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Candidates head into pivotal contests

Texas and Ohio, two of the most delegate-heavy states in the race for the Democratic nomination, will vote today with Vermont and Rhode Island. Advisers to Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) recently called Texas and Ohio must-wins in the race against Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.).



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TCU Senate plans to expand club sports

The Athletics Department is working with administrators and students in the Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate to raise the university's recognition and funding of club sports on campus.



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TCU Committee Chair Luke resigns

Junior Emerson Luke stepped down from the Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate on Saturday, citing personal reasons in an e-mail to the Senate body.


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Standalone | Conference addresses interfaith understanding

Tufts Rabbi Jeffrey Summit talks with Muslim Chaplain Nancy Khalil of Wellesley College during a break from yesterday's conference, "Religious Pluralism in a Time of Extremism." The U.S. Department of Homeland Security sponsored the day-long event, which united representatives from the religious communities of five schools to talk about promoting interfaith understanding on college campuses.



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Harry Potter Society and ExCollege join forces

It is undeniable that Harry Potter is a phenomenon not only here at Tufts, but everywhere around the world. What students at Tufts may not know, however, is that there is a student group here called the Harry Potter Society.





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Jeremy Strauss | Errors, Big Mistakes and Calamities

Although the title of this column remains "Errors, Big Mistakes and Calamities," incidents fitting into the latter two categories have been of much higher frequency lately. This week, we'll touch base with one of hockey's most embarrassing players, check in briefly on Isiah Thomas and see what those darn crazy New York Mets are up to!



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Inside International Soccer | Weekend games in the Championship show the high quality of soccer in the lower leagues

Nothing can match the grandeur of playing soccer in a country's top division. The English Premier League connotes ideas of magnificence and glory that teams like Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal all represent. But what about the teams below the Premier League? Often neglected by foreigners, English soccer in the lower leagues has some substantial competition. Whether a team is in the Championship, League 1, League 2 or the Conference, a diehard fan will always have a reason to get excited, even if these teams don't have the aim of winning the Premiership or qualifying for the Champions' League. Their goal is simply to have the opportunity to share the glory of the teams in the Premier League, and that goal is what makes all levels of international soccer worth watching.





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Jamie Bologna | Perspectives

Congress is conducting hearings on the issue of rising steroid usage in Major League Baseball (MLB). Roger Tobin, a physics professor who specializes in condensed matter physics and the physics of athletics, conducted a study last semester on the performance-enhancing effects of steroids in baseball.



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Devin Toohey | Hostels and Hostiles

An Australian doctor with a fondness for abusing prescriptions and some rather nasty surgery stories. A Dutch dental student who has lived in a hostel for two years, paying every night for a different bed. An Irishman who looked just like my AP Calculus teacher.


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A referendum on the war

Short of a miracle for Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) this coming Tuesday, it now seems all but inevitable that the upcoming election will boil down to Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) and Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz).