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Love in the time of Facebook

I?ve been dating boys since I was in the sixth grade. I feel like I?ve come to know the ins and outs of dating pretty well over the past few years.


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Breaking up is hard to do

Though the cycle of college dating often seems to blur together into one grossly tangled mess, it is up to dating professionals not to forget that this flurry of madness is, at its core, nothing more than a series of predictable stages.


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I am transfer. I am confused.

As a brand-spanking-new transfer student from Wake Forest, I started my time here at the University of Virginia like any other new student hopes and dreams about: Getting arrested.Basically, a mere 3.5 hours after we moved in, my friend and I found ourselves walking down Ivy Road carrying cases of beer in broad daylight.


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Modern Monk

Khenpo Ngawang Dorjee, often seen drinking tea in Alderman Cafe or riding his scooter around Grounds, is a Tibetan Buddhist monk who has been creating a stir in both the local Tibetan and broader Charlottesville communities since he arrived here in 2006.


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White sands, blue skies

White sand, a beautiful beach and a hopping bar scene ? it could be Miami, but it?s actually much closer than you think.Virginia Beach is the largest city in the state, and arguably the most fun as well.


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Soul Surfers

For those who love sand and waves, the lack of a beach near Charlottesville is a bummer ? so the Surf Club does all it can to keep students? love of the sport alive.--?That?s one of our goals ? to promote surfing by education and teaching,? said President Chris Winstead-Derlega, a fourth-year College student.According to Vice President Peter Soroka, a second-year College student, one past club member had no surfing experience but enjoyed the beach and watching surfing.


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Oh, coffee

As I carefully perused my bank accounts last night, pretending to be an adult, I came to the realization that my coffee trips and crucial late-night refueling occur with shocking frequency; if I keep it up, I can expect to be broke by February.Students at an esteemed university such as our own hold themselves to incredibly high standards and push themselves to accomplish remarkable things.


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Trials & triumphs of transferring

Moving into dorms, attending orientation, navigating Grounds and registering for fall semester classes for the first time aren?t experiences reserved solely for first-year students.


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It?s a phrase you hear multiple times a day, spouted from the mouths of the foul-minded and bad-joke-oriented.


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Cash-advanced thinking

In the endless search for direction in life, my latest venture has led me to try to find something I previously reserved only for summers and the future.

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Latest Podcast

The University’s Orientation and Transition programs are vital to supporting first year and transfer students throughout their entire transition to college. But much of their work goes into planning summer orientation sessions. Funlola Fagbohun, associate director of the first year experience, describes her experience working with OTP and how she strives to create a welcoming environment for first-years during orientation and beyond. Along with her role as associate director, summer Orientation leaders and OTP staff work continually to provide a safe and memorable experience for incoming students.