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A grand old time

Mr. Berkeley doesn't live with a fast-paced crowd. "The only speeding I see is by the staff," a 91-year-old resident of The Colonnades nursing home.


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Awesome blossoms

By Lytle Wurtzel Cavalier Daily Associate Editor If a picture can say a thousand words, how many can a floral arrangement say?


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Survival of the Fittest

The little town of Charlottesville and its 45,000 people are nestled far from the bustling capital city only two hours north.But do not be deceived by the peaceful rolling hills, cattle farms and roadside fruit markets on the way into this small borough.


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Guiding Light

Up the stairs from a green door on the side of Hamil ton's is a set of rooms that would be any yuppiecouple's dream.


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The Gardens

No occupation is so delightful to me as the culture of the earth, and no culture comparable to that of the Garden." - Thomas Jefferson In order to celebrate Jefferson's love of the garden, a love that is shared by members of the Charlottesville community, Historic Garden Week was created and has been celebrated every spring for the past 69 years.


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Leaving Their Last Words

Saying goodbye never is easy. You always have so much to say, so much you wish you could have said earlier. As the Class of 2002 prepares to embark upon a new life journey, The Last Word Project grants graduating students the opportunity to address their classmates with final remarks and words of wisdom. It's their final chance to be heard and to leave the University with a lasting impression. "The Last Word Project was begun several years ago by an ambitious, but completely autonomous fourth year," said fourth-year College student Portman Wills, president of the Class of 2002.


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A new addition to the Cavalier Daily Life section coming every Monday and Friday Instructions: Fill this space with your gripes, your praises or just your own views on life at the University or life in general.


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It's so hard to say goodbye

It is with great pleasure that I present to you Lee Camp's Final Humor Column. I sincerely urge you to hold on to it because it clearly will be worth a great deal in the future - in a couple years I plan on kidnapping various neighborhood pets and forcing them to join me in a national crime spree, and just imagine how impressed your grandchildren will be when you say, "I actually have a copy of Crazy Lee Camp's final humor column." You may not realize it, but because I said "I urge you" in the last paragraph, random large, effeminate men are currently trying to wash my hair with Herbal Essences Shampoo.


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Trash for Charity

Remember the saying that one man's trash is another man's treasure? Keeping that thought in mind, the University Recycling Department hopes students will think twice next time they head toward the dumpster. During the move out period of May 3-11, the department will sponsor one of their biggest annual programs called "Chuck it for Charity." The project is a way for University students to help decrease the huge amount of reusable materials found in landfills.


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Familiar Territory

F luorescent frisbees whirling past sun-tanned students. Puppies frolicking past dis- cussion sections seated in the shade of the trees.


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- Chewed out "Even though it rained today, where is the University's outdoor pool?


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Systems overload

It's 5 a.m. and you're struggling to finish that six-page paper due in just a few hours. With only one more page to go the screen suddenly goes black and your nearly completed paper is lost in the abyss of Microsoft crash hell. Perhaps it's time to get a new operating system for your computer. This Sunday the Charlottesville Unix Users Group, or CHUUG, is holding its Spring 2002 Installfest, the fifth event of its kind so far. Engineering graduate student and CHUUG member Brain Mays said the group is made up of University students, local professionals and "computer hobbyists." The group endorses Unix operating systems such as Linux and FreeBSD over popular programs like Microsoft for several reasons, Mays said.


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Reefs: the panacea of summer footwear - unless you're in a tux

Forget finding out whether the groundhog saw his shadow; never mind the lilies and tulips lining the sidewalks; simply ignore this 80 degree weather. To know that spring officially has sprung at the University, you need only look at one thing: feet. Of course, the feet themselves are secondary to what's actually on them.


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ZIKR Poetry Reading

The word "zikr" has three levels of meaning, according to Griffith Chaussee, an Asian and Middle Eastern Languages professor. On the most basic level, it means "mentioned." Used in the mystical sense, it refers to the repeated mention of God's name in order to reach a meditative state. On a more secular level, it means reflective meditation. All three of those meanings, Chaussee said, will be in effect tonight at ZIKR: Remembrance, an evening of poetry and prose in the Islamic tradition. Chaussee, who speaks and teaches Hindi and Urdu, will be among the professors who will read personal selections. He plans to read a poem by Saiz Ahmad Saiz in the original Urdu, and then read an English translation of that poem by Agha Shahid Ali in tribute to the translator, who died last year. History Prof.

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The University’s Orientation and Transition programs are vital to supporting first year and transfer students throughout their entire transition to college. But much of their work goes into planning summer orientation sessions. Funlola Fagbohun, associate director of the first year experience, describes her experience working with OTP and how she strives to create a welcoming environment for first-years during orientation and beyond. Along with her role as associate director, summer Orientation leaders and OTP staff work continually to provide a safe and memorable experience for incoming students.