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Dennett receives 2012 Erasmus Prize for cultural contributions

27th EPIIC symposium kicks off

An expert-led panel discussion exploring power transitions in the 21st century last night kicked off the 27th Annual Norris and MargeryBendetson Education for Public Inquiry and International Citizenship (EPIIC) International Symposium. The program is sponsored by the Institute for Global Leadership (IGL) and this year is focusing on the theme of "Conflict in the 21stCentury."

Police Briefs

"Alarm? That's just the music!"

ResLife extends gender-neutral housing offerings

The Office of Residential Life and Learning (ResLife) announced earlier this month that it is now offering open housing, more commonly known as gender- neutral housing, in some roomes in Bush Hall and Latin Way. This program is an option for students who feel more comfortable living with someone of another gender.

Tufts alumni discuss careers in Hollywood

Hollywood veterans and Tufts alumni Prudence Fraser Sternin (J '77) and Robert Sternin (A '77) gave a talk yesterday afternoon about their careers in the television industry, which have included developing or producing close to a dozen series, including "Three's Company" (1977-1984), ...

West offers critique of democracy, power structures

Well-known scholar, activist and advocate for global and domestic civil rights Cornel West, who is a professor in the Center for African American Studies at Princeton University, addressed a packed Cohen Auditorium in a lecture last night with a message calling for critical personal and social analysis, emphasizing the significance of the plight of working class individuals in advocating for democratic and social reform.

Jack Webster and Hannah Furgang | A piece of advice

Dear Jack and Hannah, I arrived in college expecting a significant change in my love life — that is, to start having any semblance of one at all. Unfortunately, this does not seem to be the case, and I remain regrettably single and even more regrettably celibate. My question, therefore, commences thusly: How do I make every Tufts girl lust after me? Thanks for your help, Lonely in Lewis

Tufts' Boston campus to go tobacco-free in April

Tufts' campus in downtown Boston will on April 16 begin implementing its new initiative to become tobacco-free by prohibiting smoking in the vicinity of the building.

TCU Senate update

With grant, Friedman School tackles malnutrition in Ethiopia

The Feinstein International Center (FIC) at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy received its largest funding award yet in the form of a $7.3 million research grant aimed at fighting child malnutrition in Ethiopia, according to a Feb. 9 press release.

1.4 Billion Reasons' addresses extreme poverty around the world

UIT expands Tufts' virtual private network

Tufts University Information Technology (UIT) expanded its virtual private network (VPN) on Jan. 8 in response to a Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate resolution from earlier this academic year.

Trexler leaves behind three decades of dance achievement at Tufts

Not every Tufts professor remembers a time when Jackson College was listed on female students' diplomas or when the Hill lacked Tufts Dance Collective performances. Associate Professor and Director of Dance Alice Trexler has seen it all. After 34 years at Tufts, she plans to retire in May.

Alyson Yee | Odd Jobs

We all want to be one in a million. How about one in a billion? You could be a forensic ornithologist! What? Well, in this age of CSI, anything with "forensic" in the title is irresistibly sexy.

Harvard Professor Pinker to deliver EPIIC keynote address

Harvard College Professor and Johnstone Family Professor in the Department of Psychology at Harvard University Steven Pinker on Friday will deliver this year's Dr. Jean Mayer Global Citizenship Award keynote address at the 26th annual Norris and Margery Bendetson Education for Public Inquiry and International Citizenship (EPIIC) symposium.

Sexual Violence Working Group fosters awareness

A new university-wide Sexual Violence Working Group, spearheaded by the Office of Equal Opportunity (OEO), will meet throughout the semester to address sexual assault prevention and awareness among students and to make current university policies regarding sexual assault readily available and visible.

Cummings School partners with Worcester Technical High School to open animal clinic

The Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine earlier this month unveiled a partnership with Worcester Technical High School (WTHS) in Worcester, Mass., to open a low-cost primary care clinic for animals on the high school's campus this spring.

Friends of Israel hosts 'Save A Child's Heart' campaign

Tufts Friends of Israel held fundraisers around campus this week to raise money for the Save A Child's Heart (SACH) campaign, working in conjunction with Zeta Psi fraternity, Tufts Hillel and the Leonard Carmichael Society (LCS).

Davis Square MBTA station sees dramatic surge in crime

In a striking rise over 2010 figures, crime rates spiked by 92 percent at the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Davis Square station in 2011.

Lewis Black to perform at Spring Comedy Show

Tufts' Lecture and Entertainment Board has booked Lewis Black for its Spring Comedy Show, Entertainment Board co−Chair Charlotte Karrlsson−Willis told the Daily.