While many students arrive on the Hill and are inspired by Tufts' global vibe, it was senior Shawna Russo's political upbringing that drew her to the realm of International Relations long before she became a Jumbo.
Ketchum, an international public relations firm based in New York, recently announced the launch of a certification program that it developed in collaboration with Tufts' Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy.
This article is the second in a two-part series about Tufts' presence at the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver. The first piece focused on the experiences of members of the Tufts community who attended. (To read the first piece, click here.) Today's piece will look at their broader reflections on the historical and political significance of the event and on how America's political landscape has changed this election cycle.
Comedian Rob Corddry, Gov. Deval Patrick and other Massachusetts notables will speak to a congregation of college students tomorrow afternoon at a rally for Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.).
Send Word Now contacted all 15,806 people who have a Tufts e-mail address during a test of Tufts' emergency alert system yesterday, according to Geoffrey Bartlett, technical services manager at the Department of Public Safety.
This article is the first in a two-part series about Tufts' presence as Barack Obama and John McCain were nominated by their respective parties. This installment will focus on students who were in Denver. The second one, which will be published tomorrow, will deal with participants' broader reflections about the historical and political significance of the events and about how America's political landscape has changed this election cycle.
Thanks to the birth of YouTube.com and clip-driven television channels like MTV, the average attention span of a college student is on the decline.
John McCain's choice of Sarah Palin for vice president has sent the presidential race into uncharted territory. Her candidacy, a completely unexpected choice nowhere close to the media's radar, has fundamentally changed the dynamic of the race, throwing the news media and the Obama campaign for a loop. And in November, it will come to be seen as either the most brilliant, crazy-like-a-fox moment of the McCain campaign or the wild flailing of a desperate Republican Party.
The Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate launched a redesigned Web site this summer aimed at increasing visibility and streamlining students' access to Senate affairs.
Students on Tufts' three campuses received phone calls and e-mails yesterday as the Department of Public and Environmental Safety tested its emergency notification system.
West Hall and a number of other buildings on campus received renovations this summer, but some touch-ups were put on hold for various reasons.
Only four percent of Tufts graduates consider themselves "very active" in the alumni community, according to a recent survey conducted by the Tufts University Alumni Association (TUAA).
It seems that Tufts' student-driven environmental focus extends well beyond the Hill. Jumbo involvement in environmental efforts such as the "Think Outside the Bottle" campaign and Tufts' Environmental Consciousness Outreach falls in step with a Massachusetts-wide focus on larger environmental goals.
Junior Michael Brown studies in one of the eight new armchairs that arrived in Brown and Brew yesterday. Director of Dining Services Patti Klos called the chairs "very comfortable," and some students who chatted with the Daily agreed. But all the students interviewed said they preferred the old couches to the new brown and blue chairs. "I think [the couches] made it a little bit cozier and a little bit more of a café setting," junior Missy Ricculli said.
The City of Somerville took another step on Monday toward bringing Davis Square its first hotel when the municipality released a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to any interested developers.
The fate of three amendments to the Tufts Community Union's (TCU) constitution remains in limbo, and one student is waiting for the Committee on Student Life (CSL) to rule on whether the language of the revisions was valid before proceeding with his appeal against them.
Davis Square, with its hip coffee shops, bizarre statues and colorful locals, is never lacking in quirky charm.
Whenever I tell someone I am studying abroad this semester in New Zealand, they always have the same reaction.
