Estelle Anderson

Executive News Editor

Estelle Anderson is the Daily’s executive news editor. She has previously served as investigative exec. Estelle is a junior studying political science and film and media studies, and you can reach her at estelle.anderson@tufts.edu.

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CIRCLE releases preliminary findings about youth voting patterns in 2024 election

By Estelle Anderson | November 20

Leaders of Tufts’ Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement presented preliminary findings about the 2024 youth vote during a media briefing just two days after the Nov. 5 election. In line with national trends, the researchers found evidence of a rightward shift among voters ages 18 to 29, with particular declines in Democratic support among young white men and young Latine voters.

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Science and Engineering Complex renamed the Tsungming Tu Complex after major donation from math professor

By Estelle Anderson | November 15

The Science and Engineering Complex has been renamed the Tsungming Tu Complex, or TTC for short. Tufts announced the change on Wednesday, following an over $10-million-dollar gift from mathematics professor Loring Tu. Tu made the donation in honor of his late grandfather, Tsungming Tu, a pioneer in modern Taiwanese medicine known for his work addressing opium addiction in Taiwan.

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Firefighters battling blaze at multi-family house near Tufts campus

By Estelle Anderson | November 8

In an email sent to the Tufts community Friday afternoon, Executive Director of Public Safety Yolanda Smith provided further information about the fire. “At approximately 11:05 a.m. this morning, a fire was reported at 74 Raymond Avenue in Somerville, a privately owned property where 10 Tufts undergraduate students lived. Somerville Fire and Police, as well as Tufts University police, EMS, and paramedics responded quickly,”

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Battle for the Senate: Nine key races

By Estelle Anderson, Maxwell Shoustal, Zach Halverstam, Nate Hall, Julieta Grané and Nicholas Prather | November 5

Thirty-four Senate seats are up for grabs today. Democrats currently hold a slim majority in the Senate, where they sit in seven of the nine most competitive seats. Democrats must win seven of these seats and the presidency in order to achieve a majority.

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Tufts community shaken after gunshots fired near Pizza Days early Friday morning

By Estelle Anderson | November 4

The Medford Police Department is searching for the individual who fired eight gunshots near 364 Boston Avenue around 1 a.m. on Friday morning. The incident occurred next to Pizza Days, a popular, late-night pizza shop frequented by Tufts students on weekend nights.

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A year since Oct. 7: How campus groups marked the anniversary

By Estelle Anderson and Samantha Eng | October 10

Students marked the anniversary of Oct. 7 with memorials and demonstrations on Monday. Some organizations held an evening vigil for lives lost to Hamas’ attacks, while a group of students convened to protest in solidarity with Palestine.

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Tufts suspends SJP ahead of group’s planned Oct. 7 protest

By Estelle Anderson | October 7

The Tufts administration has imposed an “interim suspension” on Students for Justice in Palestine, as announced in an Instagram post by SJP on Friday evening.

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BREAKING: University provides updates on men’s lacrosse hospitalizations

By Estelle Anderson | September 24

Three men’s lacrosse players remain hospitalized with rhabdomyolysis over a week after participating in a 45-minute workout led by a Tufts alumnus and graduate of a Navy SEAL training program, executive director of media relations Patrick Collins wrote in a statement on Monday. According to Collins, nine players were hospitalized with the condition following the voluntary, supervised workout on Sept. 16.

Former White House Legislative Director Louisa Terrell is pictured.

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Q&A: Louisa Terrell, former White House legislative director, talks politics, Harris campaign, favorite stories from Capitol Hill

By Estelle Anderson | September 19

In an interview with the Daily, Terrell, a senior advisor to the Kamala Harris campaign and current Tisch College Visiting Fellow, highlighted the importance of building relationships across the aisle and how her experience as a Tufts student helped shape her career.

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In first pro-Palestine rally of the school year, protesters continue calls for divestment

By Estelle Anderson | September 19

Over 70 protesters marched to the house of University President Sunil Kumar during a pro-Palestine rally on Sept. 12, the first to take place on Tufts’ campus this semester. Nearly one year after Oct. 7, protesters continued their demands for Tufts to divest from Israeli companies and denounce Israel, which has killed an estimated 40,000 Palestinians and causeda humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip.

Estelle Anderson

CIRCLE releases preliminary findings about youth voting patterns in 2024 election

Science and Engineering Complex renamed the Tsungming Tu Complex after major donation from math professor

Firefighters battling blaze at multi-family house near Tufts campus

Battle for the Senate: Nine key races

Tufts community shaken after gunshots fired near Pizza Days early Friday morning

A year since Oct. 7: How campus groups marked the anniversary

Tufts suspends SJP ahead of group’s planned Oct. 7 protest

BREAKING: University provides updates on men’s lacrosse hospitalizations

Q&A: Louisa Terrell, former White House legislative director, talks politics, Harris campaign, favorite stories from Capitol Hill

In first pro-Palestine rally of the school year, protesters continue calls for divestment

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