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Events on the Hill: Week of Jan. 22

MONDAYTufts University Martin Luther King, Jr. SymposiumDetails: Tufts University is hosting its annual conference to commemorate the life and work of Martin Luther King, Jr. Community activists and historians will discuss his legacy and relevance in the present moment. There will be dinner and a keynote ...



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TCRC awards grants to community-centered research projects

The Tisch College Community Research Center (TCRC) recently awarded $18,000 in total to two projects that will conduct research in the Tufts community in 2018. Four different projects applied for funding, but the award was divided between two: “Achieving Whole Health through Gender Responsive ...


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National AOII organization withdraws charter from Tufts chapter

As of Dec. 11, the national Executive Board of Alpha Omicron Pi Fraternity (AOII) has withdrawn the charter of the Delta chapter of AOII at Tufts University, according to a press release sent to the Daily last night by Courtney West, assistant director of public relations for AOII International ...





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Events on the Hill: Week of Dec. 11

MONDAYChBE Seminar: Dr. Michael TimkoDetails: Dr. Michael Timko, a biology professor at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, is delivering the final lecture in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering's fall 2017 seminar series.Where and when: Science and Technology Center, Room 136; ...


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Recent Zamboni issue upsets members of Catholic community

Content warning: This article mentions sexual assault.The Zamboni, a student-run satirical magazine, published an issue on Nov. 29 titled, "No One Expects The Spanish Inquisissue" that contained several articles focusing on themes related to Catholicism. Members of the Catholic community ...


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TCU Senate working to test on-campus pub at the Rez

Tufts Community Union (TCU) President Benya Kraus and first-year TCU Senator Janey Litvin have begun an initiative to establish an on-campus pub. The pub would serve alcoholic beverages to those over 21, but would be an environment where undergraduates of all classes, graduate students and professors ...





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Town hall on budget transparency adds to financial conversation

University administrators addressed a crowd of around 100 people at a Budget Transparency Town Hall on Tuesday, hosted by Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate and Tufts Student Action (TSA).The event, intended to start a discussion about the Tufts budget as well as current debt in the School of Arts ...


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SMFA Café Express brings new dining options to Fenway campus

Tufts Dining added a new food option on the School of the Museum of Fine Arts (SMFA) at Tufts campus, addressing the lack of dining options for Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) and five-year Combined Degree BFA+BA/BS  students on the Fenway campus.The SMFA Café Express, opened on Nov. 13, according to ...




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Tufts students, administration meet with aldermen regarding housing expansion

Tufts Housing League (THL), Tufts Director of Community Relations Barbara Rubel and Tufts Director of Real Estate Robert Chihade met with Alderman Mark Niedergang and Alderman Katjana Ballantyne, members of the Committee on Housing and Community Development for Somerville, on Nov. 29 to review Tufts plans to expand student housing into the surrounding neighborhoods.


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TCU Senate shares updates, hears funding requests

The Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate met last night in the Sophia Gordon Multipurpose Room to share updates on ongoing Senate-led initiatives and to hear funding requests and one appeal. TCU President Benya Kraus started the meeting, sharing with the body that the university has recently hired ...


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Events on the Hill: Week of Dec. 4

MONDAYPresident of the Republic of CroatiaDetails: Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović will give the Charles Francis Adams Lecture at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.Where and When:ASEAN Auditorium; 5 p.m.TUESDAY“Statehouse Strategy: Finding Common Ground for the Commonwealth”Details:Massachusetts ...


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Students propose increased accessibility in Asian American Center

Tufts students and community members are advocating for a more accessible Asian American Center in Start House, by relocating Asian-American identity-based housing from the house so that the Center's office is no longer located in a residential building.The Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate unanimously passed a ...