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	Vocal champions Female a cappella group Divisi won first place at the collegiate quarterfinals Saturday by Jobetta Hedelman The women of Divisi are celebrating this week after winning the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella quarterfinal competition Saturday night, beating the defending national champions on their way to victory. "When we walked off stage people were feeling extremely positive," said Emmalee Almroth, a member of the group.
	Video games are surely a form of art Roger Ebert sparked the debate with his comments about the genre by Brian Shirk \| Freelance Reporter Are video games art, or merely a form of entertainment? A comment by celebrated critic Roger Ebert once sparked a debate on whether video games should be considered an art form: "I am prepared to believe that video games can be elegant, subtle, sophisticated, challenging and visually wonderful. But I believe the nature of the medium prevents it from moving beyond craftsmanship to the stature
	'Jumper' drops the ball in leap from book to screen The movie sticks to the tired and typical sci-fi/action flick method and fails to live up to its potential by Matt Sevits "Jumper" could have been an awesome movie. It has a number of factors in its favor: An attractive cast that includes Hayden Christensen, Rachel Bilson and Samuel L. Jackson; an intriguing premise about a guy who can teleport, or "jump," anywhere he wants; and an omnipresent marketing campaign.
	University groups put Eugene on classical map In Brief by Kevin Glenn In the past two years, Eugene has become a center for contemporary classical music. Two University groups have made that possible. The Oregon Composers Forum and the Eugene Contemporary Chamber Ensemble are two organizations that have helped increase Eugene's regional and international prominence.
	New Jordan Schnitzer exhibit shows work of French artists In Brief by Lindsay Funston A small exhibit of extraordinary art is now on view at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art. The five paintings come from a few of the most renowned French Impressionist and Post Impressionist artists in the world, including Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Paul Cézanne, Camille Pissarro, Paul Signac and Henri Martin.
	Emerald launches new, improved dailyemerald.com A new format should make reading the paper online easier by Michael Calcagno At the new dailyemerald.com you'll find an updated, more fluid look and feel to the overall design and layout of the Web site. There will now be a dominant story every day along with other top news, sports and pulse stories organized in a way that flows and is easier to digest.