It's a common complaint on college campuses across the country that textbook prices are out of control. At Tufts, paying hundreds of dollars for textbooks on top of a $50,000−per−year price−tag may seem like rubbing salt in an open wound.
Do everything once. I'm told that someone wise, or else just ubiquitous, said this one time. Obviously, it's terrible advice, so I'm not going to do that. But in its idiocy lies a point.
Difficulties with the chronically problematic GPS technology that tracks the two shuttles between Tufts' Medford/Somerville campus and Davis Square continue to stand in the way of consistent accuracy on the screen displays in the Mayer Campus Center and on the JoeyTracker website.
Lamenting what he called Tufts' inadequacy in dealing with the fallout of last semester's Naked Quad Run (NQR), a Somerville district court judge in December suggested that the Tufts University Police Department (TUPD) overreacted in arresting a student during NQR, according to a court audio recording obtained by the Daily.
Tufts' proposed additions to the athletic complex are expected to go forward, pending clearance from Medford city officials in the coming weeks.
Somerville Mayor Joseph Curtatone Thursday night outlined the city's plans to incorporate into its public planning the aims of Shape Up Somerville, the Tufts-based obesity-prevention program.
To the students who cram, diagram or study in groups: You've met your match. The results of a new study published last month in the journal "Science" show that the most effective way to learn material is to be, well, tested on it.
With admissions season already in full swing, high school seniors around the country are biting their nails and asking themselves what they could have done differently to be distinguished from thousands of other applicants. The answer may lie in one of several optional essays that Tufts applicants may submit alongside the required supplements.
While Jumbos returned home or went on vacation over the winter break, a student delegation headed across the world to northern Iraq in January to conduct research and meet with regional leaders.
Provost and Senior Vice President Jamshed Bharucha will leave Tufts at the end of the academic year to assume the position of president of The Cooper Union in New York City effective July 1, he announced last night.
Ever notice the Jumbos on campus who put more into their wardrobes than a fleeting thought about which pair of sneakers doesn't clash with their sweatpants? We have, and some of their sartorial styles caught our eye in particular. Patterns seem to be campus fashionistas' favorite method to fight against the monotony of snow gear right now. And for those to whom that pertains, thank you for not matching your outfits to the apocalypse outside.
Weight-loss efforts, a perennially popular New Year's resolution, are often in full swing at this time of year. But as with many other personal resolutions, what begins as a wholesome dieting goal can quickly become a dangerous gateway to emotional, academic and health issues.
View Police Briefs – Feb. 1, 2011 in a larger map Funny smells Tufts University Police Department (TUPD) officers at 9:54 p.m. on Jan. 27 responded to a report of a strong odor of marijuana from a dorm room in Tilton Hall. The students in the room denied that they had smoked the substance. The ...
Working under a tight deadline, the Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate's Executive Board at Sunday night's Senate meeting appointed former TCU Senator Chas Morrison, a senior, to the position of trustee representative in the area of academic affairs.
Drafting a will is not a normal activity for a college student on a free afternoon. It seems even more preposterous that he or she would be writing instructions for handling non−material belongings, such as activities in cyberspace.
Orlando Patterson, the John Cowles Professor of Sociology at Harvard University, yesterday challenged members of the Tufts community to consider the paradox of race in an America led by a black president.
While many Americans were preparing for holiday festivities, the nation's lesbian, gay and bisexual community had another reason to celebrate: President Barack Obama on Dec. 22 signed into law the repeal of "don't ask, don't tell" (DADT), the policy barring service of open homosexuals in the United States military.
The Africana Center on Wednesday announced the winners of its first Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. MLK Reflections Contest in an event leading up to Monday's annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration.
The new university-wide learning management system (LMS) set to replace Blackboard in the fall will be named "trunk," University Information Technology (UIT) announced Wednesday at an event in Hotung Café.
Students attending tonight's Winter Bash, the annual school-wide event to be held this year at the Copley Place Marriott Hotel, will find some slight changes from last year's format, according to organizers of the event.
