Once upon a time, people without cell phones were considered the social pariahs of the technological age. Now it's those without Facebook.com accounts who may be deemed modern-day rebels. With over 120 million active users, the popular social-networking site has attracted people with varying interests.
Tired of empty complaints about the dating scene at Tufts, the Daily Features section took matters into its own hands last week. A recent advertisement on TuftsLife.com solicited students to sign up for blind dates funded by the Daily, with the agreement that participants would be interviewed before and after.
The Tufts Beelzebubs are making waves across the pond.
What are you proud of? Is it your sweet summer internship? Your triple major? Your record breaking keg-stand?
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.
