World War II veteran Susumu Ito on Saturday reflected on his service as a Japanese-American in a segregated unit during the war and spoke about the Japanese perception of military service.
The two candidates vying for the empty sophomore Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate seat yesterday evening presented their ideas for the Senate in a candidate's forum in Hotung Café.
Show your true love that you are willing to fork out some cash for a nice, romantic dinner. Rather than getting your hands sticky at Redbones BBQ, check out the list below and reconsider your options. Some may be fully booked, but if you religiously stay by the telephone, you might pick up a last−minute cancellation. Market by Jean−Georges For the swanky valentine
Whether it's the Israeli−Palestinian conflict or the decision to go trayless in the dining halls, it seems that Tufts students are always engaged in a debate of some sort. Though the university prides itself on open discussions and diverse opinions, Tufts has recently come under attack for violating the freedom of expression, raising the question about just how lively campus debates truly are.
Cases of influenza reported to Tufts Health Service are within a normal range as the flu season begins, a departure from last year, when there was heightened concern surrounding the early and widespread outbreak of the H1N1 flu strain.
Harvard University in December announced that it will reform its governing board for the first time since 1650.
Tufts' three sororities as early as next fall could be joined by a fourth following heightened interest in sorority life on campus.
Following Provost and Senior Vice President Jamshed Bharucha's announcement on Sunday that he will leave Tufts this year to lead The Cooper Union, officials at both institutions have portrayed Bharucha as an effective administrator and a proponent of interdisciplinary education.
I am confident enough to make the argument that the Digital Collections and Archives in Tisch Library is one of the most fun places on campus. Don't get me wrong — sweaty, beer−soaked frat basements always guarantee a good time, but if you're looking for somewhere a little more refined to spend your free time, I suggest you stop by the archives.
The City of Somerville last month became one of a small number of communities nationwide to receive a federal grant to prevent lead poisoning.
Like many successful chefs in the greater Boston area, Ana Sortun has experimented with classical French and Mediterranean cuisines, hoping to please clientele with familiar flavors. An unexpected trip to Turkey, however, radically changed her culinary style and led to the opening of Oleana Restaurant in Cambridge. Sortun was presented with the "Best Chef: Northeast" award in 2005 by the James Beard Foundation for her innovative work at Oleana.
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.
