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Fletcher to debut online admissions interviews
December 4The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy's Graduate School of International Affairs will launch a new, online system for conducting its admissions interviews this week for candidates applying by the school's Jan. 10 deadline.
Alexa Peterson | Jeminist: A Jumbo Feminist
December 4Well, my friends, few of you are reading this because this is the week during the fall semester where everyone's lives start spiraling into oblivion. We stop wearing appropriate clothing, the gym becomes about as deserted as WinterFest and the thought of grocery shopping and/or good personal hygiene upkeep slips out of the realm of possibility. However, for those of us who have taken a break from our pitiful lives, I have prepared this last column to make a final statement of sorts.
Senior initiates proposal for textbook company on campus
December 4A proposal from senior Alec Howard that the university allow Bucks4Books, a company that buys back and sells used textbooks, to operate on campus, is being met with initial rejection because of a contractual agreement between the university and the Tufts University Bookstore that prohibits competing textbook sales on the Hill.
Carmichael bathroom again defaced with excrement
December 4For the second time in three years, a Tufts janitor discovered excrement on the walls of a bathroom in the Carmichael Hall lobby last week, an incidence of vandalism the janitor said she views as a personal attack.
Tufts enacts child abuse prevention policy
December 4The university introduced its Policy to Protect Children and Prevent Abuse this fall, following months of meetings between members of faculty and staff who frequently work with minors.
Yuri Chang | I hate you, but I love you
December 3After my semester?long investigation, I admit that my stance on social media is more conflicted than ever. This position, however, has developed from a simple dichotomy of love and hate to a more nuanced understanding that is also coupled with caution.
President Monaco sheds light on vision for Tufts
December 3As University President Anthony Monaco moves through his second year at Tufts, he has become a familiar face on the Hill for students, staff and faculty. Settled into a newly renovated Gifford House and continuing to make himself accessible to the community through social media, Monaco rang in the 2012-2013 academic year with plans to resume progress on several initiatives and steer the university forward with new ones.
University President Anthony Monaco talks TCF, Twitter, fitness
December 3In his second academic year at Tufts, University President Anthony Monaco has set his sights on the university-wide strategic plan, some details of which are outlined in a story on the front page of today's Daily. When the Daily had the opportunity to sit down with President Monaco in his office in Ballou Hall, he also commented on topics including his workout schedule at the new Steve Tisch Sports and Fitness Center, the tenuous status of Tufts Christian Fellowship and his passion for social media.
Alanna Tuller | Archive Addict
December 2There are hardly words to describe how elated, ecstatic and enthused I am for finals this semester. Nothing warms my heart on these cold December nights like the thought of hunkering down in Tisch to catch up on an entire semester of readings and to study for my exams (read: fall asleep for a few hours with my face in a book. I like to call it studying by osmosis).
Tufts Debate Society hosts annual tournament
December 2The Tufts Debate Society (TDS) held its annual debate tournament on campus over the weekend, hosting teams from universities across the region.
Fast Food Nation' author speaks on food injustice
November 28Author and journalist Eric Schlosser discussed mistreatment of the poor laborers who power the food industry in a sold-out lecture in Cohen Auditorium Tuesday night.
