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Tufts senior uses personal battle with cancer as motivation for charitable work

Usually busy with people streaming in and out, Hotung Café was virtually silent for 10 minutes aside from the voice of senior Sebastian Gillen. Gillen was speaking at the Feb. 3 Relay for Life kickoff event about childhood cancer and the need to raise funding for cancer research. Gillen, a pediatric cancer survivor himself, devotes his free time to raising awareness of the disease at fundraising events.

Undergraduate admissions statistics for the Class of 2014

Overall applicant pool for the  Class of 2014 is 15,436, the third largest pool in Tufts history and a three percent increase from last year. This is the sixth year in a row in which the number of undergraduate applicants has been above 15,000. The Early Decision (ED) pool increased by six percent. The School of Engineering received 2,333 applications, a five percent increase from last year, marking the fourth consecutive year of record applications to the engineering school. Engineering applications have, in the last five years, increased by 31 percent. The number of African American applicants rose by 14 percent, setting a new record.

At think tank launch, Swett stresses student activism

National student-run think tank the Roosevelt Institute last night officially launched its new Tufts chapter at an event featuring Lecturer of Political Science Katrina Swett.

Administration faces tough choices about financial aid budget

In the wake of one of the most devastating economic downturns of the last several decades, Tufts administrators and admissions personnel have begun to prepare themselves for what could be one of the largest groups of students requiring financial aid in recent memory.

Mass. Governor says stimulus funds created or saved 14,000 jobs

Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick announced Jan. 30 that nearly 14,000 jobs were either created or saved in the last three months of 2009, thanks to funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).

Between the Slices

It all started on one fateful night in 1762, in a dark and crowded English tavern. A nobleman named John Montagu was engaging in his favorite pastime: gambling with his friends. Usually Montagu, whose claim to nobility was that he was the fourth Earl of a mundane town called "Sandwich," (named after the Old English sandwic, or "sand town") was one of the finest gamblers in the entire English underworld.

Tisch Library hopes to stay on the cutting edge with new technology initiatives

It is no secret that academic research is more focused on the Internet as opposed to books than ever before. Not wanting to be caught behind the times, the Tisch Library has recently launched several new technology initiatives, including a pilot program to stream video clips to students in five classes over the Tufts network.

Ben Richards elected to Senate

Sophomore Ben Richards is the newest member of the Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate after emerging victorious in yesterday's special election.

Jessie Borkan | College Is As College Does

At dinner the other night, my roommates and I started talking about phrases we considered to be very "college." "I know, right?" was at the top of the list, being used (by me) at that very moment to endorse itself as queen of collegiate discourse.

Record participation in sorority rush raises possibility of new chapter

Sorority rush, which concluded Jan. 31, saw a record number of participants and continued the trend of rising interest in sororities and raising the possibility of bringing a new chapter to Tufts.

SPIRIT Fund provides new ways to interact with professors beyond the classroom

In a crowded collegiate lecture hall, students often split their time between absorbing the course material and staring at the big hand of the clock. When the time comes to escape the auditorium after class is over, they often pay little heed to the man or woman erasing his or her scribbled notes from the blackboard.

New Deal for Tufts students

When I arrived on campus for the first time as a student in Fall 2008, one aspect of Tufts that amazed me was the amount of control the student government had. Compared to my high school student government, the amount of control the young men and women of Tufts had was unfathomable. However, the relationship between the Tufts student government and the students felt analogous to the student body-student government relationship at my high school. At first I blamed the Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate, but quickly realized the Senate was futile. Then I blamed the students for caring too much about national issues, especially the 2008 presidential election. But this, too, proved to be futile. I realized whomever I blamed, part of that blame had to fall on me for letting apathy overrun me. Today, though, I write to tell you that I cannot sit idly by any longer, that I cannot watch from the sidelines and that I cannot blame anyone else but myself for my frustrations. I write to announce that I am running for the recently vacated TCU Senate seat for the Class of 2012.

BUILD forum joins Tufts and Guatemalan communities

The "No Alcanza: Voices from Guatemala's Enduring Search for Peace" forum spotlighting Guatemalans' social and economic challenges brought together people from Tufts and Santa Anita la Unión, Guatemala, in a tangible symbol of the two communities' interconnectedness.

Conflict resolution for your dorm room

In the middle of August, incoming Jumbos receive a highly anticipated envelope from the Office of Residential Life and Learning (ORLL). Below every light−blue Tufts letterhead is one name that will be remembered: the roommate. For some students, it is the name of their new best friend and, potentially, future best man or bridesmaid. However, for many Jumbos, the irreconcilable differences begin shortly after moving in. Living in a college environment that's characterized by excessive partying, promiscuous activity and loud music, roommates often find themselves faced with two options: negotiation or succession.

For student, Haitian earthquake hit home

Born and raised in Port−au−Prince, Haiti, junior Clark Duverger witnessed from abroad the devastation of his birthplace, all the while uncertain of his family's safety.

Positive reviews for new Winter Bash, despite chaos at coat check

Attendees and organizers deemed the revamped Winter Bash a general success except for mishaps surrounding the coat check and departures from the hotel.

Bundle up: Students learn to adjust to the New England cold

Making it through the winter months is difficult for every Jumbo, but students who hail from warmer climates face the additional obstacle of transitioning from sunshine 12 months a year to living in the harsh New England chill.

Emily Maretsky | Nice Shoes, Let's Date

You remember those orientation−week rookie mistakes during freshman year: traveling in hordes to random off−campus parties, signing up for Friday 8:30 a.m. classes, trying (and failing) to navigate though the South Hall maze.

In divided vote, Senate decides to partially fund EPIIC Symposium

The Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate voted Sunday to co-sponsor the Institute for Global Leadership (IGL)'s 25th Annual Education for Public Inquiry and International Citizenship (EPIIC) Symposium following a heated discussion.

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