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Students discuss campus race relations at AOH

A group of approximately 40 students during Friday's April Open House (AOH) events gathered on the Academic Quad to inform prospective students about what they perceive to be a misrepresented racial climate on campus.



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In landslide election, Garcia is new TCU President

In an overwhelming landslide, junior Tomas Garcia won the election for TCU president. Thirty-one percent of the university's undergraduates voted in yesterday's election, and Garcia walked away with 78 percent, or 1166 votes.


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New vaccines may diminish 'Vaccine War'

Just six years ago, Tufts scientists set out to achieve a lofty goal: creating a needleless vaccine that would not need to be refrigerated. After numerous trials and tribulations, the team, partially funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, has achieved just that.


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Stuff Tufts People Like' catalogs Hill culture

Dubstep. Dave's Fresh Pasta. Googling Anthony Monaco. These things are not just the goings-on of a fun weekend, but the basis for a new blog by sophomore Ruth Tam called Stuff Tufts People Like.


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Snyder speaker Woodward discusses presidential doctrines

Journalist and author Bob Woodward will give this semester's Richard E. Snyder's Presidential Lecture today in Cohen Auditorium. Woodward began his career as a journalist for The Washington Post in the early 1970s, where he gained acclaim for his coverage, alongside fellow journalist Carl Bernstein, of the Watergate scandal.



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Candidates prepare for tomorrow's election

Fashioning himself as an outsider to the Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate, TCU presidential candidate Ben Richards, a junior, has put forth a platform focused on rejuvenating the body by increasing idea exchange between student government and the undergraduates it represents.


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Bottom Line opens the door to higher education

As the semester winds down, students across campus find themselves in the same boat: scrambling to finish a paper, studying for exams and perhaps fitting in a few enjoyable meals in the dining hall. Yet what many seem to forget is that the path to life on the Hill was not as easy for everyone.



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Street Smarts: Tufts' sartorial scene

Ever notice the Jumbos on campus who put more into their wardrobes than a momentary thought about which pair of sneakers doesn't clash with their sweatpants? We have, and some of their sartorial styles caught our eye.


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Path to tenure rigorous but worthwhile

When the economic recession hit, no one could blame university administrators for trying to cut corners. The cessation of construction projects and the slow spread of wireless on campus were taken with a grain of salt. But there may have been one corner in particular that administrators were wary of cutting back on: the hiring of tenure-track professors. While the path to tenure is by no means a simple one, its benefits can often prove an integral part of the intellectual atmosphere of an academic institution.




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Alanna Tuller | Archive Addict

Though I love uncovering little bits and pieces of Tufts history during my weekly raid on the archives, I realized I still had no idea about how Tufts actually came to be. In the process of uncovering the truth about Tufts' inception, something quite interesting emerged: Charles Tufts really didn't have that much to do with the creation of our university.



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Seniors ponder Tufts' latest graduation speaker

At the Edward R. Murrow Forum on Issues in Journalism on April 11, moderator Jonathan Tisch (A '76) asked honored guest journalist Katie Couric about her upcoming stint as a commencement speaker.


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Boston Ave. Boloco ends delivery service

Due to customer feedback indicating overwhelming dissatisfaction with its delivery service, the Boston Avenue branch of burrito restaurant Boloco decided earlier this month to cease delivering to customers and instead focus on improving its in−store service.


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Transfer orientation helps acclimation process

For most people, the idea of starting anew at college was equally exciting and terrifying — and not something they would care to do again. Yet a small percentage of students at most universities have gone through this process not once, but twice, and some even three times. These are transfer students.


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In face of serious misconceptions, transgender community perseveres to find a voice

In the wake of last fall's prominent lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) suicides, University President Lawrence Bacow sent an email to the Tufts community urging them to proudly support all of its LGBT members and to "model the behavior we would hope to see in the rest of the world, and that is of a community that is supportive and welcoming to all."