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Cover to cover: Class of 2020's 4 years on campus, reviewed

By Tufts Daily News Staff | May 17

The Class of 2020's time at Tufts was one marked by historic events and systemic changes. From student activism and an overhaul of Greek life to virtual classes and a postponed Commencement, the Daily has documented some of the most memorable moments in the past four years. As the Class of 2020 graduates, the Daily is reviewing the history it leaves behind at Tufts.

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Degrees presented in first-ever online conferral ceremony

By Robert Kaplan | May 17

Tufts University is awarding 3,648 degrees today across all of its constituent schools and programs in a pre-recorded virtual ceremonyposted online at 8 a.m. EDT., which will not name individual graduates or feature a Commencement speaker.

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Tufts to cut two-thirds of summer dining staff as union talks stall

By Alexander Thompson | May 13

The university plans to reduce summer dining staff to about 20, a third of the normal total, and remains vague on plans for benefits payments in talks to replace an agreement thatguaranteed full pay to workers that expired on May 9, officials from UNITE Here Local 26, which represents the workers, said.

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Tufts SJP wins student organization award, rouses administration disapproval

By Connor Dale | May 7

Tufts Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP)won the 2020 Collaboration Award as part of the Office for Campus Life’s (OCL) annualstudent organization awards ceremony on April 22, prompting swift disapproval by University President Anthony Monaco and other members of the Tufts administration.

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Tufts to pay dining workers through May 9

By Alexander Thompson | April 27

The university and the labor union which represents its dining workers signed an agreement on March 27 to keep Tufts Dining’s more than 100 workers paid through May 9.

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Sarah Wiener elected TCU President

By Robert Kaplan | April 24

Sarah Wiener was elected as the Tufts Community Union (TCU) President over opponent junior Grant Gebetsberger, following the close of a 48-hour election window that began on Thursday at midnight.

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Tufts-based researchers design model connecting hospitals, college residential halls

By Matthew McGovern | April 24

Researchers at the Metric Geometry and Gerrymandering Group (MGGG), who usually focus on redistricting, have developed a new model in recent weeks to alleviate the burden on hospitals as they fight against the coronavirus pandemic.

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Tufts University, Tufts Medical Center establish seed funding program for COVID-19 research

By Liza Harris | April 22

Tufts University and the Tufts Medical Center jointly established a seed funding program to mitigate the effects of the coronavirus; the program offers $300,000 in grants that are available to research teams across the university and medical center. The university hopes to fund six research projects, each of which will be allocated $50,000 to fund coronavirus research.

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Tufts earns 1st urban Bee Campus certification in Mass.

By Sam Klugherz | April 21

The Medford/Somerville campus became a certified Bee Campus USA affiliate and the first urban Bee Campus in Massachusetts on April 3, with the help of the Tufts Pollinator Initiative (TPI), a collaborative effort of students and faculty committed to supporting pollinators on campus.

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Tufts anticipates significant budget deficit from COVID-19 costs

By Jessica Blough | April 20

Tufts expects to come in drastically over budget this fiscal year due to an estimated $15 million in unexpected costs and lost revenue resulting from the coronavirus pandemic. Administrators estimate that costs associated with the pandemic could rise to over $50 million next fiscal year.

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TCU election results announced, presidential campaigns begin

By Alexander Janoff | April 17

The Tufts Elections Commission (ECOM) determined the results of the elections for the Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate, Committee on Student Life (CSL) and Judiciary on Friday, just as candidates for TCU president commenced their respective campaigns.

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Tisch Library accommodates remote learning with expanded virtual resources

By Elli Sol Strich | April 16

Several of Tufts' libraries have expanded their virtual resource offerings in recent weeks, seeking to support the educational activities of students, faculty and staff in the wake of most campus facilitiesclosing their doors in March due to COVID-19.

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Tufts to pilot test-optional admissions in 3-year trial

By Sarah Sandlow | April 16

The Office of Undergraduate Admissions opted to go test-optional for a three-year cycle, beginning with applicants matriculating in fall 2021, which was announced in a March 24 blog post by Dean of Admissions JT Duck.

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Technical glitches mar TCU election

By Alexander Thompson | April 15

The Tufts Community Union (TCU) elections were hit by a series of technical errors and ballot mix-ups which prevented dozens of students from casting ballots.

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TCU Senate budgets more than $2 million to student organizations

By Alexander Janoff | April 15

The Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate reviewed and approved its entire fiscal year 2021 (FY21) budget last week , allocating $2,070,872 to over 300 student organizations.

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Undeterred by pandemic, TCU elections intensify online

By Robert Kaplan | April 12

Several unusually competitive races for positions in student government began on Friday, as prospective candidates were made official ahead of this week’s online-only general election.Undergraduates will elect candidates to fill 29 Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate seats, seven Judiciary seats and ...

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Administrators, student organizers partner to aid disadvantaged students

By Madeleine Aitken | April 7

The Tufts administration, collaborating with the identity-based centers and Tufts Mutual Aid (TMA), has taken steps in recent weeks to provide assistance to students from low-income and minority backgrounds amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

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Tufts Health Service transitions to telemedicine, continues COVID-19 testing

By Sam Klugherz | April 7

Tufts Health Service will conduct outpatient visits through telemedicine indefinitely and implement new procedures for handling and testing potential COVID-19 patients to protect the safety of patients and clinicians from the spread of the coronavirus.

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Following opposition to virtual ceremony, Tufts to reschedule Commencement

By Rebecca Barker | April 3

In an abrupt departure from the administration's previous decision, University President Anthony Monaco announced that an in-person commencement will be postponed until the danger of the COVID-19 pandemic subsides.The Tufts community initially received an email on March 26 notifying members of the ...

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TCU Senate budgeting, elections to continue

By Alicia Zou | April 3

Elections for the Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate and other student government positions will begin this month as scheduled. The student organization budgeting process, however, will now continue online, according to TCU Treasurer Sharif Hamidi.TCU Senate hopes to complete the student group budgets ...