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Law school hosts national softball tournament

By Katie Sullivan | April 4, 2002

This weekend, law students from across the country will have the chance to release a little of their stress at the 19th Annual Virginia Law Softball Invitational. The tournament is run by the North Grounds Softball League, an organization made up of the many softball enthusiasts at the University Law School. This year, the tournament will host 90 teams from more than 50 different law schools, including Harvard, Yale and the University of Chicago and from as far away as San Diego, Calif. The organizers believe it may be the oldest and largest graduate-student athletic event in the nation. "The U.Va.

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One bumpy ride: Counting down the hours on the train to

By Nick Higgins | April 3, 2002

My most memorable, and physically exhausting, experience while I studied abroad in Beijing, China was one hellish train ride during the National Day Fall Break.

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Hoos in Playboy

By Lytle Wurtzel | April 3, 2002

In the past, the University has made it on the cover of US News and World Report. It has been heralded as a fine institution of higher learning and student self-governance.

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MUSIC MAN

By Lauren Akselrod | April 3, 2002

It's one of those days. You're rushing off to class, head down, hands in pockets and thoughts of midterms dancing in your head.

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Newcomb Hall Ballroom hosts religious ritual

By Laura Good | April 2, 2002

In a colorful and enchanting Chinese Buddhist ritual rarely seen in the West, Buddhist monks and nuns performed the "Rite of Universal Liberation" in Newcomb Hall Ballroom Saturday. This is the first time that such a ritual ever has been performed at an American university. "Generally, Chinese Buddhists believe that this ritual is able to alleviate the suffering of all creatures," said Hun Lye, a doctoral candidate and graduate instructor in religious studies.

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Pack your bags

By Laura Good | April 2, 2002

Not every party begins and ends in Charlottesville - some could lead you to the home of the King. This year's Third-Year Council Suitcase Party includes raffle prizes, food, entertainment and an all-expense paid trip to Memphis, Tenn. But more importantly, the event provides University students with the opportunity to benefit United Support: The Community Foundation Against Domestic Violence.

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Soon G O N E, but Not Quickly Forgotten

By Mimi Robinson | April 2, 2002

Doctors Robert Brown and David Snyder sit together with businessman Stephen Roszel at a candlelit table in Brown's spacious and classically decorated home. They eat grilled chicken Caesar salads prepared by Brown's wife, and discuss the status of their course at the University with a peculiar mix of enthusiasm and concern. These men, along with a group of carefully selected teaching assistants, are responsible for EDHS 482, better known as Mental Health. Since the course's inception in the 1960s, students have listened to Brown, a clinical professor of psychiatric medicine, lecture, as well as hear first hand accounts from some of his patients.

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From the Soul

By Acacia Gaski | March 29, 2002

The flier is an open invitation. "All we ask of you is an open mind, as we will take pleasure in doing the rest and providing this thing we call 'food for your soul.'" It's a Friday night in February, but the arctic cold doesn't penetrate to the upstairs room of the Starr Hill Music Hall where tightly packed listeners eagerly divide their attention between the poet onstage and scanning the stylishly dressed crowd around them.

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Symposium showcase

By Cavalier Daily Staff | March 29, 2002

By Alexandra Valint Cavalier Daily Associate Editor Suppose you spend almost a year researching your thesis for your undergraduate research project, a combination of computer science and anthropology, and the final product simply lies in some obscure corner of a library, quietly collecting dust.

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Sound Bytes

By Cavalier Daily Staff | March 29, 2002

A new addition to the Cavalier Daily Life section coming every Monday and Friday Instructions: Fill this space with your gripes, your praises or just your own views on life at the University or life in general.

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Monsoon in the forecast, expect Thai-dle waves

By Adam Reno and Caroline Altman | March 29, 2002

Dining at Monsoon is not as dangerous as the name may suggest, but the restaurant certainly provides a bit of excitement and the menu unleashes a storm of spice.

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X-treme egg hunt meets the Lawn

By Elizabeth Stanek | March 28, 2002

Happy Easter, I'm your host Bif Brinkley, broadcasting live at our new sky box on top of the Rotunda for the 99th-annual Golden Egg Hunt.

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Nalgene-users declaim - let there be color in the world of water bottles

March 28, 2002

Before I say another word, I'd like to make one thing clear: this week, I'm guilty as charged. Granted, I like to consider this a minor infraction, but there's still no escaping the fact that this time, I'm (egad!)

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A New Type of Building for Habitat

By Katie Sullivan | March 28, 2002

If you walk by the amphitheater before 3 p.m. today, you will see something other than the usual mud-pits and people studying.

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A Period of Patriotism

By Sarah Bouchard | March 28, 2002

This is the second article in a two-part series looking at how the University community confronts war, both in the 1970s Vietnam conflict and the Sept.

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In India, a sampling of chai, saffron-cardamom milkshakes and an elephant-headed god

By Eric Littlepage, Emma Aller, Kate Skiba and Shulamit Warren | March 27, 2002

India is.... Hmmm... elegant and gaudy; ancient and modern; familiar and foreign; extraordinary and ordinary; full of rickshaws with photos of Hollywood stars and gold streamers, ghee, street urinals, lentils, unparalleled generosity, Green Apple Fanta, yogurt, stray dogs, and water buffalo... All at the same time! -- Shulamit Warren Eric Littlepage In this article, my study abroad companions and I will undertake an impossible task.

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A Period of Protest

By Sarah Bouchard | March 27, 2002

This is the first article in a two-part series looking at how the University community confronts war, both in the 1970s Vietnam conflict and the Sept.

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Psyched up

By Lytle Wurtzel | March 27, 2002

It's 6 p.m., you're hungry and you're broke. Coincidentally, tonight you're also in luck. Beginning this evening at 6, the psychology department will hold Psychology Experiment Night in Gilmer 190.

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A Model For All Nations

By Angela Manese-Lee | March 26, 2002

A gavel pounds and a roundtable discussion ensues. Sixteen people, identified by the countries they represent, sit and decide the fate of the world. It is the year 2025 and a troop of Manoan super-soldiers has just invaded Austria - or so it appears within the confines of the Emergency Bioethics Committee, one of the 11 committees within the 2002 Virginia International Committee Simulation.

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Speaking Spirituality

By Laura Good | March 26, 2002

Concepts like tradition, scholarship and practicality compose the very core of University life. The Office of Admission strives to find the most driven and goal-oriented students.