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"Lost" finds a following

Forty-two students gathered eagerly in the Game Room of Newcomb Hall Wednesday to watch the season premiere of the hit ABC series ?Lost.? The gathering represented the first official meeting of Hoo?s Lost, a club dedicated to watching and discussing the complicated and engrossing TV show for which it is named.


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Love Connection

KevinSecond-year College studentWhat extracurriculars do you participate in?Marching band, wind ensemble, rushing PSPWhat do you like to do in your free time?Listen to Coldplay, watch ?The Office,? read ghost storiesWhat are the physical and personality attributes you are looking for in a date?Good smile and laugh, sense of humor, long hairWhat are your religious affiliations?I grew up Lutheran; now I have something like a Zen life philosophy.What are your favorite TV shows??The Office,? ?Brothers and Sisters,? ?Life,? ?The West Wing,? ?Mythbusters,? ?Scrubs?What are your favorite movies and actors??Crash,? ?I am Legend,? ?Into the Wild,? the Bourne Series, Don Cheadle, Martin Sheen, George ClooneyWhat music do you like?Almost anything but rap; Coldplay, OneRepublic, Death Cab, Ben Folds, ChicagoWhat are your favorite foods?Omelets, lasagna, almost all Thai foodWhat are your favorite books and authors?Stephen King, Edgar Allan Poe, Da Vinci Code ? but I prefer short storiesDescribe your ideal date.Dinner, walking around somewhere (like sightseeing, the Downtown Mall, etc.)What are deal breakers?Won?t date a smoker ? otherwise I?m pretty open


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Because the devil couldn

Upon arriving at the University this past fall, fresh faces and seasoned scholars alike carried high hopes for what the year might bring.


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CARS to the Rescue

Ambulances are often heard in the streets of Charlottesville, their sirens wailing at all hours of the night, and seen hurrying through busy intersections, lights flashing.


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Show me the money

So, we?re all feeling the crunch of the credit crisis. We may not have lost billions of dollars and ?Cribs?-worthy mansions through the fraudulent schemes of Bernie Madoff but we?re constantly reminded of the economic woes of our country every day when we turn on CNN or hear our parents complain about having that many more years until retirement.


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Firenze is waiting

There is a place where the skyline of surrounding snow-capped aquamarine mountains is broken only by church steeples and medieval watchtowers.


Life

Pink sand isle

It?s been nearly two weeks since my voyage began in Nassau, and I cannot believe how distant life at home already feels ? and I haven?t even gotten off the ship yet!


Life

Long travels

Well, here I am in sunny and hot South Africa! This is a mighty change from the freezing temperatures I was experiencing in the weeks leading up to my departure.


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Mastering physics by the book

For the graduate student who spends long hours in a small office, seemingly endless all-nighters and regular caffeine highs are endured in the hopes of coming to a ground-breaking research discovery or completing a dissertation.

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Hoos Spelling
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In light of recent developments on Grounds, Chanel Craft Tanner, director of the Maxine Platzer Lynn Women’s Center, highlights the Center’s mission, resources and ongoing initiatives.