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SPORTSNBA mid-season review

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OPINIONProfessing the faith in cyberspace

12-13

LIFEDC Delirium celebrates the new year

5-6ARTSInterview with New Deal keyboardist

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NEWSPowering UVM: solar panels installed

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A look through the lens: DC Delirium

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New comic: Rugged Boy

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Boycott deemed successful by SGALast semester’s boycott ‘fostered intense dialogue throughout campus’!"#!(*+"#,&"(-!"#$$%&'(")'

Everybody freezeBurlington braced for the bitter cold

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“I got frostbite on my nose when I went

snowboarding. I didn’t even think it was that

cold — it just snuck up on me.” !

Celina Brogan First year

“Evaluations may have been a bit lower last semester, but not

significantly so.” !Darren Hitt

Professor

NEWS !TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2011

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Another war we don’t need

Within the past few weeks it seems like

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“it’s not going to beat China.”

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When the Steelers have the ball:

Special teams:

The Verdict:

The Prediction:

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Illustrations by Dana Ortiz

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NBA champs: Celtics

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Men’s basketball vs. Stony BrookPatrick Gymnasium 1 p.m.

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