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For some students of faith, religious belief plays a role in dating compatibility
October 19Chelsea Clinton and Marc Mezvinsky's summer wedding brought with it chatter about the secrecy surrounding the event, its guest list and locale — and how the faiths of Clinton, who is Methodist, and Mezvinsky, who is Jewish, would work into the ceremony.
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Fire marshal, TUPD approve additional 500 Cage Rage tickets
October 19Five hundred more tickets to the Cage Rage fall concert scheduled for Oct. 26 went on sale yesterday following a reevaluation of the event venue's capacity by public safety officials, Concert Board announced over the weekend.
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Proposed Somerville plan threatens some businesses
October 18A city−led proposal to overhaul parts of Somerville and drive private investment to the area has garnered strong criticism from many community members for its plans to uproot a number of mainstay local businesses.
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The art of the search: A look at the quest for a new president
October 18The Tufts community will learn the identity of the next resident of Gifford House by the start of next semester, as administrators confirm that the search for the university's next president, a procedure largely kept under wraps, is on schedule and set to conclude by the end of 2010.
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Dave's Fresh Pasta's namesake feeds stomachs and minds with the delicious, simple art of pasta-makin
October 18Many Tufts students may recognize the exterior facade of Dave's Fresh Pasta through the window of the Joey as it hurtles from Davis Square through Teele Square. However, many have yet to step beyond the bold Comic Sans font-adorned awning and Christmas lights-bordered store front window into the crowded shop, which sells 29 different sandwiches and 19 varieties of fresh-cut pasta.
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Is campus cigarette culture extinct?
October 18It wasn't long ago that the consummate image of the collegiate intellectual pictured the individual with an espresso in one hand and a cigarette in the other. As more information is released about the long-term effects of smoking, however, it's only natural to see a decline in the prevalence of this image on American university campuses.
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In Boston, Obama stumps for Patrick's reelection campaign
October 17President Barack Obama on Saturday traveled to Massachusetts in support of Gov. Deval Patrick's (D) reelection campaign Saturday.
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Social media networks become increasingly integrated into academics, job market
October 14Whether you fancy celebrity gossip, sports analysis or witty political banter, there's a blog to scratch that itch. Prefer to read every inane thought or philosophical musing of your favorite public figure in real time? There's probably a Twitter account for that.
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Newly discovered 'Goldilocks' planet may present potential for extraterrestrial life
October 14Scientists have long been fascinated with the search for life on other planets. The announcement last month of the discovery of a potentially habitable planet may turn this possibility into a fact.
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WMFO recording studio ready to roll
October 14Tufts' Christian a capella group Anchord will on Sunday start recording with WMFO Tufts Freeform Radio's new label, making them the first group to use the recently revamped Curtis Hall recording space this academic year, according to the label's executive co−director, sophomore Chris Smith.
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Tufts receives over $500,000 for emergency preparedness
October 14The U.S. Department of Education announced on Sept. 27 that Tufts is a grant recipient of its Emergency Management for Higher Education (EMHE) program.
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Third Stop: Davis Square
October 13On the T is a continuing feature about Greater Boston neighborhoods along the five lines of the T. The dedicated members of the Daily Features Department will fill up their Charlie Cards and be your guides to the vast expanses of Boston (or the ones easily accessible to you by subway).
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Divided loyalties
October 13The cricketing world has recently been embroiled in a power struggle between club cricket and international cricket. The recently inaugurated Indian Premier League (IPL), the brainchild of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), has opened up new avenues for cricketers, exposing them to huge amounts of money that international cricket cannot possibly hope to compete with.
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Peace the Afghan way
October 12Just as many of my fellow Americans and I were being lulled into a sense of optimism by news of steady headway being made by our troops in southern Afghanistan and the determination of President Hamid Karzai's government to vanquish the Taliban and al-Qaida insurgents, I was jolted back into reality by the appearance of the Afghan president visibly shaken and crying on national TV halfway through a speech he was delivering on Sept. 28. Seeing such an open display of emotion by the president, a man who exudes an aura of confidence and charisma and whose imposing physique leaves a lasting impression, persuaded me to revisit the situation in the Afghanistan and explore several issues related to Karzai's apparently unscripted delivery. These include the precedent that the president has set to end the hostilities and stabilize a country that has not enjoyed real peace since the armies of Alexander the Great battled the Afghan tribesmen around 330 B.C.
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Field hockey stampedes into nation's top spot
October 12After years of lingering around the No. 1 ranking in the country, the Jumbos have finally secured it. In the most recent National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) poll released yesterday, the Jumbos are in the top spot after receiving 22 of the 38 first-place votes. See page 11 for more details.
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ATO members transform their house into a more energy-efficient living space
October 12Many students at Tufts say they care about environmentalism, but are often unsure about how to get involved in the cause. The campus on Sunday had the chance to take part in a "barnraising" hosted by the Tufts Alpha Tau Omega (ATO) fraternity chapter, in which teams worked together to improve the energy and water efficiency of the house, making it not only more eco-friendly but also more comfortable.
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Peace Corps director speaks about agency's past, future
October 12Peace Corps Director Aaron Williams spoke at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy yesterday, commemorating the agency's 50th anniversary next year and addressing the challenges facing the Peace Corps to develop a strong future.
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Julia Weldon to rock Brown and Brew tonight for Coming Out Day
October 12National Coming Out Day, which takes place annually on Oct. 11, aims to create a national support network for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals coming out, while also raising awareness for gay rights. But the day is about more than just civil awareness — it's an opportunity to celebrate selfhood and sexuality. In short, it's a reason to party about who you are — and what's a party without a little song and dance?
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Madeline Hall | The Tasteful and the Tasteless
October 11The following cultural phenomenon is timeless and universal. It is without label — both tasteful AND tasteless; it embodies the best and worst parts of our societal fascination with the wealthy. It is Kanye West's Twitter feed, and it is next to godly.
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SMFA courses canceled over low enrollment numbers
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Evan Vezmar and Eli Brigham
| December 8
Jewish students, unfiltered
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Sadie Roraback-Meagher
| December 4
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