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Cavalier Royalty

By Defne Gunay | October 20, 2004

University women are acquiring quite a reputation. First Playboy models and an Apprentice contestant graced the University before entering the national spotlight -- now a former Cavalier has been crowned Miss America. Wahoo-wa This year's Miss America, Deidre Downs, attended the University from 1998 until 2000 when she transferred to Samford University in Birmingham, Ala. "I loved U.Va., but I just wanted to go to a smaller school," Downs said.

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Crushed orange

By Defne Gunay | October 20, 2004

Last week the Yankees won, Kerry and Bush debated and the Donald fired someone again, but what really shook the University was the Virginia football team's loss to Florida State. "I'm very disappointed," first-year College student Chris Holby said.

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Blind Date Adventure

By Cavalier Daily Staff | October 19, 2004

Dave Lee Year: Third Major: Anthropology Favorite movie: Super Troopers Favorite Saved by the Bell character:Kelly Personal hero: Superman Dream car: McLaren Hometown: Yorktown, VA Kristin Wilhelm Year: First Major: undeclared, Engineering student Interests: Theater, running Favorite music: Billy Joel Favorite word: believe Personal hero: my friend Steve Hometown: Moorestown, NJThis piece is based on and inspired by The Hook's Blind Date Challenge.

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Going the distance

By Teresa Wood | October 19, 2004

Late last Friday night I waited at the bus stop and watched a stream of first years pour out of new dorms and walk toward me.

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Trying to write a really good story

By AJ Aronstein | October 19, 2004

The screen is blank. Ali and Dan are in my room. I'm on Alex's computer because mine has a virus and ITC hasn't responded to my e-mails. Our apartment smells like a dead squirrel. Ali is playing Matchbox 20's "Push" on his guitar -- a song from the days when one could listen to Rob Thomas and not be a de facto weenie.

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From the ARCHIVES

By Cavalier Daily Staff | October 18, 2004

At Jefferson Hall on Friday night a debate was held between representatives of the Republican and Democratic parties before the Jefferson Society. Sam Garrison, second year Education student, spoke in behalf of the Nixon-Lodge ticket, and Mike Cody, third year Law student, spoke for Kennedy and Johnson.

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Parking perils, roommate wars

By Erin Gaetz | October 18, 2004

I stood locked in a steely-eyed gaze with my roommate. The tension was as thick as Everglades fog, and I felt that everything -- our friendship, our happy arrangement as roommates for the next nine months -- was about to disappear.

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Tablet talk

By Kaitlin Chadwick | October 18, 2004

At the beginning of class, students file into lecture halls across Grounds, find their seats, take off their coats and prepare to take notes.

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Got ballot?

By Michelle Jamrisko | October 15, 2004

By Michelle Jamrisko Cavalier Daily Associate Editor With less than 20 days before the polls open to determine the next resident of the White House, several students have voiced concerns about disorganization of the voting process. Second-year College student McKenzie Haynes said she thinks several problems in the voting process today are residual issues from the faulty 2000 election process. "After 2000, anything is really possible," Haynes said.

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The hookup on hookups

By Callan Blount | October 15, 2004

Last spring, the Cavalier Daily started what the general populace calls "The Sex Section." Having been the "relationship writer" for a semester prior to its creation, I have to say I was relieved. First of all, I don't want to write about sex.

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Changing face

By Jessica Vanatta | October 15, 2004

What better way to survive the post-Fall Break midterm hump than by checking out the newly revamped features on everyone's favorite procrastination /stalking device?

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Fall flings

By Michelle Jamrisko | October 14, 2004

Third-year College student Spencer Fried had planned to spend a fairly calm break in Charlottesville, catching up on work and going out with friends.

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Unorthodox classroom etiquette

By Lindsay McCook | October 14, 2004

Raise your hand, pay attention, don't talk in class, don't chew gum, don't be late, don't pelt the person in front of you with spit wads, etc.

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Tuttle: too cool for school

By Teresa Wood | October 7, 2004

Free music: Not many people would willingly pass it up, but many University students have already unknowingly done so.

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Do it yourself

By Demetra Karamanos | October 7, 2004

You know what's really fun? Making stuff. I don't think you'll ever know how fun it really is if you don't try, so you should... Do it.

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Break it up

By Hannah Woolf | October 7, 2004

A glance at the University calendar reveals the reason for those extra days off of class on Monday and Tuesday: Reading Holiday. Yet what started out as chance for students to study -- and breathe -- prior to midterm season has morphed into a freebie extended weekend known to students and faculty alike as fall break. "The original intent, if my memory serves me correctly, was to give students an opportunity to not have class to decompressurize -- is that a word?

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Indian summer

By Elizabeth Katz | October 6, 2004

University students can find Stephanie Goodell teaching leadership skills in various capacities around Grounds, but over the summer, she was on the other side of the Atlantic, teaching leadership to a very different type of student.

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Chick-fil-Awesome

By Eric Cunningham | October 6, 2004

Alright, let's see if I can make it one week without invoking Back to the Future or facebook. That first sentence doesn't count... "Do you want to go to lil jon's?" "Whaaaat?" "Do you want to go to lil jon's?" "Whaaaat?" "Do you want to go to lil jon's?" "Whaaaat?" "Do you want to go to lil jon's?" "Okayyyy" I used to force my friends to go through that any time they'd invite me to go to Littlejohn's.

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Good Ole' Birthday Song

By Defne Gunay | October 6, 2004

It is a well known fact that the University is a place steeped in tradition. Lawn streaking, the Foxfield races and the Good Ole' Song are common examples, but some aspects of the University predate even these staples.

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Fishing in a book

By Brett Meeks | October 5, 2004

The seasons roll on. The color of the leaves changes and everyone gets excited about how pretty fall is.