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SPORTSBreeding beasts

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OPINIONThe history of Valentine’s Day

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LIFEStudents take an icy dive for charity 4ARTSFrom making love to f**king

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NEWS Living to learn about hate

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Student submitted Valentine’s

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Seeking Manager, Assistant Manager and Sales

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Winter weather freezes donationsStudents help American Red Cross

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and all I had to do was sit for 10 minutes.” Shoshana Hitchcock

First year

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The transformation of the romantic ballad, and what it means

Senior exhibits grayscale photography with a cerebral twist

No one in 2020 is going to look back

and remember this as a time of beautiful musical declarations

of love dominating the airwaves.

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COURTESY OF ATLANTIC/ELEKTRA RECORDS

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VALENTINES! TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2011

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Scandalous sex spots for studentsYour peers name the best places to canoodle with a Valentine

“The Flying Diaper on Redstone is a little sketchy since its right where the bus stops, but if you time

it right, it can be a lot of fun.” Jennifer Hatin, sophomore

!"#$%!&'()*!+,!-.!-$%!/0%!escape on Williams works up

your endorphins so you!re heated up.”

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“Unity Lounge in the Davis Center because the couch is comfy.”

Max Danksy, sophomore

"#$%!:+))(-!;..)!.4!-$%!<.+0-$!=..0!of the Davis Center is a wonderful place to engage in sexual relations. While it!s fairly secluded, the broad windows allow

you to gaze out over central campus and the student body from above, while

getting laid.”Justin Karwatowsk, sophomore

“The gender neutral bathrooms in the Davis Center. With all the students

coming and going throughout the day, it is easy to sneak in for a quickie.”

Cody Dana, sophomore

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it is always very empty up there.”#$.0!B%''%7!/08-!9%20

“The Jeffords building. I really like the feel of it, and I was not producing as many carbon

emissions; it!s such a clean building. I had sex in it before it even opened.”

Amit Saini, junior

Weight room in Patrick Gym “The best place is in the back right in front of the

big mirror.”Eric Pugliese, sophomore

!"C%/4(-'9!-$%!A20D!0..)7!32<29%--%!EFGH!I!(<!you have key code access.”

Latimer Hoke, junior

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excitement of knowing I can get away with it.”David Bandler, sophomore

Converse Hall attic“There is a huge attic with chairs and couches.”

Amanda Burdick, junior

Narnia (the woods that separates Redstone from South Prospect Street). “It!s a great

place to do it because it!s outside and anyone can walk in and then you have to run behind

someone!s shed.”Carlie Lessard, sophomore

Physical Plant because it!s “Physical.”M())9!K.?%7!!/08-!9%20

“The basement of the library — Special Collections section. It is quiet, kind of creepy

but no one goes there during the day. You barely see people there, you just see books.”

Esa Putra, sophomore

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Another war we don’t need

Within the past few weeks it seems like

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The truth about Valentine’s Day is that

consumerism makes it all too easy for us

to be lazy and generic in our displays of

affection.

Hallmark is a new four letter word

JEFF BARBIERI

Are people really so uncreative and disconnected that they must rely on

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Former Catamounts score big in NHL All-Star game

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Quote of the week

You have a better chance of catching Bin Laden.

—Kevin GarnettLakers player

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Coach’s take: “Brian is a very good basketball player who should have an immediate impact on our program as a freshman.”

--Mike Lonergan

Accomplishments at UVM: Voelkel received his !fth Rookie of the Week honor from the America East Conference this week, commending his season average of six points, !ve assists and two steals a game. Voelkel also leads the America East Conference in rebounding, with 10 rebounds a game.

Previous accomplishments: As a senior at Iona Prep High School, Voelkel averaged 19 points, 13 rebounds and four assists. He !nished his high school career with 1,245 points, solidifying a spot for him in the Jordan Brand Classic Regional Game at Madison Square Garden — one of the most prestigious high school basketball games in the country — where he had !ve points, nine rebounds, seven assists and three steals.

Cynic power rankings of the week!"#,-..#/01&%"2)3!*+'",%-.("+'

UVM athlete spotlight of the week

#23"Brian Voelkel — Men’s basketballPosition: Forward Height: 6’ 6” Weight: 210 Class: First yearHometown: Pleasantville, N.Y. High School: Iona Prep

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Women’s basketball vs. AlbanyPatrick Gymnasium 7 p.m.

Men’s hockey @ MaineOrono, Maine 7 p.m.

Men’s hockey @ MaineOrono, Maine 7 p.m.

Men’s basketball vs. BinghamtonPatrick Gymnasium 1 p.m. Women’s hockey vs.

New HampshireGutterson Fieldhouse7 p.m.

Men’s basketball @ UMBCCatonsville, Md. 7 p.m.

“We are playing well right now ... we can’t settle, we can’t take

anyone lightly.”!

Joey AccaouiBasketball player

Catamounts continue conference success against UNH, Hartford

Women’s basketball vs. UMBCCatonsville, Md. 7 p.m.

Women’s hockey vs. New HampshireGutterson Fieldhouse4 p.m.

Monday 2/14

Breeding beasts

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