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Sunday, September 19, 2021

Your Weekly Briefing
NEWS | Breanna Lungo-Koehn, Will Mbah lead in Medford and Somerville mayoral preliminary elections

In Somerville, at-large City Councilor Will Mbah and Ward 7 City Councilor Katjana Ballantyne look set to face off in November’s general election for mayor to replace longtime Mayor Joe Curtatone after an extremely close preliminary election that saw first and third place separated by only 415 votes. 

Incumbent Breanna Lungo-Koehn and City Councilor John Falco came out on top of Tuesday’s three-way preliminary election and will advance to November’s general election for the Medford mayorship. READ MORE
Social media app Fuzemee gains over 350 student ambassadors at Tufts, raises $800,000 in seed round | READ MORE

Student Life offers orientation events for Class of 2024 | READ MORE

Tufts Dining modifies procedures, reverts to mostly pre-pandemic model | READ MORE
Tufts increases testing frequency to twice weekly for undergraduate students

Tufts announced that all undergraduate students would be tested for COVID-19 twice per week, a departure from a previous policy of weekly testing that had been in place since students began arriving on campus. This change in testing cadence has arisen in response to rising COVID-19 case numbers among fully vaccinated individuals on campus, which university officials have attributed to the highly transmissible Delta variant. READ MORE
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FEATURES | Seniors share college wisdom with first-years
Listen to these seniors as they reflect on their first year at Tufts and give advice on how first-years can make the most of their first few months of college. READ MORE
Conversations on camp with Jo Michael Rezes | READ MORE

A zen conversation with new Buddhist Chaplain Ji Hyang Padma | READ MORE
OPINION | Hurricane Ida’s devastation exposes greater climate issue at hand
Opinion Editor Emily Nadler comments on how Hurricane Ida exposes the severity of the climate crisis and highlights the urgency of taking dramatic climate action. READ MORE
The extremity of the Texas abortion ban: What this means for women in the U.S. | READ MORE

The collective loss of the Class of 2024 | READ MORE
ARTS | Tiffany & Co. creates controversy with new campaign

In pictures from the campaign, the Carters stand illuminated against a heavily shaded white room. Accompanying Jay-Z’s sleek black tuxedo, Beyoncé wears an elegant black cutout dress. Though flashes of diamonds can be seen across their fingers and ears, the coruscating 128.54-carat yellow Tiffany Diamond stands out around Queen Bey’s neck. Here lies the first major issue with Tiffany & Co.’s seemingly rosy campaign. READ MORE
New York Fashion Week is back and better than ever | READ MORE

The Met Gala’s ‘American Independence’ theme gave celebrity outfits too much freedom | READ MORE
SPORTS | Women’s soccer beats Williams for first time since 2006 in season opener
In their last game of the 2019 season, the Tufts Jumbos were defeated 2–1 by the Williams Ephs in the 2019 NCAA Sweet 16. Now, almost two years later and in their first game back since that playoff loss, the Jumbos got their revenge at home on Bello Field with a 1–0 win over the Ephs on Saturday. READ MORE
Men’s soccer moves to 3–0 after wins over Williams, Wesleyan | READ MORE

Cross country teams overcome ‘Green Monster’ through preparation, team camaraderie | READ MORE

Volleyball sweeps Tufts Invitational, continues undefeated start to season | READ MORE
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