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Seeing double

When Fat Joe hit the airwaves recently as part of MTV's notorious Spring Break programming, the rapper seemed confused.


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Writing outside the box

Jonathan Safran Foer arrived at the Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport the Sunday morning after the Virginia Festival of the Book, casually dressed in jeans and a gray button-toothed coat.


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Seasonal smackdown

SPRING: Hey, Winter, it's almost April, now get the hell out of here and let a real man take over. WINTER: You trippin', Spring?


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Shot heard 'round the nation

As most students were sitting in their classes, teachers were trying to capture the attention of their students and a high school security guard had another day of watch, an armed sixteen-year-old student entered the Red Lake High School grounds Monday afternoon with deadly intentions. Jeff Weise took his grandfather's gun and bullet-proof vest and ended the lives of a security guard and a handful of students, as well as shooting his grandparents to death before leaving the house.


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On potato chips

Iwas one of those sad children in the cafeteria who had a whole-wheat bread peanut butter sandwich (crusts on!), an apple, carrot sticks and 100% Minute Maid apple juice for lunch.


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KleeNexus?

A couple of weeks ago I talked about mydesire to change my name to "EricFunningham." Just keeping everyone posted, I've decided against pursuing this further.


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Phraseology

Our generation has a habit of quoting every movie we see. Every Simpsons episode, every Seinfeld, every 30 minutes of Friends and South Park we absorb, we regurgitate at appropriate or inappropriate times. What's arguably more interesting than this phenomenon are the reactions of our peers.


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All Tuckered Out

By Michelle Jamrisko Cavalier Daily Life Editor Fifth-grade teacher Maureen Matty proudly posed with her 11-year-old Travis Tucker autograph for a photo printed in Tucker's local hometown newspaper.


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My baby love

Third-year Engineering student Jacosta Silvers has morning sickness, and she doesn't expect it to end any time soon.


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No easy option

Sitting in the waiting room of Planned Parenthood, Megan sipped a cup of juice and ate peanut butter crackers.


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Reporting reality

After studying at the University of Chicago without a minute of journalism experience under his belt, Jacob Dallal left the windy city for the shores of the Red Sea.


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Inventing the (solar) wheel

To the casual observer, Small Hall is just another building filled with computer labs. But if one should happen to locate and descend the stairwell in the back corner, one would discover something quite different. There, in the dusty depths, a team of students are putting together a vehicle they intend to race in a competition this summer. The thought of a car race may immediately conjure up images of the checkered flag, the adoring fans, the rev of the engines, but the car actually is solar-powered.


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Destination: Cleveland?

Being a somewhat egotistical kid, I pride myself on being adept at a great many things. I can, for instance, take a completely neat and well-organized room and, after living in it for a scant five hours, turn it into something that even post-prison Martha Stewart wouldn't touch.


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Governance on Grounds

Since opening its doors to students in 1819, the University has been cherished for many of its characteristics, from the architectural grandeur of the Rotunda to the University's acclaimed academic excellence to the great emphasis placed on student self-governance.

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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.