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.
Online marketing has gotten personal.
An oft−heard refrain my freshman year: "Don't mind Sam. She only talks like that because she's from California."
Under cloudless blue skies on Oct. 13, the Tufts community celebrated National Coming Out Day. Students, faculty members and friends crowded the Mayer Campus Center patio with rainbow−colored pins on their backpacks and pride flags poking out of their pockets. They listened, watched and cheered as speakers from across the Tufts community spoke about the importance of the day on campus.
Director of Tisch Library Jo-Ann Michalak will leave her position this spring after 19 years.
The wrinkles have started appearing and the hairline is receding, but 46−year−old celebrity chef Ming Tsai — rated number 16 on People Magazine's "Most Beautiful People" list 10 years ago — shows no signs of slowing down his career since his debut to superstardom in 1998.
Wren Hall residential assistants on Sunday auctioned themselves off as dinner dates at a philanthropic event held in the lobby of Carmichael Hall to benefit Jumpstart, a non-profit that works to prepare preschoolers in low-income communities to enter kindergarten.
I was strolling across the quad on a crisp autumn day last week, when I reached a large group of prospective students. As I passed by, I couldn't help but pick up a bit of the tour guide's polished routine. He was mentioning something about how 635 percent of Tufts students go abroad junior year.
Astronaut Rick Hauck (A '62, H '07) is a former NASA space shuttle commander whose many accomplishments include leading the first crew into space after the Challenger space shuttle tragedy in 1986. He returned to Tufts on Friday to deliver a talk for Parents Weekend and to present senior Lauren Wielgus with the Astronaut Scholarship, an award given by the nonprofit Astronaut Scholarship Foundation to exceptional science and engineering undergraduates.
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority and the Medford Fire Department yesterday morning conducted an emergency response drill at Canal Street in Medford. Members of Tufts Emergency Medical Services participated as simulated victims in the exercise, while Tufts Department of Public and Environmental Safety officials attended to observe the drill.
I was strolling across the quad on a crisp autumn day last week, when I reached a large group of prospective students. As I passed by, I couldn't help but pick up a bit of the tour guide's polished routine. He was mentioning something about how 635 percent of Tufts students go abroad junior year.
If your less-than-desirable paper grade is circled in thick red ink, you may have more than just your own poor work to blame. Red ink encourages harsh grading, according to a study recently conducted by Tufts Department of Psychology graduate student Michael Slepian and Assistant Professor of Social Psychology at California State University, Northridge, Abraham Rutchick.
Engineering consultant Pamela McNamara (E '81) returned to the Hill Wednesday night to speak with students in the Alumnae Lounge about the significance of critical thinking and problem solving in the workplace, skills that she called essential to engineers and liberal arts students alike.
Open up a magazine or flip on the television, and odds are you'll come across an ad that brands its product as "empowering," particularly for women. Dove's Campaign for Real Beauty displays women of all races, shapes and sizes showing off their natural, Dove-smooth bodies. Verizon Wireless's "Rule the Air" campaign touts that air, the particular medium of its service, "has no prejudice" against women. Even Victoria Secret's Very Sexy campaign markets female sexuality as a source of girl power.
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) is cracking down on would-be free riders who try to use the T without paying their fares.
Dining Services yesterday hosted its eighth annual Station House Chili Fest, inviting firefighters and policemen and women from Medford and Somerville to join Tufts students in Carmichael Dining Hall for a hearty lunch of chili, burgers and other spicy dishes.
The Mayer Campus Center was shut down yesterday evening after smoke spread throughout the building due to an elevator machinery malfunction.
Some people are simply born with theater in their blood. Gifted by some divine hand, these natural performers have the ability to transition in and out of themselves with ease, and they possess the power to captivate an audience as they strut across a stage.
Since the announcement of the Green Line extension from Lechmere to Mystic Valley Parkway, scheduled for completion in 2015, many have wondered how the Somerville and Tufts communities will be affected.
