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Herman Cain cancels Tufts lecture
April 8Herman Cain has canceled his lecture planned by Tufts Republicans and previously scheduled for Thursday, according to Tufts Republicans President Sinclair Stafford.
Students become teachers through Perspectives and Explorations programs
April 5Initial course selection for freshmen is undoubtedly overwhelming, with hundreds of classes in over forty departments to pick from and a freshman advising class to choose. Among those advising classes, the student-taught Explorations and Perspectives programs, run by the Experimental College (ExCollege), are among the most popular choices for incoming students.
TCU Senate votes to reject religious liberty resolution
April 5The Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate at a meeting last month rejected a resolution (7-14-2) that would have encouraged the university and campus groups to "interpret the University's non-discrimination policy in a way that does not bar religious groups from choosing leaders who reflect their views."
Student designs iPhone JoeyTracker app
April 5Jake Jarvis, a sophomore, has created an iPhone application based on the online JoeyTracker that allows students to determine the location of the closest Joey shuttle and the time left until it arrives at their current location.
Fletcher professor Nasr named dean at Johns Hopkins
April 4Dean of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy Stephen Bosworth last week announced to the Fletcher community that Fletcher School Professor of International Politics Vali Nasr will leave Tufts to become dean of the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) at Johns Hopkins University in July.
Massachusetts considers raising school dropout age
April 4The Massachusetts legislature is considering legislation that would increase the mandatory school attendance age from 16 to 18 in an effort to reduce the state's dropout rate.
Class of 2016 acceptance rate lowest in history
By Shana Friedman | April 4The Office of Undergraduate Admissions last Thursday released its admissions decisions for Tufts' Class of 2016, which with an acceptance rate of 21 percent is the lowest in Tufts' history.This year's acceptance rate was the Office of Undergraduate Admissions' second consecutive record ...
Tufts groups form to back Brown, Warren
April 3Though elections to the Senate will not take place until November, campaigning has long been underway. With this in mind, a number of Tufts groups are getting involved with campaigns and debates. More educational and collaborative than competitive, these groups are primarily interested in raising political awareness.
SomerVision plan establishes city-wide goals for 2030
April 3The City of Somerville at the end of February announced their long-term SomerVision plan, which lays out changes the community feels need to be implemented by 2030.
Friedman School hosts research conference
April 3The Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy on Saturday held its sixth annual multidisciplinary graduate research conference on the topic of "Future of Food and Nutrition." The conference featured a panel discussion about global nutrition and feeding a growing population.
SALT provides students with financial advice
April 3Student Financial Services last month extended an invitation to the entire university community to join SALT, a free membership program developed by the non-profit group American Student Assistance (ASA) to help students take control of their money and manage student loans.
Kony survivor speaks about experience with LRA
April 3Invisible Children representatives last night spoke about their KONY 2012 campaign to students interested in the organization's effort to capture Joseph Kony, the leader of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), who since 1987 has abducted children as soldiers and sex slaves in Africa.
Ben Schwalb | Das Coding
April 2Since I got a text message lauding my pretty bad cherry pie joke in my last column, I thought I'd stick to the subject. No, I'm not talking about the upcoming American Pie movie, even though someone on St. Patrick's Day told me I look like Jason Biggs. This column is going to be about Raspberry Pie. I mean, Raspberry Pi.
Students place second in Clinton Challenge
April 2Tufts students involved with the Village Zero Project this past weekend traveled to the annual Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U) at George Washington University and competed in the second annual CGI U Commitments Challenge, a competition of ideas and projects from college students.
Tufts students launch new social media platform
April 2Three undergraduate students yesterday launched the start?upNavlit, a social media platform that provides a private space to navigate between different groups.
