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IFC bans alcohol from JumBonnaroo

By Nika Korchok and Justin Rheingold | March 5

According to Ben Silver, the co-chair of the JumBonnaroo Committee for Relay for Life, a large number of incidents involving alcohol last weekend prompted the Interfraternity Council (IFC) to cancel Greek social events for the upcoming weekend. He explained that he was able to work with IFC members to permit the festival to go on with alterations, including the provision that the fraternity parties not involve alcohol.

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OpenBiome collects stool for medical treatment

By Justin Rheingold | February 23

Several members of the local community are helping hospitals treat patients with severe infections simply by pooping, thanks to local nonprofit organization OpenBiome.According to OpenBiome Operations Manager Laura Burns (E '14), the organization collects stool samples from donors and ships it ...

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Students, staff mourn passing of Fletcher Professor William Martel

By Justin Rheingold | January 22

Students and colleagues have spent much of the past week mourning and celebrating the life of William Martel, an associate professor of international security studies at the Fletcher School of International Law and Diplomacy, who passed away Jan. 12 after battling leukemia.Described by Dean of the Fletcher ...

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Parking meters installed along Boston, College Avenues

By Justin Rheingold | January 13

With the recent installation of parking meters along Boston and College Avenues, university staff and students will likely have more difficulty finding free parking on the Medford/Somerville campus.According to the City of Medford website, workers have installed parking meters and kiosks in the Medford ...

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Somerville revises housing ordinance, prepares for vote

By Justin Rheingold | December 8

University administrators and Somerville city aldermen collaborated to revise the city's proposed University Accountability Ordinance during the Dec. 3 meeting of the Board of Aldermen's Legislative Matters Committee.The proposed ordinance, which was initially introduced during the board's ...

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Flashback Friday: Tufts demolishes Arena Theater in August 1991

By Justin Rheingold | October 16

With the opening of the new Aidekman Arts Center, the old Arena Theater was becoming obsolete. The university spent $20,000 to demolish it on Aug. 5, 1991. The demolition was met with student concern, however, as the new theater was the only designated performing space for a growing number of Tufts ...

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Somerville to consider University Accountability Ordinance

By Justin Rheingold | September 26

On Sept. 30, the City of Somerville's Legislative Matters Committee will consider an ordinance to increase regulation of off-campus housing occupied by Tufts students. The ordinance, proposed by Board of Aldermen President Bill White, would require the university to submit a list of off-campus ...

IFC bans alcohol from JumBonnaroo

OpenBiome collects stool for medical treatment

Students, staff mourn passing of Fletcher Professor William Martel

Parking meters installed along Boston, College Avenues

Somerville revises housing ordinance, prepares for vote

Flashback Friday: Tufts demolishes Arena Theater in August 1991

Somerville to consider University Accountability Ordinance

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