Features
TCRC addresses importance of community-centered research
By Colin Kennedy | October 5The TCRC’s approach to research involves the community being studied in all aspects.
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Coronavirus
Op-ed: Can public health and politics be balanced in the WHO?
By Colin Kennedy | April 27I will start off by stating that I disagree with Trump’sdecision to withdraw American funding from the World Health Organization (WHO). I believe the world must be united in combating COVID-19. However, I want to provide some context on the current director-general of the WHO, Dr. Tedros Adhanom, and how he and the WHO have made certain missteps inresponding to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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TEC brings philanthropy, social enterprise into classroom
By Colin Kennedy | December 4For students seeking to effect change from inside the classroom, a course in the Tufts Entrepreneurship Center (TEC) provides tangible opportunities to do so. In “Philanthropy, Social Enterprise, & Community” (ELS-0194) students get to try their hand at philanthropy by awarding grants of $25,000 ...
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Lantagne Lab researches tropical diseases, seeks global solutions
By Colin Kennedy | October 29On the third floor of the Science and Engineering Complex, researchers work with water, and sometimes strains of deadly diseases, in pursuit of global humanitarian solutions. The Lantagne Lab, housed in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, investigates infectious disease control by ...
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Goldilox shop owners discuss new Medford bagel source
By Colin Kennedy | September 9Goldilox Bagels, a new up-and-coming breakfast and lunch option in Medford, plans to celebrate its soft opening this Friday, Sept. 13. Established by Boston-based couple Lindsey Gaudet and Ed Thill, Goldilox Bagels will serve freshly-made bagels and coffee near campus on 186 Winthrop St.Prior to making ...
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Students, CMHS staff discuss positives, shortcomings of on-campus counseling services
By Colin Kennedy | November 1According to its website, about 25 percent of Tufts students seek support through Counseling and Mental Health Services (CMHS) each year. Many students have criticized its focus on short-term care, inconvenient hours and long wait times for appointments. However, both students and CMHS staff note the ...
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Tufts alum co-founds public service initiative Lead for America
By Colin Kennedy | September 10Content Warning: This article mentions domestic violence. Lead for America (LFA) is a new fellowship program aimed at bringing recent college graduates back to their local communities and implanting them into that local government. Benya Kraus (LA '18) is one of the founding members of LFA.They ...
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Former Tufts Hillel president Harry Weissman speaks on 'anti-occupation' movement IfNotNow
By Colin Kennedy | April 8Harry Weissman(LA '17) was the former president of Tufts Hillel and is currently an active member of IfNotNow, a national movement "to end American Jewish support for the occupation."IfNotNow has organized several demonstrations in Boston over the past year, such as an anti-Semitism vigil ...
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TCU Senate's Brown and Blueprint initiative aims to compile student feedback on campus spaces
By Colin Kennedy | March 16Tufts' campus has been flooded with advertisements this semester, asking for student input on the physical space around campus."Real talk... How should this space be used--and what features should it have?" the poster outside Curtis Hall, home to the former Brown and Brew Coffee House, ...
Opinion
Op-Ed: Be mindful of our bubble
By Colin Kennedy | December 4To our average student, the idea of a Ben Shapiro event is laughable, and the face-off against the Mooch makes us proud.Democrats and liberals are a dime a dozen at Tufts, and I think it’s worth examining the consequences that emerge from this. One, it creates an environment where some peoples and ...
