The Tufts Daily

According to a Tufts Labor Coalition press release, student activists have decided to end a weeklong hunger strike, which began at 3 p.m. last Sunday, May 3. In the release, TLC said the protesters will continue to work against proposed cuts to at least 20 janitorial staff members, with a sixth meeting with the administration scheduled for Monday. TLC, janitorial […]

Tufts Labor Coalition (TLC) met with members of the Tufts administration at 12:00 p.m. today — the fourth day of a five-student hunger strike — to further discuss the proposed restructuring of Tufts’ custodial staff. The meeting was the second in as many days and resulted in a proposal from the administration to decrease the number […]

University administrators and representatives from Tufts Labor Coalition (TLC) held their bi-weekly meeting in the Mayer Campus Center today to discuss the university’s plans to make cuts to janitorial staff. The meeting took place in the midst of a five-student hunger strike in protest of the proposed cuts, which began last Sunday, May 3.  TLC held a […]

University officials have erected a fence around the occupation site of Tufts Labor Coalition (TLC) protesters as the five-student hunger strike in protest of proposed cuts to janitorial staff continues. As of this evening, Tufts University Police Department (TUPD) and Tufts administrators will only allow Tufts students to enter the fenced-in site, which is located […]

Several Tufts students were arrested today during a march against planned cuts to janitorial positions at Tufts. A total of seven protesters were arrested, according to a release from Service Employees International Union 32BJ, which organized the protest. According to Tufts Labor Coalition (TLC), which led the student participation in the protest, the arrested students, who have been released […]

Junior Brian Tesser has won the election for TCU President.  He received 67 percent of yesterday’s eligible votes, according to Tufts Elections Commission (ECOM) Chair Paige Newman, a junior. According to Newman, 386 students voted for Tesser. A total of 193 students selected a variety of write-in options, and 92 students chose to abstain from voting; The abstention votes were […]

TUESDAY “Tisch College Distinguished Speaker Series: Social Innovation Forum” Details: Three social entrepreneurs will participate in a panel discussion on business-based social innovation and helping communities through sustainable organizational development. Panelists include Michael Brown, CEO and co-founder of City Year; Abby Falik, founder and CEO of Global Citizen Year and Kirsten Lodal, CEO and co-founder of […]

At the Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate’s nomination meeting, junior Brian Tesser was selected as the sole candidate for the position of TCU president for the 2015-2016 academic year. The meeting, which began at 9:00 p.m. on April 14, was held in Braker Hall 001. The election for TCU President will take place next Tuesday, April 21, according […]

The Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate began its last meeting of the 2014-2015 session by honoring Dean of Campus Life and Leadership Bruce Reitman, who is retiring at the end of this school year. TCU President Robert Joseph delivered a speech celebrating the over three decades that Reitman has spent at Tufts, working through four presidencies. Reitman delivered his own remarks, reflecting on his […]

MONDAY “BME Seminar: Darren Roblyer” Details: Darren Roblyer, of Boston University, will speak as part of the Biomedical Engineering Seminar Series. When and Where: 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m., SciTech Center Room 136 Sponsor: School of Engineering WEDNESDAY “Advancing the frontiers of citizenship, finance and enterprise” Details: A panel of experts will discuss the role […]