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Mock Trial hosts annual Mumbo Jumbo tournament

Tufts Mock Trial (TMT) hosted its annual Mumbo Jumbo Invitational Tournament, a two-day on-campus event that hosts mock trial teams from all over the country, from Nov. 15 to Nov. 16. This year, the tournament consisted of 22 teams, including Harvard University, the University of New Mexico and ...



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ExCollege class hosts Basic Needs Drive for homeless youth

JumboDreams, a philanthropic group created by the fall 2014 Experimental College class "EXP 46: Philanthropy, Nonprofits, and Community," raised over $1,250 from its Basic Needs Drive which took place from Nov. 10 to Nov. 21 during November's National Homeless Youth Awareness Month. Funds ...


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Crafts Center receives TCU grant to invest in future

The Crafts Center received a grant of $6,718.20 from the Tufts Community Union (TCU)Senate on Nov. 9 to overhaul its supplies for the remainder of the academic year. The managers of the center hope to use this grant to ensure the sustainable, long-term existence of the center at Tufts.Junior Charlie Wiebe, ...






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Mayor Walsh discusses youth vote, police reform

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh joined Tufts community members for a conversation on his personal history with public service, the importance of civic engagement, the continued unrest in Ferguson, Mo. and his vision for Boston yesterday morning in the Alumnae Lounge.Walsh, a Boston native, began his service ...


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Newly renovated Commons Marketplace to open in January

Tufts Dining Services will open the rebranded Commons Marketplace on Jan. 14, when students return to campus for the start of the spring semester, according to Director of Dining and Business Services Patti Klos. The eatery was originally supposed to reopen during fall semester, but was pushed ...


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Students host clothing drive for refugees, children

The Tufts University Refugee Assistance Program (TU-RAP) and Tufts United for Immigrant Justice collaborated to sponsor a winter clothing drive for recently settled refugees in the greater Boston area and unaccompanied minors in the Somerville school district from Nov. 12 through Dec. 4.The organizations ...


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Police Briefs

Sk8er BoyOn Nov. 13 the Tufts University Police Department (TUPD) responded to a report of a marijuana scent emanating from a room in Miller Hall at 9:30 p.m. The Resident Assistant of the hall reported that he had just engaged in a verbal altercation with the resident of the room from which the odor ...




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Ferguson protests reach Boston

Peaceful protesters, including over 80 Tufts students, marched through Boston on the night of Tuesday, Nov. 25, shutting down Roxbury streets before clashing with police at the I-93 ramp by the South Bay House of Correction. The protesters joined thousands across the country who took to the streets ...


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TCU Judiciary to revive advocates program

Tufts Community Union (TCU) Judiciary will be reviving its Judicial Advocacy Program next semester, which pairs students in violation of the Tufts Code of Conduct with a trained student advisor to advocate on their behalf during meetings and hearings and help them navigate the judicial process.The ...


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Visiting the Hill this week

MONDAY"Granoff Music Center Colloquium Series: Large-Scale Formative Processes in Ostinato Music"Details: Michael Tenzer, professor of music at the University of British Columbia, will present the final colloquium of the semester.When and Where: 12 - 1:30 p.m., Perry and Marty Granoff Music ...





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Students urge administration to support undocumented students

Tufts United for Immigrant Justice (UIJ) has recently taken major steps to pressure the university into providing clear and accessible support for undocumented students in the application process and throughout their time at Tufts.UIJ’s "Resolution to Establish Equal Opportunity for Undocumented ...


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