The Committee on Student Life (CSL) on Nov. 21 approved the language of three amendments to the Tufts Community Union (TCU) Constitution but simultaneously called for a new vote on the proposals. TCU President Duncan Pickard, one of three students who originally submitted the amendments, subsequently withdrew them and intends to put them to a vote in the spring.
Tufts may not be considered a "commuter school" in the typical sense, but for the faculty -- some of whom live as far away as New York City -- getting to Tufts everyday is often more complicated than just getting in a car.
Although students and faculty have made progress in expanding opportunities to study LGBT issues in Tufts classrooms, plans for the creation of a queer studies program have been put on hold due to the current economic crisis.
A year and a half has passed since Alec Ernest set foot on campus, and in that time, we've seen him go from the cloyingly boisterous, big-haired and belligerent freshman to the slightly more subdued sophomore who, shedding his dark locks, also seemed to shed a bit of his rambunctiousness.
The Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate's Education Committee is leading an effort to foster intellectualism and promote interaction between students and faculty.
Getting around off campus poses a problem for Tufts students, many of whom are prevented from having cars by bans relating to their class year or by the difficulty of finding off-campus parking. Even students with access to cars find their mobility hindered by costs associated with gas and car maintenance.
University President Lawrence Bacow presented a dire but hopeful assessment of the university's economic situation in a talk to the Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate on Sunday.
Ah, Thanksgiving. The ultimate family holiday, bringing you, your parents and, if your family is anything like mine, 57 of your extended relatives together since 1621. I spent my first 18 Thanksgivings road-tripping to Philadelphia in order to accommodate my dad's North by Northeast fam and became quite accustomed to Borkan family traditions: Grandma overdoes the turkey, Uncle Eric overdoes the wine, my dad nurses a beer he secretly hates the taste of while he feigns interest in a football game he couldn't care less about, and my sisters regress severely in order to find playmates in our much younger cousins.
Anticipating a precipitous drop in its endowment resulting from the national economic crisis, the university is facing budget cuts in a wide array of areas.
Incoming freshmen as early as next year may face stricter rules governing the use of Advanced Placement credits for fulfilling Tufts requirements.
One of the greatest seasons any team on the Hill has ever compiled has come to the most painful of endings.
MONDAY "The Old World Diaspora from Africa" Details: Patrick Manning, a professor of world history at the University of Pittsburgh, will talk about "The Old World Diaspora from Africa." His visit is part of the Pearson Prentice Hall Seminar Series in Global History. When and Where: 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.; Murrow Room, Goddard Hall Sponsor: Department of History
As the price of food continues to climb nationwide, Dining Services and the Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate are looking for ways to guarantee that on-campus options do not become too expensive for students.
The Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate on Nov. 16 rejected proposals to implement campus-wide wireless Internet and to build a new cabin at the Loj with the approximately $690,000 in recovered funds from the embezzlement scandal.
While most universities have warmed up to the idea of accepting transfer applicants each year, there is no standard when it comes to smoothing the path for them once they've enrolled.
Davis Square is now one step closer to getting its first hotel.
Police reports have misreported the location of an armed robbery that took place near campus last Sunday, according to a student who identified herself as the victim.
Tufts' Chabad brought students together in the West Hall lounge last night to make fleece baby blankets, which will be donated to a local women's shelter. The blankets are intended for mothers who need to keep their babies warm this winter.
The Zeta Psi fraternity will come together with PANGEA, Tufts STAND and Banaa: The Sudan Educational Empowerment Network to host a benefit concert tonight to raise money for a Sudanese student affected by genocide. If all goes according to plan, one Sudanese student will enter Tufts next year as a member of the Class of 2013.
Members of the men's swimming and diving team are falling ill in exceptional numbers this semester, and many believe it is because of a chemical imbalance in Tufts' Hamilton Pool.
