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"No Ordinary Day" is a visual diary of the events, both large and small, that serve as milestones in people's lives. It debuted on March 24, 2002 and concluded on Aug. 29, 2007. We hope you continue to enjoy looking at our archive of “No Ordinary Day” images.

Travis Long

The column is a celebration of the struggles, triumphs and tears we experience as we travel from birth to death. Our goal was to document moments in time that might otherwise be missed; sometimes it's the tiniest incident in one's life that has the most profound effect. When on assignment for the column, we looked for that one photo that tells a whole story. Some are the result of a found moment we came across on our daily assignments or our daily existence. For others, we thought of a specific event, like a first haircut or last dance, and sought out a subject who might illustrate the idea.

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March 28, 2007	Takaaki Iwabu, Staff photo by Takaaki Iwabu	[/assets/story/image_buynow.comp]
N.C. State University student Tara Ilsley collects paper stars she and other members of the College Democrats displayed on campus for a day to protest the war in Iraq. Each of 3,218 stars bore the name of a U.S. service member who has died in the Iraq war. ‘Something like this definitely brings the college kids closer to the political process,’ said Ilsley, who encouraged students to contact members of Congress to press for changes. ‘Average college students — they do care about Iraq.’

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