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On Marathon Monday, three dead, over 100 injured in explosions
April 15The Tufts community was rocked Monday when two explosive devices detonated near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, killing three people and injuring at least 140, according to a report by the Associated Press.
Dhingra to chair sociology department this fall
April 10Professor of Sociology Pawan Dhingra, who joined the Tufts community last fall, will assume the position of chair of the Department of Sociology beginning in the fall of 2013. Dhingra accepted the official offer to serve as chair last February but opted to spend his first year on campus teaching classes, ...
Extended election season prompts campus activism for Markey campaign
April 10The special election to fill John Kerrys now-vacant Senate seat in Massachusetts is fast approaching and Tufts Democrats is mobilizing. The group, which enthusiastically campaigned in November for current Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and President Barack Obama, has revived the campaign for Rep. Edward Markey (D-Mass.).
Alexa Petersen | Jeminist: A Jumbo Feminist
April 9Im scared to write this column. As a white person, Im scared of saying the wrong thing. Im scared that a person of color will write an op-ed about how wrong I am or how Ive misread the situation. Im scared someone will tell me I can never understand the trauma that these recent hate crimes have inflicted on those whose bodies and identities are threatened, those who see the repetition of a violent history standing right before them.
