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Friday Haiti Dialogue Series: The Aftershocks of History in Haiti 2 p.m., Monroe 130 Revolving around the fact that Thomas Jefferson was president of the United States during the Haitian Revolution, this series will discuss the relations between the Haitian Revolution and American politics.


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Loud Art: A Different Kind of Bang

Big Bang! Arts Week opened last Thursday evening with a resounding boom. In conjunction with the drama department and the Office of the Dean of Students, the University of Virginia Arts Board now is wrapping up its annual week of collaborative instruction and performance between University students and new, invigorating artists. Arts Week, which began Jan.


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The transition

Last Thursday, whilst serenely contemplating the complexities of my life (aka eating Chewy bars and staring into space), I decided to become a vegetarian.


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What

A new year usually brings analysis of the past year's trends and predictions of what will define the coming year.


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Sweet memories

My food cravings often involve bittersweet chocolate ganache, sweet and perfectly ripened juicy fruit or a plate of nutty whole wheat pasta cooked al dente that is topped with a spicy-sweet homemade marinara sauce.


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Say what?

One of the many things they tell you at orientation is not to walk across Grounds with your headphones in your ears.


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Meet the Professor: Audrey Snyder

Q: Following your name is a pretty impressive list of degrees, including a doctorate, Registered Nurse, Acute Care Nurse Practitioner-CS, Fellow of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners and Certified Massage Therapist . What has driven you to continually build upon your education? A: I've worked hard to try to attain the best education possible to try to be the best educator possible, and to try to provide the best care I can to patients. Q: How much do you allow your experiences as a student to shape your role as a professor? A: I think that every interaction, whether it be with a faculty member or another student you learn from, is important.


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No introduction necessary

Top 20 ways to avoid thinking about what you are going to do for Valentine's Day: 20. Look up a really complicated recipe online and try to make it using only the ingredients you have at your house.


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(Re)learning to ski (again)

Seven years ago, I went skiing for the second time in my life. I was super excited to try to keep up with my friends - who were infinitely more experienced than me and by my middle school logic, infinitely cooler.


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When Disney was no longer PG

During Winter Break, to remember my trip to Florida, I bought an oversized mug from Disney World with Tinker Bell's face pasted across the side, next to the words, "You have a knack for getting your way." How true this is of me, I do not know.


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Riding the mobile technology wave

While explaining his investment philosophy during an interview, Warren Buffett famously remarked, “I try to buy stock in businesses that are so wonderful that an idiot can run them.


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Save smarter, save more

Happy New Year! Along with Dick Clark, Times Square and In-and-Out lists, New Year's resolutions are very popular every January.


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I love the 2000s

Jan. 1 is not only an arbitrary day that induces people worldwide to buy new calendars, make resolutions that will undoubtedly be broken within 10 days and out-drink John Daly, but it also brings about reflection on the past 12 months.


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Latest Podcast

Ahead of Lighting of the Lawn, Riley McNeill and Chelsea Huffman, co-chairs of the Lighting of the Lawn Committee and fourth-year College students, and Peter Mildrew, the president of the Hullabahoos and third-year Commerce student, discuss the festive tradition which brings the community together year after year. From planning the event to preparing performances, McNeil, Huffman and Mildrew elucidate how the light show has historically helped the community heal in the midst of hardship.