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Archive - Oct 31, 2007

Fall play diary: It's finally all worth it

By Lauren Piester
Published: Wednesday, October 31, 2007 - 11:40pm
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Cast member Lauren Piester continues our backstage look at the making of Uni's fall play, "The Diary of Anne Frank," which opens Thursday night. "As you might imagine, this is not a light play," Lauren writes. "It's intense, emotional, complex, and altogether draining." Read on for more as the cast gets closer to opening night.

Have you been sick yet this school year?

By Isaac Chambers
Published: Wednesday, October 31, 2007 - 11:19pm
Yes, and I stayed home.
12% (12 votes)
Yes, but I went to school anyways.
33% (32 votes)
Yes, multiple times.
3% (3 votes)
Nope!
39% (38 votes)
Yes... *fakes cough*
12% (12 votes)
Total votes: 97

Dancing with the elderly

By Laura Dripps
Published: Wednesday, October 31, 2007 - 8:21pm

Spanish club sponsored a salsa dance on Saturday. And I didn’t go. “I think I’m getting too old for these,” I said.

Halloween film picks, Pt. 2: More of the best scary movies

By Kumars Salehi
Published: Wednesday, October 31, 2007 - 7:36pm
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There’s no better time of the year to watch scary movies than Halloween. In this second of two parts, Gargoyle film critic Kumars Salehi finishes his list of the top 10 films that will make you both think and stay up nights peering fearfully into the darkness.

Audio slideshow: Paul Dampier & friends keep up a ghoulish tradition

By Shivani Khanna
Published: Wednesday, October 31, 2007 - 5:51pm
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Paul Dampier and seven of his senior classmates are spending Halloween night transforming the respectable Dampier suburban lawn into a grisly site of horror. Dampier has staged a Halloween frightfest every year since he was a subbie, and this one promises to be the best yet. Shivani Khanna narrates the twisted story behind this ghoulish tradition in our latest audio slideshow.

Cleaning freaks me out

By Erika Belmont
Published: Wednesday, October 31, 2007 - 5:22pm

I hate cleaning my room. Actually, I really hate cleaning my room.

I'm fine with cleaning anything else, but when it comes to my room, I will try to put it off for as long as I can.

However, room cleaning is like homework: the more you procrastinate, the worse the situation becomes.

Audio slideshow: A cultural explosion

By Katherine Allen
Published: Wednesday, October 31, 2007 - 11:42am
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This year's cultural fair was an explosion of food, dancing, and, of course, culture. Reporters Anna Gooler and Katherine Allen documented the fair with photos and recordings. Take a look (and a listen) inside for their final product.

At the heart of the protest: An account of Chicago's anti-war demonstration

By Sindha Agha
Published: Wednesday, October 31, 2007 - 1:14am
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Eight Uni students made the journey up to Chicago on Saturday to take part in an anti-war demonstration that drew crowds from eight Midwestern states. The protest was one of 11 that occurred in major cities across the nation, all part of a mass anti-war movement. Sindha Agha was there, and she brought back this report.