Video: Tufts professors react to their Rate My Professor reviews
By Chloe Nacson-Schechter and Margaux Wade | May 22Ever wonder what your professors really think of their Rate My Professor ratings?
Ever wonder what your professors really think of their Rate My Professor ratings?
The Tufts Community Union Senate launched Empower Hour as a pilot program in the spring 2023 semester. Empower Hour aimed to create a safe space for female-identifying and nonbinary students to build confidence in the gym. Video journalists Nora Palkon and Sophi Schneider spoke to coaches and students about what the weekly program meant to them.
Video journalists Stephen Burchfield, Anna Griffin and Trey Lawrence went to Dewick-MacPhie Dining Center to find out what Tufts students were eating for lunch on a Saturday afternoon.
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Hundreds of people gathered at the new Medford/Tufts MBTA station at 4:30 a.m. on Dec. 12 to celebrate the grand opening of the decades-delayed Medford branch of the Green Line Extension. The Daily was on the scene for the packed first ride.
How does singer/songwriter meira describe her personal sound?
Are all Tufts students really Brown rejects? Is everyone truly as quirky as the admissions office would have you believe?
On Nov. 17, MBTA General Manager Steve Poftak announced that the Medford branch of the Green Line Extension is officially scheduled to open on Monday, Dec. 12, following a series of previous delays.
On April 8, Dean of Student Affairs Camille Lizarríbar announced that 150 first-year students would be living in temporary dormitories at 91, 93 and 95 Professors Row during the 2022–23 school year. Three modular buildings, each equipped with a laundry room, a common area, a kitchen and air conditioning, were transformed into The Court at Professors Row.
On Oct. 14, the Tufts Beelzebubs performed some of their greatest hits at an energetic a cappella concert live in the Tufts Daily newsroom. Members of the group then sat down with the Daily to discuss grappling with national recognition, building an inclusive culture and how they approach live performances — plus, where the Bubs get those iconic red pants.
Tufts senior Veronica Stewart-Frommer leads a double life of sorts. She's the lead singer of Melt — a nationally touring, Billboard-charting indie-soul band — and a full-time college student. The Daily recently sat down with Stewart-Frommer for an extended conversation on activism, finding balance and building community through music.
Video journalist David Corro and staff writer Abby Stern sat down with history-making, outgoing Tufts Community Union Senate President Amma Agyei for a conversation about student government, leadership and her multifaceted time at Tufts.
Due to an on-campus bed shortage, approximately 100 first-year students spent the past year living at the Hyatt Place Medford. Video journalists Sophi Schneider and Natasha Wan spoke to several Hyatt residents about the good and the bad of a year of hotel living. This is the second installment in a two-part series.
Video journalists Julia Carpi and Carl Svahn recently set out around campus to ask Tufts students an important question: "What song are you listening to?"
On April 30, Tufts women's lacrosse triumphed over Trinity to advance to the NESCAC Championship Semifinals. After a season with many ebbs and flows, the Jumbos have now won six consecutive games. Video journalist (and varsity lacrosse player) Meg Hatton recently caught up with three of the team's senior leaders to look back on the season — and their four years at Tufts.
On March 12, Tufts student band Emperor Jones performed a Tiny Desk Concert live in the Daily newsroom, delivering a dynamic, jazz-infused set. Though the members of the band come from diverse backgrounds, they are united through a common love of making music — and the Grateful Dead.
Tufts University offered admission to 9% of applicants to the undergraduate Class of 2026, marking the lowest acceptance rate in university history. Here's how some of the newest Jumbos reacted to their acceptances.
Tufts Civic Semester is a program for incoming students that combines academic work and on-site organizational visits. In fall 2021, the Civic Semester cohort spent its first semester in the American Southwest exploring topics such as indigenous sovereignty, immigration rights and environmental justice.
Classes kicked off earlier this semester in the brand new $90 million Joyce Cummings Center. Video journalist David Corro got a behind-the-scenes tour of the building from the person in charge of it all, Director of Academic Space Management Bruce Panilaitis.
On Feb. 5, patients, doctors, nurses and families joined together outside Tufts Children's Hospital to hold a rally in support of keeping the facility open.