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For new Flop Noir 'Dahlia,' the Death is in its execution
September 16It's usually good when a film is thought-provoking enough to raise questions. It's not so good, however, when the question you're mouthing to your friend during a showing of "The Black Dahlia" is "What is going on?!" It's especially not good when this question is two-fold, at once a comment on the film's convolution ("What is happening?") as well as on its ridiculousness ("Is this really happening?").
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Volleyball | Jumbos split opening weekend of NESCAC play
September 16The volleyball team returned home from Amherst this weekend with a mixed bag of results.
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News analysis | In wake of Harvard bombshell, Tufts 'receptive' to putting an end to early decision admissions
September 16When Tufts Dean of Admissions Lee Coffin found out Tuesday morning that Harvard was ending its early admissions program, his response e-mail consisted of only three letters: "W-O-W."
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Eliminating ED an important move for Tufts
September 16I was frustrated to read the Tufts Daily editorial "Too Soon for Tufts to scrap Early Decision," which reeked of jealousy toward Harvard.
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Why the Tufts Republicans probably hate you
September 16The other day, I stopped into Dewick for a late lunch and picked up a copy of The Primary Source. As I sat there, preparing to feast on three hour-old pasta and the new and improved, non-cardboard-tasting brownies, I marveled at the number of things - just on the cover of this biting newsletter - that I had already found offensive.
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Editors' Challenge - Week 1/2
September 16So last week, we realized we hadn't gotten our act together to make predictions for Sunday games. To our credit, we sobered up in time to get Monday's games in (thus the two-game record under everyone's names). Unfortunately, Layout was still drunk, and the box never made it in Friday's paper. So we're running it today, with the full knowledge that these games happened yesterday (with the exception of Pittsburgh-Jacksonville).
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From the Editor-in-Chief | Meet the Columnists
September 16Want to know if you can break your boner? How to best to deal with ambushing Gorillas? Wear leggings with a sweater...that doesn't cover your butt?
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Will Herberich | Big Hitter, The Llama
September 16I have a plan to make my future son a major-conference college quarterback.
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Inside College Football | Well-hyped "Separation Saturday" packs a punch
September 16This past Saturday featured seven matchups between teams ranked in the top 25 and was dubbed, with good reason, "Separation Saturday" by ESPN, separating the men from the boys, the contenders from the wannabes.
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Inside the AL | Central race the main attraction in AL
September 14On July 11, the best players from the American and National Leagues gathered at PNC Park in Pittsburgh for baseball's midsummer classic. Players and fans were still discussing Ryan Howard's victory in the Home Run Derby the previous evening, and the media was buzzing over the potentially dramatic playoff race the coming months promised.
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In ironic twist, number of seniors on-campus drops
September 14Though the new Sophia Gordon Hall is widely touted for its environmental friendliness and modern design, its construction has had some unanticipated consequences for the Class of 2007.
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Inside the NL | Times are changing: Mets will end Braves' East reign
September 14All good things must come to an end.
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Volleyball | Jumbos serve up 3-1 win over Endicott with 14 aces and clutch play in fourth
September 14After its most successful season in team history, which included a trip to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen, the women's volleyball team took the court last weekend at the Buttermaker Tournament, hungry to repeat last year's success.
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World Cup 2006 drew Jumbos and Germans alike
September 14Moans and groans could be heard from the stands about midway through the second half of the men's soccer game against Colby last Saturday. By the beginning of the first overtime, players' moms had switched from cheering on their sons to discussing back-to-school shopping. Finally, after a total of 110 minutes of soccer-the 90 minutes of regulation time plus the two 10-minute overtimes-the game ended in a 1-1 tie.
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Seven freshmen join Senate in Fall Freshman Elections
September 14The Tufts Community Union (TCU) Senate welcomed seven freshmen into its membership this week after the freshman senate election on Wednesday, in which 44 percent of 1,283 eligible freshmen voted.
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ESPN no longer a female-free zone
September 14In the summer of 2005, the National Hockey League's player strike left ESPN with open timeslots, so it aired women's softball during primetime.
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The best of 2005-2006 announced
September 14Per the nearly decade-long athletic department tradition, seven Tufts students will be honored for their accomplishments in athletics on and off the field as part of the Homecoming weekend's celebrations.
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Virtual program to improve kids' reality
September 14Taking a walk with Professor Marina Bers can be very exciting, especially in virtual reality.
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