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Daring to love

(This is the fourth in a four-part weekly series about dating and relationships at the University.) Justin Ferko and Craig Foster have been together for 10 months.


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Make a Difference at Dinner When state Sen. Emily Couric (D-Charlottesville) was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer last July, 2000 College graduate Joshua Scott wanted to find a way to honor her. He found his answer with the Make a Difference Day organization, committed to improving local communities.


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Promoting Awareness Though the traditional symbol of World AIDS Day is the remembrance quilt draped over the Mall in Washington, D.C, a portion of this symbolic quilt has become a part of World AIDS Awareness Week at the University.


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Hokies vs. Hoos

BLACKSBURG, Va.-VT. The branded-orange logo easily caught the eye of even the most unresponsive drivers. The dingy maroon windsocks strapped on the tops of the SUV's were unmistakable.


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Dockter Duval's Advice Column

I live with a friend of mine who is really sweet, but she has one really annoying pet peeve that I can't stand.


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Virginia football family cooks Thanksgiving dinner for the whole team before Tech game

While many students will give up their Saturday afternoons this week to watch the Virginia Tech game, a number of the players will forgo a conventional Thanksgiving dinner at home in order to face the Hokies. Thanksgiving football acts as a unifying force for many families, yet for University players such as Earl Sims, Yubrenal Isabelle and Jermese Jones, distance and time constraints separate team members from their loved ones over the holiday. Three years ago, as a first year, Virginia linebacker and Miami resident Sims faced the prospect of spending his first holiday away from home stranded in his dorm. That year, however, the families of Billy Baber and Jared Woodson, now fourth years, offered to cook Thanksgiving turkey for the stranded football players.


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Nutty recall Students spooning out pints of Ben & Jerry's ice cream is as common a sight at the University as squirrels scurrying across Grounds. But, because the company may have accidentally put tree nuts in its Peanut Butter Cup flavor, Ben & Jerry's is in the midst of a massive recall. Tree nuts, according to benjerry.com, can cause severe allergic reactions in people who have food allergies to these nuts. &nbsp Related Links Ben & Jerry's Web site The recall only affects the Peanut Butter Cup flavor. Only pints with expiration dates before Oct.


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Cashing in on your classes

In college, penny pinching is a way of life. But at the University, even poor students can aim for riches with the not-so-novel concept of investing. With the philosophy "learn now, the sooner the better," Commerce Prof.


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Maharaja takes its time spicing up Eastern fare

The very heart of what it means to be a patriotic elementary school child during this season may be donning clumsily made bonnets and colorful, feathered headdresses to recreate and celebrate the historical culinary, non-restaurant-based spectacle between the Pilgrims and Indians. Although little has changed about this yearly ritual of yams, turkeys, pumpkin pies, homemade costumes and fairytale depictions of the Mayflower and its weary and, more importantly, hungry passengers, what has changed are the key actors in this drama de cuisine. With the advent of the era of political correctness, what had traditionally been a feast between Pilgrims and Indians became one between Pilgrims and Native Americans. Thus, we are left to wonder, what would this historical meal have been like had it truly been a feast between Pilgrims and Indians?


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A Biker's Life

Although the altitude in the Shenandoah Mountains barely rivals that of the commanding Rockies on the other side of the continent, the rocky trails along Albemarle's rolling hills provide ample opportunity to slap on a helmet and some spandex. Mountain biking is alive and well at the University and even though there is no official program here, two University students qualified to compete in the Collegiate Mountain Biking National Championships in Idaho last month. Through stellar finishes in local races, third-year Commerce student Cara Coolbaugh not only landed a spot as a national competitor, but she racked up the highest number of points in the ACC.


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The University’s Orientation and Transition programs are vital to supporting first year and transfer students throughout their entire transition to college. But much of their work goes into planning summer orientation sessions. Funlola Fagbohun, associate director of the first year experience, describes her experience working with OTP and how she strives to create a welcoming environment for first-years during orientation and beyond. Along with her role as associate director, summer Orientation leaders and OTP staff work continually to provide a safe and memorable experience for incoming students.