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For some sleepy Tufts students, the early bird catches the 'F'

When Friday rolls around and their peers are cheering "TGIF," some Tufts students are cursing their alarm clocks and their common sense as they wake up for early morning classes. Though early morning and late-evening classes are typically undesirable for students, some have no option but to enroll in them.


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Hot-handed Krah earns NESCAC Player of the Week nod

With her record-breaking three-pointer in Friday's 61-50 win over Middlebury, senior Valerie Krah grabbed the NESCAC spotlight, earning her team's third NESCAC Player of the Week recognition this season. Junior Khalilah Ummah was selected for the award on Dec. 11 and Jan. 15.




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Menino speaks to political science class

"Some people said we overreacted, but if we didn't do what we did and something went wrong, I would have my head on a platter," Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino told a political science class at Tufts yesterday.




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Darwish explains why 'they' call her an infidel

Nonie Darwish, the Arab-American founder of Arabs for Israel and author of "Now They Call Me Infidel: Why I Renounced Jihad for America, Israel, and the War on Terror," spoke to approximately 50 students in Barnum Hall last night.



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Darwish speaks on role of the young

Before her address last night, Nonie Darwish sat down with the Daily to discuss the role young people can play in mitigating the conflict in the Middle East.



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Understanding affirmative action

The Primary Source controversy seems to have died down a little. Perhaps the sky is no longer falling on Tufts. Perhaps it's time we started compiling a list of "lessons learned" in time for the next End of the World. Here's a start.



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The case for staying in Iraq

Almost four years removed from the launch of Operation Iraqi Freedom, the United States finds itself in an unacceptable position.


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Hey Jumbos, lose the Adderall and go take a nap instead

With homework starting to pile up and the semester's first exams looming in the distance, many students accept the extreme pressure they face - and its effects on their mental and physical health - as a fact of life at an academically demanding university.



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Arts

We're here, we're kitschy, get used to it

After Chicago-based Fall Out Boy's apparent overnight success with their 2005 hit "Sugar We're Going Down," the band has ruled over what's left of the pop-punk genre with an iron fist. Beyond record sales and popularity, the band has developed, somewhat ironically, a huge cult following that idolizes bassist Pete Wentz as the immaculately conceived prophet of "the scene."