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Somerville financial committee reconvenes to evaluate effects of state budget cuts

Somerville Mayor Joseph Curtatone decided to reconvene the five-person Financial Advisory Committee (FAC) last month in hopes of addressing the effects of state budget cuts and the continuing economic downturn. Curtatone created the FAC in January to address severe revenue shortfalls that emerged as the economy fell into recession. Full story

Economics dept. separates grad program into two tracks

The Department of Economics has expanded its graduate program options, and next year will offer two degree opportunities — one focused around class work and the other based on research. Under the department’s new plan, the current one-year Master of Arts in Economics program has been renamed the Master of Science in Economics Program, and will offer students either a one-year, course-based program or a two-year option geared toward research.

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Active Minds at Tufts: advocating for mental health awareness

The importance of mental health on college campuses has increasingly led students around the country to take action, and Jumbos are no exception. This year a new student group, the Tufts chapter of the Active Minds organization, was created in order to raise awareness of mental health issues. 1 comment

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Students adjust religious values to accommodate college life

Most students probably do not arrive on the Hill their freshman year expecting to be enveloped in religious fervor. Indeed, popular perceptions of college hedonism don’t seem conducive to quiet spiritual reflection, and students suddenly confronted with the vast array of new cultures and beliefs in college are often thought to leave behind any spiritual notions imparted on them by their upbringing. 3 comments

MIT graduate student dies, another goes missing but is found

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has had a troubling last two weeks, mourning the death of graduate student Kabelo Zwane. Another graduate student, Guangtau Cong, went missing last Monday but has since been found. A sophomore from Swaziland, 21-year-old Zwane was found dead on Nov. 1 comment

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