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Tufts Republicans gear up for senate election
November 5Throughout 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
November 5Tufts 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
November 5The 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
November 5At 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
November 5If 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
November 5To 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.
The long shot: Alum Senator Scott Brown reflects on Tufts experience
November 4In 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.
Alanna Tuller | Archive Addict
November 4Oftentimes, 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.
Tufts Mock Trial opens fall season with victories
November 1Tufts 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
November 1Readers should be advised: trigger warning for victims and survivors of sexual assault.
