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Presidential campaigns break from norm, avoid discussing LGBT rights

The day after President Barack Obama's historic declaration of support for marriage equality in May 2012, a 51?percent majority of Americans supported the President's decision, according to a poll conducted by Gallup. This was not the first survey to show popular support for same?sex marriage - a CNN/ORC poll from August 2010 initially presented this change in opinion as well. These striking numbers point to a growing movement to improve the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) individuals, and the importance of LGBT issues in the minds of many Americans this election season.






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University alters sexual assault policy

A university?wide Sexual Violence Working Group this summer revised the Sexual Misconduct Adjudication Process (SMAP) and created the Sexual Misconduct Policy, which replaces the university's Sexual Assault Policy.







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Cummings School submits video to national competition

The Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine recently created a video featuring staff, students and animals in honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month that was submitted to this year's Pink Glove Dance Competition.


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Students lobby for more ASL courses, minor

Juniors ShaylaghMcCole and Mollie Stolzer are currently in the process of petitioning for the additon of an American Sign Language (ASL) minor through the Eliot?Pearson Department of Child Development.


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New fire marshal heads safety, education initiatives

Since his appointment in August, Fire Marshal and Fire Prevention Officer John Walsh has taken considerable strides to improve fire safety on campus and nurture a better understanding of how his office operates.


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City officials consider building hotel in Davis Square

The Somerville Board of Aldermen last week motioned to build a new hotel in Davis Square, claiming that the project would be a strong addition to the community and foster patronage of local businesses and restaurants.


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Fletcher professor named chevalier by French government

The university on Nov. 5 will honor Leila Fawaz, the Issam M. Fares professor of Lebanese and Eastern Mediterranean Studies and director of the Fares Center for Eastern Mediterranean Studies, during a ceremony celebrating the French government naming her a chevalier in the French National Order of the Legion of Honor.


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Jacob Passy | A Bit Off

With all of the work that comes up around this time of year for students, it's easy to get caught in a daze. You stop noticing the posters and chalk everywhere on campus or even the places you haven't been to in Davis Square.



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Sexton delivers inaugural Africana Studies lecture

Jared Sexton, associate professor and director of African American Studies at the University of California, Irvine, last night gave the inaugural lecture for the new Africana studies major and minor housed under the Africana Studies program.