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Fly-fishing connects art, travel, biology Jhon Arras Department of Philosophy Director of Bioethics Minor Program PHIL 154 Issues of Life and Death PHIL 359, 559 Research Ethics Q: What did you do before you became a professor at U.Va.? A: I began my career in California.


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Joining Forces

Students who were awake early Friday morning over spring break may have caught a glimpse of fourth-year College student Mark O'Brien on NBC's "Today Show." O'Brien said he was right over Al Roker's shoulder when Roker finished the outdoor weather segment.


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Odds & Ends

Architecture students bond during Charette Week and Engineering students connect and celebrate their profession during E-Week.


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Pool Players

Break out your brackets -- March Madness is in full swing. Spring is the time of year when every college basketball fan is glued to the TV, cheering for his or her favorite teams and cursing the competition.


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Clemons, Peabody open for business

Amid expressions of enthusiasm and relief by students and administrators, the long-awaited and long-overdue openings of Clemons Library and Peabody Hall took place yesterday. Clemons library director James Self described the opening as "exciting and nerve-wracking," explaining that his staff has been busy giving tours and getting used to new surroundings and responsibilities. Dean of Students Robert Canevari, whose new office is on the second floor of Peabody Hall, said: "We're very comfortable and pleased to be right in the heart of things on Grounds." Students cited Clemon's cleanliness, brightness and openness as advantages over Alderman. "Alderman is a terrible place to study.


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New and Improved

For those people who have let their sneezing, eye-watering allergies to dogs keep them from a relationship with what has long been known as "man's best friend," the hypoallergenic Labradoodle may be the solution. A breeder named Wally Cochran is credited with the first cross breeding of a labrador and a poodle, according to Tegan Park Breeding and Research Center, one of two main breeders of the Labradoodle.


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Letting the Dogs Out

When Kasey Stiff ran down the list of volunteer opportunities offered by Madison House, it included choices of helping out at local elementary schools, befriending the elderly, building housing for the poor and helping the environment.


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Odds & Ends

The sound of Limp Bizkit's "Faith" reverberates loud and clear, causing some to look around for a radio in the vicinity.


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Body Love

Late-night hours, eating binges and erratic schedules don't exactly make college the healthiest time for many young people.


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Express Yourself

Tucked away into the bowels of Alderman Library is a special room. Although rarely unvisited by many students, it is one of U.Va.'s greatest treasures.


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Celling Out

Students look around in disgust. Professors stop in mid-sentence. The unfortunate victim sheepishly surveys the room, silently sending apologies with his eyes.


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Odds & Ends

As if the stress of busy academic and social schedules was not enough, the constant developments in the war in Iraq add an additional weight to the load University students bear. As a result, Counseling and Psychological Services teamed up with the Office of the Dean of Students to offer several war-related support groups, one to be held tonight.


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Professor Profiles

Courses: AAS102; Seminar: Violence in American Democracy Q: What is your favorite thing about the spring? A: The budding of the trees.

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All University students are required to live on Grounds in their first year, but they have many on and off-Grounds housing options going into their second year. Students face immense pressure to decide on housing as soon as possible, and this high demand has strained the capacities of both on and off-Grounds accommodations. Lauren Seeliger and Brandon Kile, two third-year Cavalier Daily News writers, discuss the impact of the student housing frenzy on both University students and the Charlottesville community.