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Making 'em say 'Uncle'

March 31

For those of you who don't escape the island that is Tufts campus often enough, there is life outside the murky depths of Somerville. Mondays at the Harper's Ferry in Inman Square will soon regularly host local bands as a part of Toothless Productions' Monday Night Soul Groove Series. This past Monday, Uncle Trouble stepped to the stage and generated enough sonic force to keep the crowd twisting like it was on a giant tilt-a-whirl. Throughout the evening, the four-member funk/soul band tweaked the master controls and sent the crowd, made up of several Tufts kiddos and select Cambridge and Somerville citizens, into dizzying frenzy. The band set it off at about 10 p.m. and rocked the joint until just before 1 a.m.

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London Calling' again for Clash

March 31

Avoiding a comparison between the Sex Pistols and the Clash is nearly impossible. While the Pistols were conceived before the Clash, the Clash certainly had a more prosperous touring and studio career. Whereas five official studio albums were laid down during the Clash years, the Pistols' Johnny Rotten and crew self-destructed in a bit over two years. The Clash initially seemed to have a plan for longevity. However, that longevity was disrupted when, in 1983, a year after their profitable breakthrough with the massive success of "Rock the Casbah," guitarist Mick Jones was sacked, and the Clash limped along until 1986. After a disappointing tour and album, ironically titled "Cut the Crap," the Clash seemed like they were done.

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Pacey drinks like a champion, Dawson still hasn't hit puberty

March 31

Last week's episode began quietly with a classic Pacey-tries-to-convince-Dawson-to-get-a-life dialogue, but quickly gets interesting (which is, of course, a relative term when you're talking about Dawson's Creek) when the two decide to attend a football team party on the golf course.

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Moon shines in presidential election, defeats Poe

March 31

The moon shone brightly over Walnut Hill last night as students elected junior David Moon as the next Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate president. Moon, who served as the chair of the Senate's Culture, Ethnicity, and Community Affairs Committee this year, bested former Senate Vice President Moira Poe, receiving 618 votes (55 percent) to Poe's 505 (45 percent).

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Columbine - a lesson in compassion

March 31

I look back and wonder how things have changed. The sky was crying with us on that unforgettable day in April one year ago today. A few days after, I traipsed through the muddied lawns and held a white candle in vigil while I stood in the rain with hundreds of fellow Coloradans to mourn the tragic deaths of 15 people.

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Alan Arkin directs at the Wilbur Theater pre-Broadway

March 31

It certainly helps to be Jewish to appreciate Elaine May's newest comedy, Taller Than a Dwarf. The comedy, which is in its pre-Broadway run at the Wilbur Theater, is the latest collaboration between director Alan Arkin, playwright May and producer Julian Schlossberg. Theater and film actor Matthew Broderick and "Indie Queen" Parker Posey are the stars of this riotous comedy in which they play a struggling couple trying to find themselves and define their relationship in a world full of confusion and relative insanity. Taller Than a Dwarf is an amusing comedy that doesn't take itself too seriously and that provides an evening of light but fun fare.

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NCAA Reform Party in 2000

March 31

That's it, I'm running for president. I have only one platform, but I stand strongly by it.

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The Pinochet trial: It's about time

March 31

There is a great deal of controversy surrounding the Pinochet extradition trial, and rightly so: No one can convincingly deny that there were human rights violations during his 17-year rule in Chile. About 3,000 people, mostly of leftist inclinations, disappeared without a trace. To this day, no one has been able to account for them. Pinochet seems guilty of crimes against humanity. Now, 84 years old and severely ill, he is finally called to be held accountable for his previous actions.

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Miramaxing Hollywood

March 31

"As true independence becomes a nostalgic memory, the idea of independence becomes more marketable still." - John Seabrook, "The Big Sellout" The New Yorker Oct. 20, 1997

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Jumbos lose 13-6 in NESCAC competition against Williams

March 31

Saturday afternoon, the men's lacrosse team squared off against Williams College, ranked 16th nationally, on Kraft Field. Met with the difficulty of facing a team that had been victorious over them each of the past four years, the young Jumbos hung with Williams for the first three quarters of the game. The Brown and Blue only allowed the Ephs to pull away in the final quarter of the game to post a final score of 13-6.

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What's your type - the ultimate date guide.

March 31

Planning for Valentine's Day usually falls upon the shoulders of the guy. Here are four hypothetical guys and the outcomes of their dates. To use this chart, find the guy that sounds most like you, and see how your date could turn out. (Actual results may vary. Any similarities with names are simply coincidental.)

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Bill T. Jones performs solo at Emerson Theater

March 31

Now is the time to see the man and the legend. Bill T. Jones, one of America's premier choreographers and dancers, has come to Boston for a limited engagement at the Emerson Theatre. Jones, who usually performs with his dance company, will be performing solo in a piece entitled "The Breathing Show." This daring and creative work will feature dance (ranging from classical to rock) combined with text and music, choreographed to Schubert's music and an original short film. The piece will be divided into three parts and promises to be an exciting and entertaining evening.

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Carleton leads Jumbos to 7-4 victory over Wildcats

March 31

Senior hockey captain Drew Carleton scored a hat trick Saturday night en route to 7-4 victory over Johnson and Wales University in the ECAC Northeast Division Playoff quarterfinal game Now, the third-seeded Jumbos advance to the semi-finals on Wednesday night at Fitchburg State against the second-seeded Falcons.

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Crepes no longer under wraps

March 31

The take-out and delivery business marketplace that has grown up around Tufts is slowly opening to new and different fare. Still, it is dominated by Italian eateries that have little more to offer than yet another pizza topping. Laura Godinho noticed this trend and decided that what the Boston Ave. corridor needed was some French influence.

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The Tigger Movie' is entertaining but preachy

March 31

Having not seen a pure children's movie - excluding the blockbuster Disney summer cartoons which are aimed at a much larger audience - since I was a child, I was shocked by the strong moral messages conveyed in The Tigger Movie. This movie, the first new Winnie the Pooh film in 17 years, focuses ostensibly on Tigger's search for his family, as he wishes to bounce with other tiggers. A number of barely concealed messages rest, however, just below the surface.

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Tougher competition leads to lower finish for squash team

March 31

The men's squash team finished its season this past weekend at Yale University with a sub-par performance in the National Intercollegiate Squash and Racquets Association (NISRA) Team Tournament, settling for an eighth- place finish in the Summers Division. After capturing the Conroy Division title last year, coach Doug Eng's squad found itself in a higher division this time around, alongside stiff competition. Six of the teams in the draw were ranked higher than the Jumbos, who entered the weekend as the seventh seed in the third division, sporting the 23rd overall NISRA ranking.

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Cholankeril heads to Nationals

March 31

Senior fencer Annmarie Cholankeril is doing what most athletes can only dream about - she is going out on top. The latest success in what has been a phenomenal 1999-2000 campaign came on Saturday at Vassar College as she qualified for the NCAA Nationals for the second consecutive season, ranking her among the top 24 foilists in the United States.

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Administration moves ahead with co-ed housing proposal

March 31

In a progressive move, the University administration has given the green light to enter the final stages of a process that will offer opposite-sex housing options for students who find it difficult to live with students of the same sex. This action, one never before explored at Tufts, came in part as a result of a proposal from former Tufts Transgendered, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual Collective (TTLGBC) Co-coordinator Carl Sciortino, as well as through the efforts of several students and administrators.

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TCUJ revokes recognition of TCF

March 31

The Tufts Community Union (TCU) Judiciary voted to de-recognize the Tufts Christian Fellowship (TCF) in an emergency two-hour meeting late last night. Effective immediately, the TCF will lose all TCU funding - which comes from the Student Activities Fee - and will no longer be permitted to reserve rooms in campus buildings. The TCF has the option of appealing this decision to the Committee on Student Life (CSL).

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From the start, Diallo was the victim of a racist country

March 31

The verdict of the Diallo case may not necessarily have been the "right" one, but does that automatically insinuate that it is was a "bad" one? The four white policemen responsible for Amadou Diallo's death walked free Friday. Despite the initial horror of many at hearing this verdict, the 'not guilty' decision begs further consideration for the complex issues it implies.

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