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American pie Members of St. Elmo's Hall fraternity mixed a little patriotism into their bid day in a tradition that mixes both new and old. Fraternity members welcomed new pledges with a giant American flag draped across their house, said Shep Campbell, third-year College student and St.


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The puck stops here

The Zamboni machine glides across the ice, leaving behind a perfectly smooth surface. After the teams enter, a group of fans bang on the plastic barrier surrounding the rink as the team scores. "Wow!


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The need to compete: What does lawnmower racing say about our competitive drive?

Due to popular demand I am presenting you with another sports-related column. (In actuality there was no popular demand unless you count the one faithful reader who requested I set fire to my face). I wanted to devote a little time to the most popular sports in America -- boxing, fishing and lawnmower racing. I actually saw lawnmower racing on some obscure sports channel the other day.


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Homecoming

Mark Lindsey held the machine that once kept his heart beating in front of him. "It's unreal that this thing was in me," the former University football lineman said. The LVAD machine operated as an artificial left ventricle: While the machine kept his heart alive for the past six months, it also, through a major defect, once leaked substantial amounts of blood, nearly killing him.


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The party's over: Fox cancellations mark end of era in television programming

"Hello," I nervously whispered into the receiver. "Kate, you won't believe what's happened!" an agitated female voice cried. It took me a minute to realize that the caller was my friend Lisa who goes to school several states away. "What's wrong?" I asked assuming that she'd just broken up with the most recent love of her life. "What's the worst thing that could possibly happen?" she replied. "David broke up with you?" "No, something even worse than that." "You wrecked your car." "Worse." I was getting exasperated.


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Weekend plans For any 'Hoos who might not spend Sunday recovering from a wild weekend, the Office of Orientation and New Student Programs is sponsoring a free trip to Monticello. "We talk a lot about Thomas Jefferson here," Asst.


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Dancing for charity Some University students had the chance to help charity and dance the night away at the Winter Ball Saturday.


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Facing a 'Smackdown!'

Yes, it was cold in Baltimore that night. But for the thousands of wrestling fans packed into the Baltimore Arena for the World Wrestling Federation's "Smackdown!", there was plenty of heat, thanks to what The Roooooooooccckkkkkk was cooking.


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Educating with artifacts

Most University students, faculty and community members pass by a museum every day without even noticing it. Its name is the Virginia Museum of Natural History at the University, and it's one of the University's hidden treasures.


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Snowed in Students hoping for a ride between Super Bowl parties received no support from the usually dependable Escort Service Sunday night. Phone dispatchers were forced to tell those in need of a ride that the Escort Service was closed due to inclement weather. "All of our vans are rear-wheel drive," University Police Capt.


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Searching for sanity among sports-obsessed men

Sigmund Freud said the human psyche revolves around two basic drives: aggression and sex. I have recently discovered that he overlooked a third, equally powerful drive present in nearly all men - the sports drive.


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Snow, ice, freezing rain Below: Radar image as of 3:30 p.m. Sunday. Snow lines: 924-SNOW, 243-SNOW. The rush is over Sorority rush ended officially Saturday with Preferentials, when women visit the houses they are seriously considering pledging. "We really lucked out with the weather," said Inter-Sorority Council President Margaret Dumas.


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Photo politico In an election year that focuses the public's attention on the White House's future, a well-known political figure will speak today at 4 p.m.


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Bringing India to the University

As University students, we learn from professors at the forefront of their respective academic disciplines: publishers of major journals; best-selling novelists and U.S.


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The University’s Associate Vice Provost for Enrollment and Undergraduate Admission, Greg Roberts, provides listeners with an insight into how the University conducts admissions and the legal subtleties regarding the possible end to the consideration of legacy status.



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