Weekender: Tufts dental student John Sobhani speaks on work with true-crime Netflix documentary
(02/18/21 6:05am)
Content warning: This article discusses death, murder, suicide, violence and mental illness.
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Op-ed: Tufts must condemn anti-Asian racism
(02/16/21 6:01am)
Content warning: This article mentions violence and racism against Asian individuals.
Somerville City Council votes to decriminalize entheogenic plants
(02/16/21 6:03am)
Content warning: This article mentions drug addiction and overdose, mental health struggles and suicide.
TCU Senate discusses upcoming initiatives, hears supplementary funding requests
(02/16/21 6:00am)
The Tufts Community Union Senate discussed its upcoming initiatives and heard several supplementary funding requests in its virtual meeting on Monday evening.
'Chromatica' Oreos are a tasty, colorful eating experience
(02/16/21 6:01am)
For the world’s most famous pop stars, expanding into other businesses is a great way to connect with fans, build a brand and make some money. It’s almost a rite of passage at this point: Beyoncé’s Ivy Park athleisure, Rihanna’s Fenty products and Lady Gaga’s Haus Laboratories are all just recent examples of popular artists taking advantage of their big names to capitalize in other ventures.
Op-ed: An open letter to Tufts faculty and administration calling for lightening of coursework
(02/12/21 5:01am)
Content warning: This article mentions mental health struggles and suicide, and references violence against people of color and transgender individuals.
TCU Senate discusses allegations of bias against TCU Judiciary, racism on campus
(02/08/21 5:01am)
The Tufts Community Union Senate discussed the upcoming hearing it will hold to review a complaint filed against the Tufts Community Union Judiciary in their virtual Sunday afternoon meeting.
University chaplain focused on social justice, connecting with students
(02/03/21 6:01am)
The Rev. Elyse Nelson Winger assumed her role as university chaplain on Oct. 1, 2020. She has used her position to connect with various members of the Tufts community while committing to anti-racist action and addressing issues of social justice, according to students on campus.
Kognito prepares Tufts community to support peers in distress
(02/05/21 6:01am)
In March 2020, Tufts Health and Wellness sent an email inviting students to participate in Kognito:a 30-40-minute online mental health education program that teaches students, staff and faculty how to engage a student who approaches them with mental health-related distress. In the program, the user interacts with a simulated student, and has the opportunity to observe the impact of different responses on the student’s body language, verbal communication and the overall progress of the conversations.
Tufts begins Phase 1 vaccinations for health care workers, first responders
(02/01/21 6:01am)
Tufts began vaccinating members of the community included in Phase 1 of theMassachusetts COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan on Jan. 6.
Faculty votes to extend exceptional pass/fail policy amid student support
(02/01/21 6:02am)
Faculty members from the Schools of Arts and Sciences and Engineering voted to extend the exceptional pass/fail (EP/F) policy to the spring 2021 semester in a meeting on Dec. 18. Jennifer Stephan, dean of academic advising and undergraduate studies at the School of Engineering, and the five associate deans of undergraduate advising, announced this extension in an email to undergraduate students on Jan. 19.
Tufts athletes ask for spring season, NESCAC waits to make decision
(02/01/21 6:02am)
After nearly a year of being sidelined, Tufts student-athletes want their sports back.
Reflections on first semester: First-years talk about college experience
(12/08/20 6:02am)
This year has presented a number of challenges for everyone, as students and faculty adjust to the experience of college education amid a pandemic. This job has proven to be a special challenge for first-year students, who are not only adjusting to college in a pandemic, but college in general.
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(12/08/20 6:02am)
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Tufts sees decrease in mental health-related calls during COVID-19 pandemic
(12/08/20 6:02am)
Counseling and Mental Health Services has seen a decrease in mental health-related calls from on-campus students, despite the COVID-19 pandemic and restrictions imposed to ensure the health and safety of students.
Editorial: Tufts, here are some New Year's resolutions
(12/07/20 7:01am)
Our community faced myriad challenges this semester, ranging from the spread of COVID-19 on our campus, to social isolation, to a divisive presidential election. While many of us may want to put this semester and the rest of 2020 behind us, it is still important to take a moment to critically reflect upon the issues that our community faced this semester as well as the change we must commit to fighting for in the coming year.
Editorial: Tufts professors should continue empathetic approach to teaching as semester comes to a close
(12/04/20 7:01am)
As the end of the semester approaches, students face the usual final exams, projects and papers amid an unusual finals season. In addition to increasing academic rigor, students have endured immense personal challenges this semester, including strains on mental and physical health as a result of the pandemic.The recent rise of COVID-19 cases and close contacts on campus further compounds this stress. Thus far, many professors have displayed an understanding of these circumstances as they have adapted to hybrid platforms. As we navigate the final weeks of this semester, it is vital that faculty continue this trend of empathy and flexibility by prioritizing student well-being and adjusting class policies to reduce stress.
Police reform: How is it achieved?
(12/02/20 8:06am)
Calls for police reform have erupted across the country in the wake of the murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor among many others. Americans are demanding systemic change in the policing system, and protests for police reform have become national news. How exactly is police reform achieved? Here are four approaches.
ella jane makes indie pop music with a little bit of 'What is this?'
(12/01/20 6:03am)
Have you ever loved a book so much you wrote a whole indie pop song about it? Relatedly, have you ever wondered what it’s like to manage a full academic course load and a rising music career during your first semester of college at Tufts, amid a pandemic? Look no further: Meet first-year student and singer-songwriter Ella Roth. As she describes in aTikTok video posted in early October, Roth, like many, started quarantine with isolation taking a toll on her mental health. But after her English teacher assigned her Advanced Placement Literature class a creative final project about any book they had read that year, she emerged from her rut with a catchy indie pop song inspired by the titular character of the classic novel “The Great Gatsby” (1925). The song is called “nothing else i could do,” and since its release in July, it has gained over 2 million streams on Spotify. The TikTok video from October has now accumulated over 2 million views. Roth, who releases music under the name ella jane, is on the path to becoming a star in the alternative pop scene.
Editorial: Students must continue to follow COVID-19 guidelines as cases rise
(12/01/20 6:02am)
Tufts’ campus has seen a substantialrise in cases of COVID-19 in recent weeks.In an email sent to the community on Nov. 15, Tufts establishedincreased restrictions for students studying in person in response to a concerning number of new cases and close contacts. Considering the difficulty of remote learning andlack of means to decompress, the prevailing sense of exhaustion among Tufts students is not surprising; however, it is still critical that we remain vigilant in following university protocols by wearing masks, social distancing and avoiding gatherings. By neglecting these measures, we risk jeopardizing the future of on-campus operations — in the spring semester and beyond.