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Sports-themed artwork on display at Aidekman Arts Center Gallery

March 31

Today through March 9, 2000, the spirit of sport will be on display at the Tufts University Gallery in the Aidekman Arts Center. Sports-themed artwork of such well-known photographers as Annie Leibovitz will adorn the walls of the gallery during the Visions and Sounds of Sport exhibit as part of EPIIC's international symposium. The opening reception at 5:30 p.m. will also feature music, lectures, and poetry readings.

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Success continues for men's volleyball

March 31

The Tufts men's volleyball team is feeling awfully bad lately. It has nothing to do with the Jumbo's 8-1 record or the fact that they are 11th in the Division II club rankings. The regrets concern the team's latest victory over Dartmouth last Thursday, in which the Jumbos thrashed the Big Green in Medford, three games to none.

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Moon and Poe set platforms, take stances on campus issues

March 31

Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate presidential candidates David Moon and Moira Poe met Tuesday evening at the only face-to-face debate before next Tuesday's campus-wide election. The two hopefuls, picked from a field of four at last Sunday's Senate meeting, laid out their visions for next year's Senate and responded to a number of questions from the crowd on current campus issues. Both candidates emphasized the importance of improving Senate-student relations, and suggested a number of solutions to this problem.

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Jumbos lose big in battle of ranked teams

March 31

The Tufts baseball team, ranked fifth in the New England polls, lost on Tuesday to the sixth-ranked Suffolk Rams, 15-5. The game, played at home, drops the Jumbos to 17-7 on the season and will most likely move them back in the regional rankings as well.

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Kicking the computer habit

March 31

When I first began considering the idea of going on an LCS volunteer vacation, I was daunted by the idea of having to go a week without checking my e-mail. The thought that I might miss out on something important by being away from my computer for a week swirled through my head as the van pulled out of the Tufts campus at dawn on the first Sunday morning of spring break. We were headed to Roanoke Rapids, N.C. to work on a house for Habitat for Humanity, and as Boston moved further and further into the distance, I fervently hoped that I wasn't going to miss a new episode of Dawson's Creek while we were gone.

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Women's basketball gets much-needed NESCAC wins

March 31

Prior to this weekend, the women's basketball team appeared to have no luck in NESCAC competition. The team had lost its first three conference games, including two by single digits. That all changed on Friday and Saturday, however, when the Jumbos disposed of two NESCAC rivals to improve their league record to 2-3 and overall mark to 12-5.

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Smith-King, Murphy receive NCAA honors

March 31

Women's track coach Branwen Smith-King and senior tri-captain Caitlin Murphy were named Coach of the Year and Athlete of the Year, respectively, in the NCAA Division III's New England Region yesterday. The United States Track and Field Association and Mondo Surfacing selects and presents these awards annually in each of the seven NCAA Division III women's indoor track and field regions.

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Contra dancing adds zest to brighten boring winter months

March 31

With the presence of the approaching Valentine's Day dragging in the February blues, a gray melancholy has settled over campus. There's nothing to do, and no one to do it with. There's no one to meet, and what's more, no one that wants to meet you.

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Dear God! Why Goddard?

March 31

Excited fans sit in their seats waiting for the show to start, talking about the day's events, and their plans for the upcoming weekend. After a few minutes pass and everyone has found his or her seat, the show begins. A burst of loud music precedes a short skit during which rolls of toilet paper are thrown from the balcony, hitting some unaware audience members in the head. Everyone seems to have a great time. The audience hoots and hollers, urging the performers to run onto the altar.

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Opening Up The Classroom discussion to be held Wednesday

March 31

The Experimental College will be holding its tenth annual Opening Up The Classroom dinner and discussion this Wednesday night in the Faculty Dining Room at Mugar Hall. Rather than discussing one specific issue, as had been done in the past, participants in this year's Opening Up The Classroom will bring their own ideas and concerns to the event, spurring debate on a wide range of issues.

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Computer problems lead to errors in students' schedules

March 31

Computer errors led to a multitude of blunders in the processing of this semester's add-drop forms, resulting in inaccuracies in many students' schedules. The recent glitches were far worse than those experienced in any other semester, and their cause is still undetermined, as the registrar readies its new electronic registration system to register students for the fall 2000 semester.

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South African activist to speak as part of Leadership forum

March 31

Following a postponed session with Jonathan Tisch last week, University President John DiBiaggio's class, entitled "Community Forum on Leadership for Active Citizenship," returns today with Kumi Naidoo, the Secretary General and CEO of IVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation.

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Angela's Ashes' a charming work

March 31

With the recent release of the movie Angela's Ashes, author Frank McCourt has been getting quite a lot of exposure. Talk programs like the Rosie O'Donnell Show have been booking him left and right. And those starring in the film adaptation of this autobiographical work have not escaped the cameras either. Emily Watson, the actress with a starring role in the film, has been on numerous programs to discuss her powerful portrayal of Angela, McCourt's mother. But before this soon-to-be blockbuster hit and this media frenzy, there was only a poignant recounting of one family's struggle to make ends meet.

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Casa Portugal, a taste of Portugal nestled in Harvard Square

March 31

"Se voc?? beber um pouco alem da conta e ficar 'de asa,' fique tranq??ilo pois guardaremos seu segredo e o levaremos de volta para a casa."

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Taiwan will not concede!

March 31

Along with my friends, I recently visited a popular teppanyaki restaurant situated on the outskirts of DC, near the Potomac river. A young waitress came over and started preparing the cooking equipment. As she was doing so, she pleasantly started a conversation with some of my pals. After a few moments of light conversation, she asked us if we were from China. Since we are from Taiwan, we naturally responded that we were visiting from Taiwan for the summer. She shrugged her shoulders, and responded, "What's the difference? You're all Chinese."

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Armenian diplomat to address students on regional conflict

March 31

Armenia's new ambassador to the United States, Dr. Arman Kirakossian, will speak to a group of future Armenian diplomats as well as Tufts students today at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at 5 p.m. The ambassador's speech comes at a crucial time.

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Afro-Cuban Jazz Ensemble performs in Cohen Auditorium

March 31

Joel Larue Smith and his Afro-Cuban Jazz ensemble played to a packed Cohen Auditorium on Friday evening. The jazz ensemble, which hails from various Latin American countries as well as United States, played a variety of popular tunes by such greats as Puente, Bauza, Ellington, and some of Smith's original compositions. The Argentinean singer Katie Viqueira thrilled the audience with her powerful and beautiful voice. Lisa and Louis Lindo, both Tufts students, also sang in the concert with Viqueira. The concert was the second installation of La Musica Caliente on campus.

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Senate provides students with online voting power

March 31

Daily Editorial Board

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Billy's death shocks the audience on 'Ally McBeal'

March 31

Billy with a brain tumor? It had to be a gimmick to grab ratings, a joke. This week's episode started out cheesily enough, with Biscuit's rear end sticking out of an elevator shaft and Billy hallucinating everything from Asian doctors singing "Lean on Me" to various female characters suddenly losing their clothes. His tumor, announced at the very end of the previous show, seemed like nothing more than an excuse for more titillation. Being "benign," it looked like some weak device to build tension. Wasn't it a running joke in the John Candy movie, "Delirious," that soap operas give their characters brain tumors when they need a quick plot twist?

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MIT Engineers trip up Jumbos

March 31

The men's track team suffered its first loss of the season on Saturday to local rival MIT in a Quad Cup meet at the Gantcher Center. The defeat marked the team's first setback at home since the Gantcher Center opened earlier this year. The Engineers won the meet, scoring 213 points, a mere 16 points ahead of Tufts' 197. Springfield College (105), Wesleyan University (65), and Worcester Polytechnic Institute (10) competed in the meet as well.

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