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Mold in the Courts: University Fails to Meet Safety Standards

Last fall, Tufts freshman Ben Sackrey found himself getting sick more than he ever had before. “I had a runny nose, swollen lymph nodes, really swollen tonsils, and I didn’t really know what the cause was,” he said. That was until Sackrey, a resident of the Court at 95 Professors Row, noticed what appeared to be black mold inside his room’s HVAC unit and on the walls of the dorm’s restrooms. When Sackrey’s roommate conducted mold tests in their room, they all came back positive. After several weeks of back-and-forth

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Medford Vice: Did CEVIHE’s First Conference Fulfill Its Goals?

On March 26 and March 27, experts who staunchly disagree with one another—and sometimes even clash in courtrooms—sat down in Eaton Hall to engage in civil, moderated dialogue. This was the Center for Expanding Viewpoints in Higher Education’s (CEVIHE) first conference, bringing together policymakers, researchers, legal scholars, and advocates to examine and debate the “Regulation of Vice.” The Tufts Tribune spoke with these experts about their experience and whether such

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Senior Salute: The Class of 2026 Reflects on Four Years on the Hill

Somewhere between the freshman illumination ceremony and walking across that stage on the academic quad for the last time, Tufts becomes something more than the light on Walnut Hill. The Tufts Tribune asked seniors from this year’s graduating class to share memories, lessons, and advice before they watch Jumbo fade away in the rearview mirror. Student communities at Tufts do not waver, no matter what the conditions are or how

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Rewriting the Rules: Tufts After Affirmative Action

Last semester, The Tufts Tribune was informed that the Africana Center was not given its “class list” for the incoming 2029 undergraduate class, despite reports that other Division of Student

Pro: Should One Stay on Campus to Socialize?

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Con: Should One Stay on Campus to Socialize?

Though our undergraduate student population is just 6,000, when you first arrive on campus it feels like there might as well be infinite people. But now, as a senior, the crazy web of connections at Tufts has proven itself to me. I might not know everyone, but I know someone

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Dresses, Posters, and @tufts.2030, Oh My!

Deciphering Social Signals at Tufts How best to judge a book? How about 1,762 of them? Well by the cover of course. At least that’s how the freshman year gauntlet can feel. After umpteen social interactions that consist of “Where are you from,” “What’s your major” and the perennial “What

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Letter From the Editor (October 2026)

“Satirical writings are hardly known in despotic governments, where dejection of mind on the one hand, and ignorance on the other, afford neither abilities nor will to write. In democracies they are not hindered for the very same reason.” —Charles Louis de Secondat, baron de Montesquieu, The Spirit of the

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Satire: Tufts Adopts Position of Institutional Lethality

Earlier this year, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced that the Department of War would restrict academic ties with Tufts University, along with nearly two dozen other top universities. Military fellowships at Tufts have been cancelled for the next academic year amid the department’s campaign against anti-American values. Mr. Hegseth

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Senior Salute: The Class of 2026 Reflects on Four Years on the Hill

Somewhere between the freshman illumination ceremony and walking across that stage on the academic quad for the last time, Tufts becomes something more than the light on Walnut Hill. The Tufts Tribune asked seniors from this year’s graduating class to share memories, lessons, and advice before they watch Jumbo fade

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Pro: Should One Stay on Campus to Socialize?

I’m currently staying at a vacation house with a bunch of my dad’s college friends and their families. They get together in some capacity at least once every summer and often stop by each other’s cities to say hello. Their kids are all around my age and are like my cousins. I’ve been wondering what goes into building connections at

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