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Olivia TeytelBaum | PhobiaPhiles

So, tonight is one of those rare occasions in your life when you've decided to put on some decent-looking clothes, pack some breath mints and head out on a date. You and your future spouse (you wish) sojourn to Chez Louie, a fancy restaurant on Newbury Street. The waiter approaches you.






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By the Numbers | The glass ceiling of higher education

Harvard University recently made headlines when it appointed Drew Gilpin Faust as its first female president. But was Harvard starting a trend or following one? In this installment of "By the Numbers," the Daily examines how the gender gap among university presidents has narrowed in the past two decades - and how far it still has left to go.



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"The Secret Music Project" performs at Hillel

Last night Hillel, the Tufts Community Union Senate and Tufts' Friends of Israel sponsored a concert in the basement of the Granoff Family Hillel Center. Left to right: Nadav Remez on guitar, Matan Chapnizka on tenor saxophone and Haggai Milo Cohen on bass. Not pictured: special guest Itamar Doari on percussion.




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Theater Review | All's Welles that ends Welles in 'Orson's Shadow'

Admit it: you read the tabloids, watch behind-the-scenes television and wonder what famous people do in their everyday lives. Well, New Repertory Theatre's "Orson's Shadow" is one giant step up (okay, maybe a couple) from the paparazzi in sophistication. It is an imagined but realistically based insider's look at the life of actor and director Orson Welles (best known for directing "Citizen Kane" (1941)).


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TV Review | 'Donnellys' is good, but no 'Departed'

If you've seen any of the ads for "The Black Donnellys" (if you watch any NBC, you have) then you know that it was created by Paul Haggis, the scribe behind "Crash" (2004), "Million Dollar Baby" (2004) and "Flags of Our Fathers" (2006). Indeed, the show clearly echoes these films' moral and thematic complexity, as well as their characters' pathos.


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Ballet Review | 'New Visions' ballet is breathtaking, but descends into chaos

"New Visions" is a compilation of three different works by three newly prominent choreographers of modern ballet, an art form that intends to alter the dialogue of dance and embrace the world of the abstract. "Visions" features the world premiere of Jorma Elo's "Brake the Eyes," the first piece exhibited and by far the most bizarre and experimental of the three.


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Let Summers speak

I'll admit, I've been pretty busy lately with midterms and summer plans, often ignoring the various issues that are "en vogue" on this campus. That said, I have noticed a disturbing trend developing on this campus in the past few weeks. That trend is censorship.



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Polar Bears advance to Sweet Sixteen; Williams falls to Southern Maine

After two rounds of the Div. III NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament, the NESCAC still has one team alive. Showing why they have been the No. 1 squad in the country for a majority of the season, the Bowdoin Polar Bears have encountered some sweet success in the tournament, advancing to the Sweet Sixteen. Meanwhile, Williams, which earned the NESCAC's only at-large bid, fell to Southern Maine in the first round of action on Friday.



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Women's Fencing | Zouein's victory in individual sabre keys strong overall performance

Senior sabre captain Louisa May Zouein had no trouble repeating her first-place showing at last weekend's New England Championships during Saturday's National Intercollegiate Women's Fencing Association (NIWFA) Championship at Smith College. Zouein won her second-straight individual sabre championship, the third time she has taken the top spot in an individual sabre competition in her career.