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Softball | Jumbos head into final weekend

After two wins in their Wednesday night doubleheader with Endicott, Tufts softball will wrap up its regular season with its final two series of the year this weekend. The Jumbos kick off their five-game home stand with a non-conference doubleheader against Rhode Island College on Thursday. Full story

Men's Track and Field | NESCAC victory at last

Jumbos finish ahead of Bates by 47 points

The drought is over. Tufts’ 2013 NESCAC track and field title was 22 years in the making, and the Jumbos not only won big — the gap between them and second-place Bates was 47 points — but did so on home soil. They notched six victories — five individual and one relay — en route to a resounding win, letting no doubt linger about their superiority in the conference.
Baseball | Bittersweet weekend for Jumbos

Team takes two of three from Bowdoin, but out of playoff picture

With their backs against the wall, the men’s baseball team needed a sweep against against NESCAC East-leader Bowdoin College to get into the NESCAC playoffs but fell one game short, sandwiching a tough 4-0 loss in between two impressive wins, 11-7 and 6-1.
Women's Lacrosse | Jumbos ousted by No. 1 Trinity

Headed into the NESCAC tournament quarterfinals in Hartford, Conn., on Saturday, the women’s lacrosse team knew what it would be up against facing off with the top team in the nation, No. 1 Trinity. The Bantams had not lost in their last 22 games in their quest to repeat as both NESCAC and national champions this year.
Men's Tennis | Jumbos overpower Mules, clinch NESCAC tournament berth

For the men’s tennis team, the 2013 spring season has been all but humdrum. The Jumbos started hot, winning four of their first five matches, but since then have endured some tough losses, including a 5-4 heartbreaker against Wesleyan on April 14. With the regular season finally drawing to a close, however, Tufts has finally found a rhythm and is playing some of its best tennis in recent memory.
Men's Lacrosse | Tufts takes Bowdoin 21-8, secures home NESCAC quarterfinal

After a devastating one-goal loss to Wesleyan last Saturday, the No. 9 men’s lacrosse team was sorely in need of a rebound. Wednesday night’s matchup at Bowdoin presented a huge opportunity for that bounce back, along with a must-win for the Jumbos if they hoped for any chance at a home NESCAC quarterfinal this weekend.
G.J. Vitale | Who’s on first

Obsession with the Game

When was it that professional sports got out of hand? Television might have had something to do with it: sitting at home, cranking your A/C, throwing back a couple of much cheaper brews, and avoiding the postgame traffic. You wonder why you’d ever go to the game when your TV gives you better sound and image quality than real life.
Sailing | Jumbos post strong scores ahead of Nationals

In their journey to rediscover their elite form en route to Nationals, the Tufts coed sailing team has made heady progress since their tightly contested fourth-place finish at the Friis & Marchiando Trophies just two weeks ago. Since then, they’ve ventured forward in securing a spot in the Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association (ICSA) National semi-finals with a third-place finish at this year’s New England ICSA Dinghy Championships hosted by Brown two weekends ago, followed by a tight sixth-place finish at this weekend’s Admiral’s Cup, hosted by the U.
Women’s Lacrosse | Jumbos defeat Cardinals on Senior Day

After falling to three straight NESCAC opponents, the No. 19 Tufts women’s lacrosse team exploded offensively in Saturday’s Senior Day game at Bello Field to defeat Wesleyan 17-5. With the victory, the Jumbos moved into to a tie with Williams for the eighth and final playoff spot in the NESCAC with just one more week of play remaining before the seeds are final and the postseason tournament commences.
Men’s Lacrosse | Slow second period for Jumbos leads to defeat against Wesleyan

Slow starts have been a problem for the No. 7 men’s lacrosse team this season. But for the Jumbos, it was an anemic second quarter that did the squad in against a rowdy Wesleyan team on Saturday afternoon, leading to an 8-7 loss on the road. Senior Jeff Gioncondi secured 11 of 19 faceoffs for the Cardinals, giving them much-needed possessions and allowing the opponent to keep the ball out of the Jumbos’ sticks.
Men' Tennis | Jumbos split Sunday doubleheader in intense matchups

Five tiebreakers. Over eight hours of match play. Three hundred and fifty-three total games played. That’s what Sunday had in store for the men’s tennis team, which kicked off the away portion of its NESCAC schedule with a doubleheader against Conn.
Baseball | Jumbos look to maintain consistency against Trinity

Despite sleet forecasts that pushed this weekend’s series against Trinity back a day, the Tufts baseball team is still ready to try its luck against the first-place Bantams. The Jumbos come into Saturday’s doubleheader as winners of five straight games, including a four-game sweep over Hamilton last weekend.

Women's Track and Field | Jumbos win NESCAC title

Upperclassmen lead Tufts to first win since 1988
Softball | Jumbos enter playoffs after sweeping Colby

Tufts softball ended their regular season on a high note with three consecutive shutouts of Colby College this weekend, boosting their final record to 35-3. The seventh-ranked Jumbos were a perfect 12-0 against NESCAC East opponents for the second straight year.
Jordan Bean | Sacked

Flipping the script

I’ve spent two semesters sitting behind my computer screen, nitpicking the problems I’ve had with the sports world. Sometimes it was a player’s action, a fan’s reaction, a rule or the myriad of other things that happened. However, while I spent all that time exposing the bad, I let slide the good just as the nature of my column.
Women's Lacrosse | Jumbos secure trip to NESCAC tournament

Though the women’s lacrosse team squared off against No. 6 Bowdoin at home on Wednesday, its fate would ultimately be decided in Vermont. The Jumbos fell to 7-7 and 3-7 in the conference in a 12-6 loss to the Polar Bears, but they snuck into the toughest Div.
Inside the NBA | NBA first round playoff preview

Another regular season of NBA basketball has come to a close, and it came just in time for Lakers fans everywhere. It’s time now to put our attention toward the NBA playoffs, a totally different brand of basketball. There is more pressure and importance with every passing game, road teams feel like they are playing in a totally different country and legends are born over the next few weeks.
Men’s Lacrosse | Jumbos pile up 30 goals in 2-0 weekend

After earning a huge 16-5 victory over non-conference opponent Babson early in the week, the No. 4 men’s lacrosse team was forced to scrap out wins in the final minutes of a NESCAC doubleheader in order to preserve its eight-game win streak and improve to 8-2 on the year, winning two games in front of the Alumni Weekend crowd.
Inside the NCAA | Louisville, Michigan set to meet in championship

With a long but exciting five-month season nearly in the books, Championship Monday is finally here. Two teams have risen to the top: the No. 1 Louisville Cardinals and the No. 4 Michigan Wolverines. Who’s going to take home the trophy? Here’s our take on this weekend’s games along with our pick to win it all: No.
Equestrian | Jumbo riders upset region, qualify for Zone championships

After toppling several schools in the area to win the region last week, the Tufts equestrian team will progress to Zone Championships at Mount Holyoke this Saturday, facing off against some of the northeast’s premier programs as they try to take a bid to the IHSA National Championship Show.
Men’s Tennis | Tufts falls to No. 21 Bates

After a spring break 4-1 record, the men’s tennis team hoped to begin the main portion of a competitive NESCAC schedule with a strong performance. Despite their efforts throughout the lineup, the No. 21 Bates Bobcats managed to steal Saturday’s match in Medford, 6-3.
Men’s Track and Field | Depth key to second-place finish at first spring home meet

No individual victories? No problem. That was the unspoken reality of the Tufts men’s track and field team at the Snowflake Classic this past Saturday. With the kind of depth that the Jumbos bring into competition every week, an impressive team result was made possible by a number of top finishes, even if they could never quite get that individual win.
Softball | Jumbos off to hot start with 13-1 spring break

The Tufts softball team traveled to Clermont, Fla., over spring break and kicked off their season with 14 games in the Sunshine State. The Jumbos hit the ground running, going 13-1 and passing their first test of the season with flying colors. Tufts began play by bludgeoning Bethany College, 13-4, in their season opener on March 16.
Men’s Swimming and Diving | Schmidt takes fifth in 1-meter, third in 3-meter

Junior Johann Schmidt headed to Shenandoah, Texas, this weekend to compete in his third NCAA Championship. Entering the meet as a three-time All-American and as the reigning champion on the 1-meter board, Schmidt was clearly a favorite for both boards, and he did not disappoint.

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Faculty approves American Sign Language for Part I of foreign language requirement

Tufts faculty members on May 8 officially passed a proposal allowing School of Arts and Sciences students to count American Sign Language (ASL) courses toward Part I of the foreign language requirement. Over 150 students signed an online petition in support of the initiative before the faculty meeting earlier this month.
Primary Source loses TCU recognition

Jenna Buckle

The Tufts Community Union (TCU) Judiciary last month derecognized the Primary Source due to the conservative publication’s inactivity and low membership this year. The journal has also been reported to the Dean of Student Affairs and the Office for Campus Life for submitting a membership list for re-recognition that contained the names of students uninvolved with the Source, according to Judiciary Chair Adam Sax.
Janitors’ union to enter contract negotiations

The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) on May 21 will renegotiate its contract with UGL Unicco, Tufts’ campus-cleaning contractor, and push for better working conditions for janitors. The current contract began in 2010 and was set to end in 2012 but was extended for one year, according to Tufts Labor Coalition (TLC) member Josephine Herman.
Dean Bosworth retires after 12 years at Fletcher

Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy dean Stephen Bosworth, a former U.S. Ambassador to South Korea, at the end of the academic school year retired from his position at the Fletcher School after 12 years of service. Admiral James Stavridis, former commander of the United States European Command and supreme allied commander of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), will succeed Bosworth as the new dean on July 1.
Amanpour talks career, international journalism

Chief International Correspondent for CNN and Global Affairs Anchor at ABC News Christiane Amanpour discussed her career, modern journalism and the role of women in her field to a crowded Cabot Auditorium on Friday for the eighth annual Edward R.
Stanford psychologist to deliver commencement address

Stanford University School of Education Dean Claude Steele will deliver this year’s Commencement speech on May 19, according to Director of Public Relations Kim Thurler. “We are honored that he will give this year’s commencement address,” Thurler told the Daily in an email.
New ID numbers, cards for students in August

The Department of Public and Environmental Safety will issue new ID cards to returning students before the start of next semester due to a change in the ID numbers used by the new Integrated Student Information System (iSIS). iSIS’ new ID number system uses a different number range, according to Administrative Services Supervisor Louis Galvez III.
ResLife to ban RA-resident relationships next year

A new Office of Residential Life and Learning (ResLife) rule will prohibit Resident Assistants (RAs) from dating residents from the residence halls for which they are responsible starting next year. Though they can date other students who live on campus, (RAs), Academic and Community Engagement (ACE) fellows and academic residential tutors cannot be in an “intimate relationship” with anyone who lives in their building, Director of ResLife Yolanda King told the Daily in an email.
TCU approves funding for Tier II club sports

The Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate on April 16 signed an agreement to allocate Senate money to Tier II club sports teams for the first time. According to TCU Treasurer Matthew Roy, Tier II sports had not received funding in the past because there were not enough funds available to support both Tier I and Tier II.
Interview | Dan Winslow

‘My life keeps coming back in circles to Tufts’

Dan Winslow (LA ’80) wears many hats as one of the Republican contenders in the April 30 primaries for the open United States Senate seat from Massachussetts, current representative in the state legislature, and Tufts alum. After graduating magna cum laude from Tufts with a degree in political science, Winslow attended Boston College Law School.
Health plan expands to include gender reassignment surgery

The university’s student health insurance plan starting next academic year will offer new benefits for transgender students, expanding coverage to include both hormone treatments and gender reassignment surgery. This will make Tufts the 38th college or university in the country to cover hormones and surgeries for transgender students, according to Senior Director of Health and Wellness Services Michelle Bowdler.

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As ‘justified departure’ policy holds steady, students continue push for repeal

Months after the evangelical Christian student group Tufts Christian Fellowship (TCF) declined to apply for exemption from the university’s nondiscrimination policy under a new policy created by the Committee on Student Life (CSL) in December, the CSL decision remains in place despite widespread student objection, and student leaders and activists in the Coalition Against Religious Exclusion (CARE) have vowed to continue to oppose it even as another student religious group has begun the process of applying to use the policy.
Editorial | Sustained criticism of ‘justified departure’ policy crucial in coming year

The Committee on Student Life (CSL) policy allowing religious groups to apply through the Chaplaincy for exemption from the university’s nondiscrimination policy confuses and repels the people it is meant to help, baffles the administrators charged with enforcing it, frustrates the Tufts Community Union (TCU) Judiciary asked to comply with it and doesn’t even seem to be entirely clear to the people who were in the room while it was being written.
Students call for sexual assault policy reform

Tufts Action for Sexual Assault Prevention (ASAP) and the Consent Culture Network (CCN) released an online open letter to university administrators on April 29 proposing reforms to the Sexual Harassment and Sexual Misconduct Policies. According to John Kelly, one of the co-writers of “An Open Letter on Policy and Institutional Reform” and a member of both ASAP and CCN, the letter is part of a yearlong endeavor that involved many student contributors.
Alcohol Task Force revives push for medical amnesty

Tufts’ Alcohol Task Force on Wednesday submitted a proposal to a university-wide steering committee to introduce a Good Samaritan policy and a modified medical amnesty policy in response to suggestions provided by the steering committee. Former Tufts Community Union Senate President Wyatt Cadley, a senior, explained that the steering committee brought these policies to the attention of the task force to ensure that students have full incentive to seek medical attention in the case of intoxication.
Women's Track and Field | Jumbos win NESCAC title

Upperclassmen lead Tufts to first win since 1988
Weekender | Timeflies: From Tufts to the Today Show

Tufts alumni discuss Timeflies’ meteoric rise to fame

Electro hip hop dub-something” reads the tag on the homepage of Timeflies’ website. The duo, comprised of Cal Shapiro and Rob Resnick, met at Tufts. In a serendipitous moment, they joined musical forces to form what is now a chart-topping unit. In the music video for their most recent release, “i choose u,” Cal navigates an auto junkyard, pursuing the perfect girl and occasionally getting behind the wheel of a car.
Donenfeld seeks improved student-Senate connection, simple solutions

Joe Donenfeld, a junior, is running for Tufts Community Union (TCU) president on a platform of increased Senate accessibility and transparency that he hopes would enhance campus communication and unity. Donenfeld has been a senator since the fall of his freshman year and was a member of Allocations Board where he chaired Council IV, the group that provides funding to campus religious groups.
Maciejewski touts experience, dedication

As a candidate for Tufts Community Union (TCU) president, junior Christie Maciejewski brands herself as a strong administrator with a long history of using her position on the Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate to generate immediate, tangible improvements to student life.
Thibodeau supports diversity, increased student input

Joe Thibodeau, a junior, is running for Tufts Community Union (TCU) president with a plan to create a community that better reflects students’ needs and desires. Thibodeau, who has served on Senate since September of his freshman year, is currently abroad in Madrid but has continued to participate in Senate activities.
Falcon Reese | Tongues Tied

Jackson Belleville for Town Selectman!

Stop being so literal!” Not exactly the stuff of a terrifying war cry, but my parents flung it at me often enough as a kid for it to sound like one. Why? Because I was what they liked to call “precocious,” which is a politely backhanded way of saying, “really freakin’ annoying.