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Bill introduced due to group's efforts
December 9Members of the student−based environmental group Leadership Campaign are in warm beds tonight after nearly six weeks of nightly sleepouts. Their activites resulted not only in a bill to push for clean energy in Massachusetts, but also in a number of court dates for trespassing on public property.
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Students testify for college health care reform
December 9A number of Tufts students who are members of the inter-collegiate Student Health Organizing Coalition (SHOC) last Thursday testified at the state legislature on behalf of a bill proposing an overhaul of the student health insurance system.
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Oxfam to open its doors
December 9After numerous delays that have significantly pushed back the unveiling of recently renovated Oxfam Café, new owner Tufts Student Resources (TSR) plans to reopen the eatery's doors at the beginning of next semester.
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University celebrates tenure of six faculty members
December 9Six faculty members who received tenure this year were honored for the achievement at a Tisch Library reception last month, along with several other professors who were promoted.
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Butler case raises freedom of speech questions
December 8Criticizing the actions of their college or university's administration has been a common practice among students across the United States for decades. But for Jess Zimmerman, a junior at Butler University in Indianapolis, doing so landed him not only in hot water with his school's administration, but with a lawsuit as well.
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Wallis resigns from Senate to study abroad
December 8Junior Sam Wallis has resigned from his seat in the Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate, he announced publicly last night.
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With an eye toward outreach, Hillel adds position
December 8Tufts Hillel has added to its ranks this year Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg as its senior Jewish educator, a new position that is part of a nationwide initiative to engage more Jewish students on college campuses.
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At event, panel plans to examine various religious views on homosexuality
December 8Local religious leaders from the Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Muslim and Buddhist traditions will discuss the intersection between religion and homosexuality at a panel tonight.
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Romy Oltuski | Word Up
December 8Several weeks ago, a Daily reader by the name of Stanley wrote to me about my rather strong negative opinion regarding the misuse of "literally." Stan (can I call you that?) himself didn't seem to have much of a problem with the non-literal application of the word and pointed out that while getting all riled up about poor language usage, I failed to make mention of an important related point — that language evolves along with society and that, moreover, may not be such a bad thing.
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Coakley wins Democratic Senate nomination
December 8Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley last night won the Democratic nomination for the late Edward Kennedy's vacant U.S. Senate seat, beating three other contenders in an election marked by paltry voter participation.
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Tufts ranks as one of Kiplinger's 'best values'
December 7Even as Tufts takes the top spot as the priciest college in Massachusetts, students may not be completely down for the count. Finance magazine Kiplinger ranked Tufts No. 22 on its list of best values in private universities.
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Administrators plan to replace Blackboard with new online service by 2011
December 6A group of Tufts' administrators are looking into new systems to replace Blackboard, Tufts' online education service by fall of 2011.
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OneWorld hosts first bazaar for global cause
December 6OneWorld, a budding student group at Tufts, hosted a crafts bazaar on Friday, uniting student organizations and international nonprofits in an effort to raise awareness about global poverty and women's importance to the development of poor regions.
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Is it safe to let a Jumbo into your house?
December 6Better registration times aren't the only perk that comes with being an upperclassman. Tired of gray concrete walls and spending hours in the gym waiting to choose a future dorm room, many soon−to−be juniors look forward to renting off−campus apartments in surrounding communities. But, though they are often forced to sign full−year housing agreements quite early in their sophomore year, many students later decide to study abroad or take a leave of absence due to unforeseen circumstances. To avoid having to pay rent for a place they aren't living in, some students maintain their lease while subletting their apartment to someone else.
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Visiting the Hill this week
December 6MONDAY "Democracy as a Middle Ground" Details: Anna Larsson of Stockholm University will deliver a lecture on development and political regimes with a particular focus on democracy. Her research focuses on monetary regimes and their political implications. When and Where: 12 p.m. to 1:15 p.m.; Braker 001 Sponsors: Economics department, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
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Roberto to retire after three decades of work at Tufts
December 6After 32 years at Tufts, during which he oversaw the construction of major campus buildings including the Olin Center and Granoff Music Center, Vice President for Operations John Roberto has announced that he plans to retire.
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Fletcher Dean Bosworth plans to push North Korea to return to multilateral talks
December 6Stephen Bosworth, dean of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, plans to travel to the North Korean capital tomorrow for bilateral discussions aimed at bringing the nation back to six−party talks on its nuclear program.
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Classics department researchers earn grant
December 3An international group including researchers from Tufts' Department of Classics was one of eight teams selected from a field of over 80 to be awarded a grant from the first Digging into Data Challenge.
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Omidyars top list of 'Best Givers'
December 3Barron's financial magazine on Monday named preeminent donors Pierre (E '88) and Pam Omidyar (LA '89) the world's top philanthropists.
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