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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.

Art Gallery reaches out to campus with survey, workshops

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.

Environmental House under consideration for next year

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.

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.

Tufts Votes wraps up voter registration process

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.

Red Line from Harvard to Alewife to close for four weekends

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.