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Burton receives Eliot-Pearson award for 'Reading Rainbow'

Actor and entertainer LeVar Burton took to the stage to a standing ovation while being honored at Friday’s 6th annual Eliot-Pearson Awards for Excellence in Children’s Media in Distler Performance Hall. Burton earned the award for his work as host and executive producer of the PBS television series “Reading Rainbow”. Full story

Compared with last year, Winter Bash a ‘well-oiled machine’

Thanks to some major logistical changes, this year's Winter Bash ran much more smoothly than in recent years. Changes to last Friday's event, in which more than 2,000 students were in attendance, included a return to the Sheraton Boston Hotel, as well as the addition of a separate DJ for the 21-plus section and a larger event staff.

TCU Senate Update

In its first meeting of the semester Sunday night, the Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate held two replacement in-house elections and allocated $2040 in funding to two student groups. Sophomore Stephen Ruggiero was elected by the Senate to an open seat on the Allocations Board.

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‘Dragon-tamers’ lead the parade around Chinatown

Tourists and residents alike flocked to dim sum restaurants and street vendors Saturday to ring in the Chinese New Year as part of a week-long festival. Smoking firecrackers cut through the afternoon sun as costumed performers took to the streets, surprising restaurant-goers with drums, gongs and elaborate dances.

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Tufts students to study in Cuba this summer

Thirteen Tufts students will have the opportunity to study abroad in Cuba this summer through Norfolk State University's (NSU) six-week program. The program will award two course credits to Tufts students and is offered in Havana at Casa de las Américas in the Academic Unit of the Schools of Letters and Art History at the University of Havana.

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Qualters named CELT director

Donna Qualters on Jan. 3 was appointed the new director for the Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching (CELT). The center, which was founded by Former Dean of Arts and Sciences Robert Sternberg in 2006 and is part of the Office of the Provost, works with and supports university faculty in pioneering new and innovative teaching methods through initiatives such as the Academic Leadership Development Program and the Faculty Fellows Seminar, which helps faculty hone their skills as teachers.

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Bishop of Massachusetts discusses forgiveness, courage

The Rt. Rev. M. Thomas Shaw, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts, visited the Hill last night to host a lecture about the diocese's relationship with Rwanda and to tell a story about a woman he met while visiting the country last month. Shaw was selected by the Tufts Chaplaincy to give his talk, titled "An Ordinary Woman with Uncommon Courage: a Story from Rwanda," as the semester's first installment of the Goddard Chapel Forum on Religion and Moral Courage, a lecture series organized and sponsored by the Tufts Chaplaincy.

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Tufts Occupiers stay active despite eviction

After the Dec. 10 police eviction of Occupy Boston from Dewey Square in which 46 people were arrested, the Tufts Occupiers group remains active with an emphasis on community issues and collaboration with other student Occupy groups. Protestors across the country have had to regroup and find new ways to spread their message without having a physical encampment.