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Tufts updates fall COVID-19 protocol, ends mask mandate and surveillance testing

By Amelia Colafati | September 6

In anticipation of welcoming students back to campus, Tufts announced its fall 2022 COVID-19 protocols in an email on Aug. 10. According to the email, the updated measures include the end of surveillance testing as well as the removal of a mask mandate. Infected students will also be directed to isolate in their rooms as opposed to the temporary housing on-campus students were asked to isolate in last academic year.

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Tufts community members discuss the return to in-person classes

By Carolina De Sousa Lima Azevedo | February 16

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, most classes at Tufts were conducted in a virtual or hybrid format from March 2020 to the end of the 2020–2021 school year. However, thanks in large part to the widespread distribution of vaccines throughout last spring and summer, the fall 2021 semester saw life at Tufts begin to slowly return to normal. While we were still required to wear masks indoors and frequently test for COVID-19, we saw the return of in-person club meetings and activities, as well as mostly in-person classes.

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University

Life in The Mods: 4 walls, 2 meals and an Uber Eats voucher

By Skyler Goldberg | February 14

Since the start of the spring semester, hundreds of undergraduate students on the Medford/Somerville campus have tested positive for COVID-19, and many of them have been required to isolate in one of the modular housing units on the Vouté Tennis Courts. Many will be familiar with the procedure by now: After testing positive, students have 90 minutes to corral their linens and toiletries, pack their suitcases and make the trek to their assigned unit.

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Editorial

Editorial: Lessons from a year of crisis

By The Tufts Daily | March 15

With every day that goes by, it seems less likely that we will ever “return to normal” — any post-pandemic world will be radically different than the one we left behind a year ago. So as we reflect on all that we’ve lost in the past year, we should also take a moment to think about what kind of new “normal” we want to create for the years ahead.

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Boston stadiums expected to allow fans beginning March 22

By Emma Joyce | March 5

Massachusetts is expected to move into Phase 4 of its COVID-19 reopening plan on March 22, meaning that arenas, stadiums and ballparks will be allowed to operate at 12% capacity. In the near future, both TD Garden and Fenway Park may see fans in the stands for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Residential Life plans to support students in roommate search process

By Flora Meng | February 24

ORLL is aware that there are many students who have not been able to find their communities yet. Vargas said that ORLL will be organizing ways for students to meet in advance of the selection process. She added that the events will be open to all students, since this concern may affect students in other class years as well.

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Still no date on Somerville schools' return to in-person learning

By Alexander Thompson | February 5

City officials cited major hurdles to in-person learning, one of which is that they are aiming to install upgraded air filters, as well as a number of other modifications to increase air circulation, in school buildings, but they are not done yet.

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Coronavirus

Explaining the Daily's COVID-19 dashboard

By Alexander Janoff and Alex Viveros | February 1

The Daily is engaged in a comprehensive effort to track COVID-19 cases across Tufts' Massachusetts campuses and in their host communities.

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Coronavirus

COVID-19 wreaks havoc in NFL Week 12  

By Emma Joyce | December 8

With 2020 being the crazy year it has been, it is no surprise that the NFL would deal with its own uncertainties caused by the pandemic. Teams knew from the beginning that if they wanted to have a season, they would have to adapt and roll with the challenges that were thrown their way.

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Coronavirus

Tufts plans for winter break COVID-19 protocols, possibility of moving spring semester online

By Liza Harris | November 16

Tufts has asked all students in on-campus housing to pack up their belongings before departing for winter break, in the event that the COVID-19 pandemic worsens and the university is forced to cancel the in-person spring semester, according to Director of Residential Life and Learning Josh Hartman.

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Headlines from off the Hill

By Jillian Rolnick | October 26

Catch up on headlines from around the globe.

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Tufts to test Medford, Somerville neighbors for COVID-19 free of cost

By Alexander Thompson | October 14

Testing began yesterday and will be available to neighbors living in areas roughly bounded by George, Main and Harvard streets in Medford and Powder House Boulevard and North Street in Somerville.

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NESCAC cancels winter sports season amid safety concerns

By Jake Freudberg | October 9

The decision was made due to COVID-19 policies at each of the NESCAC institutions about off campus travel, campus visitors, and physical distancing, as well as considerations about adjusted academic calendars.

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Coronavirus

Majority of undergraduate students plan to return to campus this fall

By Sarah Sandlow | September 8

As of Aug. 27, approximately 5,300 undergraduate students will be studying in person for fall 2020 and only about 735 students will be studying remotely. However, this data is likely to change through the first few weeks of the semester. 

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Video

Letter from the Managing Board: Let's get to work

By Kevin Zhang, Jake Freudberg, Rebecca Barker, Alex Viveros, Robert Kaplan, Jillian Rolnick and Hannah Harris | September 8

On behalf of The Tufts Daily, welcome back to the Hill. We know this is a time of unique challenges, but we know this semester will undoubtedly yield meaningful experiences as well.

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Students report long lines, wait times at Tufts Dining locations

By Alex Viveros and Hannah Harris | September 2

Several students have reported long wait times across multiple dining locations on the Medford-Somerville campus. At Carmichael Dining Center and Pax Et Lox Glatt Kosher Deli, students have waited for over an hour in lines that extend several hundred feet outside both locations.

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NESCAC cancels fall sports season

By Sruthi Kocherlakota | July 13

The NESCAC announced last Friday that all sports events for the upcoming 2020 fall academic semester will be suspended. The statement did not outline how the conference will approach the winter and spring seasons, but stressed that the conference will continue to monitor public health and NCAA guidance and update the NESCAC rules accordingly.

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Pandemic response opens new chapter in town-gown relations

By Alexander Thompson | May 18

After years of tension over housing and taxes, Tufts’ efforts to help its host communities respond to the coronavirus pandemic may have turned a new leaf in relations, raising hopes that warm feelings and the close partnership could endure even after the crisis is over.

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Tufts receives $4.7 million from CARES Act, $2.3 million to go to emergency financial aid

By Madeleine Aitken | May 18

Tuftsreceived $4.7 million in federal COVID-19 relief under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act which was signed into law on March 27. The CARES Act allocates roughly $2 trillion budgeted to aid individuals and businesses across different sectors.

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Columns

The Turf Monster: Favorite 2020 moments

By Aiden Herrod | May 18

I’m gonna be blunt. 2020 has been awful for sports. Approximately two and a half months into the pandemic, every single league without exception closed its doors for the foreseeable future. When they will resume is anyone’s guess.

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