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Kessler was accused of assault while petitioning for signatures on the Downtown Mall. 
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Holidays in Charlottesville

As the holidays draw closer, anticipation of the joyous season builds in the air. As soon as the Thanksgiving dinner tables are cleared, people hit the stores to catch the Black Friday sales, families begin to put up their Christmas trees and holiday music blares from the radio.


January term courses abroad offer students a unique opportunity to learn in a new environment. 
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Hoos abroad for January Term

With winter break rapidly approaching, University students are pressed to think about their future course load, especially if they are participating in one of 2017’s January Term classes.


With winter break approaching, students reflect on their unique holiday traditions. 
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Holidays around the world

With the winter holidays coming up, international students have the unique chance to experience traditions in both America and their home countries.


Life

Wherever you will go

I uncovered a family secret over break – my grandmother was married once before she tied the knot with my grandpa.


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There’s only one home

I wake up to the feeling of crisp and freshly washed sheets enveloping me and the sound of my family talking downstairs, their voices reverberating softly throughout the house.


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The best place to be sick

I used to get sick often when I was little, and I loved it. It would usually be bad enough for me to miss out on school but not too horrible I couldn’t still play during my day off.


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A place for Hoos to heal

Believe it or not, it took a colossal amount of effort to find my way to the Elson Student Health building, and it wasn’t due to my geographically challenged nature – which, trust me, was a force to be reckoned with.


Student volunteers participate in the Habitat for Humanity's annual Rake-a-Thon. 
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Raking for a better future

This Saturday, Habitat for Humanity at U.Va. held its annual Rake-a-Thon along with Habitat for Humanity of Greater Charlottesville and student-led CIOs.


This December marks the 16th annual Lighting of the Lawn. 
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Lighting of the Lawn gears up for 16th showing

Lighting of the Lawn is one of those traditions students think about more and more as the holiday season approaches, discussing the lights show, speculating who will read the fourth-year poem and estimating how early they will need to arrive to ensure a good view.

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With the Virginia Quarterly Review’s 100th Anniversary approaching Executive Director Allison Wright and Senior Editorial Intern Michael Newell-Dimoff, reflect on the magazine’s last hundred years, their own experiences with VQR and the celebration for the magazine’s 100th anniversary!