Criticizing the actions of their college or university's administration has been a common practice among students across the United States for decades. But for Jess Zimmerman, a junior at Butler University in Indianapolis, doing so landed him not only in hot water with his school's administration, but with a lawsuit as well.
Junior Sam Wallis has resigned from his seat in the Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate, he announced publicly last night.
Tufts Hillel has added to its ranks this year Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg as its senior Jewish educator, a new position that is part of a nationwide initiative to engage more Jewish students on college campuses.
Local religious leaders from the Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Muslim and Buddhist traditions will discuss the intersection between religion and homosexuality at a panel tonight.
Several weeks ago, a Daily reader by the name of Stanley wrote to me about my rather strong negative opinion regarding the misuse of "literally." Stan (can I call you that?) himself didn't seem to have much of a problem with the non-literal application of the word and pointed out that while getting all riled up about poor language usage, I failed to make mention of an important related point — that language evolves along with society and that, moreover, may not be such a bad thing.
Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley last night won the Democratic nomination for the late Edward Kennedy's vacant U.S. Senate seat, beating three other contenders in an election marked by paltry voter participation.
Even as Tufts takes the top spot as the priciest college in Massachusetts, students may not be completely down for the count. Finance magazine Kiplinger ranked Tufts No. 22 on its list of best values in private universities.
A group of Tufts' administrators are looking into new systems to replace Blackboard, Tufts' online education service by fall of 2011.
OneWorld, a budding student group at Tufts, hosted a crafts bazaar on Friday, uniting student organizations and international nonprofits in an effort to raise awareness about global poverty and women's importance to the development of poor regions.
Better registration times aren't the only perk that comes with being an upperclassman. Tired of gray concrete walls and spending hours in the gym waiting to choose a future dorm room, many soon−to−be juniors look forward to renting off−campus apartments in surrounding communities. But, though they are often forced to sign full−year housing agreements quite early in their sophomore year, many students later decide to study abroad or take a leave of absence due to unforeseen circumstances. To avoid having to pay rent for a place they aren't living in, some students maintain their lease while subletting their apartment to someone else.
MONDAY "Democracy as a Middle Ground" Details: Anna Larsson of Stockholm University will deliver a lecture on development and political regimes with a particular focus on democracy. Her research focuses on monetary regimes and their political implications. When and Where: 12 p.m. to 1:15 p.m.; Braker 001 Sponsors: Economics department, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
After 32 years at Tufts, during which he oversaw the construction of major campus buildings including the Olin Center and Granoff Music Center, Vice President for Operations John Roberto has announced that he plans to retire.
Stephen Bosworth, dean of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, plans to travel to the North Korean capital tomorrow for bilateral discussions aimed at bringing the nation back to six−party talks on its nuclear program.
An international group including researchers from Tufts' Department of Classics was one of eight teams selected from a field of over 80 to be awarded a grant from the first Digging into Data Challenge.
Barron's financial magazine on Monday named preeminent donors Pierre (E '88) and Pam Omidyar (LA '89) the world's top philanthropists.
Harvard University Associate Professor Marla Frederick yesterday evening discussed with a Goddard Chapel audience her research on the influence of American televangelists on Jamaicans. She expounded on why those preachers' messages of prosperity have become so attractive to inner-city Jamaicans racked by poverty.
Vali Nasr (A '81, F '84), a professor of international politics at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, has been selected by the Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate as this year's recipient of the Light on the Hill Award, presented by the undergraduate student body to an alum who has excelled in his or her professional field.
The School of Arts and Sciences appointed its first professor of the practice, Penn Loh, to the Department of Urban Environmental Policy and Planning (UEP) at the beginning of this semester in hopes of enhancing its curriculum with real-world knowledge.
School is difficult. In between essays and reading, breakfast bars and hurried dining hall dinners, how can students escape the daily grind? As college students with finals on the horizon, the routine (and many long nights in Tisch library) seems unavoidable. But never fret, fellow Jumbos. There are plenty of ways at Tufts to take a break from it all. Play with your food Face it — sometimes it seems as if life revolves around eating. A great time to socialize is in between bites with friends and discuss the day. And some Tufts students have superb ideas about how to spice up meal times with a few simple ingredients:
The general public has become increasingly aware of current genetic advances, and these new possibilities have created a very 21st century concern: fear of the misuse of one's genetic information. But after 13 years of debates and dead ends, the U.S. government finally signed and passed a long-awaited bill protecting Americans against genetic discrimination. The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, or GINA, officially took effect on Nov. 21, 2009.
