Jonathan Franzen, award-winning American writer, presented a lecture titled "Storytelling and the Modern World," to the Tufts community last night. The lecture, which detailed his career, was sponsored by the Center for the Humanities at Tufts (CHAT).Franzen, best known for his 2001 novel ...
Last weekend, Tufts Mock Trial (TMT) sent two teams to compete at Pennsylvania State University's seventh annual Happy Valley Invitational Tournament in State College, Pa. Team Kurland, led by senior Anna Lyons and junior Katie Grosch, took third place out of the 26 competing teams with a record ...
Student organizations from across campus came together to present Sustainability Week from Oct. 14 to Oct. 17 as part of the new Extended Orientation initiative.The theme of the week was food waste. The week featured five different events, including a presentation by the Beehive Design Collective, ...
Tufts Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) will host the fourth annual National SJP Conference this weekend, from Oct. 24 to Oct. 26.The conference, titled “Beyond Solidarity: Resisting Racism and Colonialism From the U.S. to Palestine,” is expected to draw 515 participants, including 411 non-Tufts ...
Tufts Food for Thought, in conjunction with the Tufts Sustainability Collective, held their annual Food Week from Oct. 13 to Oct. 17. The week featured a robust schedule of events to promote food consciousness and encourage students to take sustainable measures as consumers.First held in 2012, Food ...
U.S. Ambassador to Greece David Pearce presented a lecture at Tufts on Oct. 10 about the history of diplomatic relations between the United States and Greece.The event was sponsored by the Constantine G. Karamanlis Chair in Hellenic and European Studies at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, ...
Concert Board announced yesterday that dance-pop duo MS MR will headline the fifth-annual Cage Rage Concert at Cousens Gymnasium’s Carzo Cage on Nov. 15. Indie-pop group Gentlemen Hall and electronic band STRFKR will play as the concert's openers.The lineup features performers who ...
The Kiwanis Club of Medford will be hosting its 10th annual Taste of Italy -- Medford, which will feature 30 local restaurants, music and more at the Cousens Gymnasium’s Carzo Cage this evening from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. according to President of the Kiwanis Club of Medford Rita Cornelio.The attending eateries, ...
Kenneth Paul Tan, vice dean of academic affairs and associate professor at the National University of Singapore’s Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, hosted a lecture about Singapore’s current political situation and the outlook toward its future democratization process in an event titled, ...
Tufts Asian American Alliance (AAA) last week launched a #wearenotminor photo campaign, a month-long initiative that aims to explore, celebrate and reflect upon the Asian American experience.The campaign seeks to provide a forum for Asian American students to explore and share their experiences -- ...
Drugging lotAt 3:50 p.m. on Oct. 7, the Tufts University Police Department (TUPD) received a call reporting the discovery of an empty syringe in the Edison Ave. parking lot. TUPD speculated that the syringe may have been used for ingesting illegal drugs.Roof HangoutAt 12:30 a.m. on Oct. 9, TUPD officers ...
Tufts began negotiations to create a new plan for the operation of its janitorial staff with DTZ, the contracting agency for its janitors. The plan will complement a new contract the university signed with DTZ during the summer, according to Vice President for Operations Linda Snyder.Whether ...
Tufts fraternity Zeta Beta Tau (ZBT)’s annual “Get on the Ball” philanthropy event to raise money for the Boston Children’s Hospitalkicked off last Wednesday and will continue through this Friday, according to ZBT President Jason Brillon and ZBT Vice President Bryan Dumond.Dumond, a senior, ...
Noah Rosenberg (LA '05), founder, CEO and editor-in-chief of Narratively, a web-based, narrative journalism platform, spoke about his career and the founding of the platform in a lecture titled "Human Stories Will Change the World," organized by Friends of Tufts Libraries for Parents ...
The Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate began its weekly meeting last night by briefly discussing problems students face when they remain on campus for Thanksgiving break, including closed dining halls and general “misery” on campus. Senate, along with Dean of Student Affairs Mary Pat McMahon, wants to begin to think about ways to bring students who stay on campus over this break together.
MONDAYWill Singapore Become a Liberal Democracy?Details: Kenneth Paul Tan, vice dean and associate professor at the National University of Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, will discuss Singapore's political situation after the General Elections in 2011 and talk about the outlook ...
The Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Center recently launched a new "queer brunch convo series," called Qrunch, to discuss safer sex at Tufts. The first event of this semester will take place today at 12 p.m. in the LGBT Center.LGBT Center Director Nino Testa (G '13), who joined ...
Inge Milde (LA '95) was appointed interim director of the Entrepreneurial Leadership Studies (ELS) program in July, assuming the position previously occupied by James Barlow from 2012 to 2014.Mark Ranalli, executive director and associate dean of Tufts Gordon Institute, who joined Tufts earlier ...
“Nothing But Net: How Profits, Pundits and the Press are Changing Pro Sports,” took place yesterday night at 7:30 p.m. in the Crane Room. The panel covered major issues in professional sports including domestic violence, racism and gender inequality and how these issues interact with profits, media and the public. The event was sponsored by the Tufts Communications and Media Studies Program.
