This past weekend, Tufts hosted a variety of philanthropy events: Leonard Carmichael Society's (LCS) Vegas, Kappa Alpha Theta’s Thetathon and Theta Chi’s Zombie Run. On Friday night, 379 people attended LCS Vegas, raising $5,745 for RESPOND, a local domestic violence agency, and the Community ...
Peer teaching has been an important part of the Experimental College since 1966, and has consistently been a success for both the students teaching and the students taking classes. Last spring the ExCollege had four student-taught courses ranging from "The Politics of Drug Prohibition," "Explorations ...
Upperclassmen, with years of scheduling classes, declaring majors and navigating the social scene under their belts, are traditionally willing to offer a wealth of advice and wisdom to their more recently matriculated peers. But in addition to knowing the easiest classes to fulfill the natural sciences ...
Professor Karen Panetta boldly started Nerd Girls in 2000 in order to address the severe gender gap in fields of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). The group has evolved into a global organization that seeks to empower girls and young women to enter STEM fields.Professor Panetta’s ...
Luxurious real estate, flashy hotels and fancy restaurants align the Central part of Hong Kong, frequently named the “Pearl of the Orient.” For those who have visited this beautiful place, it certainly reminds them of the endless lights of Las Vegas. However, it would be truly mistaken if one expects ...
Whether you’ve been here for two months or four years, it’s no surprise that political discussions on this campus can get heated. We often find ourselves in Dewick or at a party, discussing the challenges our community and our country face. It’s also no surprise that there is a majority holding ...
Tufts students were no doubt surprised, and then elated, to hear that their football team won a game for the first time in years. After many seasons, the football team has won not just one game but all three home games, keeping an undefeated home record. What stands out the most at these games, alongside ...
Over 20 million people die each year due to inequities in global health and more than 100 million people each year are plunged into financial distress as a result of health care-related costs, according to the ICOD Action Network. This is a major contributor in the vicious cycle of poverty and sickness ...
Dear Editor,I leave this message because I want to indicate the words 'including guns' you used in the features article "Tufts students react to Hong Kong protests" are inappropriate. What the police used was tear gas, a legal weapon in dispersing demonstrators, but not guns, which ...
Recently, photo campaigns have held a strong presence in social media, including Humans of New York (and its spinoff projects in other cities) as well as Tufts' own South Asian Political Action Committee (SAPAC)’s South Asians of the Hill. Now, Tufts Asian American Alliance (AAA) is embarking ...
Tufts Students for Two States is a broad coalition of pro-Israel members of the Tufts Universitycommunity that stands united in our shared belief that a two-state solution represents the best future for Israelis and Palestinians. At the start of this year, we decided to reinvigorate our collective ...
Sit in the back of an 8:30 a.m. chemistry lecture and you’re bound to see, amidst the third-row sleepers and the pre-med students frantically scribbling notes, a dozen laptops open to scrolling screens of Buzzfeed and Thought Catalog, boasting posts as nutritionally valuable and easily digestible ...
I am a benefactor of the genocide against Native Americans. The vast majority of those reading this article are as well. No matter your race or religion, if your ancestors immigrated to the Americas, your existence would not be possible without Christopher Columbus and those who came after him. And, ...
This November, Massachusetts voters will have an important opportunity to reduce litter and further their state's commitment to recycling through a ballot referendum. Question 2 on the Nov. 4 ballot -- also known as the bottle bill-- would expand the state’s beverage container deposit law. Massachusetts ...
We are two Tufts alumni who proudly work in Massachusetts state government today, in large part because of the community-first ethos that our alma mater holds dear. Whether that’s tutoring children at a local school, grabbing a bagel at Oxfam or volunteering with the Leonard Carmichael Society, ...
Each and every day, Tufts students have the privilege of waking up to a beautiful campus. After strolling across the quad to class, we sit through lecture in academic buildings, grab lunch in the dining hall, hang out in the Campus Center and at the end of the day, return to the dorm we have learned ...
On a recent Saturday night, I found myself in an uncomfortably familiar place ... not contributing to my end of a sexual partnership. Despite the numerous legitimate reasons I was quickly able to surmise -- a new and untrusting partner, a night of festivities, etc. -- I still found myself feeling frustrated ...
Tufts administrators came to an agreement with Tufts part-time faculty yesterday. The part-time faculty, as part of Adjunct Action, a greater Boston adjunct organization supported by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), have been negotiating with the administration since the spring. Part-time ...
Boston joined the Ebola panic this week, as a man checked into Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates on Sunday with symptoms of Ebola. The man had recently returned from Liberia and complained of head and muscle aches, but after being transferred to Beth Israel Hospital in Boston he was determined ...
Dear President Monaco and Provost Harris,As you know, the recently formed Service Employees International Union (SEIU) of part-time faculty has been in negotiations with Tufts since the spring, and we have made some real progress. Tufts has moved to bring its practices into line with its averred values. ...
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