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Facilities looks to renovate dorm bathrooms
February 25Tufts students may soon smell the scent of relief as the Facilities Department plans to renovate the bathrooms in residence halls around campus.
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A renaissance for democracy
February 25Anybody who knows anything about The Primary Source and the recent controversies surrounding its contents should really pick up a copy of the most recent issue that came out last Wednesday and read it cover-to-cover.
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Sternberg on shortlist for University of Iowa provost job
February 24The University of Iowa announced that Tufts' Dean of Arts and Sciences Robert Sternberg is the first candidate for its vacant provost position.
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Devin Toohey | Hostels and Hostiles
February 24If you think all vacations should be just fun and relaxing, you are missing out. Trips that exhaust you mentally and physically may prove to be more worthwhile. Visiting Marrakech, Morocco was such a trip, and it proved to be the most rewarding kind.
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A desperate Darfur
February 24During a presentation this past week of the Agohozo Shalom Youth Village created in Rwanda for orphans of the genocide, Sipha Nsengimana emphasized that the term genocide has become a household word, used frequently and casually. She stressed that survivors of the 1994 genocide are still trying to live through the trauma and pain, coping with the knowledge that while their families were murdered before their eyes, the rest of the world looked on.
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Jeremy Strauss | Errors, Big Mistakes and Calamities
February 24While some use Presidents Day to reflect on American heroes such as Abraham Lincoln and Warren G. Harding, I enjoy pondering the pursuits of famous presidents of stupidity in athletics. A toast to Mike Tyson, an ode to Bobby Knight and some quality Dennis Rodman time are always key.
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TASA Culture Show expects a good turnout
February 24With winter weather still covering the Hill, what better way is there to celebrate the approaching spring than with the warm sights and sounds of the Tufts Association of South Asians (TASA) Culture Show?
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Alumnae Lounge undergoing cosmetic, technological overhaul
February 24Tufts has decided to give a facelift to the over 50-year-old Alumnae Lounge.
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Explore the options for student-teaching
February 24Everyone's been asking the same two questions: What are you doing next year, and what was the best thing you did at Tufts? I don't have an answer to the first one; the second has too many potential answers. But what was the most unique and rewarding thing I was able to do at Tufts? That's an easier question. I co-designed and taught a class on one of my favorite hobbies: board games.
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Lumay Wang | The Daily Shopper
February 24If you have been recently feeling the need to consume and support the American economy, I have found a way to do so in a responsible and beneficial fashion.
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As a child in Michigan, Bacow learned life lessons
February 24This article is the first in a two-part series chronicling the life of University President Lawrence Bacow. This article will examine Bacow's life before he came to Tufts; the second part will look into his life upon moving to Boston.
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Jamie Bologna | Perspectives
February 24After nearly five decades as the revolutionary leader of Cuba, 81-year-old Fidel Castro announced his resignation as leader of the island nation last week.
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Inside International Soccer | AC Milan, Juventus among the Italian League teams battling for Serie A supremacy this year
February 24The country that currently holds the World Cup, Italy, also has one of the most outstanding soccer leagues in Europe. Although often overshadowed by the English Premier League and the Spanish Primera, the Italian Serie A is a close third for the most popular domestic soccer competition on the globe. Despite the recent controversy surrounding the match-fixing scandal that led to serious repercussions for AC Milan and Juventus, Serie A has bounced back and seen some outstanding clashes this season among four notable clubs: AC Milan, Juventus, Roma and Inter Milan.
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Vegans ditch dairy in favor of environment, animal rights
February 24For Tufts students whose lives are heavily impacted by their decision to follow a vegan diet, the expression "You are what you eat" could not hold more true.
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Men's Track and Field | Men's and women's track claim New England crowns
February 24A region that has been dominated by Williams and MIT for the last 16 years made way for the Tufts men's track and field team this weekend.
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TV Review | NBC's 'quarterlife' brings angst to prime time
February 24Whether or not a viewer will enjoy "quarterlife" essentially depends on his or her threshold for angst. The show's Web site is, after all, a "community for artists, thinkers and do-ers," as its motto states.
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NESCAC Women's Basketball Recap
February 24There will be no surprise teams joining the Jumbos in the semifinals of the women's basketball NESCAC Tournament, as the favorites in the other three first-round games all picked up victories Saturday afternoon. A look at how each team fared:
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