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Tufts University stories: 6 news summaries

College Bans Hookups When Roomie's Around

Tufts attempts 'to set clear boundaries' for students

Sep 29, 09 5:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Massachusetts college has a message for oversexed undergrads: Get a room—just not with your roommate in it. Students whose roomies became indiscreet in the heat of passion "expressed concerns that they were experiencing uncomfortable situations," explains a Tufts University rep. The resulting policy bluntly advises: ... More »

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sex • college • Tufts University • romance • hookup • roommate

First US Internet Addiction Rehab Center Opens

For $14,500, reStart offers therapy, socialization

Aug 27, 09 5:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - The first US Internet addiction clinic has opened in Fall City, Wash. The Heavensfield Retreat Center offers “reStart,” a 45-day in-patient rehab program for Internet, video game, and texting addictions, LiveScience reports. Clients undergo talk therapy and social skills training, as well as feeding goats, raising chickens, and... More »

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Internet • rehab • depression • Washington • addiction • psychology • Tufts University • therapy • Internet addiction • psychologist • Internet Addiction Disorder • clinic

 7 Minutes of Danger
 in Mars Quest 

Probe makes risky landing Sunday in hunt for water

May 23, 08 2:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - The latest NASA mission searching for signs of life on Mars comes to a heart-pounding climax Sunday as the Phoenix Lander attempts to touch down at the red planet's pole in a hunt for water. The lander must perform complex maneuvers in which the whole mission is at risk for... More »

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NASA • water • Mars • Arctic • University of Arizona • Opportunity • Spirit • Tufts University • Phoenix Mars Lander • life • Jet Propulsion Laboratory • polar region • Washington State University

College Johns Go Coed

Some schools address transgender concerns by creating gender-neutral bathrooms

Sep 1, 07 1:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - When students return to Emerson College in Massachusetts this month, they’ll be greeted by silhouettes of a man and woman on a single sign outside some two-dozen campus restrooms. In response to growing transgender discomfort with single-sex bathrooms, many colleges are making their johns gender-neutral, the Boston Globe reports. More »

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restrooms • transgender • Tufts University • University of Vermont • Emerson College • bathroom

Fantasy War Game Models  Global Pandemic

Virtual outbreak gave scientists chance to study spread

Aug 21, 07 5:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - A programming error in an online fantasy game gave researchers a profound insight into how a deadly epidemic spreads and how to combat the crisis. The London Times reports a glitch occurred in World of Warcraft, which has millions of online players. A disease aimed at a handful of characters... More »

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epidemic • fantasy • Tufts University • Rutgers University • game • World of Warcraft • Hakkar • MMORPG • outbreak

Cholesterol Drop May Boost Cancer Risk

Study doesn't prove cause-and-effect relationship, docs say

Jul 24, 07 4:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - Artificially reducing cholesterol to very low levels may slightly increase the risk of cancer, but that doesn't mean heart patients should go off their meds. One extra cancer case occurred in each 1,000 patients using statin drugs in an analysis of 23 different trials, Reuters reports; researchers hastened to... More »

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cancer • cholesterol • statins • LDL • bad cholesterol • Tufts University

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