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Top 8 Most Infamous College Traditions

| Rachel Peck | Posted 01.09.2012

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While some things--nudity, free food, relieving stress in loud, dangerous, or otherwise inappropriate ways--are keystones of every college experience,...

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Do Atheists Belong In The Interfaith Movement?

Chris Stedman | Posted 08.14.2011

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Chris Stedman

In my experience, interfaith work doesn't require that people check their convictions at the door, and if the only thing keeping atheists from participating is a semantic disagreement with the word "faith," I think that is a missed opportunity.

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WikiLeaks Goes To Tufts

Tufts Daily | Posted 06.04.2011

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A group of current and former Tufts students identifying themselves as "Jumboleaks" on Saturday posted online an outdated list of university financia...

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R.I.P., Naked Quad Run

AP | Posted 10.19.2011

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MEDFORD, Mass. -- The president of Tufts University in Massachusetts has put an end to the student tradition of running around nude to mark the end of...

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Tufts Students Protest End Of Naked Quad Run With Semi-Clothed Quad Run

Tufts Daily | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dozens of students last night engaged in a partially nude run around the Res Quad in a peaceful, sober protest against University President Lawrence B...

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Tufts Provost To Head Cooper Union

Tufts Daily | Posted 05.25.2011

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Provost and Senior Vice President Jamshed Bharucha will leave Tufts at the end of the academic year to assume the position of president of The Cooper ...

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Forcible Rape Reported At Tufts Fraternity

Tufts Daily | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Tufts University Police Department (TUPD) late last month received a report of a forcible rape at the Sigma Nu fraternity house, according to a pu...

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Bike Share Programs In The Works For Boston

Tufts Daily | Posted 05.25.2011

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Paris, Minneapolis, Denver, Washington, Miami, New York, Hangzhou, China, and now Boston -- these are just some of the many cities across the world th...

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Tufts Uses Dogs To Ease Student Exam Stress

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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MEDFORD, Mass. — Tufts University is throwing stressed-out students a bone: therapy dogs to play with during their final exams. Colleges have l...

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'Most Dangerous' Ranking Irks Tufts

Tufts Daily | Posted 05.25.2011

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A new listing last week ranked Tufts as the most dangerous campus in the nation, beating out 457 other institutions. University administrators have di...

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Most Creative Essay Prompts

Posted 05.25.2011

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As colleges move to eliminate more conventional ways of evaluating applicants -- like SAT scores -- and application numbers continue to rise, the pres...

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Tufts Embraces Twitter

Tufts Daily | Posted 05.25.2011

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Tufts has a new voice -- and it speaks in 140-character chunks. The official Tufts Twitter account (@TuftsUniversity) has amassed more than 5,000 f...

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Tufts A Top Producer Of Fulbright Scholars

News | Posted 05.25.2011

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Tufts and Harvard University this year tied as the top producers of Fulbright scholars in Massachusetts, as well as two of the leading contributors o...

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Tufts Program Combines Paintball, Counterinsurgency

Tufts Daily | Posted 05.25.2011

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This weekend, the election of a corrupt official, narrowly avoided food riots and improvised explosive devices (IED) that killed several coalition for...

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More New England Schools To Increase Tuition Beyond $50,000

Tufts Daily | Posted 05.25.2011

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The number of schools in New England that next year will join Tufts in charging $50,000 or more for yearly tuition, room and board will likely more th...

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UPDATED: Acceptance Rates DROP At Highly Selective Schools

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Application numbers to competitive schools grew dramatically this year, with the University of Pennsylvania, Princeton, Duke and Brown seeing increase...

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Tufts Study Incites Possible National Investigation Of Calorie Counts

Tufts Daily | Posted 05.25.2011

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U.S. Rep. Maurice Hinchey (D−NY) is pushing for U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulatory changes based on the results of a recent study by...

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Walmart Boosts Streaming Video Plan: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer February 23, 2010

Shelly Palmer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Walmart purchased video streaming company Vudu yesterday. Many believe the move comes as Walmart attempts to increase its streaming video service, a...

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Tufts President To Step Down

Tufts Daily | Posted 05.25.2011

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University President Lawrence Bacow at this weekend's board of trustees meeting announced his decision to step down as university president effective ...

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Harvard Students Appraise Parties At Tufts, Brandeis, MIT

The Harvard Crimson | GARY L. NORRIS | Posted 05.25.2011

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FM dissects nights at three Boston schools to discover whether time away from the "Harvard Bubble" is worth the effort to break the mold. ...

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Don Draper: For Women Only, Please Respond

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 05.25.2011

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I am associated with the Culture Change Institute, a Tufts based group founded by Sam Huntington and Larry Harrison, which examines various cultures r...

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Tufts Sex Rule: Tufts University Formalizes "Sexile" Rule; No Dorm Sex When Roommate Present (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Tufts University has formalized what for many was probably an unspoken rule: no sex when a roommate is present. "Sexile," as the practice is commonl...

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