Tufts Roundtable Commons, an interactive news website created and run by a group of Tufts students, has reached 200 bloggers and users. Since the website's redesign in October 2010, the average number of visits per month has increased to just under 9,000.
For years, University President Lawrence Bacow has been greeted with enthusiastic chants of "Larry! Larry!" as he approaches the stage for the annual commencement ceremony, but with Bacow's departure this year, the change that ripples through Tufts may mean more than just a new name yelled out at graduation.
U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-Pa.) and Patty Murray (D-Wash.) last month introduced legislation into the U.S. House of Representatives that would expand universities' obligations regarding reporting and adjudicating incidents of sexual violence on college campuses.
A total of 3,377 students will accept degrees today during the university's 155th commencement ceremony.
The Tufts Student Fund (TSF) saw record engagement in its effort to bring the Tufts community together in fundraising efforts this year.
Students will return after the summer to a renovated Mayer Campus Center featuring new heating, ventilation and air conditioning as well as aesthetic improvements and improved accessibility.
Tufts hopes to hire a new director of fraternity and sorority life before the start of the fall semester, heading an office that has lacked permanent leadership for the majority of the past two years.
Following a lengthy process by which the Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate and the student body worked to modify the system that brings community representatives onto the Senate and increased up their responsibilities once chosen, only two candidates came forward for this semester's election cycle.
Just over seven years ago, the university faced the real very possibility of losing its connection to one of the institutions most integral to its mission: Tufts Medical Center, the principal affiliated teaching hospital where the School of Medicine's approximately 700 students train to become doctors and where a sizable number of undergraduates gain research experience.
The Tufts University Union (TCU) Senate last night held in-house elections for the body's Executive Board, Allocations Board (ALBO) and committee chairs for next year.
This weekend's Spring Fling concert, featuring musical guests The Roots and RJD2, was relatively uneventful, with fewer medical emergency calls than in years past. Emergency services treated 10 students, seven of whom were treated for alcohol-related illnesses, according to Tufts Emergency Medical Services (TEMS) executive director Kayla Murdock. Five of the treated students were transported to a hospital for additional care, Murdock, a junior, said.
As the spring semester comes to a close, students are wrapping up their coursework and preparing to evacuate campus, start internships, take on summer jobs or vacation — except for those who will stick around and continue their studies uninterrupted. While the notion of summer school might sound appalling to some, others turn to Tufts' Summer Session as a way to make their schedules more manageable throughout the school year or repent for all the classes they dropped in favor of four−day weekends and Monday−night television. But can a semester's worth of material really be squeezed into five short weeks and, moreover, still retain the academic value of a semester−long class?
Senior Ben Hampson was a freshman when he sent an email to his friend Charles Skold, whom he met through the Tufts Christian Fellowship, asking if Skold was interested in joining a Christian a capella group at Tufts that Hampson wanted to start.
Osama bin Laden, the leader of al-Qaida and mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States, was killed Sunday by American special forces in Pakistan, President Barack Obama announced last night in a nationally televised address.
Yesterday's article "Recent Yale death triggers machine safety re?evaluation" incorrectly stated that the theater department's machine shop may only be operated by professional machinists. In fact, the shop is open to students authorized to use the machines. Wednesday's op?ed "ECOM misses the mark again" incorrectly stated that the Elections Commission (ECOM) did not engage in postering efforts or advertise in the Daily, on TuftsLife or on Facebook. In fact, the body did engage in these activities. The op?ed should have stated that ECOM did not sufficiently do so. This was a mistake made during the editing process.
Before finals run their course and the Medford/Somerville campus clears out for summer, students have one last time to let loose: this weekend's Spring Fling. Spring concerts are the norm for college campuses around the country, and Boston?area schools are no exception. Harvard University hosted its annual Yardfest two weeks ago, and Brandeis University's Springfest, featuring of Montreal and Far East Movement, will be held on May 1, the day after Tufts' Spring Fling.
Ever notice the Jumbos on campus who put more into their wardrobes than a momentary thought about which pair of sneakers doesn't clash with their sweatpants? We have, and some of their sartorial styles caught our eye.
