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Sunday: 'Post-Conflict Challenges and Building Peaceful Societies'
February 26The symposium concluded on Sunday afternoon with a final discussion panel, "Post-Conflict Challenges and Building Peaceful Societies."
Strong talent, family culture define Amalgamates a cappella group
February 26Founded in 1984 by former Tufts students Joanne Cohen (LA ‘87), Craig Everett (LA ‘89) and David Wiley (LA ‘89), the Tufts Amalgamates were the university's first co-ed a cappella group. Although many a cappella groups on campus are often overshadowed by the Beelzebubs' success and popularity, the Amalgamates have been able to establish themselves as not only a premier a cappella group at Tufts, but also around the country.
A taste of Tufts: Edith Balbach
February 26At last Friday's installment of the Experimental College-sponsored "A Taste of Tufts: A Sampling of Faculty Research" lecture series, Edith Balbach, senior lecturer and director of the community health program, spoke about her research on the marketing and political behaviors of the tobacco industry.
Friday: 'Resource Wars and the Changing Climate of Conflict'
February 26Speakers discussed the impact of environmental challenges on global conflict at Saturday's 2 p.m. panel, titled "Resource Wars and the Changing Climate of Conflict."
Saturday: 'The Media and Warfare'
February 26Saturday night's panel "The Media and Warfare," as well as the entire EPIIC International Symposium this year, was dedicated to photojournalist and filmmaker Tim Hetherington, who was killed on Apr. 20, 2011 while reporting on the Libyan civil war.
27th EPIIC symposium kicks off
February 22An expert-led panel discussion exploring power transitions in the 21st century last night kicked off the 27th Annual Norris and MargeryBendetson Education for Public Inquiry and International Citizenship (EPIIC) International Symposium. The program is sponsored by the Institute for Global Leadership (IGL) and this year is focusing on the theme of "Conflict in the 21stCentury."
ResLife extends gender-neutral housing offerings
February 22The Office of Residential Life and Learning (ResLife) announced earlier this month that it is now offering open housing, more commonly known as gender- neutral housing, in some roomes in Bush Hall and Latin Way. This program is an option for students who feel more comfortable living with someone of another gender.
Tufts alumni discuss careers in Hollywood
By Shana Friedman | February 22Hollywood veterans and Tufts alumni Prudence Fraser Sternin (J '77) and Robert Sternin (A '77) gave a talk yesterday afternoon about their careers in the television industry, which have included developing or producing close to a dozen series, including "Three's Company" (1977-1984), ...
West offers critique of democracy, power structures
February 22Well-known scholar, activist and advocate for global and domestic civil rights Cornel West, who is a professor in the Center for African American Studies at Princeton University, addressed a packed Cohen Auditorium in a lecture last night with a message calling for critical personal and social analysis, emphasizing the significance of the plight of working class individuals in advocating for democratic and social reform.
Jack Webster and Hannah Furgang | A piece of advice
February 22Dear Jack and Hannah, I arrived in college expecting a significant change in my love life — that is, to start having any semblance of one at all. Unfortunately, this does not seem to be the case, and I remain regrettably single and even more regrettably celibate. My question, therefore, commences thusly: How do I make every Tufts girl lust after me? Thanks for your help, Lonely in Lewis
Tufts' Boston campus to go tobacco-free in April
February 21Tufts' campus in downtown Boston will on April 16 begin implementing its new initiative to become tobacco-free by prohibiting smoking in the vicinity of the building.
With grant, Friedman School tackles malnutrition in Ethiopia
February 21The Feinstein International Center (FIC) at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy received its largest funding award yet in the form of a $7.3 million research grant aimed at fighting child malnutrition in Ethiopia, according to a Feb. 9 press release.
UIT expands Tufts' virtual private network
February 21Tufts University Information Technology (UIT) expanded its virtual private network (VPN) on Jan. 8 in response to a Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate resolution from earlier this academic year.
