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Letter to the editor | Tisch, too, caught in the Web
January 31This letter was written in response to "College students lead the way as Americans get caught up in the Web," Jan. 22, 2007.
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Breaking it down: which team has the edge?
January 31The Indianapolis Colts might be favored by a touchdown in Super Bowl XLI against the Chicago Bears, but as the majority of this decade's championship games might suggest, Sunday night's game will be a tight one. At face value, the Colts' offense might be the most impressive unit taking the field, but the Bears have the potential to surprise people. Let's break it down.
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Goddard Chapel hosts Celebration of the Life of Lily Diana Karian
January 31A Celebration of the Life of Lily Diana Karian will be held today at 4 p.m. in Goddard Chapel. The event, which, unlike many memorial services, is aimed at focusing on and embracing life rather than dwelling on death, is in memory of Lily Karian, a member of the Class of 2010 who committed suicide in December. In addition to recollections of Lily, the service will include prayers, music, and song. "The list of speakers is in flux and is still being compiled, but there will be speakers from Karian's family members, faculty, and students," University Chaplain David O'Leary said yesterday afternoon. He encouraged students to call him with questions or requests to participate in the service. Karian's parents, as well as other relatives and close friends, will be in attendance this afternoon. The entire Tufts community is invited to attend.
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Fencing | Tufts takes two of three in the team's first competition of 2007
January 31Though perhaps not performing up to its own standards at the Wellesley Invitational, the Jumbo fencing team defeated two out of three competitors on Saturday, handling Vassar and Hunter 15-12 and 16-11, respectively, after falling short to Wellesley,16-11.
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Tufts launches online suggestion box
January 31The Dean of Students Office and the Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate are launching a new online suggestion box today.
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Listeners have got a 'Friend' in Menomena
January 31The progression of rock 'n' roll over the past half century is as much a testament to scientific discovery in the field of recording music as it is to musical creativity. Ever since the first guitarist plugged in so he could hear himself over the drummer, rock music and technology have tussled like two kids in the back of a cramped car on a road trip. Since then, for every egghead behind the scenes who thinks he can apply what he learned in science class to making music, there's some dimwit booing from the audience, acting like rock's got some purity to protect.
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Get ready, students, and prepare to set your clickers to stun
January 31The days when students could sleepwalk through their largest classes may soon be over.
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Hockey | Two 5-2 games leave Jumbos split 1-1 on the weekend
January 29Despite starting the weekend off with a 5-2 win over Hamilton on Friday night, its second NESCAC victory of the season, the hockey team turned the score around against Amherst on Saturday, falling 5-2 for its 13th overall loss, and 11th in the conference.
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Vet School and Grafton agree on Science Park agreement
January 29Tufts will begin construction this year on the Grafton Science Park, a site for buildings and laboratories housing professional biological and medical researchers.
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Theater Review | 'See What I Wanna See' just won't show you what you wanna see
January 29Michael John LaChiusa, a Tony Award nominee, is well on his way to making a name for himself as a composer of edgy, modern and unconventional theater. Since he departs so much from the typical musical genre, his pieces challenge their audience and have received a wide range of reactions. "See What I Wanna See," a musical based on three separate Japanese myths of murder, godliness and adultery, is one such example of his work.
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TV Review | In case of 'Prison Break,' jury finds audience's pleasures to be guilty
January 29Way back in 2005, many Americans saw ads for "Prison Break" during commercials on "Arrested Development," arguably one of the best shows to hit the mainstream. Many were appalled. Questions arose: how is it that Fox could cancel such a quality show and instead run this thoughtless tripe? How can such a plotline last beyond one season? Do they break out of prison, and if so, how many times can one really accomplish that? Is that the guy from "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" (2005)?
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Krah, Weitzen shoot their way into the Jumbo record
January 29This weekend was one for the record books for both the men's and women's basketball teams. Junior forward Jake Wietzen hit the 1,000-point mark for his career with a first half three-pointer against Wesleyan in a game in which the Jumbos took convincingly, 94-69. Meanwhile, senior guard Valerie Krah tied the school's all-time three-point record with a clutch three-point game-winner that put Tufts ahead 50-48 with 7.6 seconds remaining against Wesleyan on Saturday.
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Focus on the Faculty | Miles Davis, Charles Dickens and Professor Ullman go for a 26.2 mile run
January 29"This is Count Basie," Lecturer Michael Ullman said, pointing to a large photograph hanging on the wall above his desk. "I took it in complete darkness, overexposed and overdeveloped it."
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Three-day symposium discusses Iraq's future
January 29Students and professors gathered in Cohen Audiotrium last night to attend the opening of a three-day symposium: "Iraq: Moving Forward."
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A jumbo effort
January 29A group of Tufts students traveled to Washington, D.C. this weekend to join tens of thousands of other Americans in a national protest against the war in Iraq. "This protest comes at a time when President Bush and his war in Iraq face a new opposition from the population's views on the war," Tufts Coalition to Oppose the War on Iraq President Gabe Frumkin said. "It was an opportunity to send a message to Bush against the war in Iraq." Between 35 to 40 members of the Tufts community took part in the event, many of whom were led by Frumkin, fellow student Becky Saggese and Associate Professor of History Gary Leupp. On Saturday the students first attended a discussion about the future of Iraq held by Campus Progress, a progressive group for college students, and heard from foreign policy experts speaking about issues surrounding the war. "The meeting was nice," freshman Sam Webb said. "Often, protests are disorganized, so the meeting was like a concentrated dose of what was to come." Following the conference, students traveled to the National Mall for the rally, where they heard speeches from a variety of people including actress and activist Jane Fonda and U.S. Representative Dennis Kucinich (D-OH). After the rally officially ended at 1:00 p.m., protesters walked around and joined in other anti-war activities. The activist Jumbos ended their day with a dinner in Chinatown. "We were tired, but we were so happy with what we accomplished," freshman Amy Dora said. That night, the students boarded the bus to go home. Those who went on the trip had largely positive reactions. "It's an incredibly exhilarating thing, I think, to be in a group of like-minded individuals," Frumkin said, noting that the size of the group amplified this feeling. Still, he said that protests themselves cannot end the war. "What will end the war is when politicians finally start listening to us," he said. -Alex Blum
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Gross, Delaney lead No. 14 team in country
January 29The men's squash team had a busy schedule over the weekend, competing against four teams in three days, including two NESCAC rivals. The Jumbos dropped the first three contests, two by one match, before salvaging the last meet against Hamilton. Ranked No. 14 in the country by the College Squash Association, the Jumbos squared-off against Bowdoin, the No. 17th team in the nation. The Polar Bears squeaked past the Jumbos with a 5-4 win, in the closest match of the season. The Jumbos recorded victories from junior Jake Gross and sophomore Chris Delaney, playing in the No.1 and No. 2 spots respectively. For the second time in as many matches, Gross won in three straight games, defeating his opponent, sophomore Chris Nehrbas 9-1, 9-5, 9-2. Delaney did not win his match as easily, however. Despite a strong showing in the first and second games against senior Matt Dresher, ranked 84th in the country, Delaney dropped both. He regained his composure for the third game, however and shifted the momentum in his favor, pulling out the next three games and taking the match, 8-10, 5-9, 10-8, 9-5, 9-6. Junior Nelson Schubart also recorded a win for Tufts on Friday, beating his opponent, junior Jake Sack. Schubart won the first two games easily, yielding only four points to Sack, but lost the third. But Schubart took the last game 10-8 and avoided blowing a lead in a match for the second-straight contest. The Jumbos had mixed results against the three freshmen Bowdoin inserted into its Friday lineup. Senior co-captain Dan Karlin, playing in the No. 6 spot, won his match against Peter Cipraino in three-straight games, 9-5, 9-2, 9-3. But sophomores Josh Levinson and John Subranni both dropped matches to their rookie opponents in three games. After their match against Bowdoin, the Jumbos headed to New Haven to begin the Yale Round Robin the following day. Tufts flirted with a winless weekend after losing the first two matches of the tournament to lower-seeded Rochester and Franklin and Marshall; however, it managed to take the last contest against Hamilton by a convincing 7-2 score. See Thursday's Daily for more coverage.
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Journalist Sy Hersh has harsh words for Bush
January 29The New Yorker's Seymour Hersh closed out last week's symposium "The 'War on Terrorism': Where Do We Stand" with a scathing critique of President George W. Bush and his foreign policy in the Middle East.
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Jumbos running in circles from lack of gym space, broken machines
January 29The scene is all too familiar for gym-goers in the past two weeks: occupied cardio machines and a line of disgruntled Jumbos waiting impatiently. With New Year's resolutions fresh in the hearts and minds of a new population of fitness fanatics, the Lunder Fitness Center is currently experiencing its largest crowds of the year, according to Fitness Center Director Michael Pimentel.
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Inside the NBA | MVP race will prove to be a fight until the finish
January 29Phoenix Suns point guard Steve Nash is on pace to achieve something that Hall of Famers Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabaar could not do: win three-consecutive MVP awards.
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