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Boston Bookcrawl: Rodney’s Bookstore

By Emily Sullivan | February 17

In the bleak midwinter, it can be tricky to maintain one’s sanity and whimsy. As temperatures stay near freezing and snow still coats much of campus, staying indoors feels compulsory rather than cozy. Yet, settling down with a good book is my way of turning a night stuck inside into a lovely evening.

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A behind-the-scenes look into Tufts’ annual Winter Formal

By Pranya Taurani | February 13

The annual Winter Formal at the Joyce Cummings Center on Jan. 18 was a resounding success. With live music, catering, photo ops and dancing, it proved to be a great start to the new semester. But most attendees did not get to witness the months of planning, rehearsals and communication that went into the night.

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Worth Going Broke?: Heaven in a sandwich

By Eloise Bernstein | February 13

Before midterms last semester, I desperately needed to get off campus. My body and soul were begging for a change of scenery — anything but my usual rotation of Tisch, Fletcher and my dorm. My mind, on the other hand, knew that if I stopped studying, I would no doubt fail every test. As my pent-up energy started to leak out in the form of aggressive pacing, unnecessary snacking and snapping at my well-meaning friends, I came up with a solution: convincing my friend Kellan to escape with me to anywhere outside of Medford or Somerville. My goal became to simply find a place where I could buy an overpriced (but absolutely necessary) coffee and actually lock in.

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Serve & Survey: Cupid’s dilemma

By Jaylin Guzman | February 13

While college is known for bringing together people from countless backgrounds, it’s rare to see all those differences in one place at one time. But despite everything that makes us different, we all share the neurobiological feeling of hunger. And where else do all of our worlds collide where this need for food is met other than in a dining hall? In my view, this makes dining halls the perfect place to consider the question: How different are we, really?

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Love, hookups and dating at Tufts — oh my!

By Emily Sullivan | February 12

It’s almost Valentine’s Day, and there is no doubt that love is in the air for some students here at Tufts. And there’s no better way to understand love and relationships than with a Qualtrics survey. This one was shared from Jan. 29 to Feb. 9 on social media, Slack and through personal connections, leading to a total of 69 completed responses. A quick disclaimer: The generalizability of this data is questionable, and the results are more entertaining than truly scientific. After all, who are we to try to pin down the mysterious force of love with non-validated surveys and scales?

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A Jumbo’s Journey Abroad: Turning around

By Ben Rachel | February 12

My initial idea for this publication was going to be me complaining about the heinous weather out here in Barcelona. I’ve been here for a month now and it’s only been over 60 degrees, like, five times! It’s been getting pretty cold, with last night dropping to the high 40s. I’m not sure what it’s like back at Tufts, but I bet it’s better than here!

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Noom CEO Geoff Cook and daughter Madeline Cook pursue joint degrees at Tufts

By Katie Galligan | February 11

For many Tufts students, starting university marks the first time living away from their families back at home. This is not the case, however, for Madeline Cook, a first-year combined degree student pursuing fine arts and psychology. Upon moving into Tufts this past fall, her dad decided to come with her. Well, not literally, but Geoff Cook did begin taking online classes as part of the Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy master’s program.

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The Bright Side: Lessons from my friend, Alysa Liu

By Sera Kwon | February 11

There are times when the world just feels overwhelming. There’s this persistent desire to stay informed — to keep up with current events, to understand what’s happening beyond my own small universe. But opening the news now elicits a familiar sinking feeling. Another headline about human rights being rolled back. Another policy undoing years of climate progress. Another reminder of democracy eroding in broad daylight while a billionaire purges a newsroom in the name of ‘efficiency.’

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Faculty profile: Get to know Professor Slodden

By Navya Singh | February 10

Nothing is more fundamentally human than death — yet it remains one of the most uncomfortable topics to discuss. Trained in medical sociology, Professor Caitlin Slodden strives to ask the tough questions and explore why something so evident in everyday life remains taboo. At Tufts, she teaches the course “Death & Dying” in which students examine death as a social and cultural process.  

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AMPT: Tufts’ very own mixtape

By Maia Goldman | February 10

The Association of Mixed People at Tufts is a student organization that creates community for students with mixed backgrounds to bond over their unique experiences. AMPT Co-Head Event Planner and senior Chrystal Coleman emphasized that AMPT serves as a space for anyone who identifies as multicultural in their own way.

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Bring Jumbo home: 2 Tufts students lobby administration to bring Jumbo’s skeleton to campus

By Olivia Bye | February 5

Senior Jack Wilan was digging through records of Tufts history in the Tufts Archival Research Center (TARC) last fall when he became fixated on the story of Jumbo the Elephant. Wilan wasn’t looking to learn about Jumbo, Tufts’ beloved mascot who was once one of the most famous circus attractions in the world. Instead, he was looking for information about class year distinctions in the 1900s, the topic of his research project for the archival research seminar “Tufts in American History”. But after coming across Jumbo story after story dating back over a century, Wilan quickly latched onto the mascot and its significance to Tufts’ history.

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TEMS: More than just Tufts’ alcohol ambulance

By Abilene Adelman | February 5

For many new students at Tufts, the idea of living on their own for the first time is intimidating. They are now responsible not only for their studies, but also for laundry, meals and even their own physical health. One thing that can be particularly frightening to experience while away from home is a medical emergency.

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Boston Bookcrawl: More Than Words

By Emily Sullivan | February 2

Welcome back to my bookstore review column! I hope my brief, semester-long hiatus gave you enough time to explore the last few stops on our book crawl and that you are now itching for your next bookstore recommendation. The good news is that I’ve returned to give you my keen evaluations of the various book-buying experiences that Boston offers us.

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Worth Going Broke?: Hot or cold?

By Eloise Bernstein | January 30

On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, I had the pleasure of giving a friend of mine, Sae, a tour of Tufts. It was a perfect day to tour campus since it had snowed the night before, blanketing everything in a shining layer of white. The tour went great, but by the time we got back to Mayer Campus Center, we were both frozen to the bone. In a moment of genius, I pulled her onto the shuttle to Davis Square, promising her warm food just one bus stop away. With faces bundled into scarves and hands shoved into gloves, we made the trip to Yume Ga Arukara.

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A Jumbo’s Journey Abroad: Hungry, tired, hungover, saying yes

By Ben Rachel | January 28

For those who are wondering if I’m still alive, I can confidently say I think I am. I’m going on my third full week in Barcelona, and my stats have been pretty crazy: 10 nights out past 3 a.m., 50 bocadillos, 100 cafés sin leche, 574 Google Maps searches and one Instagram post (on my spam, because I’m still thinking up a caption for my real account).

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Jumbos research around the world with IGL trips

By Pranya Taurani | January 26

Research trips offered by the Initiative for Global Leadership give Tufts students opportunities to apply their academic studies in real-world settings. The IGL, a resource housed within the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life, offers these programs during spring break or the summer through Tisch College–affiliated student organizations such as Women in International Relations, Latin American Committee and Middle East Research Group.

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Allen Wang’s ‘Held In Silt’ exhibit brings community, light to SMFA

By Emily Sullivan | January 22

Bass music pulsed through the intimate space on a Saturday night in January. On the left were a series of abstract oil paintings. Large, charcoal landscapes, mainly depicting flowers, waterfalls and rocks, covered the rest of the wall space. People milled about, many in quiet conversations, as they stood and considered the works.

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