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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

Campus center heating up

Student activities in the campus center have become especially heated in recent weeks — not due to emotions, but because an outdated heating system is in need of replacement. Temperatures in the campus center, particularly in the lower-level Large Conference Room, have reached uncomfortably warm levels due to the limitations of the sole central heating system that controls the temperature of the entire campus center.

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.

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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Reduced portion size is a part of nutrition initiatives in dining halls

 As part of an ongoing effort to create healthier food options for Tufts students, Dining Services has reduced the sizes of entrées offered in dining halls in recent years. “We think of it as ‘right sizing,’ quite frankly,” Director of Dining and Business Services Patti Klos said of the changes.

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Red Line derailment possible, according to MBTA report

An independent report released earlier this month found that the Red Line train that runs between Alewife and Harvard, the extension of the T used most often by Tufts students, is in danger of derailment. The report, released on Nov. 4, gave 57 projects the highest priority grade on safety. 1 comment