Students gather on president's lawn, protest police crackdown

Over 350 students gathered on the President's Lawn last night, taking an hour out of their studying to protest the overall downturn in Tufts' social scene and the recent administrative crackdown on parties. The peaceful yet outspoken crowd, assembled shortly after 11 p.m., shout chants from "Students have rights," to "Let's get drunk." Several Tufts University Police Department officers loitered on the patio, and Captain Mark Keith mingled surreptitiously in plainclothes, but the protest did not escalate beyond a half-hearted showing of discontent.