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Standalone | Jumbo squash teams split Amherst matches

The men's and women's squash teams split their matches with Amherst at Belmont Hill School last night, as the women won 5-4 and the men lost 5-4. No. 6 Max Dalury won a thrilling match for the Jumbos on the men's side, prevailing 9-1, 8-10, 4-9, 9-6, 9-6, but it wasn't enough for the Jumbos to earn their third straight win.





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Silence meets comedy tonight at CheapHYPE!

Two student groups will collaborate on a somewhat unusual show this weekend. Spontaneity and silence will take center stage Sunday at 8 p.m. with "CheapHYPE!," a joint performance by Tufts' improvisation group, Cheap Sox, and HYPE!, its mime troupe.





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NYU Professor Rubin speaks about Afghanistan war

Prominent political scientist Barnett R. Rubin asked the question, "Why are we in Afghanistan?" at a lecture of the same title in Cabot 702 yesterday. Barnett is the director of studies and a senior fellow at New York University's Center on International Cooperation.


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Photo of the week | "Untitled" by sophomore Kimberly Oparil

The photo was for "Intro to Photography," and it was one of a collection for my final project based on the concept of people defining themselves through words. Each photograph contained a body part "tattooed" with a phrase or a word of meaning to the particular person it was bearing it. That particular picture is of my stomach, and the quote is a mantra I try to live by.




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Cage match | X-mas showdown

As Christmas lights, music and overall joy creep upon us, we've decided to bring together four of Christmas's most memorable friends for this week's cage match, Santa Claus, Frosty the Snowman, Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer and Jesus.


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The response Stephen Walt refuses to hear

Rather than facilitating an academic discourse on campus, Professor Stephen Walt's talk last week had the unfortunate effect of actually stifling such a conversation. As strong proponents of free thought and speech, and liberal members of the Jewish American community, we feel that a topic such as this one deserves the same critical examination given to any other contentious contemporary issue.



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Reslife did not run background check on new assistant hire

When the Office of Residential Life and Learning (ORLL) hired new administrative assistant Thomas Amos, he wasn't subjected to a criminal background check. Amos was hired at the beginning of the semester to replace Kenneth Hall, who was convicted as a sex offender in June.


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Top ten | Miracles

Tuesday marked the beginning of Hanukkah, a celebration of the miracle that kept an amount of oil that would normally only be enough for one night burning for eight while the Maccabees successfully revolted against the oppressive, anti-Semitic King of Syria.



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Will Herberich | Bigger hitter, the llama

In his debut album, Jay-Z said, "Nine to five is how you survive. I ain't trying to survive, I'm trying to live it to the limit and love it a lot." It was Abraham Lincoln who said, "Things may come to those who wait, but only things left by those who hustle."