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Early Decision applicants to Tufts up 19%, more diversity in applicant, accepted pools

By Jack Maniaci | March 3

"Over the [last two years], we have seen a 51% increase in first-generation-to-college applicants, a 43% increase in international applicants, a 54% increase in Black applicants, a 46% increase in Latinx applicants, and overall a 30% increase in Early Decision applications from US students of color," Dean of Admissions JT Duck wrote in an email to the Daily.

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Campus Safety and Policing workstream highlights possibilities for TUPD reform, arming status to be revisited

By Rebecca Barker and Alex Viveros | March 2

The report addressed the presence and role of TUPD officers on campus. Along with the recommendations regarding the arming status of police officers on campus, the section advocated for the outsourcing of current TUPD responsibilities to non-police-officer personnel.

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Act On Mass proposes amendments to increase transparency in Massachusetts State House

By Zoe Kava | March 2

The amendment, filed by Rep. Erika Uyterhoeven of Somerville, was voted down, but would have ensured committee votes and testimony be made public. The results of the vote came as a disappointment for Act On Mass, who had been pushing for three amendments to State House rules, including this one. 

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Tufts releases Equity and Inclusion workstream report, recommends anti-racist educational programs

By Michael Weiskopf | March 1

“Specifically, this effort will consider training programs for faculty and staff as well as revised curricula, new education programs, and strengthened academic and support services for all our students within and outside the classroom,” Aubry wrote. “Such programs will help ensure that issues of equity and inclusion are addressed in our classrooms and all non-classroom learning spaces, and throughout our community.”

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In appeal to suit against Barstool Sports, Somerville Mayor alleges he was secretly recorded

By Alex Viveros | March 1

Curtatone originally sued Barstool in June 2019 after Minihane posed as Boston Globe columnist Kevin Cullen, a friend of Curtatone's, during a phone interview with the Somerville mayor. Curtatone gave Minihane permission to record the conversation under the impression that he was speaking to Cullen, and Minihane later posted the interview in its entirety on Barstool’s website.

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TCU Senate discusses canceled hearing, hears proposals for two new resolutions

By Chloe Courtney Bohl | March 1

The hearing against members of last semester’s Judiciary has been canceled after the members of Students for Justice in Palestine who filed the complaint withdrew it. The complainants’ decision came after their names were shared with the members of the Judiciary against whom they had filed their complaint, citing privacy and security concerns. 

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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi talks Capitol Hill riots, next four years with Biden

By Alexander Janoff | February 26

Her talk, held on Zoom, was the Alan D. Solomont Lecture on Citizenship & Public Service and over 3,000 individuals registered for the event. Pelosi and Solomont’s discussion began with the recent riots on Capitol Hill.

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Vaccinated students expected to follow all COVID-19 guidelines for foreseeable future

By Alex Viveros | February 26

University health officials have suggested that although vaccines are capable of preventing serious complications from COVID-19, it is still unclear to what extent vaccinated individuals may still become infected and spread the virus.

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CIRCLE releases study on Pre-K–12 civic education in Massachusetts

By Ria Agarwal | February 26

Director of CIRCLE Kei Kawashima-Ginsberg said that the findings showed signs of equitable implementation and that educators in both low-income and high-income districts have the commitment to implement civic education.

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RAs met with mixed response after presenting concerns to Residential Life

By Matthew McGovern | February 25

Due to financial and legal limitations, ORLL cannot grant all the requests the RAs made in their email. For instance, ORLL is restricted in its ability to accommodate calls for increased compensation, prioritization for the COVID-19 vaccine and communication of COVID-19 statistics in residence halls.

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Office of Sustainability announces Green Fund winners

By Yiyun Tom Guan | February 25

The winning project on the Medford/Somerville campus was Mia Nixon’s “FlowGreen at Tufts," Kevin Cody and René LaPointe Jameson won with “Tufts Hydroponics Collaboration” on the Boston Health Sciences Campus and “Disposable Mask Recycling” by Juliette Nye received the Grafton campus funding.

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Meet the News Editors!

By Madeleine Aitken | February 25

Being able to cover live events, publish stories on research efforts on campus and writing up stories on COVID-19 updates and guidelines has been so rewarding as I’ve been able to learn about and report on so many different areas of campus.  

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Residential Life plans to support students in roommate search process

By Flora Meng | February 24

ORLL is aware that there are many students who have not been able to find their communities yet. Vargas said that ORLL will be organizing ways for students to meet in advance of the selection process. She added that the events will be open to all students, since this concern may affect students in other class years as well.

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Tufts lifts some COVID-19 restrictions, others remain in place

By Sarah Sandlow | February 24

Some restrictions, including those concerning fitness center use, dining services, student organization meetings and the stay-at-home order, were lifted. However, other restrictions, such as the 10-person gathering limit and testing frequency, will remain in place. 

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First-years launch student organization to foster connections among minority groups on campus

By Zoe Kava | February 24

Three first-year students launched Tufts Jumbos for the Advancement of Minorities at the start of the semester, a student organization that aims to create connections between different minority groups at Tufts and beyond. The organization will also provide students with an established network of resources to help reach their academic potential and launch their post-college careers, according to the founders. 

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Tisch College Distinguished Speaker Series headlined by notoriety, diversity in spring 2021

By Jack Adgate | February 23

In addition to Pelosi, Fauci and Abrams, this year's Distinguished Speaker Series includes Fox News anchor Chris Wallace, conservative political commentator and former Republican politician Michael Steele and Obama White House staffer and co-host of Pod Save America Dan Pfeiffer.

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Residential Life botches housing lottery number assignment for 2021–22

By Sam Klugherz | February 23

The Office of Residential Life and Learning (ORLL) assigned incorrect lottery numbers to some students applying for 2021–22 on-campus housing earlier this month. Many of the numbers assigned incorrectly were not even compatible with students' class years. 

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TCU Senate launches COVID-19 Communication Project, partners with Dr. Jordan, Dr. Caggiano

By Sara Renkert | February 23

Meeting on a biweekly basis, TCU Senate members Sarah Wiener, Sharif Hamidi and Mathew Peña will work closely with Jordan and Caggiano to best present the latest updates regarding COVID-19 to the Tufts community each week.

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Recent drop in campus COVID-19 cases follows January surge

By Coco Arcand | February 22

Student and faculty COVID-19 cases skyrocketed after students began returning to campus in mid-January. Though numbers are now dropping, the surge raised concerns about how well students are abiding by the guidelines put in place by the administration to limit the spread of COVID-19 on campus.

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TCU Senate prepares for hearing, hears supplementary funding requests

By Chloe Courtney Bohl | February 22

TCU Parliamentarian Taylor Lewis discussed the upcoming hearing against members of the Judiciary. The Senate is holding the hearing in response to allegations from four Tufts community members claiming that the TCU Judiciary exhibited bias in its handling of the Tufts Students for Justice in Palestine referendum last semester.

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