Tufts Briefs

Senators to meet with TUPD, others on alcohol policy

In what Tufts Community Union (TCU) Vice President Joe Mead called "meetings of the minds," the TCU Senate has planned several meetings with administrators and students to discuss the University's alcohol and social policies.

TCU President Chike Aguh cited several parties that were shut down early by the Tufts University Police Department (TUPD). He emphasized the necessity of establishing standards with TUPD. "It's so students know what is expected of them and vice versa," he said.

Mead said he is looking forward to meeting with TUPD. "We're starting a committee meeting with TUPD about party regulations," he said. "So that way it's not just a bunch of people complaining."

The Senate hopes the meetings will provide more information for the Committee on Fraternities and Sororities to consider when reexamining university policy.



Senate may add AIM screen name

At Sunday's Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate meeting, sophomore Senator Rafi Goldberg discussed plans to create a Senate-wide Instant Messenger screen name.

The proposal, which generated a lengthy discussion among senators, is designed to increase students' ability to communicate with the Senate.

A computer program will keep the screen name signed in, and any senator who is signed in under their own account will be able to respond to messages sent to the Senate screen name. The TCU Treasury already has a screen name, "TCUTreasury."

Goldberg spoke about other technological improvements, such as the Project Tracker, that he said have made communication with the student body easier. "The advent of these tools has enabled us to be more efficient and more responsive to constituent concerns," he said.



Spike Lee ticket sale announced

Lecture Series announced yesterday details for the sale of tickets to the March 10 talk by film director Spike Lee.

Beginning Monday at Noon, students can log-in to Webcenter to request one or two tickets for the event. Students will then receive an e-mail either confirming a ticket reservation or informing students that their attempt was unsuccessful.

In addition to the 585 seats in Cohen Auditorium available to students for this event, Lecture Series will have a live feed of the speech in Jackson Gym. Tickets are $10 for a seat in Cohen and $3 for Jackson.

The ticket system will remain online until all available seats in Jackson and Cohen are filled



-- Compiled by Daniel Lutz and Jon Schubin