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Tightropes, tumblers and trunks: Jumbo’s Revenge hits the ring

By Josh Solomon | November 15

One night, as third-year combined-degree School of the Museum of Fine Arts student Candy Li skipped across the Academic Quad, she suddenly became possessed by the statue of Jumbo. She felt its angry spirit and learned the dark truth of Jumbo’s life. While many believe Jumbo to have been a beautiful circus elephant with a heroic end, Li discovered how he was overworked, used and abused. She became filled with rage and vengeance for both Jumbo and other neglected circus animals.

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Sports

Jumbos’ efforts fall short in five-set NESCAC playoff thriller

By Josh Solomon | November 15

On Saturday, Cousens Gymnasium buzzed with anticipation for the match Tufts volleyball had been preparing for all season. The Jumbos secured the No. 3 seed in the NESCAC Tournament with a regular season conference record of 7–3. Because they had beaten Wesleyan University and lost to Middlebury College, they sat between the two teams in the standings, despite all three teams having the same record. They bested Williams College 3–1 about a month before this playoff match, but in the end, they came up short when it mattered most in the NESCAC Tournament, falling 2–3 in a true battle.

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News

States to watch: 2024 presidential election

By Michael Onysko, Varya Karpinskaya, Shayna Levy, Eli Brigham, Julian Glickman, Hannah Rajalingam and Josh Solomon | November 5

Pennsylvania’s history of switching between political parties makes it a critical state this year. President Joe Biden won the state in 2020 by less than 1.2%. Polling indicates that this state is even, leaning neither red nor blue. An average of Pennsylvania polling data showed a 0.2% lead in favor of former President Donald Trump, with statistics showing47.9% for Trump and 47.7% for Vice President Kamala Harris as of yesterday.

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Sports

Jumbos gear up for NESCAC tournament after weekend setbacks

By Josh Solomon | October 22

As the season inches closer to the long-awaited NESCAC tournament, volleyball is eager to take home this year’s trophy.Although they lost to Colby and Bowdoin over this past weekend, their success at the beginning of the season led to aplayoff clinch on Friday. The top eight teams make the tournament, and the Jumbos currently sit at the fourth spot with a 6–3 conference record.

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University

Founder of Center for State Policy Analysis leads information session on Massachusetts ballot questions

By Josh Solomon | October 16

In less than a month, Massachusetts voters will vote on a range of issues from psychedelic drug legalization to rideshare unions in the form of ballot questions. Evan Horowitz, executive director of the Center for State Policy Analysis, engaged Tufts students and community members in a discussion about this year’s state ballot initiatives during an event on Oct. 9.

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Sports

Women’s volleyball posts back-to-back home wins over Hamilton and Amherst

By Josh Solomon | September 26

After dropping three matches in the Boston Invite on the weekend of Sept. 13, Tufts volleyball eagerly notched victories in their first in-conference matches against Hamilton College and Amherst College. On the night of Sept. 20, the Jumbos took to Cousens Gymnasium to take on the Hamilton Continentals. With sophomore Claire Castor leading the way with 20 kills, along with 27 assists and 21 digs from sophomore Rianna Liu, the team charged to a 3–0 victory.

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