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Will Herberich | Big Hitter, The Llama
March 11Dear Randy Moss, As I was lying in the bed this morning/afternoon, struggling to think of a column idea, it hit me.
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Women's Swimming and Diving | Swimming and Diving squad ties for 24th place at National Competition
March 11It was an up-and-down weekend for the women's swimming and diving team at NCAA Nationals, held at the University of Houston this weekend. In the end, the Jumbos finished tied 24th overall, powered by 41 points from its strong diving duo.
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Kate Peck | Wealth and Hellness
March 11I am fairly certain that distribution requirements are a hazard to my wellbeing. I'm aware I'm attending a liberal arts school. I'm aware of the benefits to be reaped from a well-rounded sampling of academics. Give me history, sociology, classics, French, women's studies. But must I, the consummate English major, be subjected to the mortal perils of - dare I write the most heinous of all four letter words - math?
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Theater Review | 'Six Rounds' is no knockout
March 11You may be pleased to hear that theatrical boxing is no longer limited to "Rocky Balboa" (2006) or "Million Dollar Baby" (2004). In Company One's new show, "Six Rounds/ Six Lessons," characters throw physical and emotional punches as they try to understand their own familial dynamics.
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Men's Tennis | New scoring hurts doubles matches and leaves Tufts with 6-3 loss
March 11After trekking up to Waterville, Maine for the first match-up of the 2007 season, the men's tennis team had a little trouble shaking off the cobwebs, falling to Colby 6-3.
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ALAS cultural show sizzles
March 11Tufts' Association of Latin American Students (ALAS) at Tufts held their annual culture show, entitled "Celebraci??n," in Cohen Auditorium on Friday.
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Racism swept under the rug
March 11As a black senior here, I must express how frustrated I am with the entire Tufts community, especially students of color and specifically African Americans, the group targeted in the Christmas carol.
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Reject UN-American Values
March 11Tomorrow, at 8:30 p.m. in Pearson 104, the Tufts Republicans host former Congressman Bob Barr, who will speak on the topic, "Why America Should Get Out of the UN, Yesterday!" There is a wide range of topics on which the Congressman could have spoken, from the Clinton impeachment (which he managed), to gun rights (which he supports), to the Patriot Act (which he opposes), to the federal Defense of Marriage Act (which he authored).
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Praise Arcade Fire: 'Neon Bible' not too bright, but darkly charming
March 11After the groundbreaking release of "Funeral" in 2004, Arcade Fire set themselves up for a sophomore slump. Shortly after it hit the market, "Funeral" topped every music snob's album of the year charts, and even garnered mainstream radio play. Shows were immediately booked and repeatedly sold out. As the largest grossing album from Merge Records since Neutral Milk Hotel's "Aeroplane Over the Sea" (1998), "Funeral" became the gigantic shoes for the fledgling band from Montreal to fill.
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Nasr: Iran is 'lame Leviathan'
March 8Students, faculty and administrators gathered in Cabot Auditorium last night to hear Tufts and Fletcher alumnus Dr. Vali Nasr deliver a lecture entitled "Theocracy, Democracy, and the Conservative Consolidation in Iran."
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Rising comedian Godfrey graces Cohen for Spring Comedy Show
March 8The Entertainment Board presented the Spring Comedy Show last night with Godfrey, who performed his standup routine in Cohen Auditorium. Godfrey, the son of Nigerian immigrants, found acclaim in his hometown of Chicago for his conversational style that often includes jokes about everyday activities like riding the subway or watching sports.
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South Park' offers no 'Apologies' for its political incorrectness
March 8It's been nearly 10 years since "South Park"'s pilot episode aired on Aug. 13, 1997. The politically incorrect creators of the show, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, are infamous for their tweaked vision of American culture seen through the eyes of their four young protagonists, Stan, Kyle, Cartman and Kenny, who hail from the "quiet little white-bread redneck mountain town" in Colorado.
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Tufts Chamber Singers perform before travelling to Spain over spring break
March 8International relations and chemistry are reputed to be difficult classes. In comparison, courses involving music and art are usually unfairly assumed to be less challenging. But for members of the Tufts Chamber Singers, who are performing tonight in Distler Hall, music is something to be taken very seriously, both artistically and academically.
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Cohen discusses the power of circumstance
March 8Ethical analysis on everything from dog droppings to medical misconduct reached students last night as Randy Cohen, best known as the New York Times Magazine's Ethicist, addressed a full Pearson 104.
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Creative section of application proves moderately popular
March 8Around half of the 15,383 students seeking admission to Tufts this year chose to fill out a new optional application section designed to measure creativity, according to Dean of Admissions Lee Coffin.
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Jones leaps into NCAA Championships
March 8As most of the men's track and field team prepares for the impending start of the outdoor season, the Jumbos will send one representative to compete at the sport's highest level this weekend: the 2007 NCAA Div. III Championships, held at the Rose Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute, Ind.
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Students raise money for charity while being served dinner by faculty members
March 8The Leonard Carmichael Society (LCS) raised over $3,200 last night for the Somerville Homeless Coalition (SHC) at its annual "Faculty Waits on You Dinner and Auction."
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Inside the NHL | At just 19, Penguins' Crosby the favorite for NHL MVP
March 8With the storm from the trade deadline calming and the playoff races starting to heat up, hockey fans can focus on the contests for individual hardware. Many of the NHL's postseason awards seem to be in the bag, but here's a look at some of the key races.
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Men's Tennis | Jumbos return to court this season with high hopes
March 8After posting a 2-0 record in dual matches last fall, the men's tennis team enters the spring season anxious to improve on a dismal finish to the 2005-06 campaign.
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