Your psychology professor might object if, in your last paper, you compared the brain to a muscle, but recent research shows the brain can be trained and molded just like one.
In the wake of last month's release of "Waiting for ‘Superman,'" a documentary focusing on the need for public education reform in the United States, the dearth of top U.S. college students choosing teaching as a profession has gained attention.
Vicky Kolakowski was on yesterday's election ballot, running for judge of the Superior Court of Alameda County, Calif. She was seeking to become the first transgender trial court judge in American history. Results of the election were unavailable at press time. Kolakowski spoke to the Daily about the election and what it means to be a transgender political figure. See tuftsdaily.com/features to read more about her.
The founders of colleges in America originally intended to create isolated learning environments that freed individuals from the whims, trends and noise that characterize mainstream society and hinder intellectual discovery.
Incumbent Gov. Deval Patrick (D-Mass.) has secured another term, defeating Republican opponent Charlie Baker in yesterday's gubernatorial election.
A faculty team of Hugh Gallagher, David Proctor and David Coleman last night discuss the four beers served at last summer's White House "beer summit" during the "Are You Smarter than a Faculty Member?" trivia night in Hotung Cafe. The three were among the faculty challengers at the event, sponsored by the Experimental College.
Members of the Tufts community on Monday afternoon gathered in honor of Black Solidarity Day, calling for the creation of an Africana Studies department at the university as well as other academic programs that would better represent minority groups.
"French makes my clothing come off. Just like Tequila. ... It's been proven."
A federal grant will provide for comprehensive city planning in Somerville as the project to extend the Green Line from Lechmere Station into the city of Somerville chugs along.
The Joey, that lovable converted school bus that brings students to and from Davis Square for no charge, is a friend of every student at Tufts. Currently, its serves five stops — four on campus and one in Davis Square — but certain parts of campus are left uncovered by the shuttle's route.
Elite colleges in the United States have a long−standing tradition of considering legacy in admissions. Today, legacy is still an important part of the admissions process at schools like Tufts. All students are evaluated on the basis of their grade point averages, their standardized testing scores, their essays and their extracurricular activities. Some students, however, benefit from an extra, special asset — legacy. But how much does legacy really matter?
Everyone says that when you move from Southern California to the East Coast, the biggest and scariest culture clash is going to be the winter. I cannot disagree more. The biggest adjustment from Los Angeles to Boston? The way boys dress. No question.
Michael Sandel, a prominent Harvard political philosophy professor, will on Wednesday ask Tufts students, "What's the right thing to do?"
It's the day before a final. You haven't opened a textbook in weeks and your class attendance is spotty, but it's too late to drop the class. The pressure to do well is immense, but your stress and anxiety are keeping you from studying effectively. Good thing there's a pill for that.
About 80 students gathered in Braker 001 last Thursday to learn the basics of wilderness survival.
When the American colonists dumped tea into the Boston Harbor in 1773, they had no idea how their tea party would affect the course of American history. They could not have been able to foresee the role that conservative populist frustration would play in reviving their name — and ideals — to serve a whole new world of politics in 2010.
Halloween: When you're little, it's all about candy. My friends and I would trick-or-treat for hours, rush home and have a huge trade to balance out ratios of Reese's, Kit Kats and Almond Joys. In high school, Halloween started to become a little crazier — there was still candy, but there were also more suggestive costumes and some underlying tones of vulgarity. However, not until I reached college did obnoxious costumes reach their pinnacle. Fraternity parties and house crawls are plagued by girls and guys dressed to impress in extensive costumes or very little fabric at all — the latter primarily applying to girls. Of course, candy is always delicious and the ratio between chocolate, peanut butter and coconut never stops being important, but there are some rules that can maintain the sanctity of this American tradition while one is in college.
The day of reckoning for Tufts' favorite furry icon has come. The campus's unofficial mascot who scurried around the outskirts of Dewick Dining Hall for years — with its angelic white fur coat on display — is now gone from this Earth.
The Tufts Republicans have high hopes for Tuesday's midterm elections, though they have found little support from conservatives among their peers.
Sophomore Namratha Rao, left, and senior Hameto Benkreira and sign in at the sexual violence community forum, held in the Metcalf Hall lounge last night. At the forum, attendees shared stories and experiences with sexual violence topics.
