Life

Life

A festival of lights, and eight crazy nights

By Laura Good | December 3, 2002

When Adam Sandler's famous Hanukkah songs begin to fill the radio airways, students can be sure that the Festival of Lights has begun. For Jewish students at the University, Hanukkah represents a time of spirituality, reflection and celebration. Hanukkah began last Friday, and students will light the last candle on their menorahs at the end of this week. Around 200 B.C., after driving away the Greek soldiers who had taken over their city, the Maccabees wanted to rededicate their temple.

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Professor Profiles

By Cavalier Daily Staff | December 3, 2002

Department of French Dean's Office FREN 331: Intensive Grammar FREN 332: The Writing and Reading of Texts Q: Where are you originally from? A: I grew up in Belgium.

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Worlds of Thanks

By Angela Manese-Lee | November 26, 2002

What do a Kenyan Olympic medalist, a hospitalized Foxfield jockey, two flirting senior citizens and a host of University international students have in common?

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Professor Profiles

By Lauren Akselrod | November 26, 2002

Department of Psychology PSYC 260: Introduction to Social Psychology Q: Where did you get your degrees? A: Well, I got my Ph.D.

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A tale of two Thanksgivings

By Laura Good | November 26, 2002

A fire blazes in the fireplace while family members sit around the television, watching the football game and reminiscing about the good old days.

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A secret side of professor duties

By Lytle Wurtzel | November 25, 2002

I'll be honest, I don't know much about sports.During my first season as a football cheerleader in high school, my brother or my dad would have to sit in the front row and let me know whether our team was on offense or defense.

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Odds and Ends

By Lauren Akselrod | November 25, 2002

It's industrialization at its finest, and consequences at their worst. What is a poor beachweeker to do?

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Historian's Corner

By Cavalier Daily Staff | November 25, 2002

The Civil War changed the dynamic of the University significantly.The idea of Southern secession had been offered around Grounds through debates of both the Washington and Jefferson Societies, who both voted to secede in case of Lincoln's election in 1860.

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Land Locked

By Lauren Akselrod | November 25, 2002

Two years and many memories ago, a group of girls made a promise. The third hall of Metcalf was the place and future housing plans were on the agenda. No matter what happened over the course of our college years, one thing was certain: Brought together by the mysterious hands of fate, our handful of different personalities had learned to live in harmony.

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Going, going, gone

By Alexandra Valint | November 22, 2002

For any online shopper, eBay is where to find anything from the antique and out-of-print to the ordinary or bizarre.

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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.