Street performing, or busking, is a profession that dates back to antiquity. Before recording technology and personal electronics, it was a principal form of income for many performance artists. Still, even today in the digital age, street performers can be found playing for gratuities all over the world — with one caveat: It is illegal or frowned upon in many cities.
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.
Comedian and actor Nick Swardson will perform at this year's Spring Comedy Show at the Somerville Theater on April 7, Entertainment Board confirmed this week.
Over spring break, I learned a new abbreviation that apparently has been circulating for some time without my knowledge. "Adorbs." Clearly, it's fabulous, but when I immediately took to it, my friends looked at me like a mother who just friended her own offspring on Facebook.
The university is currently in the process of deciding whether its study abroad program located in Kanazawa, Japan should continue in the wake of recent concerns about radioactive leakage from nuclear plants, according to Associate Dean of Programs Abroad Sheila Bayne.
For students hoping to explore the great outdoors as the weather warms, Tufts Mountain Club (TMC) this month launched the Outdoor Resource Center (ORC), a new initiative bringing wilderness education to campus.
The Japanese Culture Club (JCC) has in the past two weeks raised over $6,000 to support relief efforts following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan, surpassing its initial fundraising goal of $5,000, and will now set its sights higher.
With a snow-free campus, clocks turned an hour forward and April just around the corner, it seems safe to say that spring weather is on its way. A change of seasons, for many students, comes with a sense of stir-craziness, a pang of wanderlust and a need to get off campus. These nearby spots are great for weekend or day trips and nature lovers of all kinds.
Spring Fling minus the alcohol, Winter Bash ticketed and shifted to an off-campus location, the Naked Quad Run (NQR) no more.
While many Jumbos headed home or toward sandy beaches this spring break, some Tufts students went on a spring break trip of a different kind.
Senior Brian Agler is the winner of this year's Wendell Phillips Memorial Scholarship, giving him the opportunity to speak at the Baccalaureate Commencement Ceremony in May, the Office for Campus Life announced yesterday.
The Tufts Community Union Senate is one of five members of the Boston Intercollegiate Leadership Council (BILC) selected this month to help draft the body's constitution, an attempt to further legitimize the organization and help it move from discussion to action.
Fourth-year medical students at Tufts School of Medicine react yesterday morning during national "Match Day," when medical students throughout the country learn where they will serve their first medical residencies. The 177 medical school seniors were sorted into teaching hospitals nationwide after starting the application process in the fall.
Continued anti?bullying efforts on the part of Somerville public schools and the Tufts community are coinciding with hearings led by Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley to review the state's new anti?bullying law.
I can't wait for spring break to arrive, but I'm not exactly looking forward to what will greet me upon my return: April Open House. Though I freely admit to feeling quite nostalgic as hoards of pre−frosh swarm the Hill, it's difficult not to feel a little cynical as I wait for massive tour groups to stop blocking the entrance to my dorm. Of course, this overcrowding wouldn't have been an issue had I attended Tufts when the entire student body was smaller than my "Principles of Economics" lecture last semester.
As the university continues its search to replace Provost and Senior Vice President Jamshed Bharucha, faculty members learned yesterday that Vice Provost Peggy Newell will hold his position in the interim beginning July 1.
For time−strapped undergraduates, efficient and useful resources are never unwelcome. Although universities strive to provide such services, the Internet is often a more looked−to source for assets aimed specifically at college students.
In a further attempt to make Tufts' system of passwords more user-friendly, University Information Technology (UIT) has implemented TuftsTools, a web application that allows members of the Tufts community to change and update their Active Directory (AD) password and e-mail account information online.
Charles Vest, president of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) and president emeritus of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), will in May deliver the 2011 commencement address to this year's graduating senior class.
