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Visting the Hill this week

MONDAYQueer Bystander Intervention Workshop: Reducing Sexual Misconduct in the LGBTQ CommunityDetails: Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Center Graduate Assistant Rachael Pozerski, Sexual Misconduct Prevention Specialist Alexandra Donovan and Shannon Regan from Lesley University will present ...


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TCU Senate update

The Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate spent a large part of its weekly meeting on Sunday night hotly debating an appeal from the recently approved Tufts Thai Student Association for funding that the TCU Allocations Board had previously denied.The Thai Student Association, which had asked the Allocations ...



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Matt Bai discusses tabloidization of political journalism

National Political Columnist for Yahoo News and former Chief Political Correspondent for The New York Times Magazine Matt Bai (LA ’90) hosted a lecture for Tufts community members yesterday evening in Alumnae Lounge. The dinner discussion was centered around his latest book,“All the Truth Is Out: ...


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Souvaine reappointed to National Science Board

Diane Souvaine, vice provost for research and professor of computer science, was appointed to a second term this fall on the National Science Board (NSB), which will last until 2020. She was appointed to her first term in 2008. According to Souvaine, the NSB’s principal roles include formulating ...


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Students Take Back the Night in Goddard Chapel

Amid an ongoing reformation of Tufts’ sexual misconduct adjudication process and a nationwide spotlight on colleges' handling of sexual assault, last night's Take Back the Night event aimed to provide a safe space for survivors of sexual assault at Tufts.Six months ago,U.S. Department of ...



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Police Briefs

Fog FiascoAt 7:48 p.m. on Oct. 25, the Tufts University Police Department (TUPD) responded to a fire alarm in Curtis Hall. Upon arriving, officers discovered that a student had been filming a movie in the rear stairwell, and the fog machine he had been using for special effects had set off the ...


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Tufts junior nominated to Forbes 30 Under 30 list

Sharad Sagar, CEO and founder of the non-profit Dexterity Global, was nominated for the Forbes 30 Under 30 list this fall.Sagar, a junior, founded Dexterity Global in 2008 with the goal of democratizing education and making it accessible for all children in South Asia.The mission of Dexterity Global ...



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Sackler School researchers team up to combat breast cancer

Two researchers from the Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences began a collaboration in October to investigate the environmental causes of breast cancer.Funded by a three-year, $5 million grant from the Art beCAUSE Breast Cancer Foundation, the research is intended to find out how so many ...


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Community health approved as a primary major

Starting next fall, community health will be offered as a primary major at Tufts, rather than a secondary double major as it is now, according to an Oct. 24 announcement by the Community Health Program.The change has been in the works for years due to student and faculty demand, according to Community ...


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Relay For Life to host fall kick-off event tonight

Tufts Relay For Life will host its kick-off event today at 8 p.m. in the Game Room of the Mayer Campus Center, rather than Hotung Cafe, where it has been held in previous years. The event will feature discounted registration for the final April 10 event as well as performances by Tufts student ...


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Live stream: Midterm election 2014

Above is a live stream of midterm election coverage from ABC News. Refresh the page and check back below for live updates!12:52am - Baker will speak at 1:00 am to his supporters still gathered at campaign watch party. NBC, ABC have called race for Baker.12:05am - Coakley will not concede to Baker ...






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Tufts study underway to improve learning spaces on campus

The Tufts administration is currently in the process of conducting a Learning Spaces Planning Study, which aims to gather data on possible improvements to the university’s learning spaces on the Medford/Somerville campus.Director of University Space Management and Planning Lois Stanley and Dean of ...



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Visiting the Hill this week

MONDAYResonances of Silence: Sounding against Nuclear Power in Post-Fukushima JapanDetails: Marié Abe, assistant professor of music at Boston University, will discuss the sounds of chindon-ya and its role in Japanese social movements after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster.When and Where: 12 - ...