December 1st, 2005 issue #0448

December 1st, 2005

High spirits: Wahoos tackle fourth-year fifth

PHOTOS BY JEN FARIELLO [email protected] The traditions at Mr. Jefferson's University can seem strange to an outsider. Some have students running naked down the Lawn, keeping mum about secretive chants and societies, or drinking... a lot. For the students who claim to "work hard and play hard," the University of Virginia provides ample opportunities for both.

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The week in review

Best alternative to Monday Night Wrestling: The Charlottesville City Council public hearing on November 21 pits Rob "I care about African Americans" Schilling against Kendr...

Gimme five! Five Guys and a table for two

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Katrina's lesson: If you don't own it, let it go

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Shopper, beware: The eBay profiteer is lurking

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What do you think of the fourth-year fifth?

Jon Cobb: "I think it's a bit silly." Tim Elliott: "It's the stupidest thing I've ever heard of. I did stuff like that in college, but that doesn't make it any less stupi...

Still Available

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Done up: Total restoration wins prize

ADDRESS: 118 Prospect Street, Staunton NEIGHBORHOOD: Stuart Addition Historic District ASKING: $439,000 CITY ASSESSMENT: $122,000 YEAR BUILT: 1845, 1904 SIZE: 2400 fin. sq...

Property auctions

December 6 at 9am at the Louisa County Courthouse Property: 4381 Broad Street Road, Deerwood subdivision, Gum Spring Debtor: unknown Amount owing: $101,195 Bidder brings: ...

PAD-ed arteries: Leg pain comes from clogs

There are too many homonyms and acronyms that all sound the same but have different meanings. How in the world can we keep up with all the different meanings for the same-s...

Iceman cometh: Cusack's every guy's idol

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Mainey-act: Cerberus Shoal raises goosebumps

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Crumby news: Museum may be toast

They came to Charlottesville full of hope, and hauling toasters about 700 of them. But after seven years of working to open a museum for their collection in their Carlto...
Edifice complex? Councilor questions Region Ten

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NEWS- Tragic reunion: Web unites Collier's friends
Ninth ward: The hardest Nola story yet

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Pay freeze? Ask for other rewards

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Eyes wide shut: Tripping in the dark

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Amen, Elvis: Grissom explores King fixation

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Caravati's confused

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Crozet's choking out here

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Let's hear answers, Dygert

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