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Women's Track and Field | Field stars to lead Tufts at NESCACs

With championship season looming, the women's track and field team headed to the MIT Spring Invitational last weekend hoping to work out all the kinks in its final tune-up before the most important competitions of the season. And despite the cold and rainy weather conditions, the Jumbos enjoyed a number of quality performances, earning eight victories and numerous high finishes at the event.








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The Wheel and Chain | Road rash and razor raves

Editor's Note: Evan Cooper is a sophomore, a sports editor for the Daily and an aspiring professional cyclist. He races for the Tufts Cycling Team and for the elite amateur squad Team Ora presented by Independent Fabrication. This series will chronicle his season as he tries to make racing into more than just a hobby.






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Alex Prewitt | Live From Mudville

As a general rule, I'm all for drafts. Fantasy football drafts with my friends mark some of the best times of the year, drafts allow me to proofread my papers, and I even enjoy the occasional draft of wind on a hot summer day. If I were old enough to drink, I'm sure draft beer would be delicious. Logic would follow, then, that the NFL Draft, beginning this Thursday, will be an absolute delight for me.



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Men's Lacrosse | Perfection denied: Tufts offense stymied in loss to Conn. College

After a 13−10 defeat of Western New England College last Tuesday, the men's lacrosse team — ranked No.6 in the latest national poll — held an all−time school−best record of 10−0 as it traveled to New London, Conn. for a Saturday match−up with national No. 8 Connecticut College, the only other conference team with an undefeated mark.


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Interview | Johnson talks life in Beijing and Hollywood

She's a role model for young girls and budding gymnasts everywhere, not to mention for celebrities hoping to score an appearance and the ultimate victory on Season Eight of "Dancing With the Stars." But Shawn Johnson, winner of a gold medal and three silvers at the 2008 Summer Olympics, still finds time to travel across the country, giving lectures to her fans in the hopes of inspiring them to follow their dreams. The Daily's Alex Prewitt caught up with Johnson following her talk at Tufts on Wednesday to discuss gymnastics, being a star and the possibility of being a Jumbo.


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Feature | Just another Midwestern teenage girl

The bullet points on Shawn Johnson's résumé read more like a laundry list of childhood fantasies than that of a shy 18-year-old from Iowa: One gold and three silver medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, winner of Season Eight of "Dancing With the Stars" (2009), two-time guest star of "The Secret Life of the American Teenager" (2008), participant in the Celebrity Softball Game at the MLB All-Star Weekend and appearances on many more talk shows and commercials.


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Feature | Just another Midwestern teenage girl

The bullet points on Shawn Johnson's résumé read more like a laundry list of childhood fantasies than that of a shy 18−year−old from Iowa: One gold and three silver medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, winner of Season Eight of "Dancing With the Stars" (2009), two−time guest star of "The Secret Life of the American Teenager" (2008), participant in the Celebrity Softball Game at the MLB All−Star Weekend and appearances on many more talk shows and commercials.