Speaking IllTufts University Police Department (TUPD) officers and Tufts Emergency Medical Services (TEMS) responded to a student who reported not feeling well at Olin Language Center on Dec. 1 at 8:30 a.m. The student said she had a headache and felt generally ill. After being checked by TEMS, members ...
The resident assistant (RA) position will be replaced with two new roles, first year advisor (FYA) and community development advisor (CDA), next fall. This is one aspect of a larger change in the housing program, as Latin Way Apartments, Sophia Gordon Hall, Hillsides Apartments and Richardson House will all have in-house CDAs beginning next fall, according to Area Three Residence Director Julie Kennedy.
The City of Somerville sent out letters of non-opposition to four medical marijuana companies interested in opening locations in Somerville, according to an Oct. 6 press release from Somerville Mayor Joseph Curtatone. These letters clear the way for the companies to begin the permit process to open ...
Correction: An earlier version of this article mistakenly identified Kelly Sims Gallagher as discussing Tufts’ observer status at the UN climate change negotiations, the importance of Tufts Institute of the Environment (TIE)’s participation at COP 22 and the opportunities for networking Fletcher students had at COP 22, when it was Nitsan Shakked, associate director of TIE who said this. The Daily regrets this error.
The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy launched its Climate Policy Lab (CPL) on Nov. 15 at the 22nd annual Conference of the Parties (COP 22) in Marrakech, Morocco.
Fisher said that in order to address these issues, the department has carefully recorded the number of student seats per year over the past five years. Between the 2011-2012 academic year and the current academic year, the number of student seats in computer science courses went from 1469 to 3472, which is a more than 136 percent increase over five years, according to Fisher.
Adelante Shoe Company -- startup founded in Oct. 2015 by Peter Sacco, a student in his final year of the Master's of Arts in Law and Diplomacy program at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy -- recently launched its first Kickstarter campaign with the help of several Tufts undergraduate groups. Sacco ...
“I wanted ... to be firm with nationals that they messed up, that what happened wasn’t okay," she said. "I wanted to acknowledge the incident of transphobia that happened, but also, I wanted to show that AOII International was willing to work with us, and that they do not want to be actively excluding ... transgender women, and that there are ways we can change to make sure this can never happen again."
The Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate met Sunday night to discuss several supplementary funding requests and project updates.TCU Senate President Gauri Seth opened the meeting, announcing that it was the second-to-last of the semester and quickly recognizing Women's Community Senator Walae Hayek ...
MONDAY"Feeding Illusions: Agribusiness, Family Farmers and the Future of Food"Details: Timothy Wise will be presenting his research from the past three years on farming policy and the well-being of farmers in Malawi, Tanzania, Mozambique, Zambia, India and Mexico.When and Where: 12:30 p.m.-1:45 ...
Approximately 40 students gathered last night in the Terrace Room to attend a panel event entitled “What to Expect from a Trump Presidency,” sponsored by the Department of Political Science, Experimental College and the International Relations Program. The panel was led by Chair of the Political ...
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) is expected to decide within the next two years whether it will accept a new, late-night bus proposal that was presented by the private company Bridj on Oct. 24, according to MBTA Director of Communications Joe Pesaturo.The Fiscal and Management ...
Mayor Joseph Curtatone requested that the Somerville Board of Aldermen authorize a $50 million contribution to the state's budget for the construction of the Green Line Extension (GLX) at a special meeting of the Board onNov. 17. During the meeting, which took place at the Aldermanic Chamber ...
University President Anthony Monaco released a statement yesterday titled “Supporting and Protecting our DACA and Undocumented Students,” calling for an enhancement of Tufts’ commitment to its undocumented students in the face of possible changes in federal immigration law under the coming administration ...
Recruitment for all Greek organizations, excluding organizations in the Multicultural Greek Council, has been suspended for the spring semester.According to Meaghan Annett, president of Tufts Panhellenic Council, and Shant Marokhian, president of Tufts’ chapter of the Zeta Psi fraternity, Greek life ...
Over the past several years, Somerville politicians have repeatedly criticized Tufts University on a number of issues, arguing that the school too often serves its own interests at the city’s expense.Tufts, according to several of Somerville’s aldermen, has expanded its reach into city neighborhoods, ...
Tufts French Society hosted a panel discussion between professors and students on France’s colonial history and legacy at 6 p.m. Monday in the Alumnae Lounge. The panel included Professor of History Hugh Roberts, Professor of History Elizabeth Foster,Professor of French Mona El Khoury, Professor of ...
Students and faculty gathered in the Alumnae Lounge on Monday afternoon to discuss the perceived purpose and importance of Tufts’ current graduation requirements for liberal arts students.The event, hosted by Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate, aimed to collect student input on the current requirements, ...
Professor Katy Vecitis, a lecturer in the Department of Sociology, died on Sunday after being ill throughout the fall semester and taking a medical leave of absence several weeks ago.Chair of the Department of Sociology Pawan Dhingra was unable to provide specific information about Vecitis' illness ...
