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Book listens deeply for real America
October 21Among American rock critics, Greil Marcus is the titan whose brilliance is taken for granted even though few of his readers can tell you just what it is he's talking about.
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Judicial Advocacy comeback helpful
October 21For many students, an e-mail from Judicial Affairs Officer Veronica Carter strikes fear into the strongest of hearts. Yet students who find themselves in trouble are not beyond help: they may call upon a student advocate for advice on how best to navigate Tufts judicial apparatus.
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Sam Dupont | Red Sky at night
October 21If anything will make a man reconsider his faith in divine prudence, it is a trip on the Chinese bus system. I sat awake one recent night, eyes wide open and sweating bullets, a cartoonish figure of insanity, as the driver of my long-haul sleeper bus killed the engine, and silence fell on the highway. We were somewhere in the wasteland between Beijing and Hohhot, the capital of Inner Mongolia, in the middle of a miles-long train of buses and trucks, all at a dead halt.
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Despite the name, 'Pyramids' is not one of the wonders of the world
October 21Supposedly, Pit Er Pat named their album "Pyramids" for the reappearing pyramid
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Men's crew | Jumbo rowers struggle on the Charles
October 21The men's crew team went into the Head of the Charles Regatta on this weekend with high expectations. But in the team's final competition of the year, the team faltered under pressure and limped to a 40th place finish in the race's 58-team field.
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Why do some Jumbos donate while others don't?
October 19"I think more people would donate if there was better publicity. I think flyers in the dorms are really good for on-campus students, and chalk on the ground always works well, too. It's also a good idea to advertise in the Daily - everyone reads the Daily."
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Tufts men head to top regatta
October 19This weekend heralds the annual "Super Bowl of rowing," the Head of the Charles Regatta. Every year since 1965, some 7,500 rowers from around the world and up to 250,000 spectators gather around a three mile course on the Charles River. Among the crews taking the water this Saturday and Sunday will be two Tufts men's boats.
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Bacteria more genetically complex than we are?
October 19According to Professor James A. Yorke, each individual today is the result of approximately 1014 genetic "experiments," but today's bacterial cells are the result of 1034 "experiments."
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Election 2006 coverage | Massachusetts gubernatorial candidates square off in debate
October 19Last night, the four Massachusetts gubernatorial candidates gathered in historic Faneuil Hall to debate security, the economy, health care, and education in the lead up to the Nov. 7 election.
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Matt Mertens | Freelancer
October 19The saddest part about the Arizona Cardinals' historic collapse on Monday Night Football against 'Da Bears is that everyone in the greater Phoenix area must have seen it coming. Like fans of the Phillies, Eagles, and Sixers, loyalists in the desert have come to expect the worst from their teams, and the teams generally deliver.
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Campus Comment | Jumbos are used to giving time, but what about blood?
October 19Next week, the Red Cross will visit Tufts for the biannual campus blood drive. But will students be there to donate their blood? Not all of them - and it's not just because Jumbos are afraid of needles.
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CD Review | Lindsey Buckingham moves past Fleetwood Mac to find 'his own way'
October 19If "Almost Famous" (2000) taught us anything, it's that every ??ber-successful band of the '60s, '70s and beyond were all about sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll. What's left out of the story is what happens when a rock superstar's glory days are over. In the case of Lindsey Buckingham, he resurfaced some 30 years later, graying and humble, with a solo album to show off his damaged, sensitive side.
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Book Review | Fake, overzealous evangelicals infiltrate media
October 19In the world of the Landover Baptist Church, a kid can get a PlayStation 3 for his soul, book-burning is the norm, and practitioners are urged to circumcise themselves to take their faith into their own hands.
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Arts Briefs
October 19Hungover? No ideas for parental entertainment? Tufts groups here to help!
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And the polls say...
October 19With less than three weeks left before the Nov. 7 election, Democrat Deval Patrick has maintained a large lead (15-20 points) over Republican Kerry Healey in the polls.
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A new senator
October 19On the eve of the Massachusetts gubernatorial debate, one Tufts sophomore was already closing out his election.
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Jyll Saskin | Fashion Informer
October 19It is said that you can't judge someone until you've walked a mile in their shoes. After tackling the jeans issue last week, I felt it was only appropriate this week to explore the second most important part of every female's wardrobe: shoes.
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Homecoming and Parents Weekend separate this year
October 19You can tell your parents they won't be tailgating at Parents Weekend this year.
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Focus on the Faculty | Looking to New Zealand and Japan for perspectives
October 18"Are Americans Becoming More Peaceful?" A new book written by Paul Joseph, Director of the Peace and Justice Studies program at Tufts, tries to answer that very question.
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