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Phone scam

The Tufts University Police Department [TUPD] has been investigating reported instances of telephone call scams since this October, according to Sgt. Joseph Tilton. The most recent announcement to the Tufts community regarding these scams, issued jointly by TUPD and Tufts Technology Services, was sent ...


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TCU Senate Update

The Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate spent the majority of its meeting this past Monday discussing issues of student life and club funding.TCU Parlimentarian Gauri Seth, a sophomore, opened the meeting with a resolution to establish a mandated gender-neutral bathroom for future construction projects ...


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After unionizing, full-time faculty prepare for next steps

"My choice is that I can join the union [or] I can not join the union but still pay the agency, and regardless of whether I join the union or don’t join, the union will impact me and will effectively direct what my salary is going to be [and] what my work load will be," Proctor said. "My only choice now is to agree to join the union so that I can hopefully have some voice in my own future."


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National College Health Assessment survey reissued to students

The Tufts Department of Health Promotion and Prevention (DHPP) sent the National College Health Assessment (NCHA) survey to randomly selected undergraduates earlier this week. The survey, designed by the American College Health Association (ACHA), is sent to approximately half the undergraduate population ...


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Tufts junior and computer science major dies in accident

The university released an announcement earlier this evening stating that junior Julia Lee, a computer science major in the College of Liberal Arts, died in a car accident in New Zealand yesterday while traveling with her family.Lee's parents were also killed in the accident, while her younger ...




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Second Fletcher Africana Conference to occur this Friday

The second annual Africana Conference at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, titled “Africa on a Global Stage,” will take place this Friday, Feb. 20, running from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.The conference, organized by the Fletcher School's Africana Club, aims to understand and explore Africa’s ...




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Federal grant moves Green Line Extension Project forward

In a public funding announcement on Jan. 5, former Governor of Massachusetts Deval Patrick announced a $996 million federal grant that will finance more than half the cost of the Green Line Extension (GLX) Project, according to Executive Director of the MBTA Advisory Board Paul Regan.Over the years, ...



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Vigil held to remember victims of Chapel Hill shooting

Members of Tufts’ Muslim communityjoined with fellow students and local residents to mourn the deaths and celebrate the lives of Yusor Mohammad Abu-Salha, Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha and Deah Barakat, three Muslim-Americans who were murdered in Chapel Hill, N.C. on Tuesday, at the Interfaith Center Friday night.In ...



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La Salsa to enter first interstate competition this weekend

The Tufts La Salsa team will participate in its first interstate competition as entrants in the annualChicago International Salsa Congress, which will be held over this Presidents' Day long weekend.Seven couples on the team are scheduled to compete in the amateur competition this upcoming weekend, ...



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Full-time lecturers vote to unionize by large margin

After two days of ballot casting, a sweeping majority of Tufts University full-time, non-tenured faculty voted to form a union on Feb. 12, joining the Faculty Forward project run byService Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 509.The decision, which received a two-to-one margin of support from ...


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George Stephanopoulos chosen as Murrow Forum guest

ABC News Chief Anchor George Stephanopoulos will be visiting the Hill as the featured guest for this year's 10th annual Edward R. Murrow Forum on Issues in Journalism, according to Director of Public Relations Kim Thurler. The forum will take place on April 8, though the location and time of ...


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Chaplaincy, Africana Center hold successful MLK clothing and supply drive

The MLK Youth Homelessness Drive, sponsored by the Tufts University Chaplaincy and the Africana Center, wrapped up on Feb. 6 after collecting items for two weeks to benefit Youth on Fire, a drop-in center for homeless and street-involved youth in Cambridge, according to Joie Cummings, a college transition advisorwho served on the committee of staff and students who coordinated the event.


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Brown and Brew now available for student events

The Brown and Brew Coffee House can now be booked for student events on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 7 p.m. to midnight.The cafe, with a capacity of 80, will be suitable for small events such as acoustic shows, spoken word performances, trivia nights and extended club meetings, according to ...


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Students develop new undergraduate art history journal

Tufts' new undergraduate art history journal, "Medium," is set to publish its first edition online in late March, according to "Medium" Editor in Chief Annalie Aplin, a senior. The journal aims to provide a venue for undergraduates to showcase their work and create an art history-specific ...