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Life

One 'Mad' Lineup

By Josie Roberts | September 29, 2000

Some people camp out for concert tickets. Some stand for hours in amusement park lines. Here at the University, students pitch tents in the front lawn of Madison House to land a spot as one of 400 Medical Services volunteers. "I actually thought it was pretty fun," said first-year College student Nora Lee, who held the coveted number one space in the Med Services line for registration at 11 a.m.

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Scenic drive, quality cuisine attract diners to Caffe Bocce

By Kerri Hannigan and Thomas Kennedy | September 29, 2000

Nestled among painted clapboard wooden storefronts, Caffe Bocce is situated in a quaint, red-doored building, just 20 minutes outside of Charlottesville in the charming town of Scottsville. An experimental restaurant featuring nouvelle American cuisine with an Italian influence, Caffe Bocce offers scenic road tourists and locals fine cuisine in a bistro-like atmosphere.

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Race for the Solution

By Stephanie Batten | September 28, 2000

"I am not a minority. I am minor to no one." "As a black male I have to worry about how I walk.

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Roomates indulge in flavor of diversity

By Lytle Wurtzel | September 28, 2000

The students at the University have been hearing voices again. During the second week in September, one by one, we filed into the narrow rows of seats in Old Cabell Hall, sinking deep into the plush cushions to hear voices -- the voices of our classmates, our suitemates, or maybe even our roommates.

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Odds and Ends

By Cavalier Daily Staff | September 28, 2000

Candle in the Wind What is more Jeffersonian than the Lawn, with the Rotunda in the backdrop, swarming with students and faculty, late at night, candles in hand, protesting social injustice? This is your chance, political activists.

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Odds and Ends

By Cavalier Daily Staff | September 27, 2000

Austen's Powers For anyone who has ever taken an English class, Jane Austen is a familiar name.

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Men: Baggy cargo pants still dominate students' wardrobes

By Sam Bresnahan | September 27, 2000

I am not a fan of capri pants, or "clamdiggers," or "judo pants" or whatever you want to call them.

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Farsighted fashion designers foresee new eyewear trend

By Ryann Collins | September 27, 2000

Tara Hucksteps owns over 60 pairs of glasses. "I wear different frames depending on where I'm going or what I'm doing," said the optician at the Charlottesville Eyewear Gallery on Barracks Road. Sound a bit extravagant?

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Women: Mini-skirts, jean jackets signal return of '80s wear

By Kelly King | September 27, 2000

Torn between dread and excitement, you've known this day would come for some time now. You guessed it - the '80s are back!

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Taking a PeeK behind the scenes

By Lauren Gurganous | September 26, 2000

After five exhausting days of reading, writing and reading some more, Friday night finally finds her way to the University, complete with promises of some serious weekend par-taying.

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Dockter Duval's Advice Column

September 26, 2000

So my friends and I go out to Rugby ... I drink, I get a buzz, I dance with some random fellow (though one that I'd still find attractive if I were sober), we hook up against the back wall in some frat and never speak again.

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Odds and Ends

By Cavalier Daily Staff | September 26, 2000

When the Lawn is puddlewonderful Enter Charlottesville's rainy season. While rain may mean down and dirty games of football on the Lawn or mudsliding in the Mad Bowl, for those who maintain the University Grounds, rainy days mean more work than play. Jeff Ertle fights a constant battle to keep the University, especially the Lawn area, looking good. "Our goal is to try to keep the Lawn green," said Ertle, who is superintendent of the landscaping division of Facilities Management. But because of pedestrian traffic and poor drainage systems, for the Lawn, it's not always easy being green. To maintain the grass for special events such as Fall Convocation and Final Exercises, Ertle and his staff re-seed the Lawn at least twice a year, usually in the fall and spring.

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GETTING YOUR HONKY-TONK GROOVE ON

By Megan Strand | September 25, 2000

Skeedaddle away from the monotony of Rugby Road and discover Wednesday night country line dancing at Max's. A 20-year-old Charlottesville tradition, tucked behind the railway tracks and next to the live music venue Trax, Max's offers everything from cowboy boots to back-flips, "Cotton-eyed Joe," to "Back That Azz Up," and on Wednesday nights, University students get in for free. Max's "is a good place to go if you're a cowboy nerd at heart," said first-year College student Dana Grant from Connecticut, who donned cowboy boots and a denim skirt for the occasion.

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The Olympics are on: So what happened to 'Survivor' anyway?

By Lee Camp | September 25, 2000

The Olympics are going on this week, and you know what that means - mil- lions of people across the world gathered in front of their televisions ignoring the Olympics in eager anticipation of the next edition of "Survivor." I caught a couple of minutes of the opening ceremonies of the Olympics.

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Odds and Ends

By Cavalier Daily Staff | September 25, 2000

Lawn's new addition We have those pretty new wheelchair ramps. But it's only a start. And in some ways, modernization for the disabled has taken a back seat to historical nostalgia. But in one small way, this is about to change - starting with the Lawn. Lawn resident Mazen Basrawi, a fourth-year College student who has been blind all his life, has used his handheld Braille label maker to put residents' names and their room numbers on each door. And finally, people are starting to take notice. "I've been pushing this for about two years now," Basrawi said.

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Odds and Ends

By Cavalier Daily Staff | September 22, 2000

Send in the recruits There won't be any F/A-18 flyovers or country-western singers, but tomorrow's homecoming football game against Clemson will feature a bit of pregame entertainment, if you pay close attention. Men's basketball coach Pete Gillen and assistant coach Tom Herrion are hosting a quartet of recruits this weekend and will lead them onto the Scott Stadium field at 3:15 p.m., 15 minutes before kickoff.

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Sizing it up: small tags may label women

By Rupa Mishra | September 22, 2000

It's an all-too-familiar situation: A woman normally wears a size eight, but at a different store and with a certain pair of pants, she can squeeze into a size four.

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'Culture' captures soul of South, hearts of patrons

By Tom Kennedy and Kerri Hannigan | September 22, 2000

A little more than halfway between the Corner and the Downtown Mall is one of Charlottesville's best restaurants for food, service and atmosphere: Southern Culture.

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Horsing Around

By Trisha Comsti | September 21, 2000

Graceful ladies stroll around in large, floppy hats. Men chat easily in expensive suits, afternoon cocktails balanced in their hands.

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Odds and Ends

By Cavalier Daily Staff | September 21, 2000

Amphitheater goes Greek If you feel like Rugby Road isn't "fratty" enough and you need a bit more Greek in your life, then get psyched about Friday night.