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Hotels, restaurants fill up fast for Mom's Weekend
12:53 AM 4/8/2008 — Here's a perfect activity for Mom's Weekend 2008: start planning Mom's Weekend 2009.
Moms still without nearby hotel reservations for Friday and Saturday night will learn the hard way that dilly-dallying in reserving convenient lodging or restaurant tables can plague the weekend with long drives and fast food.
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COLUMN: Let's just face it: Mother knows best
12:50 AM 4/8/2008 — A little more than a week ago I turned 20 - not an exciting birthday. I did, however, have a significant revelation concerning my mom when I turned 20.
And it all started with a birthday card.
Usually the birthday cards sent by my parents hold very loving and caring messages about how wonderful I am.
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COLUMN: Day to be happy, tear-filled reunion
12:51 AM 4/8/2008 — In a few days campus will explode with thousands of minivans and SUVs, hotels will be packed, restaurants will have lines out the door and the streets will be a sea of orange and blue. The moms are coming to town. Don't run and don't be afraid - there is no escape.
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Moms have different roles in college
10:11 PM 4/13/2008 — Growing up, children depend on their moms for home-cooked meals, clean laundry, words of encouragement and so much more. But times change, and in college, laundry begins to pile up, dust builds on surfaces and there is no longer a shoulder to cry on when things go wrong.
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Are you ready for mom? Better get cleaning
12:55 AM 4/8/2008 — Many mothers still might not see their college-age children as adults. Instead, they see them as little boys who like to play in the mud or little girls who still wear pigtails in their hair, both of which might be true.
But college life is different from home life.
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Fashion sense for moms
12:57 AM 4/8/2008 — Tell your mother to leave the neon green poncho at home when she comes down for Mom's Weekend.
And that skimpy dress she found in your closet?
Don't let her wear that, either.
Every one of the moms heading to campus this weekend have the potential to wear something that will embarrass their Illini.
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Treat mom to a meal by her favorite chef
12:58 AM 4/8/2008 — When the moms come into town this weekend, it's inevitable that the wait to get a table at your mom's favorite Urbana-Champaign restaurant is going to be longer than usual. So why not find a place with guaranteed seating - your very own kitchen.
Tackling the art of cooking can be a stressful task, but attempting to showcase your skills for mom doesn't have to be impossible.
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Alumnae mothers reconnect with UI college days
12:59 AM 4/8/2008 — Kim Rutledge went to her first University athletic event when she was only a few months old. As soon as the game began and the noise of the crowd rose, she started crying, scared.
Good thing she was accompanied by her mother, Nan Rutledge, the 2007-2008 president of the Mom's Association.
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Greek houses plan activities, events to welcome moms
1:01 AM 4/8/2008 — Every year for Mom's Weekend, various campus sororities and fraternities organize activities for mothers that come to visit. Many are open to the public and welcome visitors.
Alyssa Kulpa, a transfer student in Media, belongs to Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority.
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COLUMN: After six years, Mom's Weekend getting old
1:05 AM 4/8/2008 — Is your mother coming to visit you this weekend? Congratulations, you still have four days to move to a different address. Otherwise you will be subjected to a number of Mom's Weekend traditions that have happened every year for as long as anybody can remember.
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Campustown hosts variety of events for Mom's Weekend
1:02 AM 4/8/2008 — Mom's Weekend Kickoff Dinner and Reception - April 11 at 5 p.m. in the Illini Union South Lounge and Illini Rooms A, B and C. Reservations are required in advance.
Taste of Campus Recreation: Sunrise Yoga - April 11 from 6:30-8:30 a.m. at CRCE and IMPE East Wing.
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Mothers compete for annual title
1:03 AM 4/8/2008 — The Moms Association will host the first "Amelia Alpiner Stern Mom of the Year" contest on Friday at their annual kick-off dinner for Mom's Weekend.
"It's a great way for students to recognize their mom," said Becki Galardy, program manager for University parent programs.
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Double lives of student moms a difficult dynamic to balance
1:06 AM 4/8/2008 — During Mom's Weekend, while many students will be busy spending time with their moms, the University's student moms will be caring for their own children.
People can forget that Mom's Weekend is for student moms as well as moms of students. Raising a child while meeting the demands of school can be challenging.
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