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All That Jazz

The McIntire Department of Music is celebrating a ?Year of Jazz,? featuring performances throughout the semester designed to heighten awareness of the musical style at the University.


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Springing Forward

When the last suitcase left my apartment the first Saturday morning of Spring Break, despite my staying put, I felt freer.


Life

A New Kind of Corruption

Ask a senior citizen about the corruption of our generation, and he or she probably will rant for an hour about promiscuity, an addiction to technology and offensive rap lyrics.


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Wine Q&A

Over the past few weeks, I have been delighted to receive questions about wine from friends, avid readers and passersby.


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Bit by Brit

Some sounds are inherently pleasing to the ear ? a favorite song, a crashing wave, a giggling child ? and in my opinion, the charming tone of a British accent.If ?Love Actually? taught me anything, it?s that we?re all suckers for a British accent, girls and guys alike.


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Design. Build. Evaluate: ecoMOD-4

In any debate about which groups of students at the University spend the most time holed up in their class buildings, the students in the Architecture and Engineering Schools tend to come out on top.


Life

Fame is a Battlefield

In life, so many choices come in pairs. Whenever Sunday comes around, we have to decide between getting reading done for the week or downing dollar pitchers at the Virginian.


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Vote for Steve: Good Guy Room 2009-2010

So the Dec?s Lawn-mocking list should be out by now ? but they?re all a bunch of dirty, lazy hippies so don?t hold your breath ... Unless there?s a Dec kid nearby, then hold your breath because yuck, the stench of poor hygiene and failure ? and that means I can finally see who got the Lawn instead of me!


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Debating the Bailout

Stepping into the Oval Office, Barack Obama had the greatest economic crisis since the Great Depression handed to him.


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Latest Podcast

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.