Volume CXXXV, Number 37 Tuesday, April 4, 2000
   
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News
 
 
  Varmus to speak at commencement  
    Seniors found in their mailboxes Friday an announcement proclaiming a diverse array of Commencement speakers including an actor, a civil rights activist, and a prize-winning                     molecular biologist.... 
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Editorial Page
 
 
  Editorial: DailyJolt.com gets hits, is a hit  
    Wesleyan is more wired than ever. The University has joined a list of over 30 schools now flaunting a syndicated website by DailyJolt.com.  Since the site has an advertising banner and some arguably sleazy content, all closely linked to Wesleyan’s name, it should yield to ITS’ demands and include a disclaimer reminding
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  Column:  the cheese stands alone "Delaware"  
   
This column is dedicated to Michelle Rifken and Joshua Briggs, my co-conspirators  Okay, so let’s talk about how Delaware doesn’t really exist and is actually an elaborate government conspiracy.* I’m sorry if you believe in Delaware, or heaven forbid, are actually from there, but it’s time you face the facts. Perhaps you think I am just another...
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Features
 
 
  Viva la vulva: Students create cunt club  
   
There’s a new club about vag…, well, it’s designed to raise awareness of women’s…, this is a club, about (write it!) cunts. The Cunt Club is about cunts. Cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt. Cunt. It is a difficult word, one with the power to evoke feelings of anger, disgust and fear, a word with a whole slew of negative connotations...
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Ampersand
 
 
  The Making of a Festival  
   
EXCEPT PERHAPS for the leaves on the trees, the birds chirping, and the warmer weather, there is no surer sign that spring has arrived on campus than the Wesleyan Comedy Festival. Since our junior year, the ‘Weekend of Smiles’ has been the most important event on our social calendar.
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Sports
 
 
  Baseball team annihilates Wentworth, splits double header with Middlebury  
   
This weekend marked the first of six consecutive three-game weekends for the baseball team, all games at home. The Cardinals faced Wentworth Institute on Friday and a doubleheader against
Middlebury the next day. 
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