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All washed up

By Katie Sullivan | August 29, 2002

The first day of school often brings obstacles like early morning classes and registration frustration, but yesterday reluctant students faced an additional obstacle -- rain. Students who turned out in flip-flops for what should have been a hot August day ended up sliding all over the sidewalk. And first years who were not yet aware of Charlottesville's fickle weather were caught with only newspapers and friends' umbrellas for protection. Fourth-year College student Tony Wong was running errands around Grounds after an early start with a 9 a.m.

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Keep On Truckin'

By Josie Roberts | August 29, 2002

Paul Peery fumbled through a book of reservations at his Star Hill Automotive and U-Haul Rentals dealership.

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Pricey Pages

By Lauren Fischer | August 28, 2002

It's midmorning, the Monday before classes start. After the lazy days of summer, traffic around Grounds finally is returning to its normal level.

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Rotunda Stop...

By Teo Nendez | August 28, 2002

Q: What is the Rotunda? A: It's a big dome. Q: Who designed it? A: Jefferson Q: What's inside of the Rotunda? A: Well, there's like rooms inside. Q: What's inside the rooms? A: Desks, so you can study. Q: What was it used for? A: Its original purpose?

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Odds & Ends

By Lytle Wurtzel | August 28, 2002

Thanks to Absolute Tan, the new tanning salon on the Corner, now you can get smart while you get a tan. The shop, which is family-owned and operated, specializes in educating its clients about safe tanning before bronzing their bods. Absolute Tan adheres to and promotes the guidelines set forth by the Smart Tan organization, which offers a special certification for tanning bed employees. Nicole Jackson, a fourth-year College student, has worked at Absolute Tan since it opened July 3, but first had to pass a Smart Tan test that included over 100 questions. "When I started tanning last year, no one ever told me what to do," Jackson said.

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LIZ-ISMS

By Elizabeth Stanek | August 26, 2002

All right you spiffed up, blonde streaked, ruddy cheeked first years, it's Registration Day and everyone who's anyone knows what that means -- Lawn relay races at one o'clock sharp.

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Highlytes

By Lytle Wurtzel | August 24, 2002

Welcome to Move-In Weekend at the Univer-sity, home to more mini-vans than a Chrysler dealership and enough 15-minute parking to accommodate half of them. Times like this often are filled with more questions than answers, making Move-In Weekend one of life's great mysteries.

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Memoirs of a Move-In

By Catherine Dunn and Katie Sullivan | August 24, 2002

The University is waiting. The Lawn, quiet all summer except for the occasional Frisbee-playing dog, now hosts an army of folding chairs ready for first years to sit for convocation. Businesses on the Corner are beefing up their inventory and staff in preparation for the return of their largest group of customers. Stores in the Barracks Road shopping center are filling the shelves and bracing themselves for the most intense weekend of the year. There is no wait at Littlejohn's.

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We hardly knew ye, Ethan

By Cavalier Daily Staff | August 1, 2002

By Adam Justice Cavalier Daily Life Editor Monday the University got a taste of Hollywood when Academy Award nominee Ethan Hawke arrived to screen his directorial debut, "Chelsea Walls," and promote his new novel "Ash Wednesday." After the 4 p.m.

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"Chelsea Walls" eventually crumbles

By Megan Milks | August 1, 2002

Last year's "The Million Dollar Hotel" had star power up the wazoo - Bono was involved - but still came up floundering, struggling for air.

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Make sure to slip on some protection

By Sam Bresnahan | August 1, 2002

Last month, I officially became a yuppie - well, sort of. I finally got a cell phone, the kind that folds in half so it doesn't look like I'm storing a brick in my front pocket. According to one wireless network provider, I should be dancing around in my pajamas while listening to a live symphony. Heck man, I'm connected.

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Break open the piggy bank

By Adam Justice | August 1, 2002

Tapping into a steady supply of money is difficult for most college students. While some can parsimoniously budget their summer earnings for an entire academic year, many find on-Grounds jobs a convenient way to pay for everything from bar nights to groceries. But given the recent hiring freeze and faltering economy, options for student employment may be waning. "It's too early to tell really," said Lacinda Childs-White, University Director of Staffing for Human Resources "We could be dealing with a number of situations." Human Resources offers jobs to students based on the demands of departments within the University, so making projections for the school year can be difficult until late August or early September, when most departments begin posting positions and students begin applying. While "there are less dollars, there is no hiring freeze on student jobs," said Greg Helmuth, Special Assistant to the Chief Human Resources Officer. University Human Resources currently has 1,590 students on its payroll, and is the largest on-Grounds student employer.

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Running woman

By Cavalier Daily Staff | July 25, 2002

By Derek Richardson Cavalier Daily Associate Editor Some world-class athletes challenge themselves and push their bodies to the limit by running in grueling marathons.

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Perfecting the human

By Sam Bresnahan | July 25, 2002

No one in their right mind would ever want to go to a meeting. Why? Because employees and executives have better ways to waste time, like surf X-rated Internet sites, play FreeCell or commit accounting fraud. "Meeting" comes down to us from the Latin word mitare, which means "to die of boredom while listening to stupid people talk." This happened a lot in the Roman senate, so they had to make up a special word for it. Sometimes it's possible to skip a meeting, unless the boss called it.

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West Main's rising star

By Adam Justice | July 25, 2002

Starr Hill's restaurant, brewery and music hall serves as a mecca to students looking for food and a good time in a casual atmosphere. But despite its cosmopolitan flair, Starr Hill's history is as rooted in down-home Charlottesville traditions as the Foxfield races. Nineteen eighty-seven marked the beginning of Starr Hill's history, when Bok and Paul Summers - grandsons of Nobel laureate William Faulkner - founded the Blue Ridge Brewing Company and restaurant. Making a name for themselves right here in Charlottesville seemed the perfect way for Bok and Paul Summers to begin their careers. "We were both born and raised in Charlottesville," Bok Summers said.

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So you didn't get accepted to Radford

By Jake Hostetter | July 22, 2002

Honestly, I didn't really give this column much thought until I was gassed out of my mind a week ago.

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Don't leave home with this...

July 22, 2002

It's mid-July, and hot summer days aren't the only thing descending upon the University. Just as Charlottesville nestles in a bit more snugly for its long summers' nap, it's beginning to look a lot like ... first years. In recent weeks, scads of first years, accompanied by their anxious parents, have flocked to Grounds for summer orientation.

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Diggin' it

By Cavalier Daily Staff | July 22, 2002

By Adam Justice Cavalier Daily Senior Writer With sun-dried dirt smudged all over his T-shirt and khakis, Adam Vandervort painstakingly sifted the newly dug dirt.

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Pedal Pushers

By Stephanie Merry | July 22, 2002

It was only a few months ago that Stephen Bach had 100 bright yellow bicycles sitting in his backyard. The Charlottesville resident had no problem turning his personal space into a parking lot if it meant getting a pet project off the ground. Extend mass transit.

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Speeding down the sperm whale expressway

By Sam Bresnahan | July 18, 2002

Sitting in traffic is bad. It's hard on your car. It wastes your time. And for those of us who choose not to read books, eat a five-course meal or give birth while driving, sitting in traffic is the most boring activity on the planet. Some of us seem to be more cursed than others.