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Will Herberich | Big Hitter, The Llama

Most of the time, I use this weekly space to spout off on one of my ridiculous ideas about sports. But this week I'd like to take a break from addressing topics like the winner of a fight between Latrell Sprewell and Ron Artest, and make an attempt to bring your attention to something important.



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Teaching tolerance at Tufts

A four-hour town meeting initially prompted me to wonder whether there would be enough material, enough people, present to hold my attention. So I grabbed a book as I headed off to Cohen only to find a packed auditorium, with everyone listening intently to the words of Professor Keith Maddox and Assistant Professor Samuel Sommers.



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Bloc Party keeps on working for the 'Weekend' on new album

Bloc Party made a huge splash in 2005 with the release of their incendiary debut album, "Silent Alarm." Drummer Matt Tong's technical chops and hyperactive punk syncopation drove the band's raw instrumentals, while singer Kele Okereke wailed his way through the electrifying freshman effort.




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EBLS grapples with black identity

The Emerging Black Leaders held their third annual symposium, entitled "The Power and Progression of Black Identity," on Saturday in the ASEAN Auditorium.


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In Our Midst | Jumbo finds a budding film career in Mongolia

The country of Mongolia is a mystery to many Jumbos: It rarely makes headlines, instead bringing to mind visions of ancient wars involving the infamous Genghis Khan. Though it is geographically massive, many Westerners are hardly aware that the country exists.



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Octogen gives house music some soul

Octogen, the pseudonym of Scotsman Marco Bernardi, has released his awaited debut album "2five0nine," an incursion into the microhouse music genre that is bound to make ears smile. The album showcases his confident blending of wee little bite-sized drum samples into delectable textures. Compared to his EP releases, Octogen manages to inject surprising amounts of emotion into the usually stark "drill-and-bass" backdrop.


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Kate Peck | Wealth and Hellness

There's a lot of information out there pressing us to become healthy eaters. The Friedman Nutrition School is right around the corner, and the news is filled with studies and surveys examining the way we eat each day. It makes me question myself: am I a healthy eater? I'd like to think so, but I have my lapses. Indulgent, tasty lapses usually involving processed cheese or chocolate.


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Tufts Mountain Club to offer more programs

The Tufts Mountain Club (TMC), an organization involving over 120 active members, plans to step up their programs during the spring semester with the creation of several new positions.


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Daniel Halper | A Southerner opines

America is often regarded as the land of choice, but for an estimated 180 million Americans, choice is hardly an option. When it comes to deciding on a health care plan that fits, they are forced, instead, to accept whatever their employer offers.



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So long, truthiness: Middlebury bans Wikipedia in the classroom

It is 1804, and Secretary of Treasury Alexander Hamilton is lying on the ground near a riverbank, wounded and helpless. Towering above Hamilton with a pistol in his hand is Vice President Aaron Burr, his index finger resting on the gun's metallic trigger. From somewhere to the side, a man named Benjamin Franklin says the only two words of encouragement Burr needs to hear: "Finish him."


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Academic privacy is a concern

Still haven't told your parents about that D in biology last semester? Turns out your past advisor and a number of others with access to your transcript could have done it for you. The recent flap over exactly who has access to sensitive information demonstrates the university needs to create stricter guidelines about personal information privacy.