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Jumbos vie for spots in national comedy contest
March 30Eight members of Tufts' Stand-up Comedy Collective (SUCC) tonight will go up against comedians from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the preliminary rounds of a national contest sponsored by television network TBS.
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Campus Comment | The impending wireless megamerger
March 30Last week AT&T announced its plans to merge with T-Mobile, a takeover that, if it goes through, would push AT&T ahead of Verizon Wireless as the largest U.S. carrier and leave the industry with only three major competitors. Currently, the merger faces several setbacks, including the pending approval of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Moreover, consumers are worried that the resulting oligopoly would lead to higher costs and has refueled, among some, the endless debate about which provider is the best. Which do you back?
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Universities reach beyond their borders
March 30Globalization is making it increasingly easier for people across the world to interact and learn from one another, and according to a report in the International Association of Universities, the rising mobility of students and teachers and the resulting educational opportunities is one of its biggest successes. With this at the core of its ideology, Tufts is at the forefront of the internationalization of higher education, a growing trend around the world.
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Students, staff discuss Tufts' sustainability
March 29Representatives from over a dozen student organizations last night joined faculty members from across the university to discuss methods of improving sustainability at a roundtable meeting.
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Former poet laureate Dove draws link between storytelling and poetry
March 29Pulitzer Prize winner and former Poet Laureate Rita Dove spoke last night about the relationship between lyricism and narrative in poetry, saying that she has approached her work with the view that the two should go hand in hand.
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Senate resolution supports ROTC recognition on transcripts
March 29The Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate on Sunday called on the university to include student participation in the Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) on transcripts, a move designed to bolster the university's formal recognition of the program.
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Online and off, FOMO a phobia here to stay
March 29Facebook. Twitter. Flickr. Tumblr. The choices for what to click on next abound. Yet while social networking sites have swelled over the past decade, opening the door to new avenues of communication every day, they can also spark anxieties among users flooded with new information seemingly every second.
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Media, society stigmatize teaching profession
March 29In today's society, the common saying "those who can't do, teach," seems to exemplify the opinion toward public school teachers — that the work they do isn't intellectually challenging. This often results in a lack of respect for public school teachers as opposed to university professors who, while also teachers, command a great deal more respect in the academic community. While the stigmatization of the profession is not a given across the country, it certainly molds public opinion and perhaps the future crop of public school teachers.
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Engineering prof. lauded for advancing women in science
March 29Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Karen Panetta this month received the Anita Borg Women of Vision Award in recognition of her work in engineering education, particularly for her encouragement of female engineers.
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Police Briefs
March 29View March 30 Police Briefs in a larger map Lights out Tufts University Police Department (TUPD) officers at 2:59 a.m. on March 16 negotiated a heated dispute between a student and his roommate in Metcalf Hall after the roommate refused to turn the room's light off. The student called in TUPD to ...
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Alanna Tuller | Archive Addict
March 29To put it nicely, I have become overly familiar with the culinary delights served in both Carmichael and Dewick−MacPhie Dining Halls. Don't get me wrong; the food here is usually more than palatable. It's just that when someone says "dining hall," I don't immediately think "exotic" or "innovative."
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Busking a global staple of urban culture
March 28Street 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.
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Street Smarts: Tufts' sartorial scene
March 28Ever 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.
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Comedy Central's Nick Swardson to perform at Spring Comedy Show next week
March 28Comedian 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.
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Romy Oltuski | The Dilettante
March 28Over 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.
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Tufts permits withdrawal from Japan program
March 28The 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.
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Mountain Club reaches out with resource center, courses
March 28For 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.
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After Japanese earthquake and tsunami, Tufts club mobilizes
March 27The 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.
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With spring, it's time to regain the outdoors
March 27With 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.
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