Just in case you didn’t get a chance to read University President Anthony Monaco’s email yesterday, here is what you should know going into the Spring 2012 semester.
1. Monaco joined the board of Tufts Medical Center.
2. The membership of the President’s Council on Campus Sustainability will soon be announced, and is supposed to meet for the first time this month.
3. The President’s Council on Diversity, which will have working groups focused on different issues, is slated launch “shortly” after Campus Sustainability.
4. “Unfortunately, during this past semester, there was no respite from the uncertainties of the external economy. So we seek to balance realistic and prudent expenditure forecasts with investments that enable forward momentum in critical areas such as financial aid and faculty support.”
5. The Provost Search Committee is aiming to appoint a new provost sometime during the summer.
6. Executive Director of Development Eric Johnson will serve as the interim Vice President for University Advancement, effective March 1.
7. The Steve Tisch Sports and Fitness Center is expected to open in September.
Citing the steep increase in symptoms seen across the Boston area, the administration sent out an email warning the Tufts community about the rise in gastroenteritis. The email describes symptoms that include severe vomiting within the first 24 hours, body aches, diarrhea and “just plain feeling awful,” stated Margaret Highman, Medical Director at Tufts Student Health Services. Health Services advised students to wash their hands to avoid contracting the virus.
This is not the first time Tufts has dealt with a possible gastroenteritis outbreak. In February 2007 the administration sent a similar email when college campuses across the Boston area saw a significant rise in cases.
No need to leave this ball at midnight: Cinderella’s ball didn’t have a groovy DJ, buffet or 3,000 hooks to hang jackets. Winter Bash returns again…this time, with a completely online ticketing system. But what happened to Break the Ice?
Didn’t get a chance to take Social Psych? Never fear, Professor of Psychology Sam Sommers’ new book is, in his words, “my Social Psychology course in a book.” Read the Daily’s exclusive interview with the man in charge of Psych 13.
Skip the grocery store: Read the Daily’s review of Strip-T’s, a restaurant that dishes up gourmet fare with a sense of humor. Whether you want steak or pig head toast, this restaurant is worth the car trip.
Tufts tweet of the day: “Just need to send in my updated transcript and tufts will have my whole application!”
Tweet all about it: You may have noticed University President Anthony Monaco’s presence on Twitter and Facebook, but he is just one of many #Tufts-affiliated twitter users out there. Tufts manages a highly ranked hub of networking services to stay in touch and reach out to the community.
No more lollipops after shots: In the future, doctors may be able to painlessly deliver drugs using a system of silk-based microneedles developed by researchers in the Department of Biomedical Engineering. While the study is still in progress, it could have drastic implications for the lollipop industry as doctors’ offices stop ordering the candy to soothe post-shot trauma.
When OK just don’t cut it: In its sixth season on air, “30 Rock” seems to have lost its flair. While its acting and chemistry keep the show afloat, avid fans may find that the show is becoming increasingly predictable.
Tufts tweet of the day: My Child Development syllabus says if we’re caught multitasking while taking notes on our computer 3x we have to buy the prof crocs #Tufts
Happy first day of classes! This means that the first issue of the Daily is hot off the press and waiting for you. Here are a few reading suggestions in case you feel like doing something other than the crossword in class today.
The rats are back in town: Looks like rats, not just students, are back on campus and ready to learn.
A few students at our rival Middlebury are spending their month-long “J-term” producing a webseries about three collegians struggling their way through fraternity pledging.
The first episode in the four-part series debuted last night. The plot of the show is mostly typical frat movie stuff , at least through the first installment, when the pledges are required to (”gasp”) throw a big toga party and attempt to buy booze. There are a few quirky twists, however, which were to be expected from many of the same folks behind last year’s goofy mockumentary series “Public Safety”".
The show is directed by Middlebury senior Brad Becker-Parton and stars juniors Ben Orbison, Greg Dorris and Adam Benay as the hapless pledges Chet, Kevin and Zach. Junior Tom Califra plays a homoerotic pledgemaster with a taste for cottage cheese, and senior Ele Woods plays his girlfriend.
The shiny Steve Tisch Sports and Fitness Center, which is still under construction, will make New Year’s resolutions so much easier for future generations of Jumbos.
Will you be shufflin' with these guys next semester?
The end of the fall semester can only mean one thing: the beginning of the massive rumor mill that each year precedes Spring Fling. Chatter about potential artists got a jump-start earlier this month when Concert Board asked students to vote for one out of five potential artists in an online survey. The artists, who were chosen based on “cost range, rough availability, and general student appeal,” included Vampire Weekend, The Shins, Snoop Dogg, Kid Cudi and LMFAO.
Office for Campus Life Assistant Director David McGraw said the artists in the survey were available at the time that the survey was created, but emphasized that artists’ costs and availability are constantly changing.
“This is the frustrating part of booking large-scale acts, but every school is faced with this same challenge,” he said in an email, adding that artists will be contacted as soon as possible.
In the meantime, you can always try to perfect your shuffle in hopes that LMFAO will accept a bid for next semester’s extravaganza.
Here’s something else to add to the list of procrastination methods: go to the library! Students on campus — including inside Tisch Library — have been unable to access Tufts Wireless for at least 20 minutes.
