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Hopping 'Grandfather'

By Christa Dierksheide | October 1, 1999

Although swing dancing has gained popularity in recent years, due in part to Gap ads that feature khaki-sporting dancers and the rise of youth swing dance clubs, no one is more familiar with the roots of this genre of dance than the Grandfather of swing himself - Frankie Manning. Manning, a small but spry 85-year-old man wearing soft black dancing shoes, made a guest appearance in the Newcomb Hall Ballroom Wednesday in front of several hundred students and area fans.

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Hokie hunting: it's turkey season

October 1, 1999

The signs are everywhere: "Friends Don't Let Friends Go to Tech" T-shirts, pins with a big red "X"s printed over the word "Tech," shot glasses with a mark at the top labeled "U.Va." and a mark in the middle labeled "Tech." It's that time of the year again, when all Wahoos take a break from school work to see the pinnacle of intrastate rivalry - the Hokie-'Hoo football game. Indeed, a quick walk through Mincer's (or even a die-hard University fan's room) will reveal a plethora of paraphernalia denouncing all things Tech.

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Odds & Ends

By Cavalier Daily Staff | October 1, 1999

Remembering Gandhi University students will celebrate the 130th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi's birth tomorrow through three service projects. "He was a great leader and a big promoter of unity," said Shruti Chandra, a third-year Engineering student and president of the Indian Students' Association.

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Foods of All Nations brings ethnic foods to town

By Carolyn Pruitt | September 30, 1999

Foods of All Nations, a store that boasts a full line of grocery items and a vast selection of exotic fare from countless international countries, will celebrate its 46th year serving the Charlottesville community Sunday. Among the events planned for the second annual "Foods Cruise" from 11 a.m.

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Odds & Ends

By Cavalier Daily Staff | September 30, 1999

"There's something about flying" Just when we thought we've heard about all the possibilities of the Internet, something else pops up ... This time, that something else is a pop band called "There's something about flying." The band is comprised of five musicians.

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Culture blooms at Farmers Market

By Rupa Mishra | September 30, 1999

With varied and colorful stalls all around, a booth full of fresh flowers stands next to a woodcarver's display of handmade clocks and ornaments.

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Baby, can I drive your car?

By Abby Fifer | September 29, 1999

I need a car. I have tried for years to deny the obvious, bumming rides off friends and convincing myself that I'm a healthier, stronger person because of my vehicular disability.

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Odds and Ends

By Cavalier Daily Staff | September 29, 1999

Dog-gone it! Members of the University community hoping to sample some solar-cooked hot dogs today will have to wait.

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A Wahoo walk through time

By Lindsey Wray | September 29, 1999

Over 100 years ago, the University had a different face: In the Civil War era, upon hearing that Fort Sumter had surrendered in 1861, students in the Southern Guard broke into the Rotunda at night and, climbing along the dome, grasping a lightning rod, hung a hand-sewn Confederate flag. Sixteen years later, Brooks Hall, home today to the anthropology department and various studio art classes, served as a natural history museum -- complete with a dinosaur skeleton and a Siberian mammoth. University history has sparked plenty of debate among scholars and students alike, but a new book adds pictures to the University's storied past.

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Students chop, kick way toward physical, mental fitness

By Kelly Coffey | September 28, 1999

The end of summer weather is no reason to get out of shape. And for those students involved in the University's Tae kwon do Club, working out means more than staying fit.

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Behind the scenes at WTJU

By Sarah Culvahouse | September 28, 1999

A dialogue is taking place behind the airwaves that many students and community members may be completely unaware of. WTJU 91.1, "The Sound Choice in Central Virginia," has been struggling to maintain its combined roles as a student radio station, a local radio station, and a combination of the two ever since the 1970s. WTJU 91.1 is publicized as the University's radio station and is owned by the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs.

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Odds & Ends

By Cavalier Daily Staff | September 28, 1999

Solar weiners If you've never eaten a solar-powered hotdog, you won't want to miss your chance at the fifth annual Energy Awareness Day, which takes place tomorrow from 10 a.m.

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Burn baby burn: bowling fever hits hard on Friday night

By Lee Camp | September 27, 1999

One night last week some friends and I were sitting around doing absolutely nothing, or maybe something a little more boring than that, when I decided I wanted to do something that involved wearing old shoes, hurling 15-pound balls and drinking beer.

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Odds & Ends

By Cavalier Daily Staff | September 27, 1999

Waiting to volunteer University students showed off their commitment to serve Saturday by lining both sides of Rugby Road from Madison House to Madison Hall.

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Debunker at large

By Andrew Merson | September 27, 1999

James Randi opened his presentation Saturday with a spectacular claim. "I'm going to perform miracles of a semi-religious nature," Randi said, drawing chuckles from the packed audience in the Chemistry Auditorium.

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Singing for wages

By Kelly Coffey | September 27, 1999

Three very different styles of music were combined in one voice Friday night to raise awareness of the Labor Action Group's Living Wage Campaign.

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Odds & Ends

By Cavalier Daily Staff | September 24, 1999

Towed off Brown College is a residential community of students and faculty. It apparently is also a haven for perpetrators of "malicious mischief," as Brown College Director of Studies Carl O.

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Blues Fest benefits HIV/AIDS group

By Adam Justice | September 24, 1999

Beer fests and concerts in Charlottesville may be nothing new, but the 3WV/Saab Blues and Brews Fest '99 benefits a good cause - Charlottesville's AIDS/HIV Services Group. Sponsored by Saab and hosted by 3WV (97.5 FM), tomorrow's annual event will be held at the Charlottesville Downtown Amphitheater from 2 to 7 p.m.

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Musicians support Living Wage fight

By Kelly Coffey | September 24, 1999

A musical voice is being added to the Labor Action Group's campaign to raise the hourly wage of classified University employees to $8. Blues singer Corey Harris, performer John McCutcheon and the Sanctuary Choir from Mt.

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St. Maarten's: where everybody knows your name

By Christa Dierksheide | September 24, 1999

Although the television sitcom "Cheers" ended several years ago, the same friendly, personable atmosphere portrayed in the bar where "everybody knows your name" can be found right here on the Corner at St.