Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senator Logan Cotton has initiated a dialogue aimed at making Greek life more accessible to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) students.
Four Tufts students won awards last month from the second annual Dow Sustainability Innovation Student Challenge, sponsored by the Dow Chemical Company.
Tufts' Eco-Reps program, which enlists students in an effort to promote environmental efforts on campus, has returned as a pilot initiative after a three-year hiatus.
The Academic Resource Center (ARC) recently released data indicating the most popular subjects for tutoring at Tufts. Biology 14 was followed by Chemistry 2 as unsurprising first and second places for the Spring 2010 semester. But Arabic 1, a less obvious contender and the only language among the top 10, was fourth, which some have taken as a sign of the Arabic Department's expansion and increased appeal among undergraduates.
Tufts' five-year combined degree program with the School of the Museum of Fine Arts (SMFA) has experienced dropout rates of up to 50 percent in recent years, largely due to financial and scheduling difficulties imposed by the program.
Michael Sandel, the Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Professor of Government at Harvard University, yesterday evening entertained an over−capacity Tufts crowd with a discussion of the meaning of justice in society.
Most students aren't so lucky as to have a car here until they are at least upperclassmen — if they even ever do get to have one at all. That being said, driving in Boston is serious business. There is a reason that there is a stigma surrounding Massachusetts drivers — the "Masshole" does in fact exist as a natural and primal being.
Your psychology professor might object if, in your last paper, you compared the brain to a muscle, but recent research shows the brain can be trained and molded just like one.
In the wake of last month's release of "Waiting for ‘Superman,'" a documentary focusing on the need for public education reform in the United States, the dearth of top U.S. college students choosing teaching as a profession has gained attention.
Vicky Kolakowski was on yesterday's election ballot, running for judge of the Superior Court of Alameda County, Calif. She was seeking to become the first transgender trial court judge in American history. Results of the election were unavailable at press time. Kolakowski spoke to the Daily about the election and what it means to be a transgender political figure. See tuftsdaily.com/features to read more about her.
The founders of colleges in America originally intended to create isolated learning environments that freed individuals from the whims, trends and noise that characterize mainstream society and hinder intellectual discovery.
Incumbent Gov. Deval Patrick (D-Mass.) has secured another term, defeating Republican opponent Charlie Baker in yesterday's gubernatorial election.
A faculty team of Hugh Gallagher, David Proctor and David Coleman last night discuss the four beers served at last summer's White House "beer summit" during the "Are You Smarter than a Faculty Member?" trivia night in Hotung Cafe. The three were among the faculty challengers at the event, sponsored by the Experimental College.
Members of the Tufts community on Monday afternoon gathered in honor of Black Solidarity Day, calling for the creation of an Africana Studies department at the university as well as other academic programs that would better represent minority groups.
"French makes my clothing come off. Just like Tequila. ... It's been proven."
A federal grant will provide for comprehensive city planning in Somerville as the project to extend the Green Line from Lechmere Station into the city of Somerville chugs along.
The Joey, that lovable converted school bus that brings students to and from Davis Square for no charge, is a friend of every student at Tufts. Currently, its serves five stops — four on campus and one in Davis Square — but certain parts of campus are left uncovered by the shuttle's route.
Elite colleges in the United States have a long−standing tradition of considering legacy in admissions. Today, legacy is still an important part of the admissions process at schools like Tufts. All students are evaluated on the basis of their grade point averages, their standardized testing scores, their essays and their extracurricular activities. Some students, however, benefit from an extra, special asset — legacy. But how much does legacy really matter?
Everyone says that when you move from Southern California to the East Coast, the biggest and scariest culture clash is going to be the winter. I cannot disagree more. The biggest adjustment from Los Angeles to Boston? The way boys dress. No question.
Michael Sandel, a prominent Harvard political philosophy professor, will on Wednesday ask Tufts students, "What's the right thing to do?"
