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Humans of Tufts: Megan Starses ‘24
By Sophia Grekin | February 15Sophia Grekin: I'm going to start you off ... tough. Can you tell me about the saddest moment of your life?
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New to the neighborhood: Pini’s Pizzeria begins serving slices on Boston Avenue
By Miriam Vodosek | February 14Pini’s Pizzeria is new to Boston Avenue, having recently moved into the location that previously housed the beloved Espresso Pizza. Espresso Pizza’sowner, Patty Moore, announced she was retiring in December 2021. Moore had taken over Espresso after the passing of the pizzeria's previous owner, her brother,Anthony Salvato Jr. in 2010. Luckily for all pizza lovers in the area, Pini’s hopes to bring the same good food and sense of community that was previously offered by Espresso.
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Kate in Paris: Moving
By Kate Seklir | February 14Moving somewhere new is always a challenge. During my time at Tufts, I’ve moved both into — and then prematurely out of — the classic freshman double in Bush Hall, into and out of a cozy single in a suite in Haskell Hall and then into and partially out of my own off-campus house shared with friends. I say “partially” because in December 2021, I packed up about half of my things and trekked home to New York, a trip that was the first step in the much larger and more daunting move that I would make in the coming weeks.
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Somerville Community Land Trust looks to address housing affordability, access
By Chris Duncan | February 11Many members of the Tufts community call Somerville home, but that is becoming a reality increasingly out of reach for some within and beyond our community. With the inequities in Greater Boston’s housing supply exacerbated by the pandemic, the Somerville Community Land Trust is doing its part to strengthen housing affordability in the city, moving towards community ownership of land and housing.
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Kolumn: Lunar New Year and feeling at home anywhere
By Koloris Wu | February 11The 31st of January is a special day for people whose cultures adopted the Lunar Calendar — a full lunar Year of the Ox has ended.
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Lema Abuoqab's children's book aims to educate kids about science, health
By Delaney Clarke | February 10For many young children, visits to the doctor can inspire feelings of fear and confusion. These feelings are coupled with the fact that many conversations at the pediatrician’s office leave out children, as they are between doctor and parent, rather than doctor and patient.
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Potty Talk: New beginnings
By David Wingens | February 10Last semester, I wrote this column with my friend Sam, and we aimed chiefly to provide entertainment. This semester, Sam has sought greener pastures and is looking to pursue “academics” with an eye on securing a “real job someday.” I, on the other hand, am loyal.
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Foodie House seeks to foster an interdisciplinary community centered around a love of food
By Isabelle Kaminsky | February 9Calling all Tufts foodies! A new food-themed special interest house called the Foodie House is coming to Tufts.
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Talking Transit: The (free) buses are coming!
By Chris Duncan | February 9Political change rarely comes quickly, as much as we would all like it to. There will always be singular dramatic events that inspire hope, but generally, real change comes slowly and is rarely linear. Oftentimes, it’s difficult to even notice when big changes are occurring. But it's important for Tufts students, as residents of Greater Boston, to realize the potential of what is happening here. It’s a movement percolating out from the city, with its new political order, onto its neighbors. And it has the potential to revolutionize transportation across the country.
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Course evaluations: What are they used for, where do they go and how do they fail?
By Juanita Asapokhai | February 8In the final weeks of each semester, Tufts students expect a familiar email in their inboxes, urgently inviting them to click on a link and complete their course evaluations. In return for completing the evaluation, students receive early access to their unofficial transcripts, allowing them to see their grades prior to the grading deadline. For most, however, the process that occurs after submitting their course evaluations remains largely unknown, along with the evaluations' impact on faculty.
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Maker's Space: The importance of making and why we should do more of it
By Ulee Wintle | February 8A few years ago my girlfriend needed a coffee table. It needed to be low enough to the ground that she could sit on the floor (I thought it was weird too) and still eat at it. We could have found one online, exchanged money for it and brought it home. She might’ve taken it when she moved, or sold it or threw it away if that was easier — she could always buy another coffee table. But we didn’t do that. Instead, I took the leap and decided to build her one.
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Public art engages with community, history on campus
By Amelia Becker | February 7Walking through campus, students, faculty, staff and visitors can find art in unexpected public places. This art is not randomly placed but rather is connected to the space it occupies.
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In Pursuit of Eggcellence: Trial One — The Microwave
By Julia Appel | February 7I’ve gotten really into those ramen cups they have at Hodge lately. They're so simple — open the cup up halfway, pour in the dried vegetables and flavor packet, add water to the line, let it sit for four minutes. It’s salty and slightly spicy — the absolute perfect vehicle for a perfectly cooked soft-boiled egg.
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Food, family and community bring Tufts students together to celebrate the Lunar New Year
By Abby Stern | February 4Many Tufts students celebrated the start of the Lunar New Year on Feb. 1, alongside many other Asian countries and cultures around the world.
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Tufts Legacy Project builds intergenerational connections, one story at a time
By Mark Choi | February 2Disclaimer: Katie Furey is a former features editor at The Tufts Daily. Katie was not involved in the writing or editing of this article.
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Alum explores biological engineering, encourages diversity in STEM at MIT
By Sam Dieringer | January 31Since graduating from Tufts in 2018, alum Megan Tse hasn’t stopped exploring and creating. As a graduate student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Tse continues research into innovations within biological engineering that she began as an undergrad. When asked why she continues to pursue biological engineering, Tse commented on how she enjoys working towards creating new technologies that can help people.
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Tufts faculty weigh in on Boston mayor Wu's plans for sustainability, justice
By Kaitlyn Wells | January 27Boston has recently witnessed a dramatic shift in the annals of its mayoral history. A shift toward an administration that puts a spotlight on environmental justice, headed by a woman, person of color, mother and millennial all for the first time: Michelle Wu.
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First-years return from Tufts Civic Semester in US Southwest
By Delaney Clarke | January 25In the fall of 2021, Tufts conducted its second Civic Semester, where incoming students can participate in their first semester abroad or in the Southwestern United States rather than starting their college experience on Tufts’ Medford/Somerville campus.
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From lab to table: How the Kaplan Lab is pioneering cellular agriculture
By Kayla Butera | January 21When you think of where your meat comes from, you’re probably thinking of a farm. But here on campus, a group of scientists is creating meat.
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The road less traveled: Students pursue ‘underground’ majors at Tufts
By Elizabeth Zacks | January 19While many Tufts students stick to the beaten path of popular majors such as international relations or computer science, others are taking the road less traveled. From astrophysics to human factors engineering, some Tufts students are majoring in fields that are often unfamiliar and overlooked.
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