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Massachusetts voters examine three ballot questions

Tufts Republicans gear up for senate election

Throughout the semester, Tufts Republicans has been primarily focusing their outreach on the Scott Brown (R?Mass, LA '81) senatorial campaign rather than the presidential election, on?campus and beyond.

Tufts Democrats bring energy to campus for election season

Tufts Democrats is wrapping up two months of election preparation efforts with a week of election drives, canvassing and phone calls to constituents that aim to register voters, educate the public and increase voter participation on Election Day.

ExCollege to host Election Night Extravaganza tonight

The Experimental College (ExCollege) will host its eighth Election Night Extravaganza at 7:30 p.m. tonight in the Mayer Campus Center.

Death with Dignity, medical marijuana on state ballot

At the polls today, voters will not simply be voting Obama versus Romney. Referenda on ballots across the country allow voters to weigh in on the decisions of state and local governments, representing perhaps the purest form of direct democracy that exists in modern American politics.

International students await election outcomes with future employment at stake

If you can't vote, why care? Tell that to international students at Tufts. U.S. citizens were far from the only demographic engaged in debates, forums and discussions in the run?up to today's election. International students on the Hill have been just as involved in the political scene, but for different reasons and with varying implications from those of their American peers.

Storm Update | Hurricane Sandy causes campaign cancellations, polling changes

To Tufts, Hurricane Sandy meant power outages, a day off from classes and minor flooding. Nationwide, the storm's effects were much stronger, devastating areas of New Jersey and New York. The storm also disrupted the presidential election.

Tufts researchers receive grant for soft-bodied robots

Senate Update | TCU passes resolution about Africana Studies

The long shot: Alum Senator Scott Brown reflects on Tufts experience

In the fall of 1978, back when Dewick-MacPhie Dining Center moonlighted as a pub several nights a week, when housing issues forced 300 unlucky Tufts underclassmen to shuttle back and forth every day from their residence at the Sheraton Commander Hotel in Harvard Square and when the University President, nutritionist Jean Mayer, gave speeches with a sharp French accent, a handsome, shaggy-haired sophomore known to his friends as Scotty Brown once scored 35 points in a home game against Bowdoin, carrying the Jumbos to a 92-78 win.

At roundtable, sustainability groups discuss plan for waste reduction

Alanna Tuller | Archive Addict

Oftentimes, I think of Tufts history as beginning in 1852, when the University was founded. However, Tufts' tree history - treestory, if you will - began as early as the 1600s when the first colonists set foot in Massachusetts.

Cold War Kids to headline third annual Cage Rage concert

Committee on Student Life to hear TCF's derecognition case

Tufts Mock Trial opens fall season with victories

Tufts Mock Trial (TMT) is off to a strong start this semester, with a second?place finish at Pennsylvania State University's Happy Valley Invitational two weeks ago.

Alexa Petersen | Jeminist: A Jumbo Feminist

Readers should be advised: trigger warning for victims and survivors of sexual assault.

Tufts avoids worst of Hurricane Sandy

Tufts' campuses and surrounding areas suffered only minor damage from Hurricane Sandy on Monday, in part thanks to abated storm conditions and advance preparedness of administrators.

Women's Center 40th anniversary to include symposium

The Women's Center will celebrate its 40th anniversary this weekend with an archival exhibit, dinner, alumni brunch and symposium.

ResLife film competition to resume next semester

Following a brief hiatus, the Office of Residential Life and Learning's (ResLife) Shorts Film Competition will return for the third time this spring due to the appointment of a new contest administrator.

Yuri Chang | I hate you, but I love you

Tufts students want to have sex more than five times per week according to OkCupid, a popular online dating site. In 2011, OkCupid took data on college tuitions from U.S. News & World Report and then remixed it with their own data collection. The chart displays college tuition versus how many times a week students would like to have sex. OkTrends, its official data blog, detailed, "generally speaking, the more your parents are paying for your education, the more horny you are." The private institutions were noticeably higher than public ones in how often students wanted to have sex per week.