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Tufts to host international economics conference

Close to 100 presentations planned for event

Tufts will bring to campus a number of internationally recognized economics professors this weekend as the Department of Economics hosts for the first time the annual Northeast Universities Development Consortium (NEUDC) Conference. The conference will focus on new research in the realm of development economics and will provide a platform for researchers as well as graduate students to present their individual work. Full story

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Was Jesus a liberal?

The Rev. Scotty McLennan signs a copy of his new book "Jesus Was a Liberal: Reclaiming Christianity for All," in Goddard Chapel yesterday evening. McLennan, the dean for religious life at Stanford University, gave a talk about the book as part of the Ofice of the Chaplaincy's Forum on Religion and Media series. 3 comments

Eco-Rep Symposium unites green students

Students from schools across New England will come to Tufts’ campus tomorrow to experience a new kind of environmental symposium, one featuring peer-to-peer learning focused not just on the perils of climate change but also on how to create social movements around environmental issues.

TUPD has promoted six to corporal

The Tufts University Police Department (TUPD) in May promoted six officers in its Medford and Boston offices to the rank of corporal. The promotions leave the department with the most corporals the department has ever had at once, according to Sgt. Robert McCarthy. 2 comments

Cause Dinner raises funds for Tufts-affiliated health clinic

Students donated a portion of their meal costs on Tuesday evening to the Sharewood Project, a grassroots, Tufts-affiliated medical clinic, during the Cause Dinner hosted by Dining Services. The Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate and Dining Services hold the Cause Dinner on one evening every semester as a way to support undergraduates’ charitable initiatives. 1 comment

Tufts enforcing BYOB policy at fraternities

Hours before the late-night festivities of Halloween weekend began on Friday, Tufts officials reintroduced a “Bring Your Own Beer” (BYOB) policy for Greek houses hosting parties. Designed to reduce the university’s liability for alcohol-related incidents, the policy has seldom been enforced at most Greek houses, and, when discussed, it has often raised concerns among students.

Twenty-seven!

Alex Rodriguez and the New York Yankees shook off the Philadelphia Phillies with ease last night, beating them 7-3 to win the World Series in six games. It was the Yankees’ first championship in nine years but their 27th overall, a major league record.