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

By Liam Knox | November 3

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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Nino Testa to leave role as LGBT Center Director

By Natasha Mayor | November 2

Director of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Center Nino Testa (G ’13) will be leaving Tufts on Dec. 16, after having served in the role for the past two and a half years.

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Take Back the Night aims to facilitate conversation surrounding sexual violence

By Melissa Kain | November 2

Take Back the Night (TBTN), a "glow walk" across campus to raise awareness about community sexual assault, took place on Nov. 1 on the Academic Quad.The event stems from the national TBTN organization, with similar events taking place on campuses and in communities across the country, ...

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Former BBC anchor discusses international leadership, crisis management

By Aneurin Canham-Clyne | November 1

About 50 people gathered to listen to Nik Gowing’s lecture "Thinking the Unthinkable" on Tuesday evening. The lecture, which took place in the ASEAN Auditorium and was hosted by the Institute for Global Leadership, lasted from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. and focused on the inability of global leaders ...

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Risk Management Assistance Team expands to include sorority members

By Emily Burke | November 1

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

By Catherine Perloff | November 1

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

By Daniel Nelson | November 1

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

By Jei-Jei Tan | November 1

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 ...

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Charter schools ballot question forum reveals controversies, divisions

By Kyle Anderson | October 28

Four leading supporters and opponents of Question 2 on the Massachusetts Ballot regarding charter schools met in a public forum in the Cabot Intercultural Center on Oct. 27 to debate and discuss increasing the cap on the annual addition of new charter schools to 12.Approximately 50 people attended ...

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Medford early voting kicks off with Mayor Burke, polling place shuttles

By Minna Trinh | October 28

Early voting in Massachusetts began on Oct. 24, and a kick off event at Medford City Hall on Oct. 26 allowed student voters to cast their ballots for the 2016 Presidential Election in advance. Early voting is new in Massachusetts and will continue until Nov. 4.This year, for the first time, the ...

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NYU professor speaks about 'Aesthetic Practices of Queer Diaspora' in Queer Theory Lecture Series event

By Jei-Jei Tan | October 28

Gayatri Gopinath, associate professor from the Department of Social and Cultural Analysis at New York University, gave a talk titled “Unruly Visions: The Aesthetic Practices of Queer Diaspora,” as part of the annual Queer Theory Lecture Series on Oct. 27 at the Alumnae Lounge. The event was co-sponsored ...

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Tufts janitors vote to authorize strike if no agreement is reached

By Kathleen Schmidt | October 27

Tufts janitors voted to authorize a strike if necessary as negotiations with Cushman & Wakefield (C&W)Services near the contract expiration date of Oct. 31. Voting began on Wednesday and continued through Thursday afternoon's final voting round in Tilton Hall, in order to include each ...

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Tufts Dining receives 'Green Restaurant' awards at all 10 locations

By Luke Briccetti | October 27

Tufts Dining has recently received 3-star certifications at all of its campus locations from the Green Restaurant Association (GRA), a nonprofit organization that recognizes food service providers for their work in becoming environmentally sustainable, according to the GRA website. The GRA rates food ...

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Tufts Social Impact Network hosts lecture by Wendy Spencer

By Robert Katz | October 27

Wendy Spencer, chief executive officer of the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), spoke at the Tufts health sciences campus as part of the Tufts Social Impact Network’s annual kickoff event last night.Spencer discussed the role of national and local community service in U.S. politics ...

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Fletcher School hosts Ideas Exchange bridging policy, academic research

By Joe Walsh | October 26

The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy hosted the Fletcher Ideas Exchange last night in the ASEAN Auditorium. It featured a variety of academics, policy practitioners and students who gave brief speeches in a TED-style format in front of an audience of approximately 200 people. The event, themed ...

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BUILD hosts Laurence Simon for discussion on development, social justice

By Gil Jacobson | October 26

Building Understanding through International Learning and Development (BUILD): Latin America and BUILD: India welcomed Laurence Simon, director of the Center for Global Development and Sustainability at Brandeis University, to talk about how international development focuses on ethics and morality last ...

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Five-year classroom renovation project makes advances

By Simran Lala | October 26

Stanley said that it was time for upgrades to expand and that the Learning Spaces Planning Committee will focus on Anderson Hall, Halligan Hall and Robinson Hall in the summer of 2017.

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TCA members meet with Monaco to discuss sustainability initiatives

By Seohyun Shim | October 25

Three members of Tufts Climate Action (TCA) met with university administrators and faculty members on Oct. 20 in Ballou Hall to discuss alternative tactics to divestment for promoting sustainability on campus.

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Board of Trustees rejects divestment again following meeting with pro-divestment students, faculty members

By Liam Knox | October 25

Tufts Climate Action (TCA) member Shana Gallagher represented the student divestment campaign at a meeting with the executive committee of the University Board of Trustees on Oct. 13 to discuss the May 6 faculty resolution that advocated for Tufts to divest a portion of their endowment from fossil fuel companies.

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Police Briefs - Oct. 24

By Juliana Furgala | October 25

The Sign of the ThiefTufts University Police Department (TUPD) received a report on Oct. 17 at 11:20 a.m. about a Tufts building sign stolen from the front of the Community Relations Office at 21 Bellevue St. at some point over the weekend. The sign has not yet been recovered.Bumper CarsA minor motor ...

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