Lecturer of Peace and Justice Studies Sa'edAtshan called for better Palestinian leadership that more adequately addresses the peoples' grievances, and a one−state solution to the Israeli−Palestinian conflict at last night's "crash−course" on the Palestinians' bid to the United Nations for statehood.
The Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine last month signed a memorandum of understanding with the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) that aims to promote collaborative research and training.
Ever notice the Jumbos on campus who put more thought into their wardrobes than it takes to put on whatever the South dryers haven't shrunk to beyond−skinny jeans? We have, and some of their sartorial styles really caught our eye. There's been some not−so−autumnal weather gracing New England lately, and fashionistas across campus have been taking advantage of it by working shorter hemlines and bold dresses. These Class of 2012 ladies embraced the delay of fall with eye−catching patterns like organic prints and geometric shapes.
An injured squirrel found outside the Japanese House yesterday afternoon was transferred to a rehabilitation home after receiving treatment at Woburn Animal Hospital, according to hospital receptionist Anne Boudreau.
A new initiative by the Interfraternity Council (IFC) called Greeks Go Green aims to improve fraternities and sororities' environmental impact this year, according to IFC Public Relations Chair Christopher Blackett, a junior.
The Sustainable Action Squad (SAS), a new branch of the Tufts Sustainability Collective (TSC), will today host its first−ever Sustainability Roundtable, which will serve as a forum for members of the Tufts community to advocate for future environmental campaigns.
French horn player Rachel Childers recently won the second horn chair on the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO). She will be the first woman ever in the brass section of the BSO. The Daily's own PanharithChhum had a chance to sit and talk to Childers about her musical background, new position and upcoming season.
The indie−rock band Matt and Kim will headline this month's second annual Cage Rage Concert, Programming Board co−chair senior Leo Greenberg confirmed yesterday.
Tufts Emergency Medical Services (TEMS) renewed its ambulance license with the Office of Emergency Medical Services of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health last week, according to Director of Emergency Management Geoffrey Bartlett.
Tufts Health Service will offer flu vaccinations to all graduate and undergraduate students during three clinics this season.
Several articles, op−eds and an editorial have appeared related to Occupy Boston. I went down to Occupy Boston Sunday afternoon. I ran into another Tufts faculty member and an alumnus. It wasn't easy to find other Tufts people among the several hundred encamped there. I know some of you were there.
The Department of Facilities Services this past weekend closed off the path around the cannon and the back of Goddard Chapel for curb replacement and new planting, according to Vice President for Operations Dick Reynolds.
Amid widespread student strikes in Santiago, students participating in this semester's Tufts-in-Chile program have been able to take classes at Chilean universities and are scheduled to complete the program on time.
The Wittich Energy Sustainability Research Symposium will tomorrow showcase new findings in sustainable energy. The event, hosted by the School of Engineering, presents research that is supported by the Peter and Denise Wittich Family Fund for Alternative Energy Research.
The City of Somerville last week began issuing $50 parking tickets to vehicles with expired registrations and inspections.
Being an unemployed Tufts alumnus, I cannot help but find the Occupy Wall Street movement appealing and even attractive. After all, the protests that have flared up in downtown Manhattan and now Boston and elsewhere typify everything Tufts students love: active citizenship, exploiting the right to protest and bringing people together for the sake of progress. But as much as I want to spend my otherwise pathetic, purposeless days camping out near the center of world finance with a sign that expresses my outrage at corporate greed in a costume that mocks the hypocrisy of our synthesis of capitalism and democracy, I cannot bring myself to do it.
What with all the wild and wacky characters Jumbos can find just wandering around campus, it's easy to miss the rampant quirkiness to be found in Tufts' own Somerville backyard. Need a weirdness fix this weekend? The sixth annual HONK! Festival, a so-called "festival of activist street bands" tooting their horns in the name of working against violence and oppression, will be in and around Davis Square on Saturday and in venues near Harvard Square on Sunday.
Boloco announced this month that it will likely shutter its location at 340 Boston Ave., drawing both ire and indifference from across the campus. This isn't the first time that the burrito restaurant has sounded the alarm, but now it seems like they may be serious. Here's what Tufts had to say.
Four hundred people converged on the Boston Common Wednesday night to express their discontent about American society's financial and social inequalities, among other issues.
Between classes, extracurriculars and all that active citizenship, most Tufts students have enough on their plates to fill 18−hour days and produce the manic, out−of−Tisch−Library−at−4−a.m. glazed look we all know so well. Seniors Brittany Trimble and Patrick Cassidy know it as well, and as students on the Hill, they make the trek uphill and downhill just like your average Jumbo.
