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Black and White' fails to examine differences between races

March 31

By the time the credits roll at the end of Black and White, you'll know three things to be true: First, Mike Tyson talks funny. Second, Mike Tyson should stick to boxing. Third, any movie boasting Mike Tyson as one of its stars can't be taken seriously. What you will not know is the answer to the question that this film's trailer poses: "what happens when you mix it up?" Black and White is firmly stuck between trying to be a laughable satire and a provocative drama, and the outcome is simple mediocrity.

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Tufts students join WB/IMF protests in Washington D.C.

March 31

"Ain't no power like the power of the people because the power of the people don't stop... Say what? Ain't no power like the power of the people because the power of the people don't stop...." So went one of the many chants that anyone in Washington, D.C. could have heard shouted by thousands of social activists and protesters this weekend. Of course, the protesters who occupied the streets of our nation's capital for three days were not trying to be heard by just anyone walking around; they were aiming their chants at the entire world, and specifically at the delegates of the World Bank (WB) and International Monetary Fund (IMF), who were holding their biannual meetings on April 16 and 17.

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Entine, celebrated author of taboo book, to speak

March 31

The supercilious tone in his voice is almost justified by his accomplishments. At this point in his career, freelance journalist and television producer Jon Entine, who will be speaking at this weekend's EPIIC symposium, has delved into a number of projects from which he has reaped numerous awards and heaps of praise.

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Students react to Bush's primary victory

March 31

"I'm very much against the two party system. I think it's a shame that McCain is losing ground again, I wish we could have more choice in the general election."

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Kaplan speaks about Balkans, Caucuses

March 31

Internationally acclaimed author Robert Kaplan spoke at Tufts on Thursday, overflowing Pearson 106 with a lively crowd of Tufts and Fletcher students. Kaplan was brought to Tufts by Lecture Series with help from Provost Sol Gittleman and his wife, Robyn.

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Trying to make sense out of guns

March 31

Once again, gun control has become a hot topic for debate. Once again, we had to wait for another tragic killing in order to start talking about it. And, I'm willing to bet that once again, nothing will be done to prevent the next massacre.

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Holocaust survivor recounts her experience for students

March 31

Hillel began its Holocaust Commemoration Week on Wednesday with a speech by Holocaust survivor Nesse Godin. Godin, who survived the Shauliai, Lithuania gGhetto, the Stuffhof concentration camp, four labor camps, and a death march, spoke about her experiences to a crowd of over 100 students.

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And the nominees are...

March 31

Record of the Year

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Take Our Daughters to Work Day to educate girls and boys

March 31

The Ms. Foundation, famous for Ms. Magazine, redefined the phrase "working girl" when it established Take Our Daughters to Work Day in 1990. Since that year, girls have taken this day to leave boys behind and join their mothers in the work place. This past year, members of the Tufts Program for Educational Change decided that it was time to put the boys to work too, and in collaborating with the Ms. Foundation, they did just that.

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Faculty appears content with current requirements

March 31

The Committee on Curricula moderated a faculty forum on foundation and distribution requirements last week. Faculty were asked to comment on the basic questions that have emerged in discussions by the Committee on Curricula and the Educational Policy Committee (EPC) on the stringency of Tufts' graduation requirements. During this meeting, the faculty expressed a great deal of comfort with the current requirements and, because of this, Committee on Curricula chair Martin Guterman is projecting that drastic change to the curriculum is not likely to occur.

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Looking for a job?

March 31

Scores of Tufts seniors spend much of their final year here mired in the midst of a seemingly endless job search, many worried that they'll never find a job before graduation. Even with the current job market as good as it is, many students find that one of the most valuable part of a Tufts education is not found in the classroom, but in the fact that many Tufts graduates have founded their own companies, and give preferential treatment to Jumbos when hiring.

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Colonel Moshe El'ad fosters discussion on mideast accord

March 31

Colonel Moshe El'ad, a former senior Israeli negotiator and now a representative of the Jewish National Fund, addressed Tufts Friends of Israel on Monday night to highlight the enduring conflicts between Israel and its neighbors and to encourage student awareness of pressing environmental issues in the Middle East.

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Students participate in what is to be breakthrough research

March 31

The Tufts Public Relations department will have one of its biggest stories yet after researchers at the Nutrition School publish results from their crucial study about the health of college students.

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Head in the Clouds

March 31

"We now go live to our military correspondent, who is strapped to a large penis-like object traveling through the air at mach three, trying in vain to make contact with another phallic warhead over the Pacific Ocean."

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You can go with 'dis, or you can go with 'dat

March 31

It is a shame that one of the best scenes in Quentin Tarantino's 1994 romp Pulp Fiction was, alas, confined only to the unedited version. Not for its excessive gore, or its risqu?© sexuality, but simply because it was not deemed important enough to make the final cut. A travesty to be sure, for within its dialogue, Mia Wallace (played devilishly well by Uma Thurman) coyly makes one of the truest assertions about the human character ever uttered.

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Full Court Press

March 31

As March becomes April, sports columnists usually spend their time carrying on about how this is the best time of the year, a veritable cornucopia of sports action. And for good reason: The NCAA Tournament has reached its climax, baseball is set to begin, the NBA and NHL seasons are winding down with final playoff pushes, and the Masters looms for golf enthusiasts. But as a sportswriter assigned to write a piece for the swimsuit issue can surely attest to, things have a way of not living up to expectations.

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Satrangi' proves to be a hit

March 31

The word Satrangi means 'seven colors' in Hindi. These seven colors, representing the seven nations of South Asia, were on display this past weekend at the Tufts Association for South Asians' (TASA) annual culture show. Sophia Sahaf, one of the show's five directors, explained, "[the culture show] was a display of South Asia - its pride, heritage, and culture." This year's show was shorter than those of years past, but it certainly achieved its goal of sharing the richness of South Asian culture to both South Asians and non-South Asians at Tufts.

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Bradley loses out to 'politics as usual'

March 31

Former Senator Bill Bradley nearly won the New Hampshire Democratic primary. From an analytical viewpoint, the 'too close to call' race against a sitting vice president with full party backing came as a smashing success. Six months ago, few had heard of Bill Bradley the presidential candidate; on Feb. 1, 46 percent of New Hampshire Democrats demonstrated their confidence in Bradley's superior ability to run the country.

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Get ready to dance to some Afro-Cuban jazz tonight

March 31

It has been hard not to notice the recent explosion of interest in Cuban and Afro-Cuban jazz. The success of the album and documentary The Buena Vista Social Club, which brought together some of Cuba's leading jazz artists, has been phenomenal. If you didn't get a chance to see the sold out show of the Buena Vista Social Club at the Orpheum, don't fear. Joel Larue Smith, lecturer of music, is bringing his Afro-Cuban jazz ensemble to Cohen Auditorium Friday evening in a concert entitled La Musica Caliente Part II - Descarga Urbana.

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Tower Of Babble

March 31

Well, I know who I'm supporting for TCU President. Not that I'm going to tell you. I came to my decision after a lengthy process of considering this, that, and the other thing, and then formulating my choice based on who seemed like a nicer person.

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