on the archives, I realized I still had no idea about how Tufts actually came to be. In the process of uncovering the truth about Tufts' inception, something quite interesting emerged: Charles Tufts really didn't have that much to do with the creation of our university.
Tufts' Center for Engineering Education and Outreach (CEEO) this month received a $60,000 grant from the Verizon Foundation, the philanthropic section of Verizon Communications Inc.
