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Undercover

By Elizabeth Katz | April 10, 2003

Some students attend the University for free, but they don't want you to know who they are. Lauded as some of the best and the brightest students in the country, Jefferson Scholars receive huge incentives to choose the University over their numerous other potential choices. Despite their achievements, Jefferson Scholars frequently are indistinguishable from other students during casual interactions, a fact many of them appreciate. This anonymity has led to a desire by many Jeff Scholars not to flaunt their esteemed status to fellow students.

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Sharing Faiths

By Katie Sullivan | April 9, 2003

First is the call to prayer.On the lawn outside the Hillel Center, Muslim students prostrate themselves before God, facing in the direction of Mecca. Inside, Jewish students recite the services for Shabbat, or the day of rest.

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VIEWPOINT:Judaism

By Elizabeth Katz | April 9, 2003

The similarities were the most striking. The languages, the customs, the values and the American experiences of the Muslim and Jewish communities are incredibly.

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Odds & Ends

By Patricia Cooper | April 9, 2003

The depth of information available to students on health issues can seem too vast to absorb. Organizations like ADAPT, HOPE and SAFE provide helpful outlets but sometimes overwhelm students with resources.

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For baby boomers and those half your age, summer tunes ring with friendly flirtation

By Preston Speed | April 9, 2003

It may only be April, but for me, this weekend marks the unofficial start of summer. No, it's not because of the gorgeous weather outside.

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VIEWPOINT:Islam

By Michael Townes, Saima Malik and Zeenat Iqbal | April 9, 2003

In the name of God the most beneficent most merciful. "O mankind! We created you ... and made you into nations and tribes, that ye may know each other (and not despise each other). Verily the most honored of you in the sight of God is the most righteous of you.

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Life

Bells, Bells, Bells

By Cavalier Daily Staff | April 8, 2003

We have all been rather startled to find each day in Cabell Hall that a whole network of ringing, clanging, etc, bells signals the start and finish of each class.

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Professor Profile

By Cavalier Daily Staff | April 8, 2003

Printmaking 200-400 Post baccalaureate seminar Q: Outside of your classes, what do you do academically? A: All of the faculty are professional artists here.

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Deaf Voices

By Elizabeth Wilmer | April 8, 2003

Many University classes are difficult to get into, but the American Sign Language program is arguably the hardest.

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Proud to be out

By Elizabeth Katz | April 8, 2003

Sex, drag queens, dinner in a Garden and a trip to Washington, D.C. all come together this week during "Proud to be Out" week sponsored by the Queer Student Union. Last night featured Justin Lee addressing "Christians, Gays and God: finding truth in a biased world." The Queer Christian Fellowship and the Serpentine Society cosponsored the event. Sex columnist Eric Garrison is speaking about "The G-Spot" at 7 p.m.

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Odds & Ends

By Meghan Moran | April 7, 2003

Sunshine, a booming bass line and the smell of spicy chili wafting through the air drew students away from Cabell and toward the parking lot behind Sigma Pi Epsilon last Friday afternoon.

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Life

Say What?

By Jake Hostetter | April 7, 2003

I think it was Thomas Wolfe who said, "You can't go home again ... because every time you do, you find out someone from high school is pregnant." For me, this quote is especially poignant because I went to high school with a bunch of girls with on-the-verge wombs and well-oiled ovaries.

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From the locker room... to the Library

By Meghan Moran | April 7, 2003

They're the ones plastered on the posters in every first year's dorm room. They're No. 34, the quarterback, the recruit.

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Historian's Corner

By Chris Mitchell and The University Guide Service | April 7, 2003

When the University of Virginia opened its doors on March 7, 1825, it started a new trend in education.

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Life

Sound Bytes

By Cavalier Daily Staff | April 4, 2003

I am a minority student, and 20 percent of the activities at the University should be for minorities, because that's the appropriate percentage of students who are minorities.

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The Brushing Bunch

By Patricia Cooper | April 4, 2003

The coat rack in the corner resembles a toothbrush and a little dentist figurine bobs its head. Advertisements for toothpastes and whitening products clutter the end table and anxious patients browse through the magazine selection.

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Taste Buds

By Thomas Ross and Teresa Tung | April 4, 2003

As the weather in Charlottesville continues its struggle to decide between snow and sun, Escafe, too, seems to be undergoing an identity crisis. Located at the end of the Downtown Mall, Escafe is in a perfect spot across from the ice park.

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Celebrating good times

By Jennifer McDaniel | April 4, 2003

Tomorrow Madison Bowl is going to be transformed. What usually serves as a field for Frisbee games and sports scrimmages will become a celebration of spring, better known as Springfest 2003.

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Business 101

By Neela Pal | April 3, 2003

It's Friday night on the Corner, and something special's going on. Added to the usual bar crowds, there is a peculiarly long line in front of Espresso Royale Caffe.

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Scoop o' Service

By Neela Pal | April 3, 2003

Twenty scoops of ice cream, four bananas, three cookies, one brownie, four ladles of hot fudge and four additional toppings.