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Miller serves up a storm in kitchen, on court
February 8Vanessa Miller's kitchen is an oasis.
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Inside the NHL | Rule changes designed to slow down concussion rates
February 8Fans of all 30 NHL teams tuned in on Jan. 30 to see the league's elite players come together in Raleigh, N.C. for the annual All-Star Weekend.
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Skiing | Tufts nearly knocks off rival Castleton State on Saturday
February 8The ski team traveled north this past weekend to Cranmore Ski Resort in North Conway, N.H., for their penultimate regular-season race weekend. While the team excelled on Saturday, Sunday's events took a slight turn for the worse.
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Fencing | Despite losses, five may advance to regionals
February 8Fencing, perhaps more than most sports, is defined by inches. One tough break here or there can often be enough to decide a bout. The women's fencing team learned this the hard way this weekend, dropping three close matches to NYU, Wellesley and Sacred Heart. Due to strong individual performances, however, at least five Jumbos are on the brink of qualifying for the March 11 NCAA Northeast Regional Championships.
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Brian Rowe | Calls the Shots
February 8Albert Pujols is the best player in Major League Baseball.
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Students miss competitive atmosphere of winter intramurals
February 7The Athletics Department's decision to hold "open gym time" in lieu of a winter intramural season was implemented without any major problems, but intramural diehards remain frustrated that they'll have to wait until late March for the spring season to begin.
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Women's Track and Field | Hieber, Allen lead the way for Jumbos at Tufts Invitational
February 7The women's track team hosted the Tufts Invitational II this weekend — the second of three meets that Tufts will hold this season — and continued to gain momentum as the championship season approaches.
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Alex Prewitt | Live from Mudville
February 7It's a foregone conclusion that one of my favorite movies of all time is "(500) Days of Summer" (2009). That is not up for debate. I think it's a great movie, an even better story, and if Joseph Gordon−Levitt's character were female I'd have a colossal celebrity crush on her.
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Men's swimming and diving | Turk named NESCAC Performer of the Week
February 7The good news just keeps on coming for freshman Andrew Turk. On Sunday, Turk learned that he will be the 24th and final swimmer on Tufts' conference championship roster; yesterday, he found out that he is also the men's swimming NESCAC Performer of the Week.
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Women's Squash | Tufts falls to Wesleyan, Colby in NESCAC Tournament
February 7The No. 24 Jumbos exited the weekend's NESCAC tournament, hosted by Trinity, with a series of not−so−surprising results. Tufts dropped matches to Wesleyan and Colby — a pair of teams ranked above them — but took care of business against lower−ranked Conn. College. The matches brought Tufts' record to 6−12 overall and 1−4 in the NESCAC.
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Men's Track and Field | Solid showings abound at pair of home meets
February 7The Gantcher Center was extra busy this weekend, playing host for the Tufts Pentathlon Friday night and Tufts Invitational II on Saturday.
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Men's Squash | Jumbos finish in last place at NESCAC Championships
February 7After three losses in the NESCAC Championships this past weekend, the No. 25 Tufts men's squash team will almost assuredly lose its place in the College Squash Association (CSA) C−division, forcing the squad to compete in the less−prestigious D−division at the CSA National Singles Championships on Feb. 25 at Harvard. The losses bring Tufts to 4−15 overall and just 1−10 against NESCAC opponents this season.
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Ice Hockey | Jumbos fall to two more NESCAC rivals
February 7The hockey team continued to slip in the rankings this weekend, suffering losses to NESCAC rivals Wesleyan and Trinity on Friday and Saturday, respectively.
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Women's Basketball | Jumbos suffer major losses to NESCAC foes
February 6In a weekend when points were hard to come by, the women's basketball team fell to NESCAC opponents Amherst and Trinity, losing 73−35 to the Lord Jeffs on Friday night and 63−48 to the Bantams on Saturday afternoon.
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Men's Swimming and Diving | Jumbos' depth and talent on display at Wheaton Invitational
February 6Tufts had an incredible weekend at the two−day unscored Wheaton Invitational against Wheaton, Clark and No. 5 MIT, earning numerous lifetime−best and conference record times. For half the team, it was the last meet of the season, and for the other half it was the final tune−up before the NESCAC Championships.
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Ethan Sturm | Rules of the Game
February 6Before we get started, I'll give you a bit of my sports background. I love the New York Yankees, but also root for underdogs no matter who they are. I hate Boston sports, but love soccer and golf. Now that I have probably pissed off my entire readership, let's get down to business.
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Women's Swimming and Diving | Hard work pays off at Wheaton Invitational
February 6For half of the women's swimming and diving team, the Wheaton Invitational was their championship. They had been preparing for this meet throughout the season, and they spent the past week easing off practice schedules and doing everything possible to ensure that they'd post their best times of the year.
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Men's Squash | Lack of proper courts prevents Tufts from reaching elite status
February 6Just 20 years ago, Tufts had one of the best men's squash programs in the nation. But now, following weekend losses to Wesleyan, Connecticut College and Hamilton in the NESCAC Championships, the No. 25 Jumbos will almost certainly fall out of the College Squash Association (CSA) top 24 for the first time in more than 10 years and will most likely finish ninth or 10th in the NESCAC at the end of the season.
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Women's Squash | Tufts falls to 5-10 after consecutive losses to Bowdoin, Colby
February 2The No. 24 Jumbos continued their losing streak this weekend, falling 8-1 on Saturday against No. 21 Bowdoin and 5-4 in a nail biter on Friday against No. 20 Colby. Their sixth straight loss brings Tufts' record to 5-10 on the season.
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Men's swimming and diving | Final spot on NESCAC Championships roster at stake for Jumbos
February 2In basketball, there's the sixth man who comes off the bench. In football, there's the 12th man in the stands. And for Tufts swimming, there's the 24th man who gets to join the conference team.
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