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Marquis and me: Jefferson and Lafayette

Most of us probably only remember the Marquis de Lafayette vaguely, in a sort of fifth-grade, social-studies, vocabulary-test kind of way. You probably remember at least three things about him from your elementary school history lessons:

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All University students are required to live on Grounds in their first year, but they have many on and off-Grounds housing options going into their second year. Students face immense pressure to decide on housing as soon as possible, and this high demand has strained the capacities of both on and off-Grounds accommodations. Lauren Seeliger and Brandon Kile, two third-year Cavalier Daily News writers, discuss the impact of the student housing frenzy on both University students and the Charlottesville community.