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Sustainable Hope

By Kelly Seegers | April 21, 2013

In light of the recent Boston Marathon bombing, the fertilizer plant explosion in Texas, the anniversary of the Virginia Tech shooting on top of the recent Sandy Hook shooting still resonating in our minds and hearts, it sometimes feels as if it would be easier to give up and feel as though the world is becoming some sort of dark place. I am not writing to discredit the horrors of these events—while I was lucky enough not to personally know anyone harmed, I was certainly saddened by each of them, and my thoughts and prayers go out to all of those who were affected by these tragedies.

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Life

Bare feet bear fruit

By Marina Girgis | April 18, 2013

If you have seen students walking around Grounds barefoot this past week with an abnormal frequency, you’re not alone.

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Life

Top 10 things I didn't expect from college

By Annie Mester | April 17, 2013

1. How little sleep I could function off of: Sure, I’d heard horror stories of sleeping in libraries and pulling all-nighters every night for a week before finals.

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Virginia Gentlemen shine spotlight on a cappella tradition

By Sarah Gowon | April 17, 2013

The Virginia Gentlemen celebrated their 60th anniversary on Saturday, inviting fans, family and friends to share in a celebratory concert celebrating the groups long history as a part of U.Va.’s a capella scene.

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Sex & Relationships

Love Connection: Away from common ground

By Allie Griswold | April 17, 2013

She’s a self described Honey Badger, he shoots all the meat he eats

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Life

How to cry in college

By Connelly Hardaway | April 16, 2013

Last year I went at least six months without crying. For six months I laughed when I was happy and I shouted when I was angry.

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Life

Sister, sister

By Laura Holshouser | April 16, 2013

Two weeks. That’s all there is left to my first year here in Wahooland. With this time left, you’d think I’d devote this last column to our beautiful University, but I’d like to move 270 miles south instead, to the heart of East Carolina University.

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Life

Virginia is for Lovers

By Abbi Sigler | April 16, 2013

As I child, I often rifled through our furniture’s drawers in search of trinkets. My favorite was the pack of cocktail napkins stored in our buffet.

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Life

Your drunk-dialing days are done

By Annie Cohen | April 16, 2013

The days of waking up to text messages and phone calls you don’t remember sending or making are over, thanks to third years Joshua Anton (COMM) and Justin Washington (SEAS). Monday evening Apple Inc. approved their App, ‘Drunk Mode,’ which is a 99 cent app that “hides selected phone number from the contact list and history so one cannot send texts or make phone calls while intoxicated for [a period up to] 12 hours,” Anton said.

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Life

March for Babies brings new perspective to race season

By Olivia Tritschler | April 15, 2013

More than 50 students ran a 5K race hosted by the fledgling March of Dimes CIO Sunday, raising money to promote research and legislation to prevent premature births and infant mortality.

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Life

A break for Mr. Jefferson

By Julia Horowitz | April 15, 2013

What does it mean to be a college student in the 21st century? It means having role models like Steve Jobs and Bill Gates, who simply couldn’t be bothered to slave over a degree.

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What a tumultuous year means for U.Va.'s future

By Anne-Marie Albracht | April 15, 2013

At this moment — Sunday, April 14 at 3:22 p.m. — we have exactly 12 days of classes left. By the time this column prints, we will be well on our way to a mere ten.

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Life

Brookville is for bacon-lovers

By Tyler Gurney | April 15, 2013

There is simply no better way to spend a gorgeous Charlottesville morning than exploring our amazing brunch scene.

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Life

Something like a dream

By Mimi Montgomery | April 14, 2013

Before every summer break, I’m always secretly a little worried that I’ll go back home and never come back.

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Life

Tom Tom Festival to offer money to student innovators

By Kate Colver | April 11, 2013

A host of block parties, bands and speakers will sweep the Downtown Mall this weekend as part of the second annual Tom Tom Founders Festival.

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Life

Entitled Convenience

By Kate Colver | April 11, 2013

It’s a shame that clichés are, well, exactly that. Trite mantras that become diluted with overuse and come to be associated with Southern finger-wagging mothers.

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Sex & Relationships

Love Connection: David and Laura

By Alex Stock | April 10, 2013

When push comes to shove, David will squat two of you

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Life

Ask Edgar: Student dorm rights, C'ville summers

By Edgar A. Poe | April 10, 2013

The rumored U.Va. dorm search got me nervous, even though I know now it was all a hoax. What rights to privacy do I have while living in a dorm?

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Life

Madbowl Madness promotes bystander intervention

By Rebecca Kim | April 9, 2013

On Sunday, several hours before fraternities were required to initiate all pledges, the Inter-Fraternity Council hosted its second annual MadBowl Madness philanthropy event.

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Life

Where we want to be

By Mary Scott Hardaway | April 9, 2013

A few weeks ago, as spring break came to a close and I prepared to leave my Key West haven, I couldn’t find my sister.