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No rest for the love generation

You don't go to bed until 4 or 5 in the morning because you have decided to drink so much or consume whatever is your fancy to such a ridiculous extent that you couldn't possibly go to sleep before then anyway.


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Working 9 to 5...

F or many college students, the joys of summer are negated by missing friends, following parents' rules and above all, working.


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TGIF!

On most weekday afternoons a few people can be seen scattered along the brick walk of the Downtown Mall.


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Radiohead steals another hit

One cannot help but ponder what kind of game Radiohead is playing with the music industry. On one hand, the band refused to play their first mega-hit, "Creep," for years because they did not want to be defined as a one hit wonder.


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Feel the Beat

"We love Hip Hop as much as you do, but yoo-hoo it's me the Wahoo," rhymes rapper Blue Black of the group Unspoken Heard on the underground classic "Soon Come," which was released on the 7 Heads album in 2001.


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Water Water Everywhere!

Cool water, calm river, chilled drinks and classic comradery. If the summer's heat has taken its toll on you, take advantage of Charlottesville's area attractions and hit the James River for a day of beating the sun with wet fun! James River Reeling and Rafting, located in Scottsville, is a twenty minute drive from Charlottesville.


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A family affair

Late June in Charlottesville means branches full with bright green leaves, landscaping scattered with colorful blooms, and lacy patterns of sun and shade splashed upon brick walkways.


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Shopping to Summer Sounds

Looking for a fun, free way to be inspired to do some serious shopping? Starting today, whether one is the die-hard shopper for whom window-shopping just doesn't cut it, or the resentful husband who was persuaded by the family to tag along, Barracks Road shopping center has found a middle ground.


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The Hero Returns

It had been quite some time since Zelda and I had last met. A decade, actually, when she had come to me in glorious 8-bit form, encapsulated within a tacky golden cartridge.


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Mastering the art of procrastination: video games rise to the challenge

I always thought college would be a turning point in my life.I was going to get my act together. I was going to do "real" scholarly work.I had the typical ideas and aspirations of many bright-eyed incoming first-years, dreams of becoming a great student who would always do well and never have to worry themselves over grades.


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A time to remember

Maybe your grandmother escaped from a concentration camp in Germany. Or maybe you have met Holocaust survivors or visited the Holocaust Museum in Washington, D.C.


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Sound Bytes

Hi. I just wanted to say thank you to everyone who made my birthday so special today -- my birthday was on Wednesday the 23rd -- and also I would like to say a shout out to the girls in Amigos who gave us their table and so graciously walked into the restaurant, saw that we'd been waiting and then told us that we could have their table because we'd been waiting patiently and they just didn't want random people who'd just walked up to sit down there, since we'd been waiting for a while.


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On March 19, the Federal Communications Commission authorized Nexstar Media Group to finalize its acquisition of TEGNA Media Group, potentially creating the most expensive and largest broadcast media company in U.S. history. However, there have been many appeals of the decision, as it could have lasting implications for the media that students at the University consume and study.