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There's no place like our U.Va. home

By Megan Peloquin | January 22, 2003

US Airways welcomes you to Phoenix, where the local time is 11:30 a.m. and the weather is a fabulous 75 degrees." The flight attendant's caffeinated voice woke me from the restless recovery slumber I was enduring as a result of my crazy last night in Charlottesville. While vainly attempting to disguise the greasy hair and bloodshot eyes before facing my mother, I glanced out at the arid landscape below the flimsy oval window of the plane.

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Rotunda Stop...

By Robbie Glass | January 22, 2003

Q: How long have you been driving a bus? A: Since May of 2000, so two and a half years. Q: What made you decide you wanted to drive? A: I knew somebody who drove a bus at Virginia Tech, and it looked like fun, so I decided to try. Q: What's your favorite part of driving a bus? A: Being in control of a very large vehicle. Q: Was it hard, learning to drive? A: Yes and no.

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Changing face

By Patricia Cooper | January 21, 2003

Conservative. Arrogant. Pretentious. These words may come to mind when characterizing the Jefferson Society. This year, however, officers are promoting diversity in preparation for membership interviews next week.

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Much ado about shopping

By Lauren Fischer | January 21, 2003

Imagine watching Barracks Road transform itself from a sleepy country outpost to a sprawling, bustling shopping center with multiple wings.

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Talking points

By Meghan Moran | January 20, 2003

January on Grounds means chilling winds, snow flurries and crowds of first and second years "rushing" to Rugby Road.

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Historian's Corner

By Chris Mitchell and The University Guide Service | January 20, 2003

On January 18, 1803, Thomas Jefferson sent a confidential letter to Congress seeking funds for an expedition west to the Pacific Ocean.In that letter, he requested $2,500 that was to be reported publicly "for the purpose of extending the external commerce of the United States." The goal of the expedition was two-fold.

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Storied Journey

By Catherine Dunn | January 20, 2003

Al Cluck loves the story of explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. They are his heroes and like they did, he loves hunting and fishing, hiking and exploring.

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Sweet home, south of the Mason-Dixon Line

By Lytle Wurtzel | January 20, 2003

When I woke up last week and rolled lazily over to face the window, all I could see was blue sky and palm trees. Another beautiful Florida morning. My options were boundless: a quick drive over to the beach, a dip in the pool, a long run outside as the warm day unfolded. Or I could board a plane at noon bound for a trip to New York, where a nor'easter had dropped 18 inches of snow just days before. I could forsake Florida's warm weather and Southern hospitality in favor of a snowy city swarming with yellow cabs and impatient commuters. And while New York affords gourmet restaurants, unparalleled shopping and more jobs than my suburban hometown, it was a struggle to make the choice that morning. As I finally decided to board the plane (my $280 ticket weighing heavily into that decision), I felt like Regis Philbin was demanding in my ear, "Is that your final answer?" The older we get, which at this point is not even very old, the more we start to think about where we want to end up after college.

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Odds and Ends

By Lytle Wurtzel | January 17, 2003

As students headed back to the Corner last night, they may have noticed that a familiar face was missing. The old Greenskeeper is gone from University Avenue, and a new bar and restaurant has taken its place. Jab-er-wok-e, pronounced "Jabberwocky", opened its doors after Greenskeeper's last call on Jan.

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Sound Bytes

By Cavalier Daily Staff | January 17, 2003

"You've seen it in scary movies and thrillers: where they react in absolute horror as they see where past victims have tried to claw their way out, leaving bits of fingernails and blood traces.

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Drop in to slim down

By Laura Good | January 16, 2003

Those Weight Watchers points just don't seem like enough. Slim Fast shakes are not nearly as appetizing as Fresh ns Smoothies.

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Rotunda Stop...

By Nicole Rowleu | January 15, 2003

How much did you spend on books this semester? Too much, three hundred dollars I think.I think my French books cost the most because there were so many of them, but my Psychology textbook was probably the most expensive. What percentage of the books do you think you'll actually read? Probably I'll try to read quite a few. I'm a first-year so I don't really know what I can get by with. Do you try to get your books for cheaper at other locations? Well I always try to get the used books.I don't know, maybe somewhere on the corner is cheaper, but I usually come here just because it's closer. How do you feel about the upcoming semester? Excited.Excited about the classes I am taking like Psychology, religion, and History of jazz.

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ODDS & ENDS

By Alexandra Valint | January 15, 2003

The third floor of Newcomb Hall has been transformed and it is all in homage of the legendary trek of Lewis and Clark across the then unexplored land of North America.

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Field House

By Jennifer McDaniel | January 15, 2003

Drive by Scott Stadium these days and you'llspot a sea of empty seats, a green pasture begging for play and a scoreboard in need of a light-up. With a 61,500 person capacity, 25 concession stands and 77 columns in Pergola Plaza, many fail to recognize the smaller parts that make up the whole of the Carl Smith Center. But Scott Cornwell, stadium manager, cannot ignore those smaller details.

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Give a Little Gift

By Ann-Woods Isaacs | December 5, 2002

Less than two miles from central Grounds is a neighborhood that sharply contrasts the academia and opulence characterizing the University community.

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