A working group led by University Provost David Harris is being established to investigate the student housing situation at Tufts and the possibility of expanding on-campus housing.The working group will consist of two sub-committees, Harris said. One of them, headed by Executive Vice President Patricia ...
Gallagher said the protesters have been negotiating with Campbell to have an open meeting with members of the Board of Trustees. This request has been denied by Campbell, who told the students that President Monaco agreed with this decision, Gallagher said.
On Tuesday, April 7, many Tufts students received a scam email, which appeared to be sent from the address alert@tufts.edu and told students that someone was trying to replace the security information in their email account. The email told recipients that if they had not replaced the security information, ...
The Tufts chapter of Engineers Without Borders (EWB) hosted a 5K run and walk last Sunday, April 19 around the Medford/Somerville campus to raise awareness about the organization and to raise funds for the group's projects, according to junior Mary O’Kane, one of EWB's fundraising chairs. EWB, ...
Shortly after midnight, junior Brian Tesser won the election for Tufts Community Union (TCU) President. But in an election held on April 7 for several Senate and other TCU positions, five of the six community representative positions went unfilled.
Tufts Sustainability Collective (TSC) is celebrating Earth Fest this week to commemorate the 45th annual Earth Day. Events include locally sourced food at Dewick-MacPhie Dining Hall, a virtual reality simulator of the life of a factory-farmed chicken and an edible campus tour led by Department of Biology ...
This morning, a group of 33 students, mostly members of Tufts Climate Action (TCA), entered Ballou Hall to demand that the university completely divest from fossil fuels over the next five years.
Junior Brian Tesser has won the election for TCU President. He received 67 percent of yesterday's eligible votes, according to Tufts Elections Commission (ECOM) Chair Paige Newman, a junior.According to Newman, 386 students voted for Tesser. A total of 193 students selected a variety of write-in ...
On April 20, also known as Marathon Monday, the Tufts Marathon Team (TMT) participated in the 119th annual Boston Marathon. The course started on Main Street in Hopkinton and stretched 26.2 miles, ending on Boylston Street in Boston.According to TMT’s Crowdrise fundraising page, the group raised ...
On April 13, the Office of Equal Opportunity (OEO) sent out an email to all students with a survey titled “Tufts Attitudes About Sexual Conduct Survey” (TASCS), which is intended to provide administrators with information that will allow them to combat sexual misconduct more effectively and gain ...
Tufts GreECO Reps and Tom Thumb's Student Garden hosted an instructional gardening event titled “Corn Hole and Gardening” on Saturday, April 18, at which participants worked together on projects in the garden by South Hall.Senior and Founder of Tufts GreECO Reps Ellen Osborn explained ...
TUESDAY"Tisch College Distinguished Speaker Series: Social Innovation Forum"Details: Three social entrepreneurs will participate in a panel discussion on business-based social innovation and helping communities through sustainable organizational development. Panelists include Michael Brown, ...
Chi Omega (Chi O) hosted its spring philanthropy event, X-Factor, in Dewick-MacPhie Dining Hall on Friday, April 17. From 9:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., the sorority held a talent show and lip-syncing competition, with all proceeds from ticket sales going to the Massachusetts and Rhode Island chapters ...
For the first time in recent memory, the Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate presidential election, taking place today, is uncontested. Brian Tesser is the sole candidate running for the position, though students will also have the option of selecting a write-in candidate or abstaining from voting. Tesser, ...
On Friday, April 17, the Student Research Symposium showcased six students' research works-in-progress, representing a broad range of subjects in the arts. The symposium was held as a part of the first-ever Spring Festival for the Arts@Tufts.Professor of Music Joseph Auner explained that a goal ...
Hundreds of current and prospective students, parents, alumni, administration members and student protestors gathered outside Barnum Hall on April 17 to await the unveiling of the new Jumbo sculpture.One group of protestors stood in front of the podium during speeches about the statue and another in ...
Asim Ijaz Khwaja, the Sumitomo-Foundation for Advanced Studies on International Development professor of international finance and development at the Harvard Kennedy School, presented the Department of Economics' 2015 Birger Lecture yesterday evening.His lecture was titled "Let's Stop Giving ...
Tufts’ new statue of its mascot, Jumbo, will be unveiled in an official dedication ceremony today, April 17, beginning at 4:00 pm.According to Michael Skeldon of Tufts Facilities Services, the ceremony will feature speakers who will provide an overview of the history of Jumbo and will recognize ...
On April 13, the Tufts Vietnamese Students Club (VSC) commemorated the 40th anniversary of the end of the Vietnamese American War with an event in the Alumnae Lounge at 7:00 p.m. featuring speakers who highlighted both past and present issues.The event, which was co-sponsored by the Asian American ...
After 15 years, the Tufts Memorial Steps will be replaced again. The project will start in late May and run until the end of November, according to Senior Manager of Project Administration Ray Santangelo.In an email to the Daily, Santangelo confirmed that the heavy snowfall this year in particular ...
