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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?

Life

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.

Life

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.

Life

'Type' A Personality

By Cliff Roberts | October 5, 2004

As pen and paper dependence fades and the student body becomes increasingly technophiliac, more students use computers to not only to do work outside of class, but to take notes inside of class as well. Some students find typing notes much faster and easier than writing. Typing "is much easier than taking notes by hand and so much more efficient in my mind," fourth-year College student Andrew McDowell said. McDowell did stress, however, that he realizes some classes are more appropriate for typing out notes than others. "It's easier for history and government classes where things don't need to be very organized, but for classes like econ where you have to draw graphs, I still write out my notes," McDowell said. Other students like third-year Commerce student Divya Sahay prefer using a computer to organize their notes at home, but find it inconvenient to take a computer to class.

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The naked truth

By Michelle Jamrisko | October 5, 2004

F or five thrilling minutes, he forgets about the psychology midterm, the mediocre paper he turned in that morning and the lectures in which he hears a voice reminiscent of Charlie Brown's inaudible teacher from the Peanuts cartoons.

Life

Compassion & Understanding

By Elizabeth Katz | October 4, 2004

Drug abuse and life-altering spiritual epiphanies often seem far from everyday life. Instead, they sell out theaters and are found on the shelves of popular bookstores.

Life

R.I.P. Gumby's

By Clare Ondrey | October 4, 2004

So this summer I received a horribly disturbing Instant Message on my computer. According to the sender, Gumby's was no more.

Life

Presidential roast and toast

By Michelle Jamrisko | October 1, 2004

Less than six hours before the first presidential debate between President Bush and Sen. John Kerry, students eagerly anticipated a night full of potential flip-flopping, made-up words and, inevitably, drinking games. "It's definitely an excuse to drink," fourth-year College student Matt Oberhardt said.

Life

The sounds of silence

By Hannah Woolf | September 30, 2004

The best performance the members of Silent Diner ever gave was on the night of their friend "Hippie" Katie's birthday party.

Life

How do you play it?

By Defne Gunay | September 29, 2004

A long, long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, University students used strange objects called "walkmans" in order to have access to music on-the-go.

Life

BENEATH THE BLACK RIBBON

By Christine Herman | September 29, 2004

The vast majority of the student body has been, at some point or another, a first-year student, and has thereby been exposed to numerous programs designed to promote diversity, from Grounds for Discussion to less structured hall and suite discussions in first-year dorms. As such, the University attempts to portray itself to students as a progressive and protective agent of honor and racial acceptance from the time they arrive on Grounds.

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Column titles are for suckers.

By Eric Cunningham | September 29, 2004

We've all done it. It's Friday afternoon, you think to yourself, "You know, if I just focus tomorrow ... I mean, REALLY focus, I bet I could catch up on all my reading in one day.

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