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TCU Senate delivers updates at weekly meeting

The Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate held its weekly meeting in the Sophia Gordon Hall Multipurpose Room to discuss the current state of TCU as well as to discuss supplementary funding requests from several student groups.TCU PresidentGauri Seth opened the meeting with her State of the TCU speech, ...


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CIVIC hosts debate between Tufts Democrats and Republicans

Approximately 100 students gathered to watch two Tufts Republicans and two Tufts Democrats argue on behalf of the opposing side’s party platform in Tufts CIVIC's "The Last Debate" on Nov. 4 at 7 p.m. in the ASEAN Auditorium.First-years Robert Whitehead and Bennett Brain of Tufts Republicans ...



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Battle for the Senate: seven seats to follow

With the battle for the upper chamber coming down to the wire, there are seven Senate seats that will decide which party assumes control.1. North Carolina: When Democrats failed to land a major recruit to challenge Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC), Deborah Ross was originally written off by many political ...


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States to watch in 2016

With Election Day almost upon us, here are the Daily's states to watch:Ohio: The old saying goes, “As Ohio goes, so goes the nation.” The nation’s most durable bellwether, predicting the winner of every single presidential election since 1964, has given an edge to Trump this year, though Clinton ...



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Events on the Hill this week: Nov. 7

MONDAY"Dancing Against the Law: Critical Moves in Bangalore's Queer Nightlife"Details: Kareem Khubchandani, assistant professor in the Department of Drama and Dance and a faculty member of Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies, will speak about LGBTQ rights and protest in India, focusing ...



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America's Women Panel discusses female representation in politics

Four Tufts faculty members gathered in the Alumnae Lounge last night for the America's Women Panel, where they discussed the ascension of women into the political sphere.The event, organized by Kappa Alpha Theta and the Panhellenic Council, featured panelists History Professor Virginia Drachman, ...




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Dr. Tony Affigne gives lecture on Donald Trump, Latinx Electorate

Tony Affigne, professor of political science at Providence College, spoke on Wednesday about the effect of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s campaign on the Latinx electorate in a lecture titled “Building a Wall or Digging a Hole: Donald Trump and the Latinx Electorate.”The lecture, ...


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As presidential election nears, former chief of staff, governor discuss leadership, civic duties

The Tisch College Distinguished Speaker Series hosted a discussion last night with former New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson (LA ’70) and former Chief of Staff to President George W. Bush Andy Card, focusing on the transition of government after the election, the civic responsibilities of young voters and the speakers’ own experiences with national elections. The talk, which was held at 6 p.m. in the Alumnae Lounge, drew a full house of attendees, including Medford Mayor Stephanie Burke and former Ambassador to Belize George Bruno.





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Risk Management Assistance Team expands to include sorority members

The Tufts Risk Management Assistance Team (RMAT), founded by the 2015-2016 Interfraternity Council (IFC), is undergoing changes to expand its reach and to improve its ability to keep students safe at Greek events, according to IFC President and RMAT co-founder Alex Spring.RMAT is opening its membership ...


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Agreement reached on janitor contract, strike avoided

Service Employees International Union (SEIU) 32BJ and Cushman and Wakefield (C&W) Services reached an agreement on Tufts janitors’ contracts two hours before the negotiating deadline yesterday evening. The agreement avoided a strike that janitors had voted to authorize and would have likely ...


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Senate passes exam rescheduling resolution, approves projects

The Tufts Community Union (TCU) convened on Sunday night in the Sophia Gordon Multipurpose Room to consider a resolution, a pair of project approvals and club funding requests.TCU Parliamentarian Adam Rapfogel took the floor to introduce a resolution which called for the university to revise the faculty ...


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Community gathers for teach-in on Standing Rock protests

Approximately 400 people gathered in Paige Hall this past weekend for the Standing Rock Teach-In, which took place on Oct. 28 and 29. The teach-in centered around the protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) at the Standing Rock Indian Reservation in North and South Dakota and featured ...