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Good music, good company

Mr. Jefferson would be proud.A group of students formed a contracted independent organization earlier this fall based on the conversation dinners he hosted at Monticello.


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Fa

With Halloween approaching ever so rapidly, I find myself becoming more and more apprehensive about putting on a costume.


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Wayside Chicken

South of the Mason-Dixon Line, one expects glorious fried chicken and creamy mashed potatoes on every corner.


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Fall, food and family

For as long as I can remember, fall has been my favorite season. I love how the humidity of summer gives way to crisp, invigorating air.


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Buying wine as a gift

We have all been there, en route to a dinner party to meet the family of a significant other or to see loved ones for the holidays.


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Hoos' high roller

Second-year College student Matt Swoboda described playing poker as ?just one of my hobbies, not even my biggest one.? However, this hobby?s payout for Swoboda rivals the salaries of some top-paying jobs.


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A haunting task

With the end of October fast approaching, it seems appropriate to talk about something Halloween-related.


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Generation ex

Fact: Every boy who has ever dumped me has been hit by a car. No, I wasn?t driving the car, thank you very much.


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Love and the emancipation of Mimi

Though I have spent the past year dedicating 600 to 800 words on a biweekly basis to the subject of romantic love, it seems there is something to be said for the fact that love takes many forms.


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Post Secret

Whoever you are, scanning these lines, you have secrets ? experiences, facts about yourself and opinions you would never share openly with other humans.But what if you could share your secrets with a complete stranger?


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Going Immobile

This past summer, I studied abroad in France for five weeks. There was certainly a lot to love about the country, from the history to the


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Listen to your dog

With its placid blue skies and desirable mid-October temperatures, Fall Break proved to be the perfect time to run around outside, take a stroll through the park, or even read Ralph Waldo Emerson?s famous ?Them Trees Sure Is Purty!? to Sweetie under the comforting limbs of an old acorn-sputtering oak.Naturally, I did none of those things, instead opting to engage in such stimulating activities as watching re-runs of ?Clarissa Explains It All? and challenging my dog Phoebe to staring contests.


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On-Grounds Interviewing

On the fourth floor of Scott Stadium, the luxury skyboxes that typically house suite-holders at football games are also home to the On-Grounds Interviewing program, through which job opportunities can come a-knockin?.The program?s goal, according to Barbara Hampton, University associate director for employer services, is to consolidate the interview process for both employers and students by bringing them to a single location.


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Becoming financially fit

Most financial advisors sound like broken records. ?Save and diversify. Save and diversify…? They may throw in a stock tip or tax loophole, but for the most part, their advice is the same.

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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.