Engineering consultant Pamela McNamara (E '81) returned to the Hill Wednesday night to speak with students in the Alumnae Lounge about the significance of critical thinking and problem solving in the workplace, skills that she called essential to engineers and liberal arts students alike.
Open up a magazine or flip on the television, and odds are you'll come across an ad that brands its product as "empowering," particularly for women. Dove's Campaign for Real Beauty displays women of all races, shapes and sizes showing off their natural, Dove-smooth bodies. Verizon Wireless's "Rule the Air" campaign touts that air, the particular medium of its service, "has no prejudice" against women. Even Victoria Secret's Very Sexy campaign markets female sexuality as a source of girl power.
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) is cracking down on would-be free riders who try to use the T without paying their fares.
Dining Services yesterday hosted its eighth annual Station House Chili Fest, inviting firefighters and policemen and women from Medford and Somerville to join Tufts students in Carmichael Dining Hall for a hearty lunch of chili, burgers and other spicy dishes.
The Mayer Campus Center was shut down yesterday evening after smoke spread throughout the building due to an elevator machinery malfunction.
Some people are simply born with theater in their blood. Gifted by some divine hand, these natural performers have the ability to transition in and out of themselves with ease, and they possess the power to captivate an audience as they strut across a stage.
Since the announcement of the Green Line extension from Lechmere to Mystic Valley Parkway, scheduled for completion in 2015, many have wondered how the Somerville and Tufts communities will be affected.
Last year's H1N1 scare was enough to make any college campus go crazy. Solitary confinement was the new black, students were dropping like flies, and everyone was expecting the apocalypse. While everyone was hand−sanitizing and vaccinating, school health authorities were frantically implementing an all−time high number of precautionary measures. You couldn't walk within 100 feet of the Health Service building without being blinded by signs warning you, "Wear this mask if you have a cough."
Some Massachusetts organizations are trying to keep college graduates in the state after graduation in an attempt to avoid losing the thousands of students who have called Boston home throughout their college careers.
The Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate's decision to allocate a lump sum of $30,000 to Programming Board will this year increase the board's financial autonomy and alleviate its chronic financial troubles.
Students last night participated in the biannual Cause Dinner at Dewick-MacPhie and Carmichael Dining Halls. Dining Services every semester hosts a Cause Dinner in which it donates a portion of each participating students' dinner to selected Tufts-affiliated charity organization. This year's recipient was Engineers Without Borders: El Salvador Group, which will use the money to support its clean water projects in El Salvador. The Tufts Community Union Senate's Services Committee co-hosts the event and selects the recipient organization out of a pool of applicants.
Last week, my proposed ban on "gay-friendly" housing weaved its way into the fabric of public discourse at Tufts. The response was a heated but encouraging one. As evidence, look no further than the slew of comments on the online version of the column. Last night, the Queer Straight Alliance even hosted an event to discuss my ban. Despite this enthusiasm, I recognize the immense difficulty in reshaping institutional constructs; look no further than the Office of Residential Life's special housing option descriptions. The Rainbow House remains the sole provider of "gay-friendly" atmospheres.
Bostonians have a rep for being buttoned-up and maybe a little severe. Honestly, I can't blame them. Between having a winter that lasts for months, the Red Sox as an institution and the quality of Dunkin' Donuts coffee, I'd be cranky too. Watching the Celtics lose to the Lakers can't have been fun. A heat wave that not only included high temperatures but also near-100 percent humidity doesn't sound like a picnic either. We should all give them a break. There's a lot to be cranky about.
The Interfraternity Council (IFC) tonight will host Sean Carasso, the founder and chief executive officer of Falling Whistles, a non−profit organization that works to raise awareness about the ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
It doesn't take more than a few weeks at Tufts to realize that the normal weekend routine can get a little monotonous. After a certain number of afternoons spent holed away in Tisch Library followed by one too many nights spent dancing in the sweaty basements of the frat houses lining Professors Row, the need for alternative forms of entertainment becomes strikingly apparent.
Midterms turned a furry corner last week when Miller Hall hosted an event that brought therapy dogs to campus in an effort to help students cope with stress during the exam season.
Painting a pessimistic portrait of current U.S.-Middle East relations, scholars at last week's "Engaging the Middle East: After the Cairo Speech" conference urged the United States to act with restraint as it plans its future moves in the region.
Trustee Emeritus William Cummings (A '58) and his wife, Joyce, recently pledged a challenge gift of $1 million to create a new Holocaust and Genocide Education program through Tufts Hillel, and the Holocaust survivor who partly inspired them to do so will share his experiences at Tufts on Tuesday.
Freethought Week, a four−day−long celebration of moral and philosophical inquiry, concludes this evening with a lecture featuring noted atheist author Sam Harris.
