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Dec 5, 2024 | 
tuftsdaily.com | Aaron Gruen
The last time Nadine Brozan dined at Dewick, women were not allowed to wear pants inside — that is, unless it was snowing. So, she and her friends carried skirts to cover their legs. “This was the era of Bermuda shorts,” she recalled.
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Nov 5, 2024 | 
tuftsdaily.com | Aaron Gruen
A mix of rising polarization, death threats and stress imposed by COVID-19 has left a mark still being felt by government workers. Four years after 2020, the country is still reckoning with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the presidential election. Among those who experienced upheaval are government workers — despite the attention national candidates attract, state and town employees often go unnoticed.
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Sep 26, 2024 | 
tuftsdaily.com | Aaron Gruen
The grant enables the city to build up to three new stations. The City of Medford has received a $250,000 grant to expand and maintain Bluebikes stations within the city. The city announced it had received funding from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation in an Aug. 14 press release. According to Medford Mayor Breanna Lungo-Koehn, the city’s traffic and transportation department applied for the grant, and the city was notified last month that they would receive funding.
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Sep 3, 2024 | 
tuftsdaily.com | Aaron Gruen
The union is accusing Tufts-hired contractors of committing wage theft and labor violations against on-campus construction workers. Workers claiming wage theft protested outside the Joyce Cummings Center on Aug. 23 and 28, as incoming first-year students arrived on campus.
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Oct 26, 2023 | 
tuftsdaily.com | Aaron Gruen
Students across campus walked out of classes and protested yesterday in solidarity with Palestine. The walk-out, which was organized by Tufts Students for Justice in Palestine, began at 2:30 p.m. when more than 120 students congregated to chant and hear speeches outside the Olin Center for Language and Cultural Studies.
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Sep 5, 2023 | 
tuftsdaily.com | Aaron Gruen
‘When we work together as a herd, even the most formidable challenges are no match for us,’ Aaron Gruen writes. To the Tufts community,Whether you’re returning to campus or stepping foot on the hill for the first time, it’s my pleasure to welcome you home.
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Sep 5, 2023 | 
tuftsdaily.com | Aaron Gruen
At a bargaining session on Aug. 31, the university offered RAs a semesterly scholarship along with 80 meal swipes per semester. Negotiations between Tufts and United Labor of Tufts Resident Assistants resumed on Thursday, with the university proposing compensation in the form of a $600 semesterly scholarship in addition to 80 meal swipes per semester.
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May 21, 2023 | 
tuftsdaily.com | Julia Shannon-Grillo |Aaron Gruen
Q&A: Monaco sits for final annual interview with the Daily, reflects on accomplishments, hopes for the future of Tufts University President Anthony Monaco is pictured in his office on April 18. Aaron Gruen / The Tufts Daily As his 12-year tenure as president of Tufts University comes to a close, Anthony Monaco sat down with the Daily to discuss his legacy, accomplishments and hopes for the university’s future. Editor’s note: This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
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May 21, 2023 | 
tuftsdaily.com | Aaron Gruen
To them, he’s Tony: University President Monaco, as told by those who know him best University President Anthony Monaco is pictured on the Academic Quad on May 5, 2022. Mina Terzioglu / The Tufts Daily As University President Anthony Monaco prepares to leaves Tufts alongside the Class of 2023, the Daily reached out to senior members of the administration to get a sense of his leadership style and character.
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May 21, 2023 | 
tuftsdaily.com | Aaron Gruen |Julia Shannon-Grillo
As his 12-year tenure as president of Tufts University comes to a close, Anthony Monaco sat down with the Daily to discuss his legacy, accomplishments and hopes for the university’s future. Editor’s note: This interview has been edited for length and clarity. The Tufts Daily (TD): President Monaco, thank you so much. We’re so honored to be doing your end-of-year interview.
