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Life

Mother knows best

"Girls! You don't have any ice in these trays!" This is my mother yelling. Sheepishly, I walk into the kitchen and take a peek in the freezer.


Life

The Longchamp Syndrome

Every girl at some point in her life has experienced that horrific moment where upon walking into a school dance, she spots another girl wearing the exact same dress that she is.


Life

A Blockbuster bust

The distinctive blue and yellow ticket stub that serves as Blockbuster's logo was once a symbol of the company's brand power.


Life

Hip and gleeful

"Glee." "Gossip Girl." I love them both. If you call while I'm watching one of them, I will probably ignore you, no offense.


Life

Get out of town

My roommates and I decided that third year is the year we are really going to start doing things. So when we all got back together in August, we sat down and made a list of everything we want to accomplish before the end of the year - really important things that we have to do before we graduate.


Sex & Relationships

Love Connection

Phil Third-year Biochemistry student What extracurriculars do you participate in? International Relations Organization, People United by Music and Arts, Free Tutoring, American Medical Students Association What else do you like to do?


Life

Hey, baby, what

I really can't get over the way some people behave when they're out on the prowl at bars and parties.


Life

Professing their love

In electing Teresa A. Sullivan as its eighth president, the University hired a top administrator who spent years at the University of Texas and the University of Michigan, two public schools whose mission and goals closely align with those of the University.


Life

Clipping coupons into adulthood

Grocery list: milk, bread, cheese, snack mix, frozen pizza, baby carrots, yogurt. It's when I start making grocery lists like this on Friday afternoon that I realize that I've become an adult. Back in high school, it was a fun outing to go to Costco with my mom.


Life

Hoos for a manicure

The annual Foxfield Races attracts students by the bus-load each spring, and for girls, social and historical custom suggests a sundress, a hat and other accessories as proper attire.


Life

6 a.m. calculus test

It is 11:53 p.m. My computer, calculus book, notes and perhaps tiny pieces of my sanity are strewn about my bed.


Life

In all seriousness

Sometimes I catch myself thinking too seriously. I like to think that thinking too seriously is a little different from taking things too seriously.


Life

Missed connections

You know who I'm writing about, and no, I'm not being creepy. Well, no more than the rest of you. You've seen them in the library, overheard them as they walked down 14th Street, in class, on the Corner.


Life

The art of avoidance

How are you? My column could've just ended because those three meaningless words have become the ultimate conversation stopper ... except the problem is that this phrase is also the ultimate conversation starter.


Life

Operating under pressure

Question: If all of your friends jumped off a bridge would you jump too? Answer: How high is the bridge in question? At the ripe old age of 20, I have been an adult, at least in the legal sense, for about two years now.


Life

Blaze your own trail

Fitness classes at the Aquatic and Fitness Center provide a release for students seeking time away from the regimented workload of University life while also giving them a chance to learn from an experienced trainer.

Puzzles
Hoos Spelling

Latest Podcast

In this episode, Mona El Khafif, an Associate Professor of Architecture, explains biophilic design, which refers to the integration of nature into urban and architectural spaces. Through her work on the Biophilic Region Exhibition and her emphasis on the role of educational collaboration, she highlights the importance of shaping architecture and learning for an environmentally conscious future, even here in Charlottesville.