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Mikey Goralnik | Paint the Town Brown

I hate everything about the winter - everything. It's cold, dark, isolating and generally discouraging of all that is good in the human experience. I'm from below the Mason-Dixon Line, but I've lived in New England for two years, and each November, I ask myself how I could possibly justify living in a place where the winter begins in November. To my relatively sun-tinged Midwestern sensibility, this just doesn't compute.

Pronk blasts Sudanese government in lecture

Former Special Representative of the Secretary General of the United Nations in Sudan Jan Pronk addressed previous failures in the country and called upon the international community to take more action in a Charles Francis Adams Lecture last night.

Men's Swimming and Diving I Bettencourt earns All-American honors at Nationals on final day

Senior co-captain Greg Bettencourt was back to his record-breaking ways at the 2007 Div. III Men's Swimming and Diving Championships, held from March 15-17 in Houston, Texas.

Students go on medical service trip to the Dominican Republic

Last week 25 Tufts students and five doctors from Connecticut braved the bad weather and traveled to the Dominican Republic on a medical service trip. The trip was organized through The Timmy Foundation, a nongovernmental organization dedicated to undertaking health projects in low-income countries.

Active citizenship is not just for students anymore

Most Jumbos would agree that a certain buzz about "active citizenship" exists here on the Hill. Between activist student groups and volunteer opportunities, students at Tufts know that opportunities for community service and political activism abound.

Adam Winograd I Eiffel Thoughts

The first time I went to a French party, it was filled with "old people." That is to say, along with a smattering of people around my age, there were mostly adults in their 30s to 50s. It was a birthday party for a 30-year-old. Obviously, it was quite tame.

Baseball I Jumbos sweep weekend swing through Virginia, finish break 7-4

While many Tufts spring breakers were dreading the end of their week in the sun, the baseball team was ending its week on a high note.

Focus on the Faculty I Machiavelli scholar conquers the world of education

For Vickie Sullivan, the term "student of life" should perhaps be modified to "lifetime student."

Inside Men's College Basketball I Elite Eight predictable, but still entertaining

The members of the much-maligned NCAA seeding committee have earned their pay this year.

Amy Winehouse's bold album 'Back to Black' bursts with soul

Unless you've been living under a rock, you know that Amy Winehouse is one of the most brilliant soul artists to emerge in a long time. Unfortunately, outside of Great Britain there seem to be a lot of rocks. While her first album went largely unnoticed stateside, her sophomore effort, "Back to Black," was simply too exceptional not to make the trip across the Atlantic.

In Our Midst | While most students were sleeping off their spring break shenanigans, this Jumbo was busy becoming a 'Dreamer'

Most Tufts students spent the last days of their spring break sleeping, detoxifying or scrambling to do schoolwork they'd put off, but not senior Elizabeth Bauer. Instead, Bauer's break found her at the 2007 Idealist Campus Conference in Chicago, where she received the conference's annual "Practical Dreamer" Award.

Men's Lacrosse | Tufts cruises to 4-0 with pair of victories over spring break

There might not be a group of Jumbos that enjoyed its spring break more than the men's lacrosse team.

Travaglini makes transition from being Senate president to lobbyist

Massachusetts swore in its first female state Senate president last week as Democrat Robert Travaglini stepped down and Therese Murray took the reins.

Kate Peck | Wealth and Hellness

Ah, the wonders of being a Daily columnist. Free speech at its best, challenging my intellect and communication skills and daring me to take my writing to new levels of non-mediocrity.

Jumbos spring forward several weeks early this year

It's 5:00 p.m. and Jumbos are sprawled on the President's Lawn. The sky is yellow, and on the library roof, some students study, still reading by sunlight.

Standalone | Are we there yet?

Jumbos drop two conference games over spring break

After jumping out to a convincing start to the 2007 campaign with an 18-6 victory over Wellesley on March 14, the women's lacrosse team did not have quite as much luck over spring break, losing two of its three home games and falling to 2-2 and 0-2 in the NESCAC.

Don't forget to shake hands

Her name is Samantha Snitow. I, like most Tufts students, do not know her at all; nor, presumably, does she know me. However, she seems to think me some sort of barbarian. In turn, I tend to view her as a figure of irony.

LCS and TCF lead relief trips to New Orleans over spring break

Both the Leonard Carmichael Society (LCS) and the Tufts Christian Fellowship (TCF) led trips to New Orleans over spring break this year to help with the city's long recovery from Hurricane Katrina.

Daniel Halper | A Southerner opines

Last week marked the four-year anniversary of America's liberation of Iraq. In response to the longevity of the project, protests were held throughout the nation denouncing the war. From sea to shining sea, the protesters wielded signs with pictures of Che Guevara and anti-American slogans while disingenuously demanding that our troops be brought home immediately.