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Tufts' disdain for military service

The Tufts Daily editorial for Thursday, Nov. 2, 2006, argued that John Kerry's already infamous comments regarding education and military service were spot-on. Kerry said, "You know, education, if you make the most of it, you study hard, you do your homework and you make an effort to be smart, you can do well. If you don't, you get stuck in Iraq." It is outrageous that the Daily would support such a disrespectful and asinine comment disparaging America's soldiers.



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Finding peace through comedy

Stand Up for Peace, an event held in Hotung on Sunday night, was a stand-up comedy show which featured Scott Blakeman, a Jewish-American comedian, and Dean Obediallah, a Palestinian-American comedian. Both used comedy in order to bring together Jews and Arabs and discuss solutions for peace in the Middle East by promoting conversation.



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Dinner table no place for religion - but dating?

Most students have probably heard that, often, many branches of Judaism are opposed to marrying outside of the faith. But to what extent does that tradition ring true for Jewish students at Tufts?


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Does Tufts' "New Ivy" status matter?

"Maybe it will help school spirit and make people more proud to go here-why not? I think it's important to feel good about where you go to school."



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Police Briefs

Tufts University Police Department (TUPD) received several incident reports on Oct. 17.





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With Web site, navigating Boston just got easier

Imagine: you're searching for a nearby yoga studio. You fire up your trusty laptop, Google "Cambridge Yoga," and to your delight, find countless results, mostly situated right on nearby Mass. Ave. You head out the door, ready to practice your 'awkward chair pose' asana, and suddenly realize you have no idea where you're going.


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Sarkin discusses South African Truth and Reconciliation effort

Professor of International Human Rights and former judge in the South African Cape High Court Jeremy Sarkin deconstructed the process and effects of South Africa's internationally auded Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) in yesterday's second lecture of the Fletcher School's "Law in Post-Conflict Societies" series.


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Senate plans "safe ride" program for students

The Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate has proposed a new, student-run, "safe ride" program. The proposal, enacted at the beginning of this month, aims to prevent the discomfort of students walking home late at night.



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Jyll Saskin | Fashion Informer

The state of fashion at this school is depressing. Seriously, the next time I see someone sitting in class next to me wearing oversized pajama pants, an oversized sweatshirt, slippers and a bad case of bed-head ... I may scream.






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Matt Mertens | Freelancer

Let's be clear: the closest I'll ever come to running a football team is playing the Franchise mode on Madden. NBA GMs aren't swarming Wren Hall asking me to be their next coach. I'm just some schmuck who sits on his couch and thinks that he could do a better job than the guy stomping the sidelines - doesn't make it true.


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