No, I don’t have any drugs. I left them at home.
I don’t know how fast I was going because the speedometer only goes up to 120.
Yes, I did see the speed limit sign. I just didn’t see you.
I may be drunk, but you’re ugly.
Want a doughnut?
Yes, sir. (Said to a lady cop)
Wait right here. I’ll be right back.
…and more below the jump.

It’s happened to many of us. We’re driving along, maybe late for class and going too fast or looking for a parking space and not paying attention to how we’re driving. Then we see blue lights flashing behind us. No matter who we are, we get nervous. We may wonder what we did wrong, or we may know. But even if we do know what we did, we don’t all know what to do next.

People tend to love police officers when they need their help and curse them when they get a traffic ticket. But the officer walking toward your car has a job to do, and part of that job is to give tickets to anyone violating traffic laws, which still apply on campus.

Urban Latin music, known as reggeatton, was blaring. Tables lined the room displaying native costumes, jewelry and other items from different nations. There was food that some students probably didn’t recognize.

The cafeteria of NOVA’s Alexandria campus was transformed for the 2010 International Festival on April 14. Anyone who walked in could instantly feel the energy in the room.

With the arrival of spring and warmer weather, car-related events become common. With automotive and auto body courses there should be some interest in car-related activities.
If you are interested in participating in, watching or perhaps just want to find out more about the particular cars you are considering buying, then the following list of car activities in DC and the surrounding areas should be of value.

Compiled by NOVA Fortnightly staff (because we had nothing better to do with our time off)

14 things you should not have done…

Stayed home. WTF?
Worn a Speedo. We don’t care how popular it is in Europe.

I have never been crazy about first dates. Though there is the excitement that goes along with them, mostly it involves a lot of anxiety. I hate that initial discomfort before a date and the feeling of a bomb about to explode in the pit of my stomach. Why put myself through that?

Now, one might ask how bad my dates could have possibly been to make me feel this way. It seems like I have had especially bad experiences compared to my friends. Some of my first dates could have been right out of a comedy. Though, the more appropriate genre would be horror.

There I sat, my face covered in goop, my hair wadded up in a rubber bald cap and my chest covered in a barber’s drape. No, this wasn’t the result of a wild night out gone horribly awry, but art in progress. Lifecasting is an art form. It is also a lot of fun. The premise is simple: take a mold of someone’s face, hand or other body part using a substance called alginate, pour some plaster into the mold, and voilà! You have art!

The top ten Valentine’s Day pick-up lines as submitted by the staff of the NOVA Fortnightly.

It’s that dreaded time of year. A time that brings anxiety to every man and swells anticipation in every woman: Valentine’s Day. Psychologists are already preparing for the annual onslaught of post-Cupid depression. There’s little doubt that expectations of Valentine’s Day are high. Therefore, some of you are bound to screw up.

When that happens, there are two things you can do. You can either give up on the relationship and hope she doesn’t tweet about everything she believes you did wrong on Twitter, or you can try to make amends with flowers.

But how many flowers should you give? Just a single rose or a dozen doesn’t always make up for your bad deed. So, to help you out, here’s a guide.

A Centreville-based band is set to hit the airwaves and the local music clubs this spring. Their music, a fusion of piano and violin instrumentals set to an electronica backdrop, challenges its audience to redefine rock music.

The Black Cat is filled with admiring fans, and the two-member ensemble with a flair for the theatrics captured their hearts and pulled in their attention to the musical spectacle. Alex Gioeli, 19, has always dreamed for this scene to come to fruition. Turn a pedestrian gaze at Gioeli and see nothing out of the seemingly mundane college sophomore. Open an inquiring eye and see a passionate and ambitious musician looking to make it big one day.