As former Tufts Community Union (TCU) President Neil DiBiase sees it, the elusive third phase of campus center construction could soon become a reality – with the help of some recovered funds.
The Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate's forum yesterday was just one facet of a broader campaign to garner input from students on how it should make use of the more than $700,000 it has recovered from the embezzlement scandal.
This article is the first in a two-part series chronicling the expansion of the local food movement both on a community-wide scale and among Tufts students. This installation focuses on the Davis Square farmers' market and the efforts of students who promote locally grown food. The second part, which will run tomorrow, will address local food in Tufts' dining halls and eateries, as well as the barriers to expanding its presence on campus.
Somerville residents and a range of Tufts community members turned out in record numbers for the 13th Annual Somerville Homeless Coalition (SHC) 5K Road Race on Oct. 4, helping the SHC meet fundraising goals despite the negative economic climate.
Invest in JPMorgan Chase; buy the country of Iceland. Those are just two suggestions students have given the Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate on how to use the $714,291.72 it recovered last month from the embezzlement scandal.
Editor's note: This article has been altered from its original version to correct for factual inaccuracies.
When Rice University engineering professor Rich Baraniuk decided to publish his work on digital signal processing in 1999, he was concerned that the two-year publication process would make it impossible to keep the information up to date. Instead, he found collaborators in his field and published his work online alongside theirs by creating an online network called "Connexions."
People love famous places. They'll travel far and wide to see the country's only roller skating museum (Lincoln, Neb.) or the world's largest ball of twine (Cawker City, Kan.). Any road trip will undoubtedly yield multiple tourist attractions and distractions, with localities boasting things like "the best apple pie on this side of the Mississippi."
Students can often be found pedaling up the Hill or down College Avenue to Davis Square. But those heading all the way to Cambridge may want to take extra precaution.
Is dog racing in Massachusetts a cruel, archaic pastime or a responsible industry that supports the livelihood of hundreds of people?
For 387 of Boston University's 16,000 undergraduates, living at the Hyatt Regency in Cambridge is skewing the college experience.
A failure in a power-transfer station near Dowling Hall caused the campus-wide blackout that lasted for hours on Sunday and Monday, according to Dean of Student Affairs Bruce Reitman.
Tufts students joined hundreds of anti-war protesters Saturday at Boston Common for a rally marking the sixth anniversary of Congress' authorization of the invasion of Iraq.
T he past couple of months have been brimming with things that make me feel as if I am truly entering the world of adulthood. I have a bed that is wider than my arm span.
While Tufts freshman Ammar Khaku sat listening to a lecture for an "Introduction to Robotics" course, he wasn't suffering from the typical in-class woes: He was reclining on his bed, relaxed and genuinely interested in what Stanford computer science Professor Oussama Khatib said.
As admission to elite universities is becoming increasingly impossible, no measure of success and academic aptitude is more widely challenged than the SAT Reasoning Test — but usually to no avail.
Computer engineer Jim Waldo discussed how the Internet has affected computer gaming and other industries during a talk at Halligan Hall yesterday afternoon.
The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy will celebrate its 75th anniversary with a grand gala tomorrow at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., where a former German diplomat will receive the Dean's Medal before a congregation of hundreds of his fellow alumni.
