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.
The Women's Center will celebrate its 40th anniversary this weekend with an archival exhibit, dinner, alumni brunch and symposium.
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.
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.
The Tufts University Art Gallery made its way into students' email inboxes last week with an online survey meant to gain a better understanding of the gallery's presence on campus.
The Sustainable Action Squad (SAS), a branch of the Tufts Sustainability Collective, is currently working on a proposal for the creation of an Environmental House on campus for the upcoming academic year.
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.
Tufts Votes, a non?partisan, student?run organization, has concluded its voter registration campaign and is moving into the final stages of the get?out?the?vote effort.
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) is closing the Red Line between Alewife and Harvard Stations on four upcoming weekends, including Thanksgiving weekend, to continue repairs that began in 2011.
Over 200 students last week participated in the Leonard Carmichael Society's (LCS) annual five?day blood drive for the American Red Cross.
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.
For many sophomores and juniors, the prospect of studying abroad is an exciting one. Students seek the chance to experience a new culture and explore a different part of the world, all while fulfilling requirements for graduation.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
