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Campus Comment | Safety in Somerville

Construction on Assembly Square T stop to begin later this fall

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) will begin construction later this fall on a new Orange Line T station in Somerville's Assembly Square.

Alison Williams and Sarah Gottlieb | Generation SEX

This one is for the ladies. We suggest that men with weak stomachs put this down and enjoy your ignorance unless you're willing to learn a lot more about the women you know and love. No one really wants to talk about them (let alone have to go through them), but gynecological exams are an important part of women's health. The horrors of a doctor poking around down there have become common material in movies and television. I'm supposed to let some random person just go exploring down there? Excuse me? Sounds pretty awful.

Faith on the Hill: Hinduism

When the Hindu Festival of Lights, Diwali, hits the Hill tomorrow, Hinduism will once again return to the spotlight at Tufts. And when it does, it'll be in full force — the Hindu religion at Tufts, while small in numbers, is solidly represented by a close−knit community who worship both individually and as part of student organizations such as the Hindu Students Council (HSC).

Tufts Ivory Book aims to revive Jumbo spirit

The Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate earlier this month voted unanimously to endorse a project of Senator Yulia Korovikov to research means of editing and distributing the Tufts Ivory Book, a pocket−sized book containing university history and traditions.

Students, janitors protest hiring practices

Dozens of Tufts students, janitors and union representatives marched to Ballou Hall yesterday afternoon to protest the hiring practices of UGLUnicco, Tufts' new campus−cleaning contractor.

Student groups discuss education inequity in open forum

Students and representatives from six organizations on Friday discussed education inequality and reform in an open forum held in the Rabb Room of the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service.

Phase I of Dental School renovation complete

The School of Dental Medicine last month completed the first stage of its renovation by unveiling its newly designed second floor for student, staff and patient use, according to Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs James Hanley.

Monaco inaugurated as 13th university president

Amid pomp, circumstance and a resounding verse of "Tuftonia's Day," Anthony Monaco was inaugurated as Tufts' 13th university president on Friday. "If we focus on shared goals and integrate our activities across schools, we can greatly amplify Tufts' impact on society," he told the crowd of students, faculty, staff, alumni and members of the Board of Trustees.

Checking the box: Tufts puts undergraduate race and ethnicity data to use

Anyone who has spent more than 10 minutes on Tufts' campus has heard about the school's global focus and emphasis on diverse points of view. In fact, even the mission statement posted on the website for the School of Arts and Sciences includes "a dedication to globalism and active citizenship [and] a commitment to humanitarianism and diversity in its many forms…are deeply held ideals."

Evening showcases importance of performing arts in peacebuilding

Artists, peacebuilders, students and educators gathered last night in Distler Performance Hall for the Boston premiere of "Acting Together on the World Stage," a documentary about artistic groups around the world who use creativity in the performing arts to address conflict resolution.

Hannah Furgang | The Tim Tam Slam

So I was watching the Tufts women's rugby game against the United States Coast Guard Academy when I remembered that I had to write this column. Deadlines? More like dreadlines.

Tufts team uses bacteria to send secret messages

A research team headed by Professor of Chemistry David Walt last month published a method of using the bacteria Escherichia coli (E. coli) to encode, deliver and decode messages that they said could lead to the evolution of methods in the area of secret message encoding.

Gittleman outlines Tufts presidential history

Sol Gittleman, the Alice and Nathan Gantcher university professor who served as provost from 1981 to 2002, last night delivered a lecture taking an audience of students, faculty and alumni through a history of the Tufts presidency.

Chelsea Stevens | Loud Noises

For those of you who have recently stirred from a coma and are perusing this column from your hospital bed, you ought know that this past weekend was Homecoming. Fans filled about two−thirds of the Zimman Field Stadium, outnumbering the players for the first — and no doubt last — time this season. Their inebriated support made all the difference, yielding a major defensive accomplishment for the Jumbos who lost by a margin that was far narrower than usual. It was Tufts' one opportunity to do what big state schools do every Saturday — minus the really good football team, the actual tailgate and the really huge, awesome and super−fun parties that don't get broken up by the cops by 1 a.m. Valiant effort, Tufts — I raise my glass.

Senate approves Tufts wiki

The Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate last week passed a proposal to create a Tufts How−To Wiki, a community−based platform for information related to the university.

Keeping an eye on the money

Panelists discuss new sexual assault policy

A group of panelists last night met in Miller Hall for the 4th Annual Tufts Sexual Violence Forum, where they discussed recent changes made to the university's sexual assault policy that reflect a new interpretation of Title IX.

Standing at the front of the room

Picture this: You're in a basement on Professors Row with a hundred other sweaty Tufts students, dancing your hearts out. Everyone's hands go up, up, up — and then down with the huge drop. In that moment, the person behind the music might be the last thing on your mind, but for four Tufts students who are manning the DJ booths, your reaction is exactly what they're looking for.

Campus Comment | Tufts on cyber security

In recognition of National Cyber Security Awareness Month, Tufts University Information Technology (UIT) has made a recent push for awareness about the security risks associated with mobile technology. On campus, Blackberries and iPhones abound, and as UIT Director of Communications and Organizational Effectiveness Dawn Irish told the Daily, "students … now use mobile technologies far more than their desktops."