The Tufts chapter of Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) has invited award?winningdocumentarian Kevin Booth to campus on Dec. 4 for the world premiere of his new movie, "American Drug War 2: Cannabis Destiny."
Oh Black Friday, how I despise you. Your long lines of angry customers fighting to get the highest?inches?to?lowest?price ratio for flat screen TVs, your infamous stories of shattered storefronts and trampled shoppers and your crushing peer pressure to buy, buy, buy have taught me to steer clear of any malls on this day.
The former residence of the fraternity Sigma Nu (SigNu) at 92 Professors Row will next year house the fraternity Sigma Phi Epsilon (SigEp), according to the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Affairs.
Whether as a result of a simple noise violation or an incident as serious as assault, some students find themselves navigating the Tufts judicial system at a point in their four years. Potentially overwhelming and confusing, the process of understanding and sifting through the policies is often eased by Tufts Judicial Advocates (TJA), a student group dedicated to helping students in their interaction with the administration and the Tufts community.
WinterFest, a weekend?long series of campus events that was held in early December for the first time last year, will not be revived this year.
Tufts students and siblings Claire and Conor O'Brien earlier this month qualified independently for the 2013 World Irish Dancing Championships, which is scheduled to take place in Boston this spring.
Contrary to my own belief, the current site of our shiny new gym did not always house Tufts' athletic facilities. In fact, Cousens Gymnasium, the Gantcher Family Sports and Convocation Center and the Steve Tisch Sports and Fitness Center all sit on what used to be the George Luther Stearns Estate. Stearns earned a living as a prominent merchant during the mid?19th century and helped to organize the Medford portion of the Underground Railroad before and during the Civil War.
The City of Medford will this year host a farmers' market during the winter season for the first time.
For a school that prides itself on being open?minded and politically correct, name calling, graffiti and harassment based on race, gender, sexual orientation or ethnicity all occur frequently at Tufts. These acts constitute bias incidents and are dealt with through a variety of student and administrative channels.
Tanya Mitra (LA '10), whose joyful energy sparked team spirit at tae kwon do tournaments and whose nurturing personality bonded her to people and medicine, died suddenly at her home on Nov. 3. She was 24.
Reported incidents are reviewed by the Administrative Contact Team to determine whether they reflect bias according to definitions of bias from Massachusetts' anti?discrimination law and, from there, an appropriate response is decided, which may include investigation, judicial action or mediation.
Tufts Mock Trial (TMT) hosted 22 teams from 19 schools at the fifth annual Mumbo Jumbo tournament held Nov. 10 and 11 in Anderson Hall and Bromfield?Pearson.
