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Mixed recycling newly implemented at Tufts

Starting this semester, Tufts will begin transitioning to a mixed recycling system, a change from the previous dual stream recycling system, according to Director of Campus Services Gary Hill.Over winter break, Facilities Services began the transition on the Medford/Somerville campus by placing new ...


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Police Briefs: Jan 26

Water FallThe Tufts University Police Department (TUPD) and Somerville Fire Department responded to a fire alarm activation in the Dewick-MacPhie Dining Center at 10 p.m. on Jan. 8. The alarm was triggered by water in the pipes. Although the exact cause is unclear, it was likely caused either by the ...


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Tufts opens second sexual conduct attitudes survey

Content Warning: This article discusses sexual violence.The 2017 Tufts Attitudes about Sexual Conduct Survey (TASCS) opens online today, with the goal of anonymously gauging the prevalence and current climate of sexual misconduct on all Tufts campuses.This is the second iteration of the survey, with ...


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Tim Kaine speaks at Tufts in Tisch College event

U.S. Senator and 2016 Democratic Vice Presidential nominee Tim Kaine (D-VA) reflected on last year's presidential election and gave his prognosis for the future of the Democratic party, speaking in a mostly-full Cohen Auditorium on Monday morning.The talk, which was part of the Jonathan M. Tisch ...



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Medford environmental groups form new Green Coalition

The City of Medford is forming the Go Green Medford Coalition to coordinate activities among active environmental groups in the city. Mayor Stephanie Burke announced the coalition on Jan. 3 in a press release, and several public meetings have been held to lay groundwork for the collaboration.The ...



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Women's March caps days of D.C. protests against Donald Trump

Hundreds of thousands of people gathered in the nation's capital last Saturday to demonstrate against the administration of President Donald Trump, as part of the Women's March on Washington.More than 500,000 people are believed to have attended the march inWashington, D.C., according to the ...


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Tufts students march in Boston Women's March for America

Tens of thousands of people marched through Downtown Boston for the Boston Women’s March for America on Saturday, in protest of President Donald Trump’s inauguration the day prior. The march, according to its website, was inspired by the Women’s March on Washington, with the mission of “[uniting] ...


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Donald Trump inaugurated as 45th president

Donald Trump was inaugurated as the 45th President of the United States last Friday at noon, on the steps of the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.His inauguration was the first time a total political outsider, who has never served in public office or the military, assumed the nation's highest ...




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Senator Tim Kaine to speak at Tufts

Senator and 2016 Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine (D-VA) will speak at Tufts on Jan. 23 at 10:30 a.m. in Distler Auditorium, as part of the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life Distinguished Speaker Series.Tickets will be available for free starting Jan. 19 at the Mayer Campus Center ...


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TCU Senate discusses meal plan changes, Strategic Plan

The Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate met for the last time this semester in the Sophia Gordon Hall Multipurpose Room on Sunday, Dec. 11 to discuss a resolution, supplementary funding requests and its Strategic Plan.The meeting opened with TCU Senate President Gauri Seth welcoming everyone to the ...


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Somerville, Medford reaffirm commitment to undocumented immigrants

Despite President-elect Donald Trump’s recent threats to block funding from sanctuary cities, Somerville Mayor Joseph Curtatone reiterated the city’s commitment to remaining a sanctuary city in an open letter released on Nov. 21.“Somerville will stand with you regardless of your race, creed, ...


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Late-night study hours

Tisch Library, Edward Ginn Library and Eaton Hall will each be offering extended late night study hours during reading period and finals week this semester. Tisch Library: began Dec. 11, ends Dec. 22 at 5 p.m.Sunday: general hours 10 a.m. to 1 a.m., extended study until 6 a.m.Monday-Thursday: general ...


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Students, faculty hold post-election teach-in

Students, faculty and community members held panel discussions and workshops focused on activism, particularly in the wake of the election of President-elect Donald Trump, as part of a teach-in in Paige Hall over the weekend.The teach-in, which was sponsored by the Consortium of Studies in Race, Colonialism, ...


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White House aide David Simas calls for engagement, empathy

David Simas, special assistant to President Barack Obama and director of the White House Office of Political Strategy and Outreach, spoke to a group of about 25 people in Dowling Hall yesterday during the last of the semester’s Civic Life Lunch events sponsored by the Jonathan M. Tisch College of ...