It seems like every time I go out to enjoy some of Tufts' open green areas these days, I am confronted with the ultimate Frisbee team playing Frisbee. I make a point of saying that they are not ...

Who needs a tiger, a bear, or a gator? Tufts has the almighty Jumbo, whose name comes from "jumbe," the Swahili word for "chief." In previous issues of The Sporting News and Sports Illustrated, Tufts ...

The "Jackson College" name will not appear on the diplomas of female graduates this May, Provost Sol Gittleman announced Wednesday. Reverting to the design that was abandoned in 1962 - when female ...

Every university has its own unique set of decades?long traditions. Here, traditions include the painting of the cannon, kissing under Bowen Gate, Tuftonia's Day observations, the candle lighting (or ...

Tufts women's soccer coach Martha Whiting was named the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Women's Division III Coach of the Year on Friday. The honor comes on the tails of a ...

Most current Tufts students can't remember 1979. This lapse in memory is most likely not the result of excessive television watching or having too much fun in college. It actually stems from the fact ...

'The White Ribbon,' the new film from Austrian provocateur Michael Haneke, can best be described as chilling. The slow, austere aesthetic that pervades the film creates a palpable sense of dread, ...

Morgan McDuffee, a senior lacrosse captain at Bates College, was killed early Sunday morning in Lewiston, Maine, during a fight between several Bates students and local youths. McDuffee, a Lexington, ...

Public nudity Web site Coccozella.com has posted hundreds of pictures of students participating in Tufts' 2007 Naked Quad Run (NQR), clearly exposing the faces and nude bodies of undergraduates as ...

Looking ahead to the new season of "The Sarah Silverman Program," which premiered last night, Sarah Silverman sat down to talk about her show and her other recent project, The Great Schlep. From her ...

Frances Cohen Gillespie was told constantly that her work was inferior, her style was childlike, and that her husband was a better painter than she could ever hope to be. Such was the story of Mrs.

This article is the third in a series exploring the historical background of sites and buildings on Tufts Medford/Somerville campus. Jumbo the elephant, who stands proudly outside Barnum Hall, ...