Claire Ferris

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Tenants union continues organizing against LaCourt Realty, doubles down on demands

By Claire Ferris | May 20

Editor’s note: Mouhab Rizkallah, owner of LaCourt Realty LLC, sued Alexander Janoff, the Daily’s editor in chief, and Emily Thompson, a deputy news editor, in March 2022 over the Daily’s coverage of the LaCourt Tenants Union. The case was later dismissed with prejudice. Janoff and Thompson were not involved in the reporting or writing of this article.

University

“We need places to sleep:" Rising sophomores frustrated by housing selection process

By Claire Ferris | April 22

After selecting housing for the 2022–23 school year on April 7, rising sophomores received an email from the Office of Residential Life and Learning on April 8 informing them of plans to redo the selection process for all doubles and triples groups on April 11.Students who wished to select housing in the general selection category, originally scheduled for April 8, were told by ORLL that their registration would be moved to April 12.

University

'Bo Days return for the Class of 2026

By Claire Ferris | April 15

For the first time in three years, the Office of Undergraduate Admissions will welcome thousands of high school seniors to campus this month for a batch of rebranded Jumbo Days — known as ‘Bo Days — in hopes of offering members of the admitted class a glimpse into life at Tufts. In-person events, divided across six days, will supplement a month-long supply of virtual programming for admitted students, a remnant of the pandemic.

University

TCC group report prompts university action against antisemitism

By Claire Ferris | February 11

In an email to the Tufts community on Jan. 20, the Office of the President announced some of the recommendations that a committee of Tufts administrators and board members, Hillel International andTCC Group, an external consulting firm that implements social impact solutions, proposed after conducting an assessment of the prevalence of antisemitism on Tufts' campus. To address the concerning findings, University President Anthony Monaco shared a number of proposed solutions ranging from further education and bias awareness programs to the creation of a university-wide council of faculty and staff to advise the senior leadership team.

Local

Ballantyne unveils agenda for first 100 days as Somerville mayor

By Claire Ferris | January 19

Somerville Mayor Katjana Ballantyne was inaugurated on Jan. 3 during a virtual ceremony and subsequently released her agenda for her first 100 days in office on Jan. 12. The reception that typically follows a mayoral inauguration was postponed to the spring, when a civic celebration will be held.

News

Tufts Mock Trial hosts 14th annual Mumbo Jumbo tournament

By Claire Ferris | November 19

Tufts Mock Trial hosted its 14th annual Mumbo Jumbo Invitational tournament in the Science and Engineering Complex on the weekend of Oct. 30. The tournament attracted a number of schools from all over the country, including Harvard, Yale, Brown, MIT, Cornell, Northwestern and UCLA.

News

Somerville to receive nearly $78 million in ARPA funds

By Claire Ferris | October 28

The City of Somerville is set to receive nearly $78 million in funds designed to help with the COVID-19 recovery as a part of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). President Joe Biden signed ARPA into law in March 2021. The law financially assists municipalities in recovering from the challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tenants union continues organizing against LaCourt Realty, doubles down on demands

“We need places to sleep:" Rising sophomores frustrated by housing selection process

'Bo Days return for the Class of 2026

TCC group report prompts university action against antisemitism

Ballantyne unveils agenda for first 100 days as Somerville mayor

Tufts Mock Trial hosts 14th annual Mumbo Jumbo tournament

Somerville to receive nearly $78 million in ARPA funds

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