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p. 4 - Ask Ch ristina" Watch the train wreck unfold as
Christina fields your queries. p. 4 - Welcome to the Fruga l Life: How to save a few
extra bucks when you're on a tight budget. p. 5 - 12 Easy Steps to Becoming a Better Male Stripper:
Ladies man Roberto Curtis gives us the skinny on shaking it for the females. p. 6 - Bonnaroo & MJ Too: Remember those four drugfueled days you spent in a field in Tennessee? Neither do We. p. 8 - The Zack Budryk Files: Rape/Cannibalism + Mickey Mouse = Box Office Gold! p.10 - Meeks' Rising Empi re: A VCU student launches his own dank clothing line.
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p. 12 - The Making of Frankzig: Richmond's metal and flamenco guitar god p. 13 - Winter Holidays: From Christmas to Festivus, there's something here for the rest of us. p. 13 - The Frugal Gift-Giving Guide: Sorry kids, Santa's going wholesale this year p. 14 - Election Day Cove rage: We let our liberal bias swing as freely as our staff. p. 16 - Volunteering for the Cam paign: News flash! VCU students are not as apathetic as we thought.1 p. 18 - Blowing Smoke: A look at o~f the scandals VCU has become known for. \
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p. 20 - Is It Safe 7: The health code violations for VCU-area restaurants. Warning: You may find yourself eating at home more often p. 25 - In the Cougar's Clutch: This growing trend may have some VCU males hitting up their local Cougar Den. p. 26 - Books for Uganda: Invisible Children'S book drive. \ p. 27 - VCU's Fifth Hei r: The Search for ~resident Trani's successor. p. 28 - The Clash: Our Inker got tear gassed at the RNC to bring us this photo essay. p. 32 - Inked Artists: Ink's favorite artists.
