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Auriemma solidifying place in Div. I history

Rory Parks | The Long-Suffering Sports Fan

Loaded Jumbos expecting big winter

Tufts' microfinance director reports strong growth for fund

Tryfan Evans is director of the Omidyar-Tufts Microfinance Fund. He sat down with the Daily to speak about microfinance in general and the investments of Tufts' fund.

Tufts School of Medicine has highest private school tuition in country

While undergraduates at Tufts are facing the highest costs in Massachusetts, students on the Boston campus must deal with an even higher price tag. Tufts School of Medicine ranks as the most expensive private medical institution in the nation.

Wren gets wireless Internet access

University Information Technology (UIT) completed wireless Internet access installation in Wren Hall over Thanksgiving break.

Best of the Decade

With 2010 right around the corner, The Daily Arts Department reflected on noteworthy — and likely enduring — movies, music and television shows. We wrestled with these choices; there was plenty of great material from the 2000s to choose from and not nearly every spectacular work is represented here. These picks are a collaborative effort to be taken as personal preferences from a student group of arts and entertainment enthusiasts rather than the ultimate comprehensive list. We encourage you to respond to these picks and offer up your own — make a comment online at tuftsdaily.com/arts and keep the discussion going. For a look at the favorites we had to let go, check out our extended "Best of the Decade" commentary at blogs.tuftsdaily.com/thescene.

Carmichael chef stays on the cutting edge

It's hard to take a college tour these days without hearing a lengthy speech sure to stir an appetite. The academics may be stellar, the campus beautiful and the extracurriculars vast and varied, but if the university can't give students something similar to Mom's home cooking, students are going to have serious soul-searching to do when weighing school options. Several organizations, like the Princeton Review and College Prowler, even go so far as to rank the dining options at various universities or award letter grades for different food-related aspects.

From the Office of the Tufts Daily

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State funding and grants help Tufts' health sciences schools avoid cutbacks

Tufts' health sciences campuses have been able to stave off major financial cutbacks thanks to grants from the federal economic stimulus package and state funding.

Zach Drucker and Chris Poldoian | Bad Samaritans

Recently, thousands of giddy teenage girls and some extremely lonely, middle−aged cat ladies rushed to theaters to see the latest "Twilight" installment, "New Moon." The film's rabid fan base, powered by the most dynamic duo known to man — Robert Pattinson's cheekbones and Taylor Lautner's abdominals — helped to propel "New Moon" into the box office record books. "New Moon" currently holds the highest midnight opening and third highest opening weekend.

Oh Megan: Oral pleasure - are you coming?

Ah, it's that time of year again — the season of giving. And there's no better feeling than the satisfaction of giving — that is, of course, except for the satisfaction of getting. But for most of us college students who are strapped for cash and time, holiday shopping is not our favorite activity in the world. Add in the stress of getting the right gift for your significant other, and gift-giving becomes a nightmare. That's why Tufts Voices for Choice (VOX) is here to help you out this year with our tantalizing event, Oh Megan: Oral Pleasure. With two interactive workshops focusing on female and male anatomy and pleasure, you can learn to give that special gift that keeps on giving, the one that makes you or your partner go, "Ooohhhhh." Come learn how to really please your loved one, that girl you hooked up with in the basement of Delta Upsilon or yourself!

Clarification

Yesterday's article, "Hillel successfully weathers downturn," was missing a label. It should have contained a tag indicating that it was the second article in a three-part series entitled "Tufts and the economy." The first piece in that series ran on Monday, and the third part is in today's paper.

Youth development does not end in classroom

Substance abuse, depression, unsafe sex and delinquency are not specifically addressed by youth programs like 4-H, but according to a recent study, the program — and many other similar youth programs — has in fact been successful in stemming problems such as these.

Derek Schlom | I Blame Pop Culture

From euros to pesos to yen, studying abroad can be all about the money

For most students studying abroad in rural areas or in countries with a favorable exchange rate, eating out in restaurants and traveling doesn't break the bank. But for others, especially those studying in expensive European cities, expenses have a huge impact.

Get by with a little help from your (Internet) friends

Studying abroad means different things to different people. It's a chance to learn a second language, a chance to travel the world, a chance to get away from that sophomore-year roommate who wants to sign a two-year lease on an off-campus apartment with you! Whatever it may be, one thing's for sure: Studying abroad is more fun with friends.

Emily Maretsky | Nice Shoes, Let's Date

I always thought that the "turkey drop" phenomenon only applied to freshmen who broke up with their high school sweethearts at home over the holidays. So imagine my surprise when my boyfriend let it drop that he just wasn't feeling the spark anymore, only hours before I left to go home for Thanksgiving.

Dean's controversial food-labeling program suspends operations

Facing unrelenting criticism and concerns, the Smart Choices program, a food-labeling system headed by the dean of Tufts' nutrition school, voluntarily suspended operations on Oct. 23.

Dining patterns change to cope with recession

As Dining Services continues to grapple with a strained economic climate, administrators are noticing few improvements to problems that plagued them nearly a year ago.