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Study: Women find it difficult to quit the habit
Nellie Fiorenzi sat outside the English building Monday afternoon with a half-smoked cigarette dangling from between the fingers on her left hand.
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Democrats vie for open seat in senate
Having an open race for U.S. Senate would normally be a great opportunity for the Illinois Democratic candidates.
But with the Republicans having only a 51-48 majority in the Senate, the Illinois race could be a key race in deciding who has majority control in the Senate.
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Republicans looking to hold empty senate seat
When Sen. Peter Fitzgerald, (R-Ill.), announced in April that he would not be seeking re-election, the Republican primary for the 2004 U.S. Senate race suddenly became wide open.
Since then, seven candidates with a variety of backgrounds have stepped up, hoping to represent the Republicans in the Nov. 2004 election — here’s a quick look at each candidate:
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South Beach diet sparks concern
Jane Thorne, junior in education, said she and some girls from her sorority house planned to try the South Beach diet just to see if it would really work. Four weeks after she ended the diet, Thorne said she would not recommend it to anyone.
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Students remember Los muertos
Death is greeting visitors to La Casa Cultural Latina House this week.
La Catrina, a six-foot-tall skeleton who is fully clothed in a paper skirt and blouse, stands adjacent to the cultural house’s entrance. The skeleton, which is a common symbol of death in Mexican art, was set up in the house by students Monday night in honor of Dia de los Muertos, the Day of the Dead.
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University recognizes professors with advertisements
The University recognized professors Paul Lauterbur, Anthony Leggett and Carl Woese for their Nobel and Crafoord prize-winning accomplishments, through advertisements in 10 newspapers including the New York Times, the Chicago Tribune and The Wall Street Journal.
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Play gives voice to Arab Americans
The theme at the Krannert Center on Monday evening was sharing the Arab American experience.
The Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities (IPRH) sponsored a play by playwright Betty Shamieh aimed at offsetting the differences that exclude Arab Americans from American society.
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Pumpkins turned missiles make for fun times
With a blast and a roar, the lumpy orange missile exploded out of the cannon, leaving behind a white trail of smoke as it shot toward its target — a car placed there to be pulverized by the projectile pumpkins.
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