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Debate Watch Party draws full house, highlights student contingent supporting Clinton

By Liam Knox | September 28

The Department of Political Science hosted a Presidential Debate Watch Party on Sept. 26 from 7:45 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. in Cohen Auditorium. The screening of the first presidential debate of the 2016 election — between the Democratic presidential nominee, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and the Republican presidential nominee, Donald J. Trump — was preceded by a panel discussion. Moderated by Chair of the Political Science Department Deborah Schildkraut, the panel consisted of Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences James Glaser, Associate Professor of Sociology Sarah Sobieraj, Professor of Political Science Jeff Berry and former "Meet the Press" host David Gregory. 

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Visions of Peace hosts bereaved Israeli, Palestinian parents

By Joe Walsh | September 28

Tufts Visions of Peace hosted "It Won't Stop Until We Talk" in Goddard Chapel on Monday night with representatives from The Parents Circle - Families Forum, an organization advocating for peace in Israel and Palestine that is made up of people who have lost family members to the conflict.The ...

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Women's Center welcomes new interim director this fall

By Jesse Najarro | September 27

Bryn Gravitt began her tenure as interim director of the Women’s Center on Aug. 22 of this year, following the departure of former director Steph Gauchel in February for a position at the Harvard Divinity School. Gravitt will serve in her capacity until Feb. 2017, or until a long-term candidate ...

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Police Briefs - Sept. 26

By Juliana Furgala | September 27

If You Can't Take the Heat...A Carmichael Dining Center employee cut his right hand on Sept. 19 at 3 p.m. while preparing food for dinner. Tufts Emergency Medical Services (TEMS) and the Tufts University Police Department (TUPD) responded to the incident. The wound was bandaged and the employee ...

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Tufts hosts 3 Day Startup entrepreneurial event

By Daniel Nelson | September 26

At the start of the event, students broke into 10 brainstorming groups, according to sophomore Woodrow Nimoityn, who participated in the program as a part of his ELS course.

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Events on the Hill this week

By Kathleen Schmidt | September 26

MONDAY"It Won't Stop Until We Talk"Details: Visions of Peace is hosting a discussion with The Parents Circle-Families Forum, an organization of families who have lost loved ones throughout the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Speakers will focus on how to work through grief by communicating with ...

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South Hall renamed Harleston Hall, honoring former dean

By Hannah Uebele | September 26

South Hall was officially renamed Harleston Hall during a ceremony held outside of the building on Friday, Sept. 23.The building is named after former Professor of Psychology Bernard Harleston, who was Tufts' first African-American tenure-track faculty member and a former dean of the faculty of ...

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Secretary of State John Kerry visits campus, meets with foreign ministers

By Kathleen Schmidt | September 24

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived on campus Saturday morning for a meeting hosted by The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy and Tisch College of Civic Life with the foreign ministers of Germany, France, the United Kingdom (UK), Italy and the European Union (EU). The meeting, which took ...

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Advocacy efforts increase for more all-gender bathrooms on campus

By Gil Jacobson | September 23

Chief Diversity Officer Mark Brimhall-Vargas and LGBT Center Director Nino Testa are creating a new campus committee to discuss all-gender bathrooms, according to Jill Zellmer, director of the Office of Equal Opportunity. Zellmer told the Daily in an email that she will also serve on the committee, ...

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"Senior Pub Night" cancelled, Senior Night to take new form

By Joe Walsh | September 23

The Office for Campus Life (OCL) has discontinued the practice of transporting students to a nightclub in Boston for Senior Night, colloquially known as "Senior Pub Night," in response to disruptive behavior at past events.According to the Senior Class Council, also known as Tufts University ...

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ENVS program introduces new environmental humanities track

By Hannah Uebele | September 23

Starting this semester, the Environmental Studies (ENVS) program at Tufts is offering a new track to students called environmental humanities. The track focuses on how ideologies have influenced humans' interactions with the environment, according to the program's website.Harriet H. Fay Professor ...

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International Relations major creates two new concentrations

By Melissa Kain | September 22

This fall, the International Relations (IR) program is offering two newly-revised thematic concentrations (TC) to be taken alongside the IR major's core requirement classes. These thematic concentrations are TC5: Globalizations and TC6: Identity.

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University explores interdisciplinary initiatives with proposed data center

By Catherine Perloff | September 22

Initiatives focusing on identifying and supporting cross-school programs are beginning to take shape as the semester progresses. Three such initiatives, which were laid out by University President Anthony Monaco in a Sept. 9 messageto the university, include development on a proposed Center for Computational ...

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Queer Chinese filmmaker Popo Fan discusses work, life

By Jei-Jei Tan | September 21

Popo Fan, a queer filmmaker and activist in China, held a film screening and discussion Tuesday, Sept. 20 at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. The event was jointly hosted by Fletcher LGBTQA and the Tufts China Club.Patrick Schena, adjunct assistant professor at The Fletcher School and an associate-in-research ...

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Waka Flocka Flame sells out in 80 minutes

By Kathleen Schmidt | September 21

Tickets to see Waka Flocka Flame and DJ Whoo Kid at Fall Fest on Oct. 1 sold out one hour and 20 minutes after going on sale at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 19, according to Concert Board Co-Chair Alex Mitchell.Of the 1,500 available tickets, 900 sold in the first 10 minutes, according to Mitchell, a ...

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Tufts Union Debate holds two-state solution debate

By Daniel Nelson | September 20

Tufts Union Debate held its inaugural event yesterday in Braker 001 at 7 p.m. during which four students debated the motion, “This Campus Believes that the U.S. Should Support a Two-State Solution.” The event was attended by approximately 30 students.The motion was debated by two pairs of ...

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Tufts Food Rescue Collaborative coordinates dining center food donation

By Juliana Furgala | September 20

Tufts Food Rescue Collaborative (TFRC), a university-affiliated food donation umbrella organization, is working to package and distribute uneaten food from Tufts Dining Services this semester, according to TFRC founders Shelby Luce and Lucy Zwigard.TFRC is a partnership between Dining Services, ...

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Police Briefs – Sept. 19

By Juliana Furgala | September 20

A Severe CaseTufts University Police Department (TUPD) received news of a student feeling poorly at 200 Boston Ave. on Sept. 14 at 1:30 p.m. The student was experiencing severe stomach pain and vomiting. Tufts Emergency Medical Services (TEMS), TUPD, the fire department and Armstrong Ambulance, an ...

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Events on the Hill this week

By Kathleen Schmidt | September 19

MONDAY"The Perpetual Crisis of American Higher Education: Colleges, Universities and the 'Real World' of American Political History"Details: Boston University Professor of Political Science Virginia Sapiro will speak about the role of education in the American political system and ...

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Tisch College launches Civic Life Lunches initiative

By Kathleen Schmidt | September 19

The Jonathan M. Tisch College for Civic Life is launching Civic Life Lunches, a new event series in which distinguished speakers from fields including journalism, politics and the non-profit sector will host informal lunchtime discussions with students and faculty, according to Director of Policy, Planning and Strategy Jennifer McAndrew.

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