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Estelle Anderson

Senior News Editor

Estelle Anderson is a senior studying political science and film and media studies. She has previously served as the Daily's executive news editor and investigative exec. You can reach her at estelle.anderson@tufts.edu.

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Tufts launches new College Prep 101 program for neurodivergent students

By Estelle Anderson and Zahra Brady | February 13

Tufts is piloting a new pre-college program this summer called College Prep 101 for Neurodivergent Students, designed to help neurodivergent high school students prepare for their transition to college. The program, launched by Tufts University College, will run June 22–26 and is open to students in grades 10 through 12 who are able to commute to Tufts’ Medford/Somerville campus.

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Is AI generating more questions than answers?

By Estelle Anderson | December 4

Everyone at Tufts seems to have a metaphor for AI. One professor compared humans who religiously use ChatGPT to ‘barnacles eating their own brains.’ Another described AI as a “billion-dimensional glider,” an aircraft that transports people through new realms of discovery and innovation. Yet another envisioned it as a “fairy,” ready at a moment’s notice to wave its wand and solve students’ problems.

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Here’s what non-incumbent Medford City Council candidates have to say about their campaign goals

By Estelle Anderson, Alex Boyle, Tvisha Goel, Ananya Shah, Evan Vezmar, Dariush Raissi and Julian Glickman | November 3

The Daily is conducting interviews with City Council candidates ahead of the municipal election on Nov. 4 where residents will be able to choose up to seven candidates. This story will be updated with additional interviews as they are completed. All interviews have been edited for length and clarity.  

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Students, faculty unpack significance of Tufts Tuition Pact

By Estelle Anderson | September 25

The recent announcement of the Tufts Tuition Pact, a program that will cover tuition for U.S. students from families who earn less than $150,000 per year, has received many responses from the university’s community. While some concerns exist over the program’s timeframe and level of comprehensiveness, the Tuition Pact has received overall positive feedback due to its ability to make attending Tufts more affordable for middle-income families.

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CIRCLE releases preliminary findings about youth voting patterns in 2024 election

By Estelle Anderson | November 20

Leaders of Tufts’ Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement presented preliminary findings about the 2024 youth vote during a media briefing just two days after the Nov. 5 election. In line with national trends, the researchers found evidence of a rightward shift among voters ages 18 to 29, with particular declines in Democratic support among young white men and young Latine voters.

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Science and Engineering Complex renamed the Tsungming Tu Complex after major donation from math professor

By Estelle Anderson | November 15

The Science and Engineering Complex has been renamed the Tsungming Tu Complex, or TTC for short. Tufts announced the change on Wednesday, following an over $10-million-dollar gift from mathematics professor Loring Tu. Tu made the donation in honor of his late grandfather, Tsungming Tu, a pioneer in modern Taiwanese medicine known for his work addressing opium addiction in Taiwan.  

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Here’s how Somerville emergency responders, Tufts administrators helped students in the Raymond Ave house fire

By Estelle Anderson and Samantha Eng | November 8

In an email sent to the Tufts community Friday afternoon, Executive Director of Public Safety Yolanda Smith provided further information about the fire. “At approximately 11:05 a.m. this morning, a fire was reported at 74 Raymond Avenue in Somerville, a privately owned property where 10 Tufts undergraduate students lived. Somerville Fire and Police, as well as Tufts University police, EMS, and paramedics responded quickly,”

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