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In the April 3 letter to the editor, the author, Jason Nochlin, was identified as a senior. He is actually a freshman.



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Men's Crew | Eights struggle, but fours pick up three wins

The men's crew team got a number of strong results in its busiest weekend of the season Saturday and Sunday at Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester. The Jumbos raced against Ithaca, Holy Cross, Colby and Conn. College on Saturday and then faced off against crews from WPI, RIT and Washington College Sunday.






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Robin Alberts-Marigza | Bostonista

For many Jumbos, a summer spent in Boston, sometime during the four years, is an inevitable and much-welcomed experience. You have an internship, you're taking summer classes, or you just couldn't find a subletter and needed an excuse to escape your parents' house.



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Top Ten | Supermen worse than Brendan Fraser

After hearing that Brendan Fraser was at one point the top position to play Superman in the next big-budget Hollywood superhero film, we here at the Daily were, to say the least, a bit turned off. So naturally, we compiled a list of the only 10 people who could have been worse than Fraser at stepping into the blue spandex:





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The human element in the immigration debate

Immigration is one of the most prominent and divisive issues in politics today. Conservative pundits frequently bemoan the "problem" posed by both legal and illegal immigration. They claim that immigration is harmful to this country because immigrants take up jobs that would normally go to native-born Americans. They complain that illegal immigrants flood our hospitals, receiving medical care without paying taxes. They argue that children who do not speak English drag down other children in the classroom. Some argue that immigrants commit crimes, form gangs and refuse to assimilate into American culture.



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Philosophy majors rise nationwide, but not at Tufts

The choice to declare philosophy as an undergraduate major can evoke a variety of opinions: Some call it a major for slackers, others deem it made for the law school-bound, and many push it aside for the soul-searchers.


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Interview | John Cho and Kal Penn wax idiotic on 'Harold & Kumar' sequel

Now that they've had their fill of White Castle hamburgers, what's next for Harold and Kumar? Unsurprisingly, it is an even more absurd plotline that brings this duo back to the big screen. Anticipating the upcoming release of "Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay," stars Kal Penn and John Cho spoke to the Daily about stereotypes, sequels and Indiana Jones.


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Pickard wins TCU presidency

Sophomore Duncan Pickard won Wednesday's Tufts Community Union presidency yesterday, capping a campaign in which he touted his leadership skills and vision for a more unified Tufts student body.


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Absurdity abounds in self-titled album from Kiwi comedy duo Flight of the Conchords

Just in case you've never heard of Flight of the Conchords, the self-proclaimed No. 2 folk-parody duo from New Zealand, do yourself a favor and hop onto YouTube.com to do some research. For those in the know, the band has finally released its first full-length album, full of hits from the pair's HBO series such as "Hiphopopotamus vs. Rhymenocerous" and "Business Time."


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Pickard prevails in TCU presidential election

Sophomore Duncan Pickard won the Tufts Community Union (TCU) presidency yesterday, capping a campaign in which he touted his leadership skills and vision for a more unified student body.