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Thursday, May 23, 2013

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97 Percent of Audience Involved in Other Drama Production

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Saturday evening’s Culbreth Theatre showing of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead was executed to near perfection, with third-year Ryan Leach’s performance as the feckless Rosencrantz receiving a standing ovation from the sell-out crowd of eleven moms, six Intro to Acting students there for extra credit, and five hundred and seventy-eight members of the casts and crews of entirely different University productions. “It was so nice … Continue reading

Students Just Glad to Have Something to Complain About Again

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The entire student populace of the University of Virginia has been breathing easy again as the vote on the Honor Committee’s proposal to reform the process of jury selection and informed retraction has united the student body behind “Yes” or “No,” with 100 percent of those polled having a strong opinion. “Man, I thought for … Continue reading

SAT Scores Allow Student to Place Out of James Madison University

The beautiful quad at James Madison University, which Winter will thankfully never have to set foot on.

MCLEAN, VA – High School senior Maurice Winter was glad to learn that his cumulative score of 2030 on the nationally-administered Scholastic Aptitude Test was a full 1800 points more than he needed to place out of the introductory-level James Madison University. “Plenty of my friends are stuck there now, so I’m just glad to not have to deal with it at all,” said the student, who is able to take more relevant, challenging … Continue reading

Cavalier Daily Steals Material From Shitty Website

The Cavalier Daily, above left, has found itself in trouble after blatantly plagiarizing material from a shady website, above right.

Honor Committee Chair Stephen Nash announced this morning that The Cavalier Daily will soon be facing plagiarism charges, as it was discovered this past week to have stolen 100% of its material from a poorly written, out-of-date website known as cavalierdaily.com. “I don’t know why the Cav Daily would even consider copying articles from this awful website,” remarked third-year Matt Weyback. “Just … Continue reading

‘Don’t Tell Brian’ Themed Party a Success

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WERTLAND AVE – Last Saturday’s “Don’t Tell Brian” Themed Party to celebrate third-year Brittany Armistead’s birthday was a major success, reported party-goers, as dozens of her friends gathered in her apartment to drink beer, catch-up with each other, and avoid Brian, who wasn’t invited. “It was so much fun and pretty much everyone got really into the whole theme,” said Armistead’s best friend and party attendee … Continue reading

Study Insists Mixing Caffeine and Alcohol is Definitely Worth It

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This past Saturday morning, roommate Jeff announced that the commonly practiced though controversial trend of mixing caffeine and alcohol has absolutely no negative side effects and is a great way of staying out late and having fun. “Look, Steve and I did like 6 Jagerbombs each last night before downing a Red Bull and heading out to Boylan and we had a great frickin’ time,” reported Jeff, who has had no trouble adjusting to the … Continue reading

First-Year Announces Plan to Drink on a Weeknight

The above image is just one of 16 distinct photographs taken by Bedford in an effort to prove how in college he is.

First-year Robert Bedford boldly announced this past Wednesday that he did, in fact, plan to “go out” that night and consume an amount of alcohol in excess of the Surgeon General’s official recommendation. Hundreds of students were notified of this development via a terse update on Bedford’s Facebook account. The status, “wasted wednsday”, shocked many of Bedford’s friends and family with its understated cool, alliterative wit, and … Continue reading

Study Unfortunately Finds No Golden Corrals Near Grounds

For the 193rd consecutive year there is not a single Golden Corral serving up tasty food at competitive prices to UVA students

A study released this Tuesday by researchers at the Darden School of Business revealed that despite its excellent buffet menu, quality ingredients, and unmatched low prices, there is not a single Golden Corral anywhere near the University of Virginia. “Our findings are a bit startling,” said Darden research assistant Timothy Watson. “There are a number … Continue reading

University Launches Campaign to Raise Awareness Awareness

Planned events include a drive to collect political stickers for Macbooks and a 5K benefiting victims of too many 5Ks.

Starting this Monday, the University unveiled a new program aimed at raising student awareness of student awareness. The week-long campaign seeks to promote the struggle of idealistic students who routinely think about and attempt to solve the pressing issues of our time. The campaign’s slogan “Save the Would-Be Saviors” can be seen around Grounds plastered … Continue reading

Study Reveals Everyone at College Having Sex Except You

A new study shows that each of these students, even the kid in the rugby stripes, is having way more sex than you.

A new study, made public last Friday night while you were sitting at home re-watching season one of Archer, confirms that everyone at the University of Virginia is partaking in various acts of sexual intercourse. Everyone except you. The study, conducted via text message to all of your classmates, proves once and for all that … Continue reading

Jefferson Society Debate Ends in Bourbon-Induced Fisticuffs

The two exchanged blows outside Jefferson Hall in the wee hours of the morning.

Last Friday evening, the weekly meeting of the Ancient and Honorable Jefferson Literary and Debating Society ended in a brawl after members Owen Gallogly and Roraig Finney thought it wise to resolve a dispute with a test of physical prowess. After failing to reach a conclusion about whether the lower-class should bear “all of” or … Continue reading

First-Year Accidentally Assigned Rabid Pack of Dogs as Roommate

Becker could not be reached for comment after reportedly developing lockjaw.

First-year Cameron Becker was admitted to Student Health yesterday and diagnosed with an advanced form of rabies after receiving a roaming pack of feral dogs as his roommate. Despite informing his friends, Resident Advisor, and the Department of Housing and Student Life of his unfortunate situation, they all shrugged it off as merely exaggerated roommate … Continue reading

First-Year No Longer Believes in Love at First Grind

“It's just hard when something I believed for my entire life turned out to be nothing more than a childhood dream."

“My Mom always told me that if a guy aggressively grabs your hips while listening to Lil’ Jon, you’re on your way to a happy marriage,” explained first-year Katie Langler. Some girls envision themselves spotting their future spouse on a romantic beach or on a busy street corner. Langler, however, says she “always expected to … Continue reading

Researchers Note Growing Trend In Student Pre-Pre-Gaming

Professor Guterbock predicts that pregaming will continue to increase.

Today Sociology Professor Thomas Guterbock released the results of his year-long study on the drinking habits of UVa students. The study concluded that pregaming, the act of drinking slightly cheaper alcohol with slightly fewer people in a slightly smaller area before moving elsewhere, has increased twenty-fold due to the introduction of what Guterbock calls “Pre-pregaming.” … Continue reading

Indie Kid Dies, But Ironically

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Hundreds of skinny-jean-clad students are still nonchalant today after the death of fellow indie kid Chance Casbeer, who was crushed by a PBR truck on Tuesday. Chance, a 21 year-old music studies major, was crossing Main Street when he stumbled and was struck by the truck’s left front fender, right between the vehicle’s Pro-life and … Continue reading

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