The Tufts Observer, founded as the Tufts Weekly, is an undergraduate student newsmagazine published at Tufts University. First published in 1895 as Tufts' first student newspaper, it advertises itself as the oldest student organization on campus. The Observer is funded by the Student Activities Fee as allocated by the TCU Senate. Observer staff currently work out of the Media Advocacy Board (MAB) Lab, located on the first floor of Curtis Hall on ...
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The Tufts Observer, founded as the Tufts Weekly, is an undergraduate student newsmagazine published at Tufts University. First published in 1895 as Tufts' first student newspaper, it advertises itself as the oldest student organization on campus. The Observer is funded by the Student Activities Fee as allocated by the TCU Senate. Observer staff currently work out of the Media Advocacy Board (MAB) Lab, located on the first floor of Curtis Hall on College Avenue.
The publication is a biweekly, 32-page full-color magazine with a dedication both to the written word and creative graphic design. Adobe InDesign is the primary program used to lay out each page. Recurring sections include Features, News, Opinions, Arts & Culture, Off Campus, Poetry & Prose, a comedic Police Blotter, and Photography. The description on its website describes the magazine in the following way:
"The Observer has been Tufts’ weekly publication of record since 1895. Our dedication to in-depth reporting, journalistic...
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