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The Elephant Walk's Chilled Avocado Citrus Soup (serves 4)

October 3

Ingredients: 1 small onion, chopped 1 tablespoon salt, regular 1 quart orange juice, freshly squeezed 1 cup lime juice, freshly squeezed 1 tablespoon sugar 2 teaspoons salt, regular 1/2 teaspoon black pepper 1 teaspoon garlic, chopped 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil or soybean oil 3 avocado, cut into 1/2 inch cubes 2/3 cup button mushroom, sliced 1/4 inch thick 2 cups plum tomatoes, diced without pulp 1 tablespoon per serving cilantro, chopped Instructions:

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Tim Wise addresses Tufts about state of racism in America

September 30

Celebrated anti−racism essayist, author, educator and speaker Tim Wise visited the Tufts campus on Wednesday to conduct a series of educational workshops that culminated in his formal appearance in Cohen Auditorium that evening.

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Despite better understanding of mental illness's causes, stigma continues to linger

September 30

Most college students will readily admit to being stressed out. A smaller percentage might say they get anxious. Not quite as many will confess to suffering from depression, and even fewer will seek help.

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Jumbos set to stampede in 5k

September 30

A herd of Jumbos will take over the campus's streets tomorrow as part of Tufts' second annual Jumbo Stampede.

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University launches new Arabic major

September 30

Tufts' Department of German, Russian, and Asian Languages and Literatures (GRALL) launched this year a new Arabic major in response to a student interest in the language that has grown overwhelmingly in the last decade.

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MIT: An institution of engineers, labs - and artwork

September 29

When most people think of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), their minds conjure up images of mathematical equations, nerds and possibly a prank involving a police car and a tower. Amid the physics and engineering feats, fine art gets lost in the fray. Perhaps painfully aware of its reputation, MIT decided to diversify. Hence the birth of MIT's public art collection in 1963.

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School of Dental Medicine hopes to offer panacea for sleep disorders

September 29

The reported 27 percent of college students plagued by sleep disorders may have found unlikely saviors: their dentists.

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Plethora of pies promote Passion Pit

September 29

Junior Sarah Gutkind pies junior Andrew Vidikan at yesterday's pre-sale launch event for Cage Rage, the Oct. 26 concert headlined by Boston band Passion Pit.

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Anna Christian | The College Survival Guide

September 29

College is all about new experiences, one of which is sharing your room. But it goes somewhat against human nature to begin living with someone five minutes after you have just met. What if she's a freak who meows to her boyfriend over video chat? What if he watches you change for practice while sitting on the bed, pretending to read? What if she waxes her eyebrows, arms and upper lip every morning before you've even had coffee? To all freshmen: Yes, these stories are true, but I promise all victims are survivors. And you will be, too.

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Seniors to head to pub night, keeping past cancellation in mind

September 29

Members of the senior class will head to Hurricane O'Reilly's tonight for the first Senior Pub Night of the semester.

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As written material goes digital, will books become a thing of the past?

September 28

The advent of e−readers — like Amazon's Kindle, Barnes & Noble's Nook and Apple's iPad — seems to present academia with a proverbial fork in the road: conform or go extinct.

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CJ Saraceno | Ban Together

September 28

Sorry, readers. It's just that I found this new enemy that's so vile, so repugnant, that I had to abandon my original plans to write an engaging little piece that would have brought a smile to some homesick freshman girl's face while she ate her cottage cheese and honeydew wedges for breakfast in Carmichael. Instead, today's target is the very publication you are reading. That's right: I propose a ban on the Tufts Daily.

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Brown and Brew nixes weekend hours

September 28

Brown and Brew has altered its business hours once again and will no longer open on weekends.

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Despite price hikes, meal plans enroll high numbers

September 28

Even as rates increased slightly this year, student enrollment in Dining Services meal plans remained strong.

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Study: Overhearing conversations decreases performance

September 27

Have you ever tried to read a book on a bus or train, only to find that you're spending more time listening in on your neighbor's phone conversation?

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Spray chalk from Wallis campaign remains on some surfaces

September 27

Senior Sam Wallis may have won the election for the Tufts Community Union (TCU) presidency last spring, but — according to a few sidewalks on campus — his campaign is still ongoing.

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Errors mar elections, students say

September 26

In the wake of elections marked by advertising missteps and the postponement of a vote for freshman senators, the body that oversees student voting at Tufts has come under fire from former candidates and current student government officials.

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ExCollege class gets hands dirty in community garden

September 26

Tufts' student garden, established last fall with an eye toward bringing people together to grow food, has given rise this year to a new Experimental College (ExCollege) class on agricultural issues.

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REZquad offers an uphill location to study, relax, caffeinate

September 26

Two words come to barista Sam Costello's mind when he walks into the REZquad Café for work, and they do not usually go hand in hand: relaxed and caffeinated. But everyone in the coffee shop seems to be both.

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James Glaser moves to different deanship

September 23

James Glaser is no longer the dean of undergraduate education, but he hasn't gone far.

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