The Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate will not distribute its annual spring semester survey, as it has decided to make the switch from using a private survey provider to collaborating with the university's Office of Institutional Research and Evaluation in designing the survey.
University President Lawrence Bacow Friday night toasted a crowd of 400 seniors gathered in Dewick-MacPhie Dining Hall for a ceremony to mark the 100 days left until commencement. Many seniors were left standing outside when they were told the event was full. An invitation sent via e-mail said that the event was open to all seniors, and though it warned that space would be limited, it did not specify how many would be admitted from the class of approximately 1,200 seniors.
Filling in the gap left by the now−defunct group, Environmental Consciousness Outreach (ECO), a new student collective established this semester is stepping in to act as the umbrella organization for environmentally focused groups on campus, attempting to improve coordination between its members and bring a sense of organization to the sustainability movement at Tufts.
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.
