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Tufts Creates New ‘Race, Colonialism, and Diaspora’ Department

Matthew McDonald

Tufts University has created a new academic department called Race, Colonialism, and Diaspora.

The field of study has been covered by an interdisciplinary consortium since 2014. But only a department can hire faculty at Tufts.

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Berkshire Eagle Publishes Original Arlo Guthrie Story That Led To ‘Alice’s Restaurant’

Matthew McDonald

The Berkshire Eagle has republished the original November 29, 1965 news story about two teen-agers illegally dumping rubbish on private property in Stockbridge that led to Arlo Guthrie's signature song "Alice's Restaurant."

The lede:

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