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Games of the Week

looking back (oct. 13-19) | monday night football: chicago bears, 24, arizona cardinals, 23


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Advertisers eye new demographic in LGBT circles

Flip through the channels on TV and you'll undoubtedly see scantily clad woman selling beer or strangers icing up windows as they chew minty gum and flirt. But when's the last time you've seen a commercial with two guys holding hands?





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Cummings advances on antibiotic to treat E. Coli

Dr. Saul Tzipori, a principal researcher for an eight-year E. coli research project at Tufts' Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine in Grafton, has made significant progress in developing a successful antibiotic for E. coli bacteria.




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Is Avian flu the next pandemic?

Apocalyptic mayhem, contingency plans, and gas masks have re-entered the rhetoric of some academic and medical professionals who are thinking seriously about a flu pandemic.


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Alumni celebrate worldwide today

In an effort to instill a sense of community in Tufts alumni the world over, alumni chapters across the globe will be holding special events today to christen the first ever Tufts World Day.






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Cannon painted to fight intolerance

In the wake of last Wednesday's bias incident in which Tufts' cannon was smeared with the word 'smut' when painted for National Coming Out Day, members of the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender (LGBT) community organized a rally to promote tolerance.


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Andrew Bauld | You Can't Steal First

Anyone who has ever attended an event at either the Fleet Center (I know it has a new name, but I'm not calling that gentrified monstrosity of anything that includes the word "Garden" in it) or Fenway Park is acquainted with the gentleman who stands at the entrance way and announces to one and all that the end of the world is nigh.


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Top Ten | Hey, Wesley, you owe me five bucks!

Though notable action star and general smooth operator Wesley Snipes may be best known as the infamous "Daywalker" of the "Blade" trilogy, since his recent charge of tax evasion, the Daily will hazard to guess that he'll be avoiding daylight for a long time - on U.S. soil, that is - at least until he cleans out his Swiss bank account. Snipes, currently of whereabouts unknown, may face something close to 40 years in the slammer for slighting Uncle Sam. As a tribute to his (now presumably) truncated career, we present his ten great oeuvres, and their accompanying financial woes.



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Beating the crowd and planning for more?

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, this past Tuesday, at approximately 7:46 a.m., the 300 millionth American was born. Although it is impossible to determine who actually deserves this shining title, statistics suggest the baby was most likely a Hispanic male born in the Southwest.


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Dr. Yunus wins Nobel Peace Prize

In an unprecedented day of joy and pride for all Bengalis out there, the Norwegian Nobel Prize Committee decided to award the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize to Muhammad Yunus and the Grameen Corporation for working to eliminate the roots of poverty using the novel micro-credit technique.


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Women not the only ones who are dying to be thin

Open any health magazine and it becomes obvious that body image is a prevalent source of distress in America. But despite the enormous amount of attention given to body image problems, one expanding societal phenomenon is often ignored: the male quest for the "perfect body." As our society continues to normalize body weights that push the boundaries of being healthy, men are joining in on the race for physical perfection, and Tufts men are no exception.