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By Cavalier Daily Staff | March 29, 2000

Personal issues Wednesday marks the Mosaic House spring forum, which will concentrate on religious issues throughout the University. "We want to take this kind of taboo subject away from closed-mindedness and to make people feel more comfortable talking about it," said Tracy D'Souza, second-year College student and forum planner. Panelists will include members from groups such as Inter-Varsity Christians and Hillel, as well as individuals holding atheistic and Catholic beliefs. "We wanted to focus on when you come to the University ... how practicing religion changes if it does change," she said. The forum will take place in Maury Auditorium at 7:00 p.m.

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By Cavalier Daily Staff | March 28, 2000

The robot is on a mission This Saturday, at the Sigma Pi fraternity party, attendees were encouraged to dress like robots.

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Dockter Duval's Advice Column

By Dockter Duval | March 28, 2000

Dear Dockter Duval, There is this girl in one of my classes that I think is absolutely gorgeous.

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Students grant children's wishes

March 28, 2000

Lots of little boys have dreams of becoming police officers. But for 7-year-old leukemia patient Chris Greicius, this dream actually came true.

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By Cavalier Daily Staff | March 27, 2000

Spring Fling in Full Swing As the blossoms around Grounds begin to creep into full flower, so do many University social events.

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UGS, Jefferson Society go head to head for Charity Field Day

By Ryann Collins | March 27, 2000

Fat bat, croquet, touch football and ultimate frisbee were the names of the games on the Lawn Friday afternoon.

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Adventures in skiing yield more falls than fruits

By Lee Camp | March 27, 2000

Over spring break, while many of you were having the time of your lives in exotic locations where the local dress code is nothing but sand, I was in Colorado trying to kill myself - I mean, learning to ski. Skiing consists of putting an extremely slick piece of graphite on each foot and hurling yourself down an icy mountain while grasping sharp metal poles in your hands.

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Inequality in pornography?

By Christa Dierksheide | March 27, 2000

The cashier with green press-on nails and wispy blonde hair looks up shyly when asked whether Lucky Seven regularly stocks Playgirls. "We usually sell out of Playgirl pretty quick.

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Waltzing in time

By Mary Ashburn and Stephanie Batten | March 24, 2000

Those students looking to dance the night away Saturday at the Restoration Ball may not realize they are prep-stepping in the footsteps of a centuries-old tradition. This Restoration Ball, co-sponsored by the Jefferson Literary and Debating Society and the University Guide Service, carries on a long tradition of year-end dances that stretches back to the earliest years of University history. "The Ball is a really unique event in that it is open to the entire University community," said Rebecca Crawford, the 2000 Restoration Ball Chairwoman and third-year College student. According to a 1964 edition of The Cavalier Daily, the Restoration Ball began in 1964 as a means of raising funds for the restoration of the Rotunda and as a way of carrying on the 19th-century custom of a Finals Ball. After a fire destroyed the Rotunda in 1895, architect Stanford White restored the former library in 1898, dramatically changing its original interior design, University Historian Raymond Bice said. White removed the entire second floor to create one large room for the library, often called the "cavern of books" in later years.

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Higher Grounds captures West Coast style

By Adam Justice | March 24, 2000

Against the background of the Higher Grounds' stucco walls, a tall man donned in paint-stained overalls conversed with another man in an expensive black wool parka half his size.

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Big Gig raises awareness of

By Josie Roberts | March 24, 2000

When Montaret D. Davis allegedly raped a University student while holding her male friend at gunpoint this fall, the incident shook the entire University community.

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Odds and Ends

By Cavalier Daily Staff | March 24, 2000

A spiritual side Every Sunday night as the flurry of weekend activity begins to settle down, a group of students get closer to their religious side.

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By Cavalier Daily Staff | March 23, 2000

Big Man on Campus ... in a robot suit? Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Is it a stunt required of a fraternity pledge? The robot walking around grounds, with his aluminum boxed head, tubular pants and electric tape holding his costume together, has created quite a rumbling in the University community. "Did you just see that?" said an exasperated Ralph Schultz, University language technology specialist, to a student studying diligently in a window in Cabell Hall.

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'Good grief,' what a bittersweet farewell

By Rupa Mishra | March 23, 2000

Chances are, you know who Peppermint Patty is. You have laughed at Woodstock and sighed with Charlie Brown.

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By Cavalier Daily Staff | March 22, 2000

Book it Today marks the opening of the Virginia Festival of the Book, a five-day program promoting literacy and celebrating reading.

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New advertising technique pays off for internet junkies

By Stephanie Batten | March 22, 2000

College students around the globe spend millions of hours each month with their noses glued to computer screens, sometimes doing homework, but more often than not just surfing the Internet.

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Answering the call of the open road, discovering home

By Emily Kane | March 22, 2000

"Done with indoor complaints, libraries, querulous criticisms, Strong and content I travel the open road." So sings Walt Whitman in his meandering, brilliant ode to experience, "Song of the Open Road." He's absolutely passionate in his love for the road, and he extols its beauty as something that expresses him better than he can express himself.

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No. 1 UC-Berkeley disregards rankings, traditions

By Michael Greenwald | March 21, 2000

BERKELEY, Calif.-They are No. 1, and they couldn't care less. The University of California-Berkeley, crowned by U.S.

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By Cavalier Daily Staff | March 21, 2000

Buh-bye Parking Garage woes The days of clogged traffic at the Central Grounds Parking Garage are no more. While students were relaxing in tropical climates and going to wild beach parties during spring break, the University's Department of Parking & Transportation installed a new gate and electronic sign to indicate when the Central Grounds Parking Garage is full. The new sign and gate should help alleviate the choking state of traffic flow into and out of the popular parking garage. "Unfortunately, people were backing out into Emmett Street and people didn't know what to do," Becca White, asst.

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Dockter Duval's Advice Column

By James Duval | March 21, 2000

The advice column feature is brand new to the Cavalier Daily. Here are some sample questions asked to candidates trying out for the CD's advice columnist position.