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Patricia Cooper


Front line

Todd Billet shoots a three pointer at the buzzer to win the game for Virginia. There are a few claps and shouts among the sea of mostly empty bleachers.

Comedy Cho

The nation's newspapers are calling Margaret Cho exuberant, provocative and brilliant. From performing in small clubs as a teenager in the 1980s, Cho has developed into a nationally renowned comedian.

Professor Profile

HIEU 354 Modern German History 1914-Present HIEU 401 Undergraduate Research Seminar Q: Why did you choose to study German history? A: All history is contemporary history, but some is more contemporary than others.

Efforts from exile

Joseph Abdel Wahed and his family were expelled from Egypt in 1952 because they were Jews. Wahed was one of thousands of Jews given a "one way ticket" out of the country and forced to leave behind family, friends and personal belongings. Despite the horror of this forced removal, little is known of what Wahed calls the Forgotten Exodus. Fourth-year Commerce student and president of Hoos for Israel Matthew Rubin was touched by Wahed's story, printed in National Review.

Scandalous creations

Ghastly wigs and grisly bodysuits. Magical capes and spooky masks. While Halloween traditionally entails concealing your identity in a scary witch or ghost costume, many people have altered the practice.

Staying tuned

A few people scurry across the brick path down East Lawn, and two squirrels chase each other among the branches.

A League of Their Own

This is the first in a three-part series on relationships. Part one features dating between athletes and non-athletes.

Bookstore beats

Listening to talented a cappella groups may provide a better incentive to climb to the second floor of the bookstore than searching for a used history textbook.

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