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Lord Hardwicke's -- more than the normal fish and chips, tea biscuits

By Taste Buds | November 22, 2002

This week's trivia question: who said this quote: "You know what's great about you English? Octopussy." The answer will appear at the end of our article. Contrary to this mystery person's statement, however, we've discovered the ever-elusive second reason to give the English their due: Lord Hardwicke's. Located on Route 29 North, Lord Hardwicke's is a short drive from central Grounds.

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Sound Bytes

By Cavalier Daily Staff | November 22, 2002

"One of my housemates had been receiving packages in the mail containing hilarious sexual objects.

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ODDS & ENDS

By Katie Sullivan | November 21, 2002

Research projects aren't just for book-publishing professors or dissertation-focused grad students.

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Decades in denim: a fashion retrospective

November 21, 2002

Some people use photo albums to keep track of noteworthy life events. Some scribble for hours in journals, and others make epic-length home videos.

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Going Global

By Josie Roberts | November 21, 2002

Try explaining "Cribs" to a non-fluent English speaker. Try to connect MTV's rampant glorification of celebrity mansions with its show title that literally means a baby's bed.

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Rotunda Stop...

By Laura Good | November 20, 2002

Bill Cogswell Assistant Manager Q: What is the best selling item that you have in the store? A: Probably our garment-dyed T-shirts.

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Access denied

By Lytle Wurtzel | November 20, 2002

When the phone rang at 2 a.m. yesterday, fourth-year College student Becky Kinlein didn't mind the early wake-up call Kinlein's friend had called to let her know that ISIS was up and running, and she ought to give registration a shot. "I was supposed to register for classes at 11:00 a.m.

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Carving a niche

By Ben Neumeyer | November 20, 2002

Anyone who has a class in Cabell Hall has seen the chalkboard ads, with their vague but enticing message:"Work part-time around class.

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The sound of holiday bells means it's time to ring up angry customers at Toys R Us again

By Preston Speed | November 20, 2002

As the semester winds down, Winter Break is fast approaching. I realize there still are two weeks of class left, and a long week and a half of finals.

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Off the streets

By Leslie Atchley | November 19, 2002

Forty-six-year-old Rick Martin lives a happy and fulfilling life. He has been married for several years, has a baby on the way and has a rewarding career as an at-risk youth coordinator at the Fan Free Clinic in Richmond.

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Finding security and peace of mind in the Middle East

By Reema Inaam Hijazi | November 19, 2002

We kept the windows open to let in the air. In the morning our pale pink curtains would glow a bright orange and puff up with the wind, slowly moving back and forth to a silent rhythm.

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Averting the 'Fourth-year Fifth'

By Laura Good | November 19, 2002

U.Va. is known for its traditions. Most of them are harmless. One, however, has proven to be deadly. The "fourth-year fifth" entails fourth-year students drinking a fifth of liquor during the last home football game of the season. In 1997, Leslie Baltz died from an alcohol related incident on game day.

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Professor Profiles

By Cavalier Daily Staff | November 19, 2002

Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures RUTR 335: 19th Century Russian Literature RUSS 552: The Rise of the Russia Novel Q: What educational path led you to U.Va.? A: I went to Harvard as an undergraduate, and majored in Slavic languages and literature.

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ODDS & ENDS

By Lauren Akselrod | November 18, 2002

In Latin, "vox" means "voice." And so VOX, an affiliate of Planned Parenthood, is dedicated to giving 18- to 25-year-olds a voice in advocating reproductive health. Completely student run, the new organization is not merely a spokesgroup for Planned Parenthood, said fourth-year College student Emily Damgaard, VOX vice president.

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How to make awitty toast

By Jake Hostetter | November 18, 2002

My dad throws dinner parties with kaleidoscope colored hors d'oeuvre platters and it-ain't-just-for-rappers-Kristal every day of the week that ends with "Y." Why?

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Historian's Corner

By Steve Ander and The University Guide Service | November 18, 2002

Edgar Allan Poe came to the University at the age of 17 in early 1826. The school year ran from Feb.

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Handcrafted Community

By Alexandra Valint | November 18, 2002

It is a clear, brisk Saturday afternoon and the wind is capricious. Traipsing down the brick walkway of the Downtown Mall, passing by assorted shops, you wind your way through a cosmopolitan crowd. Tables, stands and booths begin to appear along the walkway closer to the Mall's center.

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Odds and Ends

By Alexandra Valint | November 15, 2002

After a quick glance at a bulletin board in Cabell Hall, you could have your schedule for next week filled with concerts, lectures, plays and symposia. The abundance of colored flyers and posters, stapled over each other in efforts to be in the foreground, illustrates the sheer number of organizations at the University that regularly host events.

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Eye spy

By Lytle Wurtzel | November 15, 2002

Eight miles outside Rockhill, N.C., there's a small, family-owned dairy farm. And on this farm there lived some cows. And on this farm, there lived a very bright 6-year-old student at Winthrop Training School who would trade in his milk pail for a chance to revolutionize the way handicapped people interact with the world. Sixty years later, Engineering Prof.

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Sound Bytes

By Cavalier Daily Staff | November 15, 2002

"She was undeniably really, really cute in face and other physical attributes, yet shivering against the cold there in front of the main entrance to Thornton Hall.