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Devin Toohey | Hostels and Hostiles
February 3New Orleans has Mardi Gras. Tufts has Spring Fling. But in Munich, celebration begins and ends with one beautiful name: Oktoberfest.
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Tufts' Muslim chaplain overcomes religious gender norms
February 3As someone who describes herself as,"just an ordinary person,"Tufts' Muslim chaplain Shareda Hosein is pushing the boundaries of what ordinary can be. Working to unify and support the Tufts Muslim community, Hosein is also fighting a battle with the United States Military to become its first female Muslim chaplain.
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Fares Lecture canceled due to scheduling conflicts
February 3The Issam M. Fares Lecture has been cancelled this year due to scheduling difficulties within the university, the Office of Public Relations reported.
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Restaurant Review | ChoCho's offers an affordable taste of East Asian cuisine
February 3Nestled away from all of Cambridge's college students and business professionals waits a mini-Chinatown: the Porter Exchange. The Exchange, as many know it, is hidden inside of a large, yellow building, which stands out among the many small shops and boutiques along Massachusetts Avenue, just outside of Porter Square, towards Harvard. The Exchange's location makes it easy to miss, as there are no signs on the street indicating what lies within.
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Jeremy Strauss | Errors, Big Mistakes and Calamities
February 3This week, we hit the ice for some classics from my favorite sport: hockey. Most sports fans don't realize that many hockey games were in fact played over the past seven days, as is usually the case between the months of October and June. We'll also analyze a "special" Super Bowl prediction by a member of the New York Giants.
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Beanpot Preview | Boston area's best college hockey programs set to face off today
February 3The 2008 Beanpot tournament, a competition between the top four college hockey teams in greater Boston, is upon us. This afternoon, Harvard and Northeastern will kick off play at the TD Banknorth Garden, while Boston College and defending-champion Boston University will meet in a rematch of last year's title game this evening.
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Hockey | Disappointing loss to last-place Continentals threatens Jumbos' chances at NESCAC playoffs
February 3Two weeks ago, the hockey team was sitting in fifth place in the NESCAC and hoping to head north to make some noise against the top teams in the conference. Instead, the Jumbos find themselves in jeopardy of missing the NESCAC Tournament after dropping weekend games at Amherst and Hamilton.
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In addition to alcohol and marijuana, Tufts students turn to prescription drugs to get high
February 3College has long been regarded as a time of self-discovery - a path that is often realized through experimentation using trial and error. While alcohol and marijuana have been present in the college social scene for decades, in recent years students have been turning to prescription drugs in their quest to experiment.
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Tufts may offer Light on the Hill award to Oliver Platt after Vieira declines
February 3The Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate plans to offer this year's Light on the Hill award to actor Oliver Platt (LA '83) after "Today Show" co-host Meredith Vieira (A '75) declined the offer.
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The Mars Volta enters the paranormal realm
February 3Nearly everyone over the age of 12 will testify that Ouija boards are fake and a waste of time. But progressive rock band The Mars Volta (TMV) obviously doesn't feel that way.
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Lumay Wang | The Daily Shopper
February 3Fashion trends cycle and recycle, so there's no reason that the old can't be new again. Reese Witherspoon proved this point when she wore a vintage '50s Dior dress to the 2006 Oscars.
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Silverman elected as new Senate treasurer in internal elections
February 3Sophomore Scott Silverman officially took the reins from former Tufts Community Union (TCU) Treasurer Evan Dreifuss during a series of elections at yesterday's TCU Senate meeting.
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Student denied hearing, sentencing appeal in cheating case
February 3Students and Tufts Community Union (TCU) senators are calling for reforms to the judicial affairs process after a freshman who was suspended this month for cheating on a chemistry quiz re-grade said he was denied a hearing during his case.
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Carmichael extends its weekend hours
February 3Carmichael Dining Hall stayed open until 9 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, after Dining Services reacted to students' dissatisfaction with hours of service by implementing its third permanent extension of hours this semester for an on-campus eatery.
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Politicians, non-profit leaders speak to encourage environmental awareness
January 31U.S. congressmen and local officials joined with non-profit organizers and university professors to lead an environmental awareness discussion in Cabot yesterday, seeking to escalate public attentiveness to global warming's threats during this election year.
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TV Review | 'In Treatment' adds unique edge to HBO's already impressive résumé
January 31In the last decade, HBO has undoubtedly produced some of the best shows on television. Shows such as "The Sopranos," "Sex and the City" and "Six Feet Under" are just a few that enchanted viewers from the beginning and left many in a hole of depression after their series finales.
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Dean seeking ESPN for all dorm buildings
January 31With the Super Bowl coming up this weekend, a number of students will miss out on shows previewing the big game since the nation's leading sports-entertainment channel is unavailable in many dormitories.
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Super Bowl Preview | Why New England will make history
January 31The New England Patriots slugged their way to an 18-0 record this season en route to their fourth Super Bowl appearance in seven years. But their success this season came not from the stifling defenses that were a hallmark of previous seasons, but rather from a record-setting offense. Count on the boys from Foxborough to light up the scoreboard en route to their fourth Super Bowl of the decade on Sunday.
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