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Rozen discusses work on Sept. 11 compensation, BP oil debacle
April 11Michael Rozen (LA '86) last night delivered a speech in which he discussed the various cases he has dealt with throughout his career, all of which have been designed to provide compensation for the victims of deadly events and corporate products.
Ben Schwalb | Das Coding
April 10As we German majors would say, "Die fettenJahresindvorbei." Roughly translated, "the good times are over." Just as I have that miserable virus known as the common cold, many Tufts students and computer owners around the world have yet another virus to deal with. But what makes this different from your average computer virus 'gone viral' is that it is for Macs.
Muhammad Yunus to deliver Deans Lecture on April 20
April 10This year's Deans Lecture will feature developmental economist and Nobel Peace Prize recipient Muhammad Yunus, the university announced last week. Tickets are free for the event, which will be held in Cohen Auditorium at 4:00 p.m. on April 20. Yunus is known for pioneering the use of microcredit - giving small loans to those not eligible for traditional loans - by founding Bangladesh's Grameen Bank in 1976. He will cover this among other topics in his talk, titled "Social Business Can Address Pressing Social Problems." To preview the event, the documentary "To Catch a Dollar: Muhammad Yunus Banks on America" will be screened in the Sophia Gordon Multipurpose Room at 7:30 p.m. on April 19. The screening will be followed by a question?and?answer period with Gayle Ferraro, the filmmaker.
Tufts Mock Trial to head to Nationals
April 10Tufts Mock Trial (TMT) has qualified for the third year in a row for the American Mock Trial Association (AMTA) National Championship Tournament and will compete for the national title in Minneapolis, Minn. this weekend.
Eighteen months later, Arab Spring uprisings still reshaping region's political landscape
April 10It has been nearly a year and a half since the start of the "Arab Spring" uprisings - the wave of protests advocating for democratic reform in the Middle East - and despite the leaps of progress that have been made, people are still fighting for their right to democracy.
IGL to host annual Inquiry program
April 10The Institute for Global Leadership (IGL) this Thursday through Saturday will be hosting Inquiry, its annual global issues simulation program for high school students, which this year will address recent issues in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Kupcu receives social responsibility award
April 10Maria Figueroa Kupcu (LA '93), a director of the global communications company Brunswick Group LLC, last night was awarded the 2012 BoryanaDamyanova Award for Corporate Social Responsibility in an event sponsored by the Institute for Global Leadership and the Advisory Committee for Endowment Responsibility (ACER).
Groups collaborate in first Global Health Night
April 10The Tufts Undergraduate Global Health Network (GHN) last Thursday evening at the Remis Sculpture Court held its first global health advocacy and networking event with the goal of increasing student access to the global health groups on campus.
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.
