A new, more nuanced alcohol policy is being implemented this semester, following a year of extensive deliberations on how best to combat alcohol abuse on campus.
Steve Grossman, one of the Democratic candidates for Massachusetts treasurer, on Tuesday night paid a visit to the Tufts Democrats. Before a sizeable audience, the former Democratic National Committee (DNC) chairman talked about his candidacy, the importance of young people in political movements and the relevance of the treasurer's position during times of economic hardship.
Tickets for Friday's Fall Ball event are available beginning today, with slight changes to the ticket distribution process that organizers hope will make for a less frustrating experience for students.
With the temperature dropping and a new school year starting, it can only mean that summer is coming to an end — and with it, the summer television season. The warmer months are traditionally times when TV viewers are looking for lighter fare, and cable channels step up to the plate while broadcast networks offer mostly cheap-to-produce reality programs. This summer was no exception, but like any TV season, there were some notable hits and misses — and the Daily has the rundown:
It does not take more than one talk about the birds and the bees to confirm that girls and boys are, in fact, different. In kindergarten, this materialized as dolls versus action figures and in middle school as makeup versus spiked hair. But should the segregation imposed on the playground and shopping mall persist in the classroom? Dr. Leonard Sax, founder and executive director of the National Association for Single Sex Public Education (NASSPE), says yes.
Former Wellesley College Associate Dean Joanne Berger-Sweeney is, starting this fall, taking up the position of dean of arts and sciences at Tufts, the university announced in July.
Illegal immigration has been a hot-button issue in the United States of late, and equally loud voices from opposing camps seem to have brought lawmakers to a standstill on immigration reform. Those awaiting change in support of illegal immigrants, however, may recently have seen it circumvent Congress and seep into courts informally.
After a confusing voting process blocked community representative reform from advancing, students will once again vote on the matter this fall. Tufts Community Union (TCU) representatives hope that this time, voters will be more informed and a concrete result will be achieved.
The incoming Class of 2014 might not remain on the Hill long enough to see plans to build a T subway station adjacent to Tufts' Medford/Somerville campus come to fruition, as new delays have pushed back the expected date of completion for the project by almost a year.
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Dining Services is on track to "go trayless" in both dining halls this fall and while some students have complained about the resulting inconvenience, most have reacted positively or with indifference, according to the initiative's proponents.
These are exciting times for The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, with construction vehicles at work, steel beams on the rise and the museum's new addition beginning to take shape. This expansion project, which is already well under way and will add nearly 70,000 square feet of new space, marks the museum's most ambitious undertaking since it was originally constructed in the early 20th century. Once completed, it will represent a significant enhancement to one of Boston's most unique cultural icons.
If you're reading this, you've probably either asked or been asked this question all day: "How does it feel to be done?" It's harmless — filler, almost. Everybody involved knows that you are too shell-shocked and petrified to really be able to analyze your emotions, and probably too hung-over to articulate them anyway. It's just your average stumped-for-conversation adult's go-to query for a brand-spanking-new college graduate.
The outgoing Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate this year undertook many initiatives to improve student life — particularly in the realm of enhancing students' academic and intellectual experience — and saw tangible progress and results.
The Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate has taken a very active role in the Tufts community this semester, enacting or proposing numerous programs to improve everyone's experience while at Tufts. Though some of the programs have been controversial and others were met with a great deal of criticism, the Senate has unquestionably had a positive effect on the quality of life at Tufts and has succeeded in fulfilling its purpose of advocating for the student body in front of the administration.
The real world is a lot wider than the 150 acres of Tufts' Medford/Somerville campus. As senior Jumbos step off the deep end, prepare for life after graduation and adjust to the world beyond campus boundaries, the "Jumbos for life" mantra emblazoned on their 2006 orientation T-shirts still rings true.
Over the last few weeks of the semester, a gradual change comes over the campus. As the stress levels of students rise with looming final exams, the weather warms, the flowers bloom, and spring returns to Tufts.
In the spirit of monumental events, I ask you to take a moment to share your nachas with two slang words that are now also approaching new stages of life.
When a planned career in baseball did not work out, University Professor Sol Gittleman turned to teaching. For several decades, he lived and breathed the inside of a college lecture hall and became one of the university's most recognizable faces.
