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Tufts students, local community rally at ‘Gaza Solidarity Encampment’

By Estelle Anderson and Matthew Sage | April 26

In the largest protest Tufts has seen this semester, over 300 students, faculty, nearby residents and Somerville High School students rallied on Friday in solidarity with Gaza. The demonstration, stretching from the Academic Quad to the front steps of the Mayer Campus Center, follows a wave of heightened student activism across the country.

University

‘Site of solidarity’: Students set up encampment for Palestine on Academic Quad

By Estelle Anderson and Julieta Grané | April 25

Amid a national wave of encampments for Palestine on college campuses, Tufts students have set up tents on the Academic Quad to demand that Tufts divest from Israel and that charges against student protesters across the country be dropped.

University

Tufts’ cost of attendance reaches record-breaking $92,167 for upcoming academic year

By Estelle Anderson | April 11

Tufts’ total cost of attendance has broken the $90,000 barrier for the 2024–2025 academic year, reflecting the rising costs of higher education across the country. For incoming undergraduate students at Tufts, the new price of attendance is approximately $92,167 — a figure that includes ...

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Arts

When the past isn’t past: Celine Song’s ‘Past Lives’

By Estelle Anderson | March 8

Is it possible to have multiple soulmates? To ever truly move on from the past? To accept one’s life choices without wondering “what-if?”These questions course throughout “Past Lives,” a tender, often heart-wrenching tale of destiny, human connection and the bittersweetness of change. In a year that brought “Barbie,” “Oppenheimer” and “Poor Things,” “Past Lives” feels like a breath of fresh air.

Investigative

Students allege police aggression at Nov. 17 protest for Palestine

By Estelle Anderson | March 7

Student demonstrators held a protest at Ballou Hall in support of Palestine on Nov. 17, 2023, demanding that Tufts end its ties to Israeli institutions and denounce Israel’s assault on Gaza. In the weeks following the protest, 18 students received disciplinary violations, one student had their study abroad privileges revoked and Tufts Students for Justice in Palestine publicly alleged on Instagram that Tufts University Police Department officers had engaged in physical and verbal harassment against students.

Local

Somerville removes gender requirement from its marriage certificates

By Estelle Anderson | November 29

Somerville Mayor Katjana Ballantyne and City Clerk Kimberly Wells officially removed the gender identification requirement from Somerville marriage certificates on Oct. 19. Rather than having to select either “male” or “female” on their marriage certificates, Somerville couples can now choose to leave this field blank.

University

Mass. field coordinator for RFK Jr. campaign discusses electoral strategy

By Estelle Anderson | October 19

Timothy Kensinger, Massachusetts Field Coordinator for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s presidential campaign, spoke to students on Oct. 11 about the campaign’s priorities and strategies for the upcoming election season. Organized by Tufts Republicans, the event took place only days after Kennedy, who was formerly registered as a Democrat, declared that he would be running for president as an independent.

University

Tufts stresses COVID-19 policies amid rise in cases

By Estelle Anderson | September 26

This September saw an increase in local COVID-19 cases, according to Tufts medical personnel. Students are highly encouraged to visit the on-campus vaccination clinics that will be offered this fall, in addition to following the university’s COVID-19 guidelines.

University

French program unveils new cultural studies major

By Estelle Anderson | September 5

Tufts’ Department of Romance Studies will offer a new French & Francophone cultural studies major, in addition to a French Literary Studies track this Fall. The new major reflects a push within the department to teach languages from a broader, more worldly perspective, moving away from their primary ...

Local

Somerville releases final plan for new citywide bike network

By Estelle Anderson | May 17

Somerville released its first-ever Bicycle Network Plan on April 11 to build an 88-mile system of connected bike lanes throughout the city. The network, which will be completed within the next few decades, would make Somerville the only municipality in Massachusetts besides Cambridge to establish a citywide bicycle network.

Tufts students, local community rally at ‘Gaza Solidarity Encampment’

‘Site of solidarity’: Students set up encampment for Palestine on Academic Quad

Tufts’ cost of attendance reaches record-breaking $92,167 for upcoming academic year

When the past isn’t past: Celine Song’s ‘Past Lives’

Students allege police aggression at Nov. 17 protest for Palestine

Somerville removes gender requirement from its marriage certificates

Mass. field coordinator for RFK Jr. campaign discusses electoral strategy

Tufts stresses COVID-19 policies amid rise in cases

French program unveils new cultural studies major

Somerville releases final plan for new citywide bike network

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