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UI alumnus returns to promote novel
1:44 AM 10/7/2008 — By Missy Smith
Staff Writer
When John Everson attended the University of Illinois, he was an average student. He worked at The Daily Illini, took English and journalism classes, and wrote short stories.
When a professor used Stephen King as a derogatory comparison for one of his stories, Everson was excited.
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Verbal fillers, while distracting, have unique uses in class discussions
10:44 PM 10/6/2008 — Verbal fillers. We all use them. Perhaps some more frequently than others. Have you ever sat in a class and noticed that one of your classmates couldn't stop like saying "like?" Or "um..." or "uh" or perhaps even a mini-phrase, like "you know"? Well, I personally notice it in every single one of my classrooms, and I must say it can become quite distracting when you start counting the number of times the person uses verbal fillers, and lose sight of what they are actually trying to say.
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King Tut exhibit begins another run in the US
10:29 PM 10/6/2008 — DALLAS - An exhibit showcasing items buried in the Egyptian tomb of King Tut is back in the United States.
"Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs" opened over the weekend at the Dallas Museum of Art, the first of three museums to host the exhibit's encore tour.
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Colbert on Colbert: It's fun playing a jerk
10:39 PM 10/6/2008 — NEW YORK - Stephen Colbert was raised in South Carolina to be a Southern gentleman. But he spends his days being a jerk. It must be tough.
Not really, says the Comedy Central star.
"I was taught to be nice, so it's not in my nature to be a jerk," he told a crowd of fans over the weekend at the New Yorker Festival.
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Notorious prisons offer ghostly Halloween thrills
10:34 PM 10/6/2008 — Looking for ghostly thrills this Halloween? Head straight to prison.
Old closed prisons are often crumbling, dank fortresses with histories of flying orbs, moving furniture, noises in the night and chilly bursts of air. They draw serious-minded paranormal explorers who blame ghosts of mistreated inmates looking for a way out, or those of prison personnel killed in escapes or riots.
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