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Would you trust a sangoma?

A sangoma is the name for a traditional Zulu healer. Sangomas heal people by communicating with their ancestors and by offering you muthi, which is a concoction of traditional herbs.


Life

Tip of It All

Looking back, middle school was filled with days spent memorizing explorers and their discovered sailing routes.


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Love Connection

Ben, Second-year College studentMajor?UndeclaredSexual Orientation?StraightWhat extracurriculars do you participate in?Sigma Chi Fraternity, Intramural Sports, Habitat for HumanityWhat do you like to do in your free time?Golfing, Road Tripping, SpelunkingWhat are the physical and personality attributes you are looking for in a date?Smart enough to understand my jokes (but not smart enough to trick me), outgoing, spontaneous.


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The Other Kissing Disease

As I navigate through the muddled waters of U.Va. dating culture, I find that a lot of the guys here have the same sorts of awful afflictions.


Life

All That Jazz

The McIntire Department of Music is celebrating a ?Year of Jazz,? featuring performances throughout the semester designed to heighten awareness of the musical style at the University.


Life

Springing Forward

When the last suitcase left my apartment the first Saturday morning of Spring Break, despite my staying put, I felt freer.


Life

A New Kind of Corruption

Ask a senior citizen about the corruption of our generation, and he or she probably will rant for an hour about promiscuity, an addiction to technology and offensive rap lyrics.


Life

Wine Q&A

Over the past few weeks, I have been delighted to receive questions about wine from friends, avid readers and passersby.


Life

Bit by Brit

Some sounds are inherently pleasing to the ear ? a favorite song, a crashing wave, a giggling child ? and in my opinion, the charming tone of a British accent.If ?Love Actually? taught me anything, it?s that we?re all suckers for a British accent, girls and guys alike.


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Design. Build. Evaluate: ecoMOD-4

In any debate about which groups of students at the University spend the most time holed up in their class buildings, the students in the Architecture and Engineering Schools tend to come out on top.


Life

Fame is a Battlefield

In life, so many choices come in pairs. Whenever Sunday comes around, we have to decide between getting reading done for the week or downing dollar pitchers at the Virginian.

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Since the Contemplative Commons opening April 4, the building has hosted events for the University community. Sam Cole, Commons’ Assistant Director of Student Engagement, discusses how the Contemplative Sciences Center is molding itself to meet students’ needs and provide a wide range of opportunities for students to discover contemplative practices that can help them thrive at the University.