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Escape the Library: Cambridge Public Library

By Olivia Bye | April 22

In the reading room of the Cambridge Public Library, two murals face one another. The first is a triptych nestled within a curved, dome-like ceiling depicting ancient milestones in the art of printing. We see a king imprint his royal seal onto blocks of clay in Babylon, paper being woven from papyrus in Ancient Egypt and the first daily newspaper in the form of a piece of parchment in Ancient Rome. On the other side of the room, we see modern printing developments that led us to the world of literature we know today, from the invention of the first printing press around 1440 in Germany to the invention of the cylinder press in the early 1800s.

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‘Forward Together’: Get to know Dhruv Sampat’s campaign

By Ella Sanders | April 22

Dhruv Sampat is a junior majoring in political science and economics with a minor in finance. Many may know Sampat through his role in the Tufts Community Union Senate Treasury, which he has served on for the past three years, but now he would like to transition out of the treasury office.

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A Jumbo’s Journey: A reminder

By Ben Rachel | April 18

It took me a while to figure out what I was going to write about for this column. Initially, I was thinking about taking up a friend’s offer to ghostwrite for me, but I quickly thought otherwise because, come on, my loyal fans would’ve spotted an impostor. Later on, I found myself sitting on Prez Lawn, enjoying the beautiful weather and sun. It was one of those moments of peace and serenity — something that I realized I hadn’t felt in a while. I distinctly remember looking around and seeing an inordinate number of students lounging on Adirondack chairs and picnic blankets, smiling and laughing with each other. It brought a smile to my face.

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Ashley Rose on what restorative practices mean today

By Ellora Onion-De | April 17

Open, vulnerable, listening and connection. These are the words that come to mind when senior Sophia Christodoulou, co-president of The Petey Greene Program at Tufts, thinks of a restorative practice circle. The Petey Greene Program is a national organization that partners with carceral facilities and reentry programs to provide education to people who are either currently or formerly incarcerated in the United States. Christodoulou, as co-president of the PGP branch at Tufts, felt inspired to organize a restorative practice circle event for the student tutors who go into local facilities. After meeting Ashley Rose, Tufts’ restorative practices program director, at an event centered on restorative justice, Christodoulou knew she wanted to bring in Ashley Rose to lead a circle with PGP.

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Think outside the square

By Sarah Firth | April 17

Somerville and Cambridge are shaped by their squares but some of the best spots live in the in-between — the places that don’t quite belong to any one neighborhood. This guide gives all the places in no man’s land the spotlight they deserve.

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The Oxford Comma: An ode to the classics

By Grace Nelson | April 17

Hi everyone! It’s me again, coming to you live from the comfort of my bed. I’ve missed it desperately (in particular, my mattress topper) during my recent adventures abroad — the main subject of today’s edition. As an English major, a lot of what I study is rooted in ancient Western literary traditions. Just think of all the mythological references in Shakespeare, or the use of epic form in “Paradise Lost”; almost every work in the English canon can be traced back to the OGs of Ancient Greece and Rome, if you will.

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Perú Publicado: The Amazon

By Chrystal Coleman | April 16

¡Hola! Sí, hoy cambié el saludo ¡porque estoy escribiendo desde la Amazonia! Aquí no se habla quechua; hay muchas otras lenguas nativas chéveres, como Ese Ejja, pero desafortunadamente no entiendo ni un palabra. Advertencia de antemano: No encontré a Tia Lucy, ni a el hogar para osos jubilados. Pero yo no estoy decepcionada y tú tampoco deberías estarlo porque encontré a Paddington de nuevo — esta vez en forma de un peluche enorme en un armario en mi hotel. Además, vi a Pedro, el pajarito rojo de la película “Rio” doblada por will.i.am mientras estaba parada al lado de un río. Esa experiencia es realmente uno de mis mejores recuerdos de este viaje, pero ocurrieron muchos más, así que empecemos.

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Hey Wait Just One Second: First words

By Max Turnacioglu | April 16

Parsnip. Magnanimous. Sepulcher. This could be the beginning of a particularly esoteric New York TimesConnections puzzle, but it is also how I chose to begin this week’s column. By selecting and recording arbitrary words that popped into my mind, I demarcated this piece of writing as a piece of writing; I began a series of words that followed from this obscure beginning and, taking this series in sum, I thus constructed a unified column upon the parsnip-laden ground. This is the raw power possessed by my first words.

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A Jumbo impact: Revolutionizing philanthropy in the Digital Age

By Thomas Leung | April 15

In an era dominated by social media feeds full of vacation photos and short-form entertainment, two Tufts alumus are on a mission to redefine how we share what truly matters: our commitment to making the world better. Meet Jack Moldenhauer (LA’23) and Isaac Gorelik (LA’22), co-founders of Giveasy, a groundbreaking social platform designed to amplify philanthropy by making giving visible, inspiring and contagious.

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Tufts students step up for Black women’s health with Line Dance Dance-A-Thon fundraiser

By Olivia Bye | April 11

It was 4:30 on a Saturday afternoon and sophomore Tamir Poindexter was demonstrating two line dances he hadn’t planned on teaching to a room full of Tufts students. By this point, the group had already blown through all the dances that Poindexter and the other club leaders had prepared to teach. But they weren’t ready to stop.

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Hearts on the Hill: Small schools, big hearts

By Julia Carpi | April 11

It’s another Friday morning on the hill. I say that partly because it has a nice ring to it and partly because it helps me process the little time we have left together.

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Tufts first-year housing guide

By Tufts Daily Features Staff | April 10

Miller and Houston Halls face each other across the Reservoir Quad: Some say in a friendly rivalry. These dorms are mirror images of one another, besides slight differences — like Miller’s accent color is a fiery orange while Houston’s is a soothing blue. I lived in Miller in a quad-facing room with the perk of beautiful sunset views. Don’t expect the rooms to be gigantic, but many of them come with ample built-in storage. My room’s layout had both beds in an L-shape along the walls; our desks faced each other in the center of the room (get used to studying together). Especially on upper floors, rooms will run hot in the early fall, but a strong fan will do the trick. The elevator is also a nice bonus when doing laundry and moving in!

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Two Tufts students take on the Boston Marathon as charity runners

By Arielle Flaherty | April 10

On April 21, approximately 25,000 runners will gather to complete the 129th Boston Marathon. Around 10% of these runners are charity runners, which means that instead of qualifying with a time, they have fundraised on behalf of one of the 174 official charity programs selected by the Bank of America Boston Marathon Official Charity Program. Tufts graduate student Maggie Roberts and Tufts senior Nika Renshaw are both excited to participate in the marathon as charity runners, raising funds respectively for Tedy’s Team and the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy.

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Boston Book Crawl: Tufts Bookstore

By Emily Sullivan | April 10

Sat next to the Mayer Campus Center is the Tufts University Barnes & Noble College branch. It may be frequently ignored by students in the months between the very start and end of the semester, but it is still technically a bookstore. Inside the building, you can find a range of items, including sweatshirts, snacks, cold medicine, textbooks, branded mugs and a few regular books.

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Discover Tisch’s hidden gem — The Digital Design Studio

By Sera Kwon | April 9

Although my English paper felt the consequences, I discovered what would become one of my favorite places on the Tufts campus: the Digital Design Studio. The studio, within the Digital Scholarship department, offers a variety of services that are available for Tufts students, faculty and staff.

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Tens of thousands of people gather at ‘Hands Off’ rally in Boston

By Claire Wood | April 7

Between 25,000 and100,000people gathered from Boston Common to City Hall Plaza on Saturday for the “Hands Off Massachusetts! Rally/March.” The rally was one of over 1,200 taking place as part of the “Hands Off!” movement across the country and abroad. In Boston, demonstrators began in Boston Common and marched down Tremont Street toward City Hall.

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Escape the Library: Boston Athenaeum

By Olivia Bye | April 7

It’s often all too difficult to convince myself to go off campus for the sole purpose of doing work. It is, undeniably, far easier to head over to Tisch or Edwin Ginn Library rather than take the time to explore something new. But the Boston Athenaeum — a unique combination of library and museum — provides me with just the excuse I need, containing both spaces to study and art exhibits to admire all on the same floor.

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