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The legacy of the Lighting of the Lawn

It all started out as a ?harebrained idea,? said 2002 alumna Mary Elizabeth Luzar, now the Alumni Association?s assistant director of reunions and class activities.At the start of her fourth year, the Sept.


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Sakura

If you?re looking for a satisfying, healthy meal paired with fresh Japanese cuisine, try Sakura Sushi & Noodles.


Life

Last week I saw my first snow flurry of the season, and suddenly I was a 6-year-old kid again, wearing my pajamas inside-out, doing snow dances and praying for a thick blanket of white to have transformed the world by the time I woke up in the morning.


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Blunt farce trauma

As I sit here, the day after Thanksgiving, only just coming out of my food coma, I?m trying to think: What is the opposite of this feeling, the reverse of satisfaction, delight and relaxation?


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The Wiles Family Christmas Letter

Dear friends, legitimate family, illegitimate family, coworkers we despise and anyone else within striking distance of the postage stamp affixed to this envelope, Happy Holidays!


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Thanksgiving travel

PhiladelphiaA person who has spent even one autumn day in the City of Brotherly Love knows there are few better places to leave one feeling thankful than Philadelphia.


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Unnatural selection

For some, the term psychology brings to mind the image of a black leather sofa accompanied by a shrewd-looking old gentleman with a pointed beard, jotting down brilliant inferences about your life from a dream you had about standing naked in the middle of Harris Teeter.Psychology is not, however, simply a shallow interpretation of minute details about one?s life; it involves research, experimentation, data-collection and analysis.


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My tummy hurts

It?s 6:30 in the morning. The faintest rays of sunlight show the world just waking up outside my window, but my weary, drugged-up body remains completely motionless, almost lifeless.

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Latest Podcast

Loaves and Fishes has grown to be the City’s second largest distribution partner of the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank, supported by more than 100 volunteers. Executive Director Jane Colony Mills discusses the behind-the-scenes operations — from sourcing food to the work of their dietitian and volunteers — and reflects on why it’s important for students to learn about the city they live in.