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Chilean earthquake sees less fundraising than continued Haiti effort

March 16

Many Americans, including members of the Tufts community, continue to donate money to and participate in relief efforts for the people of Haiti following the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that rocked the island nation on Jan. 12 and left over 200,000 dead. However, the relief effort for the more recent Feb. 27 Chilean earthquake, which registered a massive 8.8 on the Richter Scale, has been more tepid.

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Somerville residents cast vision for city's future

March 16

The City of Somerville last week unveiled the city's first vision statement, the result of extensive public discussions about Somerville's future that involved over 250 residents.

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Physics professor recognized for teaching excellence

March 16

Professor of Physics Roger Tobin, chair of the Department of Physics and Astronomy, is this year's winner of the Lillian and Joseph Leibner Award for Distinguished Teaching and Advising, recognizing his success in engaging students.

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Tufts pledges money to online knowledge sharing

March 16

Tufts on March 1 joined a dozen other schools and groups in pledging a combined total of $350,000 over five years to the OpenCourseWare (OCW) Consortium in a show of support of information sharing.

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Romy Oltuski | Word Up

March 15

If you've ever bought a postcard in California, you know that, for most people, the idea of Hollywood can be summed up by a single overused, emblematic image: nine 45−foot letters presiding over Cahuenga Peak that, together, make up the Hollywood sign.

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Emily Maretsky | Nice Shoes, Let's Date

March 14

To some people, a blind date sounds like a miserable proposition, but who better to set you up than a friend who says, "I know the perfect person for you!"

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Campus Comment | What did you do for your Wilderness Support Staff application?

March 14

Tufts Wilderness Orientation (TWO) is known as one of Tufts' most popular programs for incoming freshmen, but trying to get on TWO's support staff is just as competitive a process, if not more so. Jumbos occasionally go to great lengths to stand out.

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CECA expands its annual cultural event

March 11

The Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate's Culture, Ethnicity, and Community Affairs (CECA) Committee has decided to expand its annual culture event, known in the past as Culture Fest, to a weeklong event with the goal of increasing campus awareness of diversity.

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Panhellenic Council raises funds for rape crisis center in show of solidarity

March 11

The Tufts Panhellenic Council last week kicked off a fundraising campaign for the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center (BARCC) with a series of bake sales in the Mayer Campus Center.

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This year's Tufts Energy Conference looks to bring the future of energy to Tufts

March 11

The Tufts Energy Conference, which originally began as a duo of panels five years ago, will next month be bigger than ever, spanning two days of speeches, panels and workshops.

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Students hope new science publication will be a 'Breakthrough'

March 10

A brand new student publication recently appeared on the Hill this semester, but if students didn't pick up a copy within a day or two of its release, they might not have known. The demand for Breakthrough: Tufts' Undergraduate Science Magazine, which covers both Tufts and worldwide scientific news, outstripped supply so greatly that the 500−copy print run of the first issue vanished from the usual student publication repositories almost as quickly as it appeared.

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Medford Historical Society to host a lecture and walking tour

March 10

The Medford Historical Society on April 14 will host "The History of Tufts University," an event featuring a walking tour of campus led by Kyna Hamill (G '06), co−chair of the society's programming committee, and a lecture on Tufts' early history.

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University's relations with surrounding communities enhanced thanks to Tot Lot playground

March 9

No, the kids climbing all over the yellow and orange equipment and futzing around in a sandbox in the small, fenced structure on Powder House Boulevard are not Tufts students indulging in the latest trendy piece of ironic nostalgia. They are, believe it or not, actual children, utilizing the Tot Lot, a little−known feature of the Medford−Somerville campus for more than 30 years.

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Tufts recognized for partnerships with local schools

March 9

Tufts on Feb. 26 was given the Outstanding Community Partner Award by the Massachusetts Association of School Committees (MASC) for its ongoing partnership with Medford public schools.

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Somerville launches community reading program

March 9

Mayor of Somerville Joseph Curtatone and Executive Director of the Somerville Public Library Nancy Milnor last month announced the city's upcoming launch of the "One City, One Book," campaign, which encourages the community to collectively read a selected book.

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Dodgeball tournament raises funds for Haiti

March 8

The Student Athlete Advisory Committee's (SAAC) Help Haiti Dodgeball Tournament on Friday raised over $500 to aid relief efforts in Haiti.

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Romy Oltuski | Word Up

March 8

It was in kindergarten that I made the mistake of joining the Pen 15 Club. My induction was relatively harmless — I was offered membership by a fellow classmate, accepted the invitation with excitement and arranged to have the club's name tattooed onto the back of my hand in thick Sharpie marker later that afternoon. But alas, it was too good to be true; when spoken aloud, the club was advertised to me clearly as "Pen 15," but scribbled in semi-permanence on my skin it read — unmistakably — "penis."

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Emily Maretsky | Nice Shoes, Let's Date

March 7

During sophomore year, I was briefly involved with a guy that my friends affectionately still call "Sketchy Mike." I had just gone out on a good first date with him, and when I returned to Bush Hall later that that evening, I excitedly recounted our dinner to my friends.

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Visiting the Hill this week

March 7

MONDAY

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Pub night free of problems, class council says

March 7

 The first Senior Pub Night of this semester, held Thursday night at Hurricane O'Reilly's, was a success, according to C.J. Mourning, the Senior Class Council's vice president of social programming.

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