Enrolling in college is synonymous with signing up for four years of poring over books, textbooks, photocopied essays and online readings. But with ever-increasing forms of electronic entertainment ranging from YouTube videos and social networking to Hulu and time-wasting games, is leisure reading disappearing as a traditional pastime? —by Emilia Luna
The university plans to begin offering a new doctoral program in water diplomacy next fall, offering what organizers say will be a nuanced framework for studying the vital natural resource.
Tufts and Harvard University this year tied as the top producers of Fulbright scholars in Massachusetts, as well as two of the leading contributors of students to the program nationally.
Tufts Medical Center last month announced that it plans to expand its partnership with MetroWest Medical Center, following up on an ongoing pediatric care initiative with plans to now focus on serving adults in the Framingham area.
Liquor stores around the country are removing the popular alcohol?infused energy drink Four Loko from their shelves voluntarily or as a result of bans. Somerville stores could be next, as local authorities continue to meet this month to discuss the fate of the allegedly dangerous beverage within the city of Somerville.
Professor of Mechanical Engineering Chris Rogers addresses attendees at the ‘Tisch College 10th Anniversary Celebration' at 51 Winthrop St. yesterday. Speakers, including faculty and students, honored the college's first decade of promoting active citizenship. Birthday cake was served.
As college students, it's easy to see the importance of great teachers — students often choose or avoid courses based on the professor's reputation, no matter what the subject. It is for precisely this reason that, around the country, school officials have emphasized the urgency of recruiting strong teaching candidates. At Tufts, the need for more high-quality public-school teachers, specifically of mathematics and natural sciences, is being addressed with a budding scholarship program for graduate students of education.
Somerville's cyclists are in luck, as the city has recently more than doubled its bicycle lane mileage, completing a goal of an ongoing project begun last spring by Mayor Joseph Curtatone to facilitate road safety.
Members of the Green Line Extension Design Working Group met Monday night for the second time to discuss detailed plans for the extension of the T's Green Line through the Union Square and Medford Hillside neighborhoods.
As many Jumbos will attest, a trip to Boston's North End is not complete without a stop at one of its many iconic pastry shops. But with such variety and with different loyalists swearing by each shop, it's hard to know what you're signing up for when you join one of the many long lines of hungry customers dotting the North End's streets. The first step to a successful pastry hunt is to know the shops.
By a 20-4 vote with four abstentions, the Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate on Sunday resolved to support the establishment of an Africana studies department.
The helicopter may be slightly farther away, but make no mistake — it's still hovering.
Senior Ian Hainline resigned late Sunday night from the Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate, leaving an open Senate seat to be filled in a future special election in December.
Don't stop believing, Tufts a cappella fans: Fox's "Glee" has tapped the Tufts Beelzebubs to provide arrangements and backup vocals for select musical performances this season.
Stereotypes are fun to break, except when those stereotypes are good ones. There is a particular stereotype circulating regarding California politics. According to many, including Californians, the Golden State is a hub of liberalism. However, as the midterm elections last week proved, Californians have more than a few conservative bones in their bodies, specifically regarding the official statewide views on gay marriage and the fact that we still can't seem to legalize marijuana, no matter how much our multi−billion−dollar state deficit needs us to.
A recent study by the American Institutes for Research (AIR) found that in the last five years, taxpayers spent $9 billion on college dropouts, but before asking why people are paying hefty sums in state and federal financial aid for students to complete their freshman −− and only −− year of college, many have wondered whether United numbers accurately reflect college graduation and dropout trends.
The Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate has convened a special committee to draft the bylaws necessary for the implementation of the community representative overhaul specified in Referendum 3.
A recent study by the American Institutes for Research (AIR) found that in the last five years, taxpayers spent $9 billion on college dropouts, but before asking why people are paying hefty sums in state and federal financial aid for students to complete their freshman — and only — year of college, many have wondered whether United numbers accurately reflect college graduation and dropout trends.
The lower Mayer Campus Center patio wall recently received a face lift as artists created the third installment of a mural by street artist Shepard Fairey.
Many a parent have said that modern college students have no idea what a work ethic is: We don't work hard enough and we won't know what hardship is until we walk fifteen miles uphill through snow to get to school like they did. Two University of California professors have recently attempted to prove such claims — or at least the sentiment behind them — are true.
