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WEBField hockey falls 2–1 in NESCAC battle against Wesleyan. By Jack Chapleski | October 4. Tufts field hockey’s lone goal didn’t prove to be enough in their NESCAC conference loss to Wesleyan University. The defeat on Saturday ended the Jumbos’ five-game win streak, moving them to fourth in the conference.
A year since Oct. 7: How campus groups marked the anniversary
WEB1 day ago · By Estelle Anderson and Samantha Eng. Published Thursday, October 10, 2024. Students marked the anniversary of Oct. 7 with memorials and demonstrations on Monday. Some organizations held an evening vigil for lives lost to Hamas’ attacks, while a group of students convened to protest in solidarity with Palestine.
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WEBOct 1, 2024 · By Lucas Frota | September 26. Tufts Dining has introduced a slew of changes for the school year, including a new “late lunch” period from 2 p.m.–5 p.m., a pledge to increase food diversity and updates to the meal plans available to students at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts. The policies are a result of collaboration with the ...
The Death of Education: Affirmative action is taking up too much …
WEB3 days ago · As some readers might know, I have a weekly column titled “The Death of Education” in which I recently published an article defending the Supreme Court’s decision to outlaw affirmative action in college admissions. A few days later, the Daily published a Letter to the Editor that responded to my argument. The letter argued that affirmative action was still important to help ...
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WEB4 days ago · By Justin Solis | October 3. In a previous Tufts Daily article, I advocated for summer jobs that are intrinsically linked to the local community and ecosystem. This was not merely out of a desire to create a generation of fishermen and farmers. In isolation, it is too easy to believe idealistic rhetoric that disregards practical solutions to ...
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WEBOct 4, 2024 · In recent decades, the U.S. has been well on its way to eradicating syphilis. Now, a recent spike in cases of the infectious disease is slowing these efforts. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the number of people with syphilis has increased from fewer than 5,900 in 2000, to more than 207,000 in 2022. Science.
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WEBSep 12, 2024 · The independent student newspaper of Tufts University. Investigative Monaco attended 2018 meeting with Saudi crown prince By Alexander Thompson | September 9 University President Anthony Monaco and leaders from fiveother Boston-area colleges and universities met with Mohammed bin Salman, the crown prince of Saudi Arabia, whose human rights record has sparked widespread controversy, on March 25 ...
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WEBUniversity Protests continue over Tufts’ use of contractors accused of wage theft By Gus Gladstein | September 5 The North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters demonstrated in front of the Joyce Cummings Center for a third time on Aug. 31, protesting Tufts’ use of general construction contractors who hire subcontractors accused of wage theft and other labor law violations.
Tufts drops to 40th place on U.S. News list; 287th in WSJ ranking
WEBSep 29, 2023 · Tufts dropped from 32 to 40 on the US News and World Report’s list of the best universities in America and ranked 287th out of 400 on the Wall Street Journal’s list earlier this month. Both publications tailored their algorithms this year to focus on alumni outcomes, analyzing metrics like graduation rates …
As COVID-19 becomes endemic, Tufts transitions into ... - The …
WEBSep 26, 2022 · As the Tufts community returns to campus and adjusts to the fall semester, the new school year brings new guidance surrounding COVID-19 protocols. All eligible Tufts community members are required to receive a bivalent COVID-19 booster shot by Dec. 2, as announced in a Sept. 16 email from University Infection Control Director Michael Jordan and Medical Director of Health Service Marie Caggiano.