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Michael Goetzman | Spotlight

November 16

Aflannel-sporting, all-'90s-era hip-hop-music-knowing, depression-recovering English grad student lopes across campus three days a week. Walking with purposeful, elongated steps, Geoff prides himself on his English-teacher-in-the-making style: tanned loafers, slacks that are a bit too big, a loosely fitting maroon-colored oxford and a tattered leather briefcase-bag slung across his chest, bumping gently against his thigh as he strides by with his thermos always in hand -- tea, of course; he scoffs at coffee.

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JoeyTracker to receive update

November 16

The GPS unit that tracks the Davis Square shuttle, commonly known as the Joey, has broken down and will receive an update, according to Tufts Community Union (TCU) Treasurer Matt Shapanka. The Joey takes its nickname from the company, Joseph's Limousine and Transportation, that provides the bus.

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SHOC combats red tape by educating students

November 16

It's that time of the year. Sinus infections and the flu cause a widespread dearth in class attendance across college campuses and numerous students flock to their universities' health service offices seeking treatment for their ailments. Unfortunately for many, the seemingly simple process of getting a check-up is easier said than done.

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CSL to hold open meeting today on amendments

November 13

The Committee on Student Life (CSL) will conduct an open meeting today to allow members of the community to weigh in on two proposals that may change the rules governing community representative seats on the Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate.

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Ideas considered at TCU forum on recovered funds

November 13

Students and members of the Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate gathered at Hotung Café yesterday for the second of two town-hall forums concerning how the Senate should allocate funds recovered from the embezzlement scandal.

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TuftsLife to enhance menu offerings, add other features

November 13

TuftsLife.com administrators plan on improving the Web site's coverage of the daily menus of Carmichael and Dewick-MacPhie Dining Halls soon, although they declined to give a specific time frame.

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Tufts accommodates handicapped students on the Hill, but college life still presents struggles

November 13

Tufts' hilly terrain and the occasional block of back-to-back classes may be a slight nuisance to the average student. For Jumbos with physical disabilities, however, "the Hill" presents a challenge far beyond the realm of annoyance.

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Charlotte Steinway | S.O.S.

November 13

Dear SOS,

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Tufts' internationalism: Origins and Implications

November 13

Tufts students are used to hearing references to Tufts' expansive international community -- The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy's lofty reputation coupled with a 14-percent international undergraduate student body make for a geographically diverse campus. But few people question how Tufts actually came to receive such a reputation, and why such students choose to come to a school thousands of miles away from home.

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Library rooftop to be completed by December

November 13

The Tisch Library roof, currently fenced off while it undergoes construction, is expected to reopen in December, barring serious weather-related delays.

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Senate to consider idea of 24-hour prayer space

November 12

The Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate is looking into establishing a 24-hour prayer space to serve students who find the current availability of spiritual locations on campus lacking.

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Schanzer: Civil war divides Palestine

November 12

The Jewish Policy Center's Jonathan Schanzer gave his take on how factional struggles are preventing Palestinians from building a lasting peace.

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Resolution connects credits to Don't Ask, Don't Tell

November 12

A Tufts Community Union (TCU) senator has introduced a resolution calling for the university to award credit for military training courses at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, suggesting that the administration might be boycotting a discriminatory policy at the expense of students.

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Doling out the dough

November 12

The TCU Senate will lead a town-hall meeting tonight where students and senators can debate how to spend the $689,775.75 in disposable recovered funds from the embezzlement scandal. TCU President Duncan Pickard informed the Daily last night of the 13 options that members of the community have come up with. These ideas will provide the basis for tonight's discussion, although Pickard said that if other ideas crop up, senators will be receptive to them, as well.

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Dining halls make some students go 'nuts'

November 12

Friends and food seem to make an apt combination in a Tufts dining hall. A toppings-ridden Sunday Sundae and a few simple cookies often best complement a Dewick table conversation. For the students at Tufts that face serious food allergies, however, this combination may turn out not to be so pleasant.

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Research moves from the page to the screen

November 12

In coming years, "libraries are likely to move away from mainly printed materials — books, journals and manuscripts — to become digital repositories," according to an April 2008 article in London's the Guardian Newspaper.

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Community to discuss recovered funds

November 12

The Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate will hold a forum in Hotung Café today where students can give their opinions on how to use the money recovered from the embezzlement scandal.

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Ally Gimbel | When kiwis fly

November 10

Over the past few months living in New Zealand, I have learned that the best way to consume the local culture is to, well, eat it. As mom always told me, "You never know until you taste it."

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TCU senator wants retroactive-removal process for grades

November 10

Tufts Community Union Senator Toby Bonthrone is pressing the administration to institute a policy that would allow students who were suffering from untreated conditions but were unaware of them to drop previous semesters' grades.

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ETS exploits soon-to-be grads' 'real world' fears; presents grad school as 'backup plan'

November 9

The Educational Testing Service (ETS), administers of the SAT, GRE, AP and TOEFL exams, recently released a new advertisement. It features a picture of a 20-something-year-old hip African-American woman sitting by a tree with three thought bubbles protruding from her bald head. In them lie three taglines: "Start an online company," "Join the Peace Corps," "Go for my masters." All are clearly meant to answer the question, "Not sure what you're doing next?" which lines the top of the advertisement.

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