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Anna Christian | The College Survival Guide

Computers: It seems impossible to imagine life without them. People can essentially live their lives in chat rooms, playing games or stalking people on Facebook (everyone does it) and never really have to have human interaction. Unfortunately, computers can malfunction. I suppose people can let you down too, but it's doubtful that they're storing your notes for the upcoming test in Psych Stats in their heads (this would reach a new level of stalkage).

Zelinger wins sophomore Senate seat

After class−wide voting in a special election yesterday, sophomore Jeremy Zelinger was elected to a vacant Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate seat, the Elections Commission (ECOM) announced early this morning.

Annual Coming Out Day rally draws large crowd

Students, faculty, staff and area residents gathered yesterday at the Mayer Campus Center for a rally marking Tufts' observance of National Coming Out Day, sharing stories before what speakers called a historic turnout.

Atheists and agnostics know more about religion than believers, survey finds

Atheists generally know more about religion than the faithful, according to a recent survey conducted by the Pew Forum of Religion and Public Life that has garnered considerable attention.  Atheists and agnostics scored highest on the organization's religious knowledge test, with Jews and Mormons in second and third place, respectively.

CJ Saraceno | Ban Together

In honor of Tufts' celebration of National Coming Out Day, I, too, have decided to come out — against "gay" housing at Tufts.

Senators start projects to improve campus life

Moderate drinkers outlive abstainers, University of Texas study finds

Proponents of alcohol may have upped their arguing power: A recent clinical study found that middle-aged adults who drink any type of alcohol in moderation are likely to outlive those who abstain or drink heavily.

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Sophomore candidates running for Senate outline visions at Hotung forum

The two candidates running for the open sophomore seat on the Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate presented their platforms to a smattering of Tufts students at a candidates forum in Hotung Café last night.

Stephen Miller | Counterpoint

Well done, Concert Board: I love Passion Pit. So too, it seems, does 85 percent of the student body, which would explain why I'm sitting in a line that stretches from the Mayer Campus Center past the Crafts House, listening to someone with the worst Spanish 1 accent in the world. No, adding an "o" to the end of a word does not make it Spanish−o. It's Wednesday morning, and I'm awake significantly earlier than I want to be. At least this justifies my skipping class today.

English Department 'squeezed for space'

East Hall has become close quarters for lecturers, tenured professors and teaching assistants in the English Department, with a recent move leaving part−time faculty members with cubicles that they say make it difficult to carry out their jobs.

Senate's grant program to distribute $200,000 in surplus funds to groups

The Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate this year has extra funds at its disposal, thanks to surpluses from last year, and is implementing a distribution program to fund students' visions for improving campus life.

Tufts teams up with BC to offer new dual degree program

Tufts' Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and Boston College (BC) have teamed up to offer a new dual degree program through the Department of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning (UEP) and BC Law School, filling in gaps in the curriculum at both schools.

Swamped TDC turns away hopeful dancers

One of the university's most popular student groups, Tufts Dance Collective (TDC), has grown even more attractive this year, to the point where it has had to violate its original premise.

Comic enthusiasts emerge from the Batcave and storm the shops of Boston

Now is the time to come out of the phone booth as a comic book nerd. With unique storytelling, multiple genres within the medium and intriguing recreations of iconic characters, comics are gaining cachet in the well−regarded mainstream. Film adaptations of niche comics like Alan Moore's "Watchmen" (1986−87) and Bryan Lee O'Malley's "Scott Pilgrim" series (2004−10) have received big promotional pushes. Furthermore, San Diego Comic−Con expands every year and an AMC television series based on the Image comic "The Walking Dead" is getting great buzz as its Halloween debut approaches. There's no shame in being caught on the T with your nose in a trade paperback these days.

Recent LGBT deaths spark dialogue at Tufts about bullying, harassment

Students and administrators at Tufts have responded to a series of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT)−related teen suicides across the country, attending vigils and discussions about anti−LGBT bullying.

Varying study locations could improve content retention, psychologists say

For many students at Tufts, an upcoming paper or exam means holing up in Tisch Library for an all−nighter. But as midterms approach, they may do well to reconsider: Psychologists find that changing study locations every so often can actually help improve information retention.

LiNK seeks to raise funds for rescue of North Korean refugees hiding in China

A Tufts student organization launching this fall hopes to play a role in alleviating the North Korean refugee crisis through education and fund raising measures.

CJ Saraceno | Ban Together

T he Jumbo herd was not stampeding in anger over last week's call to ban the Daily, proving my column's ineffectiveness. Thankfully, the pitchforks I ordered could be resold to the Tufts Gardening Alliance. My column's popularity was, however, affirmed by the student body's decision to not ban the Daily, despite its obvious shortcomings. To take advantage of this unanticipated second chance for the "Ban Together" series, I present my second ban proposal — this time of Tufts Telefund.