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Learning to snap

By Katie Sullivan | March 21, 2002

A University graduate will return to his old stomping grounds today to talk about his book, "How I Learned to Snap." Kirk Read, who graduated in 1995, is a free-lance journalist for various gay publications and the former editor of "Our Own Community Press," Virginia's gay and lesbian newspaper. "How I Learned to Snap" is the story of Read's experiences as an openly gay student at a small southern high school in the Shenandoah Valley. Read began writing at age 13 and had three plays professionally staged while he was in high school, including, appropriately, one play about coming out in high school. His book addresses this and other experiences.

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Dancing in the sweet sixteen

By Lytle Wurtzel | March 21, 2002

It's March Madness, BABY!" Dick Vitale's words ring in my ears as I reach for the remote control. Mute. Much better now. There has not been a more irritating voice than Dick Vitale's since Steve Urkel hiked up his pants and flooded TGIF with his nasal sound. As I look outside my window, it is March Madness indeed: tender white blossoms hang on the limbs of a nearby tree.

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The hype about Herve - love it or bag it?

March 21, 2002

Twenty-five. No, it's not the number of pages my upcoming research paper has to be, and it's not the number of days until Easter.

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Virginia Festival of the Book:

By Lytle Wurtzel | March 20, 2002

Today at 4:00 p.m. at the New Dominion Bookshop, author Gary Kessler will tell the stories behind the story.

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Kreme of the Crop

By Caitlin Jones | March 20, 2002

They're not just for breakfast anymore. Coming in an assortment of flavors, shapes and sizes, donuts can be just as easily devoured and enjoyed in the afternoon and evening as in the early morning hours. Quite possibly originating from the Dutch Olie-Koechen, meaning "fried cake," donuts now are a popular and comforting American snack food.

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A semester in Italy opens up a new world of living, language and pasta eating

By Eric White | March 20, 2002

To immerse yourself completely into another culture is not something many Americans ever get the chance to do, so I was eager to jump at the opportunity presented to me through the University's International Studies Office to experience both the pleasures and difficulties of life in Italy.

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Virginia Festival of the Book: Celebration of Reading

By Laura Good | March 19, 2002

By Laura Good Cavalier Daily Associate Editor They've spent years refining their style and sharpening their skills.

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All the Bars are a Stage

By Beth Bland | March 19, 2002

A theater and a stage - an essential combination to perform a play. But don't tell that to the members of the Offstage Theater Company who have written, produced, directed and starred in many plays performed around Charlottesville.

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Raising the safety bar

By Katie Sullivan | March 7, 2002

Ever worry about someone stealing your personal information through the Internet? The Department of Information Technology and Communication will address this and other important computer safety issues today in the first of a series of seminars. The seminar, titled "Security 101," will take place today from 11 a.m.

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Breaking Away

By Katie Sullivan, Laura Good and Alexandra Valint | March 7, 2002

Fourth-year College student Cavan Doyle is not getting any homework accomplished over Spring Break.

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A deep dive into shallow waters

By Elizabeth Stanek | March 7, 2002

Jenny McCarthy, the boisterous blonde who once weeded out the guys on MTV's "Singled Out" now hosts "Beach Week," an ingenious pre-Spring Break series on the Travel Channel.

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'To Whom It May Concern'

By Robert Lee | March 6, 2002

Transcript: check. Application form: check. Personal essay: check. Recommendation: well... At times more daunting than the request for grades and that ubiquitous personal statement, students cringe when they see the dreaded line - "give this faculty report form to a professor who knows your work well and can speak to your ability to meet the rigorous demands of" the-program-scholarship-school-job you're dying to get into.

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'Circumnavigation'

By Cavalier Daily Staff | March 6, 2002

By Lytle Wurtzel Cavalier Daily Associate Editor Indiana Jones would be proud: the construction of the "Great Circle Route" has students scrambling up hills and sneaking stealthily around buildings. For anyone who has attempted to navigate their way between Newcomb and Peabody Hall in the last few days, they've no doubt found their path blocked by a red wooden divider or a banner of orange construction netting. Passive students simply follow the detour down McCormick Road on their way to Clemons Library.

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A rough sketch

By Patricia Cooper | March 5, 2002

Several students rigorously take notes. Others lean forward and listen intently to the professor's lecture.

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'Brawl on the Mall'

By Laura Good | March 5, 2002

Eight collegiate teams, two beat-up playing fields and one championship trophy, and this year, that trophy went to the Virginia men's rugby team. This past weekend at the annual "Brawl on the Mall" rugby tournament in Washington D.C., the men's club rugby team walked away with three victories and outscored their opponents by a combined score of 94-3. On their path to victory, the team defeated California University of Pennsylvania by a score of 47-0 in the first round of play. In the second round, Virginia defeated Columbia University, last year's defending champions, 19-0. In the tournament's championship match, the team prevailed over Johns Hopkins University by a score of 28-3, earning revenge on the team that defeated them in last year's tournament. Not only did Virginia's rugby team rise above its tournament competition, but it did so without a true coach. "We were the only team there without an official coach," fourth-year College student Bill Whitlock said.

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Living on a couch in New York City with nothing but an English Degree

By Lee Camp | March 4, 2002

I f you read my column about a month ago, you would know that I took a trip to New York City over winter break.

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Fighting the Reflection

By Lauren Akselrod | March 4, 2002

B reathing a sigh of relief, she gives a satisfied smile as her size zero jeans smoothly glide up over her emaciated legs.

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Culture collage

By Lauren Akselrod | March 4, 2002

It's about strength and endurance. It's about concentration and power. It's about individuality working to earn a place in the group. Over the weekend, the 890 members of the University Air Force ROTC detachment held their annual Battle Dress Initiation.

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Center for Attention

By Lauren Fischer | March 1, 2002

With the steady stream of traffic, blaring radios and tantalizing smells wafting from Baja Bean and Frank's Pizza, the University Women's Center, located on the corner of 14th Street and University Avenue, easily is overlooked. On the north side of the street, the Women's Center houses the needed resources every woman in Charlottesville might seek. Unaware of this valuable source of information, inspiration and support, and surrounded by so much else on one of Charlottesville's busiest intersections, very few students wander in off the street. But don't let the neighboring street's activity distract you. Upon entering through the double doors, a new client first encounters a student secretary who smiles warmly as she offers the next available appointment.

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Life is beautiful at Vivace

By Adam Reno and Caroline Altman | March 1, 2002

It would be difficult to imagine an Italian restaurant with a better atmosphere than Vivace. Twinkling white holiday lights, a cozy outdoor patio with an ivy trellis overhead and walls inside covered with sulking photographs of Sophia Loren and large oil paintings of Italian seascapes.