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Anne Sauer, Tufts University Archivist and DCA Director, was interviewed for the March 23, 2009 episode of Chronicle on WCVB Channel 5. The segment was about Powderhouse Square, and since Tufts is Square-adjacent, Anne spoke about the history of the Hill and its relationship to Somerville.  The video is available on the WCVB website at http://www.thebostonchannel.com/chronicle/18966526/detail.html. Select segment three.
You're invited to the Fourth Annual Edward R. Murrow Forum on Issues in Journalism
Topic:
Digging Too Deeply? Headlines, Politics, and Public Service
Tufts University
April 13, 2009
12 pm to 1:15 pm
Barnum Hall - Room 008
Panelists:
Chris Matthews
Host, MSNBC's Hardball
Michael Dukakis
Democratic Presidential candidate in 1988 and former Massachusetts Governor
Janet Wu
Political Reporter, WCVB-TV Boston
Jointly sponsored by the Communications and Media Studies Program, the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service, and the Edward R. Murrow Center at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
Reception to follow in the Rabb Room, Lincoln-Filene Hall
Image available on the Tufts Digital Library
This Monday will be the 113th Boston Marathon, a holiday so important to Greater Boston that we celebrate it by reenacting the battles of Lexington and Concord. Here at Tufts, this seems like a good time to celebrate our own track team.
My favorite part of Patriots' Day isn't actually the marathon at all, but in the commemoration of Samuel Whittemore, an 80-year-old farmer. On April 17, 1775, Whittemore engaged a small troop of British soldiers. He was shot, bayoneted, and left for dead, not 2 miles from here -- but recovered, and lived for another 18 years, dying at the age of 98. And can I tell you how Samuel Whittemore survived? His wounds were treated by a Doctor Tufts, a relative of Tufts University's founder, Charles Tufts. May we all be so resilient as Samuel Whittemore.
With today being the last day of the semester for Tufts College, final exams are next on the agenda. For all the hard work and stress associated with finals, they still lend themselves to some interesting photographs. Here's one from the 1940s of an exam in Cousens:
Cousens Gym was constructed in 1931, and the main gym was intended to be large enough for special events, dances, and exams. It is still used for finals in large classes.
Maybe my mind is a little random, but when I think exams I think dentistry.
We have many great images of dental students and the School of Dental Medicine. Perhaps spring cleaning might include a trip to the dentist?
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