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Not so 'super' Bowl By Alexandra Valint Cavalier Daily Senior Writer It is undeniably the largest sporting event of the year.


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Thinking Outside of the Book

W hen it came time to decide on a major, fourth- year College student Bahie Rassekh wasn't interested in merely following the pre-med path or limiting her studies to the confines of a single discipline. So she joined the ranks of students who have majored in fields such as "Irish Studies" and "Persuasion." Coming into the University, Rassekh had a strong interest in studying health and she thrived on the challenge of completing her pre-med requirements. But she also liked sociology and psychology, and she thought that a health-centered education would be incomplete without focusing on the social aspects that affect a person's well-being. Rassekh instead wanted to personalize her major to encompass community service, along with the educational and medical issues that affect health. And she discovered that she did not have to resort to a traditional program of study to accomplish that goal. Rassekh took advantage of the Interdisciplinary Major Program and put together her own requirements.


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Concerto for one

There's an impromptu concert on the piano in the main lounge in Newcomb Hall, open to the public and free of charge.


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Steering clear of mishaps in CS 120

When we were younger, adults used to tell us we were capable of doing something if it was "as easy as riding a bike." I could handle this analogy, understand this concept: my own training wheels came off with relative ease, and I avoided any traumatic experiences when learning to pedal.


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Salvation from the Streets

I n class, former Russian history Prof. Jim Hart always taught his students compassion. When he retired from the Uni versity and became director of volunteer programs at the Charlottesville Salvation Army, located off of Ridge Street, he was able to continue teaching the same values.


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This bid's for you By Lytle Wurtzel Cavalier Daily Senior Writer What do DeBeers Jewelers, BMW, Gap and Dave Mathews Band have in common with Inter-Sorority Council Recruitment? They've all influenced slogans featured on the Bid Day t-shirts of the new sorority pledges. On the first night of sister-bonding, replete with pledge class photo sessions and group dinners all over town, pledges receive the ultimate wash-and-wear symbol of their new affiliation.


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Far and Away

Every week or so second-year College student Melanie Arthur receives a package from home. Usually covered in stickers and pleas to the postal service for careful handling, they bear maternal gifts and tidings.


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Just aikido-it By Katie Sullivan Cavalier Daily Senior Writer The third floor of Newcomb Hall reverberated yesterday afternoon as full-grown men flung each other to the ground in Newcomb Hall Ballroom. The only potential damage was to the floor itself, however, because all the fights were just part of the Martial Arts Expo. The expo, organized by fourth-year Engineering student Jae Woo Pak, was designed to increase the martial arts presence on Grounds. "I get frustrated because it's hard to book good rooms," Pak said.


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Living in the moment clarifies post-graduation uncertainty

I'm in limbo these days. While this veritable see-sawing between whatever's in store and whatever's past might seem normal for any other fourth year embarking on her last semester at the University, in many ways, it's just downright scary. First, there's the idea of actually graduating from college and getting a real job.


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Wedding Bliss

During college, students meet everyday, in every location and under every type of circumstance.


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Photo-op By Alexandra Valint Cavalier Daily Senior Writer Friends of University and alumni soon may find photographs of the Rotunda in their e-mail inboxes, thanks to a new feature on the school's Web site. "Virtual Postcards" enables Web surfers to send a postcard of the University, along with a personalized message, via e-mail.


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Shakespeare in the Ring By Katie Sullivan Cavalier Daily Senior Writer Shakespeare probably did not have the World Wrestling Federation in mind when he wrote the play "As You Like It." But Shakespeare on the Lawn has added it for him. The play, which will run tonight, tomorrow and Saturday at 8 p.m.


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Close Ties

Dressed in slacks, a button-down collared shirt and a red bow tie, William Redd says good-bye to one of many customers he has encountered over his years in the retail business.


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A new look for the library by Lytle Wurtzel Cavalier Daily Senior Writer Most students do not visualize themselves spending their evenings and weekends in a chat room with a librarian, but the Real Time Reference program is changing all that.

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Ahead of Lighting of the Lawn, Riley McNeill and Chelsea Huffman, co-chairs of the Lighting of the Lawn Committee and fourth-year College students, and Peter Mildrew, the president of the Hullabahoos and third-year Commerce student, discuss the festive tradition which brings the community together year after year. From planning the event to preparing performances, McNeil, Huffman and Mildrew elucidate how the light show has historically helped the community heal in the midst of hardship.