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How I almost died on a mountain

If you’ve stepped foot in western Virginia for more than five minutes during your lifetime, you’ve likely noticed two things — there are a lot of mountains and a strangely disproportionate number of people who like to climb them.


Aly Lee is a Life Columnist for The Cavalier Daily.
Life

Being ill as an introvert

While you have this sociobiological need to be alone — i.e., to rest and recharge — you also have this desperate desire to not be alone.


John Patterson is a Life Columnist for The Cavalier Daily.
Life

Whoops, I peaked in high school

To be specific, I peaked during our homecoming football game. But it wasn’t even a big deal — I don’t even reminisce about Oct. 4, 2014 approximately 2:45 p.m. too often. 


Katherine Firsching is a Life Columnist for The Cavalier Daily.
Life

The night Mango chose me

Though the students who host her may be strangers to one another and never cross paths, she connects us all in a way by giving us a each a special story in common — “The Night Mango Chose Me.”


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With Election Day looming overhead, students are faced with questions about how and why this election, and their vote, matters. Ella Nelsen and Blake Boudreaux, presidents of University Democrats and College Republicans, respectively, and fourth-year College students, delve into the changes that student advocacy and political involvement are facing this election season.