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Tufts Mock Trial opens fall season with victories
November 1Tufts Mock Trial (TMT) is off to a strong start this semester, with a second?place finish at Pennsylvania State University's Happy Valley Invitational two weeks ago.
Alexa Petersen | Jeminist: A Jumbo Feminist
November 1Readers should be advised: trigger warning for victims and survivors of sexual assault.
Tufts avoids worst of Hurricane Sandy
November 1Tufts' campuses and surrounding areas suffered only minor damage from Hurricane Sandy on Monday, in part thanks to abated storm conditions and advance preparedness of administrators.
Women's Center 40th anniversary to include symposium
November 1The Women's Center will celebrate its 40th anniversary this weekend with an archival exhibit, dinner, alumni brunch and symposium.
ResLife film competition to resume next semester
November 1Following a brief hiatus, the Office of Residential Life and Learning's (ResLife) Shorts Film Competition will return for the third time this spring due to the appointment of a new contest administrator.
Yuri Chang | I hate you, but I love you
October 31Tufts students want to have sex more than five times per week according to OkCupid, a popular online dating site. In 2011, OkCupid took data on college tuitions from U.S. News & World Report and then remixed it with their own data collection. The chart displays college tuition versus how many times a week students would like to have sex. OkTrends, its official data blog, detailed, "generally speaking, the more your parents are paying for your education, the more horny you are." The private institutions were noticeably higher than public ones in how often students wanted to have sex per week.
Art Gallery reaches out to campus with survey, workshops
October 31The Tufts University Art Gallery made its way into students' email inboxes last week with an online survey meant to gain a better understanding of the gallery's presence on campus.
Environmental House under consideration for next year
October 31The Sustainable Action Squad (SAS), a branch of the Tufts Sustainability Collective, is currently working on a proposal for the creation of an Environmental House on campus for the upcoming academic year.
Presidential campaigns break from norm, avoid discussing LGBT rights
October 31The day after President Barack Obama's historic declaration of support for marriage equality in May 2012, a 51?percent majority of Americans supported the President's decision, according to a poll conducted by Gallup. This was not the first survey to show popular support for same?sex marriage - a CNN/ORC poll from August 2010 initially presented this change in opinion as well. These striking numbers point to a growing movement to improve the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) individuals, and the importance of LGBT issues in the minds of many Americans this election season.
Tufts Votes wraps up voter registration process
October 31Tufts Votes, a non?partisan, student?run organization, has concluded its voter registration campaign and is moving into the final stages of the get?out?the?vote effort.
Red Line from Harvard to Alewife to close for four weekends
October 31The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) is closing the Red Line between Alewife and Harvard Stations on four upcoming weekends, including Thanksgiving weekend, to continue repairs that began in 2011.
LCS coordinates another successful blood drive
October 29Over 200 students last week participated in the Leonard Carmichael Society's (LCS) annual five?day blood drive for the American Red Cross.
University alters sexual assault policy
October 29A university?wide Sexual Violence Working Group this summer revised the Sexual Misconduct Adjudication Process (SMAP) and created the Sexual Misconduct Policy, which replaces the university's Sexual Assault Policy.
Study abroad programs in Middle East remain popular despite barriers
October 29For many sophomores and juniors, the prospect of studying abroad is an exciting one. Students seek the chance to experience a new culture and explore a different part of the world, all while fulfilling requirements for graduation.
Halloween on the Hill brings together students, local children
October 28Click here to check out lots more photos of this event on Jumbo Slice.
