JUMBO DIGEST | November 17, 2024 | STUDENT LIFE EVENTS

Hello Jumbos!

We hope that spring course registration is going well for you. Here's what's coming up.

Catholic Mass | 5 p.m. | Goddard Chapel

JumboXR General Interest Meeting (GIM) | 6 p.m. | Joyce Cummings Center Room 074

Thanksgiving Dinner | 6:30 p.m. | Remis Sculpture Court, see featured events

Protestant Evening Worship (P.E.W.) | 7 p.m. | Goddard Chapel

Game Night! | 7 p.m. | Anderson Hall Room 208

Taiwanese Association of Students at Tufts (TAST) Nightmarket | 7 p.m. | Breed Memorial Hall Room 107

KoDA Fall Showcase: XO, KoDA | 7 p.m. | Cohen Auditorium

Spring 2025 registration starts for AS&E (including SMFA and NEC) juniors in SIS

HIIT Me Up! with Lauren Kramer | 9:30 a.m. | Hill Hall Aerobics Room

Tufts in Talloires Monday Information Session | 11:30 a.m. | Tisch Library Austin Room

Tufts in Pavia Information Session | 12 noon | Dowling Hall Room 745A, see featured events

Midday Mindfulness with the Tufts Buddhist Mindfulness Sangha | 12 noon | Interfaith Center

16th Edward R. Murrow Forum on Issues in Journalism: Chris Hayes | 12 noon | Barnum Hall LL08

CCDI Town Hall | 12 noon | Campus Center

Writing the Introduction Section for a Scientific Paper or Thesis | 5 p.m. | Tsungming Tu Complex (TTC, Formerly SEC) Room 120, see featured events

[Private Film Screening and Panel] Defining Moments: The Life and Leadership of Frances Hesselbein | 6:30 p.m. | Barnum Hall LL08

QuestBridge Scholars' Annual National Quest Day Celebration | 6:30 p.m. | Chase Center

Chemistry Game Night | 7:30 p.m. | Pearson Laboratory Room 104

Tufts University Geology Society (TUGS): Astronomy Game Night | 7:30 p.m. | Lane Hall Room 007

Hindu Students Association Weekly Meeting | 8 p.m. | Goddard Chapel

Spring 2025 registration starts for AS&E (including SMFA and NEC) sophomores in SIS

Heart-Opening Hatha Yoga with Elijah Mirman | 9 a.m. | Hill Hall Aerobics Room

Tufts Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (THFES) Takeda Pharmaceuticals Tour | 12:30 p.m. | Takeda Pharmaceuticals, 125 Spring St., Lexington

Tufts in Talloires Tuesday Information Session | 12:30 p.m. | Tisch Library Austin Room

Engaging Civic Life Post-Election: Self, Community, and Care through Dialogue | 4:30 p.m. | Interfaith Center, see featured events

Accommodations and Disabilities Abroad | 5:30 p.m. | Virtual, see featured events

Petey Greene Program Panel: How Does Education Impact Reentry | 5:30 p.m. | Cummings Center Room 140

Brain Exercise Initiative and Premed Society Speaker Event | 6 p.m. | Cabot Center Room 205

Spring 2025 registration starts for AS&E (including SMFA and NEC) first-years in SIS

Boot Camp with Courtney Kreitzer | 8:30 a.m. | Hill Hall Aerobics Room

Pause and Ponder: Self-Guided Spiritual Practices for Reflection and Care | 9 a.m. | Goddard Chapel

Fall Book Club: We of Little Faith: Why I Stopped Pretending to Believe (and Maybe You Should Too) by Kate Cohen | 12 noon | Interfaith Center

Project SHARE Resource Development Committee: Menstrual Product Drive for Puppy Yoga | 12 noon | Mayer Campus Center Table

Leonard Carmichael Society Member Appreciation Brunch | 12 noon | Aidekman Arts Center Remis Sculpture Court

THIRST Project Bake Sale | 12 noon | Campus Center

Vietnamese Students Club (VSC) Coffee Shop Fundraiser | 12 noon | Campus Center Table 3

Tufts in Talloires Wednesday Information Session | 12 noon | Tisch Library Austin Room

Society of Physics Students (SPS) Thanksgiving De-Stress Event | 12 noon | 574 Boston Ave. Room 402

Off-Campus Housing and International Students | 12 noon | Virtual, see featured events

Yin-Yang Yoga with Elizabeth Merryweather | 6 p.m. | Hill Hall Aerobics Room

Bad Old Days Posse | 6 p.m. | Olin Center Room 012

Weekly Meditation with the Buddhist Mindfulness Sangha | 7 p.m. | Goddard Chapel

Moove and Groove with Juliette Hawley | 7 p.m. | Hill Hall Aerobics Room

Pathways in International Relations: A Hemispheres Alumni Event | 7 p.m. | Mugar Hall Room 235

Power, Prevention, and Pilates: A Women's Health Dialogue | 7 p.m. | Harleston Hall Multipurpose Room, see featured events

Bible Study | 7:30 p.m. | Tisch Library Austin Room 226

Calligraphy Club x CSA Event | 8 p.m. | Cabot Center Room 702

Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers – Regional Conference Information Session with Society of Latinx Engineers and Scientists (SOLES) | 8:30 p.m. | TTC (Formerly SEC) Room 306

Demystifying the Latine Vote in the 2024 Election | 8:30 p.m. | TTC Robinson Room 253

Let's Talk AI: Building Awareness and Understanding Together | 12 noon | Virtual

A Rural Agrarian Reckoning: Multigenerational Farmers Seeking to Repair Soil and Agriculture | 12 noon | Curtis Hall Multipurpose Room, see featured events

Taichi and Qigong for Stress with DeVante Love | 5 p.m. | Hill Hall Aerobics Room

Must-See Documentary: The Fight for Black Lives | 6 p.m. | Medical Education Building Room 114, Boston Health Sciences Campus, see featured events

What Now? How the Election Results Might Affect Domestic and International Politics | 6 p.m. | Dowling Hall Room 745

Chemistry Study Session (General Chemistry) | 6 p.m. | Mayer Campus Center Room 203

The Cost of Consumption: Neocolonialism, Environmental Justice, and Global Trade | 6 p.m. | Cabot Center Room 206

PC4U Speaker Event | 6:30 p.m. | TTC Atrium

The Hyper-Reel Film Series: Landscape Suicide | 8 p.m. | Barnum Hall Room 008, see featured events

Animation Short Film Screening | 8 p.m. | Olin Center Room 011

Between the Lines | 8 p.m. | Balch Arena Theater

Bedtime Yoga | 8:30 p.m. | Interfaith Center

Asian American Political Identity Workshop | 8:30 p.m. | Cummings Center Room 180

BSA Cultural Game Night | 9 p.m. | Tisch Library Room 316

The Barre Scene with Arianna Farrell | 10:30 a.m. | Hill Hall Aerobics Room

Tufts in Talloires Friday Information Session | 11 a.m. | Tisch Library Austin Room

Boba Tea Fundraiser | 11 a.m. | Campus Center Table 4

Dharma Dialogue with the Tufts Buddhist Mindfulness Sangha | 12 noon | Goddard Chapel

Let's Talk AI: Building Awareness and Understanding Together | 12 noon | Curtis Hall Multipurpose Room

Engineers without Borders (EWB) Bake Sale | 12 noon | Campus Center

Jummah Prayer | 1:15 p.m. | Interfaith Center

Humanist Community at Tufts Weekly Gathering | 3 p.m. | Goddard Chapel

Chess Olympics | 4 p.m. | Cummings Center Room 260

English Society Trivia Night | 4:59 p.m. | Olin Center Room 007

Crafts for a Cause | 5 p.m. | Craft Center

First-Generation Collective (FGC) Family Feud | 5:30 p.m. | Joyce Cummings Center Room 280

Public Harmony Fall Showcase | 6 p.m. | 51 Winthrop St.

Onyx Magazine Release Party | 6 p.m. | Remis Sculpture Court

Freshman 15 Presents: Tangerine | 7 p.m. | Goddard Chapel

Institute Sketch Comedy Show 3 Fall 2024 | 8 p.m. | Barnum Hall LL08

Tufts University Ballroom Competition | 2 a.m. | Joyce Cummings Center

Quest Week Mixer with Macalester College, Boston University, and Boston College | 12 noon | FIRST Resource Center and Off-Campus

Tufts Tap Open Class | 3 p.m. | Curtis Hall Multipurpose Room

Muslim Student Association (MSA) Climbing and Bonding | 3 p.m. | Central Rock Gym, Harvard Square

Japanese Culture Club Matsuri Culture Show | 4:30 p.m. | 51 Winthrop St.

Tufts Dance Collective (TDC) Presents: The Body Tea Party **OPEN DRESS REHEARSAL** | 4:30 p.m. | Cohen Auditorium

Sex Health Representatives (SHR) x Tufts Burlesque Consent Training | 5 p.m. | Curtis Multi-Purpose Room

Wuzee Fan Painting | 7 p.m. | Crafts Center (Lewis Hall Basement)

Applejam Presents Otis Shanty | 7:30 p.m. | Paige Hall Crane Room

Tufts University Television (TUTV) Presents: Jumbo Night Live | 8 p.m. | Barnum Hall Room LL08

Cambodian Student Coalition (CSC) Thanksgiving Dinner | 8 p.m. | Curtis Hall Multipurpose Room

sQ!'s Fall Show! | 8 p.m. | Goddard Chapel

TDC Presents: The Body Tea Party | 9 p.m. | Cohen Auditorium

Wire Wrapping | 11 a.m. | Campus Center Room 012

On Sunday, November 17, at 6:30–8 p.m. at the Remis Sculpture Court, Tufts' Christian communities warmly invite you to dinner in celebration of Thanksgiving as we come together across traditions to give thanks for life's blessings. We will begin with a brief time of prayer, song, and reflection. Come as you are and stay for as long as you can. Contact Daniel.Bell@tufts.edu with any questions.

Join us on Monday, November 18, at 12 noon–1 p.m. in Dowling Hall Room 745A to learn about our five-week program in Pavia, Italy, aimed to provide students the opportunity to immerse themselves in the wonderful culture of Italy while earning credits in Data or Computer Science. This program is designed for all students with an interest in Computer Science and an eagerness to learn about Italy with its rich history and culture. No background in Italian language or Computer Science is needed.

Designed for advanced science writers and senior thesis writers in the sciences, this workshop on Monday, November 18, at 5–6 p.m. will focus on the purpose of the Introduction, how it differs from other sections of a scientific paper, and strategies for writing one. Hands-on activities will get you started in understanding and beginning the writing process for a scientific paper or thesis. This event is sponsored by the Student Accessibility and Academic Resources (StAAR) Center.

On Tuesday, November 19, at 4:30 p.m. in the Interfaith Center, join us for our concluding event for an opportunity to share, gain insights, and reflect on the significance of civic engagement and our responsibility in the work to come with Massachusetts State Representative Christine Barber. Food will be provided. If you have questions, email the Humanist Chaplain at Anthony.Cruz_Pantojas@tufts.edu.

Join Tufts Global Education and the StAAR Center on Tuesday, November 19, at 5:30–6:30 p.m. on Zoom in a virtual safe space to learn about researching and requesting accommodations for your experience abroad!

Are you an international student looking for off-campus housing and unsure where to begin? Join us on Wednesday, November 20, at 12 noon for our joint webinar between Off-Campus Engagement and the International Center to learn more about where to start, what paperwork will be necessary and how to best prepare.

We are beyond thrilled to announce our next event, a collaboration between Sub-Saharan Africa Research Group (SSARG), BWC, and NSBWM. Power, Prevention, and Pilates is a discussion centered around women's health and the strength gained through caring for your body's physical needs. Join us on Wednesday, November 20, at 7 p.m. in the Harleston Hall Multipurpose Room for some much-needed discussion and Pilates. Please bring your own Pilates mat.

On Thursday, November 21, at 12 noon Sydney Giacalone, A17 (Environmental Studies and Anthropology), will share her graduate research in which she examines how multigenerational farmers are challenging rural traditions and reshaping social dynamics as they transition from conventional agriculture to more restorative practices. This talk will be livestreamed and recorded. This lecture is sponsored by Environmental Studies in collaboration with the Department of Anthropology.

The Center for Black Maternal Health and Reproductive Justice is hosting a can't-miss screening of The Fight for Black Lives on Thursday, November 21, at 6–8 p.m., available in-person (Boston) and virtually! The film dives into the heartbreaking realities of Black maternal and infant mortality. A panel discussion will follow.

Film and Media Studies (FMS) is hosting "the Hyper-Reel," a new six-week screening series curated by Adrian Wong and Kyle Petty, on select Thursdays at 8 p.m. Come watch films that you've been meaning to see or discover new ones! 📽🎞🎬

Students and Student Organizations can submit events to JumboLife! Add your event by Thursday at 12 noon each week, and we'll include it in the Jumbo Digest on Sunday.

Spring 2025 Registration Continues This Week

Please check your SIS account for your specific enrollment time and be mindful of any HOLDs on your account that will prevent you from registering for classes.

For help with registration, visit the Registrar's web page or stop by drop-in advising.

This is the final week of Majors Month.