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PEACE TRUTH & SACRIFICE

The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others" -- Mohandas K. Gandhi It is with this philosophy in mind that the Indian Student Association, Spic Macay and other University student organizations are joining a nationwide celebration of Gandhi's birthday on Sunday. Local participants in the "National Gandhi Day of Service" will sponsor activities at several sites in and around the Charlottesville community. "Pretty much as many people as possible from as many organizations as possible around Grounds come together," said third-year Commerce student Shweta Agarwal, who is running the event this year.


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Making a mark on the Corner

Good news for motorcycle enthusiasts, those who like their art on their bodies and people who want to shock their parents: Acme Tattoo is moving to the Corner. The tattoo parlor, which constantly posts funky flyers all over Grounds, is currently located on Allied Street, across the street from the skate park and the headquarters of the Charlottesville-Albemarle rescue squad. But proprietor Tim Forbus feels that the out-of-the-way location cuts into the parlor's student business. "There's not a lot of walk-in traffic," Forbus said.


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LIZ-ISMS

Last year, a friend and I were about 100 miles outside of Charleston, S.C., jacked up on Bojangles' sweet tea, when my Fall Break dreams splattered across the windshield like a swarm of fat flies. Yes, I had Fall Break dreams, big dreams.


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A Bonding Experience

Will Kynes went to the Rock 'N Rally last Saturday for the music, but he came away with a little more than he expected. He left with the power to vote. "I'm not very politically active," the fourth-year College student admitted.


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Rotunda Stop...

Q: What are you doing for Fall Break? A: For Fall Break, I'm just going to JMU to spend some time with my best friend who just broke up with her boyfriend of a long time.


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FOOTING THE BILL$

During her first year at U. Va., third-year College student Paula Andrea Bolivar trekked from Hereford Residential College to the Barracks Road Shopping Center every weekend, rain or shine. Having arrived in Charlottesville with only $20 in her pocket and with no other source of income in sight, the Miami native went out and secured a job at Old Navy on her second day at school.


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Odds & Ends

If you're craving dialogue about contemporary issues, Food for Thought -- a program sponsored by the Office of African-American Affairs -- is a new lunchtime option. The bi-weekly discussion series at the Luther P.


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RADical

The two recent assaults on women at Ivy Gardens and Georgetown Greens are reminders that even in a "college town" such as Charlottesville, attacks can and do happen.


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Drop by Drop

"Get out of my drinking water!" Novice crew team coxswain Suzanne Pinckney remembers the cry well.


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Out of Bounds

Having never lived in a big city -- and by this I mean a Wash- ington, D.C., or a New York -- coming to Rome, Italy was tough.


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Professor Profile

School of Commerce COMM 341: Commercial Law I COMM 342: Commercial Law II Q: Where did you grow up? A: Amherst, Va. Q: Where did you go to school? A: Well for high school, E.C.


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Historian's Corner

Most of the students that attend the University are proud to be Cavaliers for many reasons, whether it's because of the beautiful scenery, the atmosphere, the people or something of the like.


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Sam's Plan

What else is there to do?" he asked. "I've never been able to sit life has to have a purpose, it has to be used.


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Latest Podcast

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.