Students faced off in the annual Battle of the Bands on Sunday, co-hosted by Tufts University Social Collective and the music department. Molasses Disaster took the top spot, followed by Cutting Corners in second and Call From Earth in third at the competition in the Granoff Music Center.
No. 13 Tufts men’s basketball fell to the University of Redlands, 95–93, in a suspenseful overtime battle in the NCAA second round on Saturday — concluding a 22–6 season in which Tufts also made it to the NESCAC semifinals. Review the postseason through the lens of Daily photographers and read the full NCAAs recap here.
The Tufts women’s lacrosse team beat Connecticut College 18–7 on Saturday on Bello Field. It was full steam ahead for No. 2 Tufts, who followed up on Saturday’s season-opening victory with two more wins over Roger Williams on Sunday and Endicott on Wednesday. Read the full recap of the game against the Camels here.
Tufts ice hockey skates on to NESCAC Tournament as the No. 5 seed after the final home weekend of the regular season, losing 3–2 to Colby on Friday and bouncing back to defeat Bowdoin on Senior Night the next day. Look back at the hard-fought game against Colby in photos. Read the Daily’s ...
Cycle alongside the many bicycles of Copenhagen, Denmark, in the latest dispatch from Daily photographers studying abroad. Copenhagen is one of the most bicycle-friendly cities in the world, with more than five times as many bikes as cars. Rain, shine or snow, Copenhagen residents cycle about 1.45 million kilometers every weekday on an extensive network of bike lanes and cycle superhighways.
In a thrilling end to the regular season, Tufts men’s basketball came back from a 10-point deficit to beat Bates in overtime, 83–75, on Saturday in Cousens Gym. The team also honored graduating Jumbos on Senior Day. In the NESCAC tournament, the No. 3 seed Tufts will host No. 6-seeded Williams at home on Saturday at 2 p.m. Read the Daily's full recap here.
Valentine’s Day came early to Tufts for the track and field Cupid Challenge on Feb. 7 and 8 in the Gantcher Center. Tufts’ Arielle Chechile placed second in the indoor pentathlon on Feb. 7. On Feb. 8, in field events, Lexi King won in high jump, Sarah Firth won in pole vault, Jordan Andrew placed first in long jump and second in triple jump, Elysse Cumberland placed first in triple jump and second in long jump, Mia Kurtz took third in shot put and Jackie Wells got second in the weight throw.
Look back at the men’s basketball games against Amherst and Hamilton during the penultimate weekend of regular season play. The Jumbos overtook the Mammoths on Friday 90–51 and the Continentals 84–69 on Saturday to clinch a host spot in the NESCAC tournament quarterfinal. Tufts remains at home ...
Tufts squash ended the regular season with dominant wins at home over Colby on Sunday, capping off a successful weekend. The No. 11 women’s squash team swept their matches 9–0 while the No. 12 men’s squash team earned a 7–2 victory over the Mules. Sunday’s results followed on the heels of Senior Day victories for both teams over Bowdoin on Saturday, as well as wins over Bates on Friday night. Look back at photos from Sunday as the Jumbos prepare for NESCAC Championships on Saturday in Hartford, Conn.
This past weekend, the world’s top track and field athletes from around the globe gathered in Boston for the 30th edition of the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix, competing in front of a sold out crowd of thousands of fans. Headlining the event were Julien Alfred from Saint Lucia, the 2024 women’s ...
During their last home weekend of the regular season, women’s basketball notched two wins, besting Wesleyan 76–42 on Friday and Trinity 68–59 on Saturday to improve to a 14–6 record. The game against the Bantams was also Senior Day for the four Jumbo seniors, Sofia Gonzalez, Annika Decker, Caitlyn O'Boyle and Mikayla Paquette. Look back on the action in Cousens Gym. Jack Chapleski also reports for the Daily.
Students, faculty and members of the greater Medford/Somerville community gathered in Cohen Auditorium for Tufts University’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. celebration on Thursday. Titled “Where Do We Go From Here?” after King’s 1967 speech, the event featured speakers, including University President Sunil Kumar, as well as poetry, song and dance of both contemporary and traditional varieties. In addition, sophomore Sonia Broni received the 2025 MLK Student Voices Award winner. To cap off the night, two Tufts professors led a a traditional Ghanaian drum performance that ended in a procession to the nearby Alumnae Hall for a dinner reception.
Here’s some of the sights that Daily photographers captured while away from campus.
The Arts Collaborative Medford opened its doors a little over a year ago. They aim to create a hub for local artists that is both accessible and inclusive. Their newest showcase, “The Threads That Tie Us,” is made up of textile installations from nine local artists that break the mold of typical ...
Look back on the Jumbos’ resounding victory over the Conn. College Camels on Saturday, as told in photos. This weekend, No. 9 Tufts men’s basketball beat Conn. College by a near-30 point margin in Cousens Gym, 71–42. Riley Daniels also reports for the Daily.
On Sunday evening, Tufts received the largest snowfall of the winter yet, with several inches piling up in just a few hours. Throughout the evening, dozens of students layered up and braved the cold to build snowmen, sled down the slopes of Tufts’ hilly campus and throw snowballs at each other for hours.
The newly-renovated Eaton Hall opened for classes the first week of the spring 2025 semester after beginning construction in November 2023. The building houses offices and classrooms for the departments of anthropology, classical studies, religion and sociology. The renovations added a large dividable ...
H Mart opened a long-awaited location in Davis Square on Thursday. The newest branch of the Asian supermarket chain features a wide array of groceries, snacks and ready-to-eat meals. Take a look inside the store on its bustling opening-day.
The Tufts Gymnastics Team became officially recognized in January 2024 as one of Tufts’ newest club sports, open to students of all experience levels. As a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Gymnastics Clubs, the team holds practices at Gymnastics Academy of Boston in Medford, near Ball Square. Go behind the scenes with Tufts Gymnastics at a recent practice.
