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NEWS | Family member of Israeli hostages speaks at Tufts Hillel

Maya Roman — the family member of two women kidnapped by the U.S.-labeled terrorist organization Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023 — spoke in front of over 120 students at Tufts Hillel on Wednesday. At the Hillel-branded “Critical Conversations” event, Roman spoke about her experience and subsequent activism to earn the release of Israeli hostages. READ MORE
Matthew Sage reports.Photo by Matthew Sage / The Tufts Daily.

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FEATURES | Has Tufts Dining sprung a leek?

Tufts Dining tried its hand at renovations in the spring, summer and fall of 2023, with Hodgdon Food-on-the-Run and Kindlevan Café undergoing facelifts. An increase in undergraduate admissions brought an expanded student population, leading one to ask if these renovations have worked for Tufts Dining. READ MORE
Oliver Rabinov reports.Photo by Rachel Liu / The Tufts Daily

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ARTS | The best of Paris Men’s Fashion Week

The runways have been cleared, and it is officially a wrap on Paris Men’s Fashion Week. Countless designers from across the globe flocked to Paris to showcase their contributions and collections for the Fall/Winter 2024-25 season and the looks did not disappoint. READ MORE
Ryan Fairfield reports. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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OPINION | Op-ed: The reasonable humane majority still stands

On Wednesday night, over 100 people packed a room at Tufts Hillel to hear Maya Roman, a relative of two Israeli hostages, tell her story. She spoke of the enormous pain she and her family are experiencing, the helplessness of their situation and the lengths to which they are going to bring them home. READ MORE
Asaf Grofman writes.

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SPORTS | Tufts women’s basketball loses to Bates on devastating buzzer beater

On Saturday, Tufts women’s basketball traveled to play the Bates Bobcats, where the Jumbos lost on a heartbreaking buzzer beater. The game ended 62–60. READ MORE
Tara Wirtschoreck reports. Photo courtesy Tufts Athletics.

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