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(03/22/21 6:28am)
One of the reasons I chose to attend the University was because it allowed me to come in undecided with what I wanted to study. The thought of choosing a major before entering college — and before I had any sense of what I wanted to do with my life — was frightening. Trusting I’d somehow end up with an intended major after three and a half semesters, I took a leap of faith into my collegiate career.
(03/07/21 1:55pm)
When I first started learning guitar, my teacher was the internet. I read posts on music forums, watched videos on YouTube and searched for different explanations of music theory. It wasn’t until my first lesson at the University that I learned my whole conceptualization of how to play the guitar was wrong.
(01/08/21 5:20am)
I picked up my phone for a few minutes. Those minutes became an hour, and an hour turned into an afternoon. When I finally put it down, I felt as if I was in some deep, dark hole filled with TikTok and social media. As I began to climb out, a familiar wave of guilt washed over me. This feeling — which I’m sure most people have felt to some extent — is a perceived “sin” of unproductivity.
(12/16/20 4:55am)
It’s easy to write off 2020 as an utter disappointment without a second thought. However, I think this year needs to be examined with a more detailed perspective. Yes, this year has brought adversity, inconvenience and uncertainty, but I don’t think it's truthful to say that every moment of 2020 was a loss. After months away from friends, this semester’s small moments of joy, pleasure and peace has made me realize the importance of learning how to “appreciate the small things.”
(11/24/20 10:21pm)
“I’m just so done” — that’s what my friends and I keep telling each other. Unfortunately, the end of classes next week is not quite the end of the semester. Final exams remain our last hurdle left to leap before we can land softly in our beds to binge watch Netflix and settle in for a well-deserved winter nap. Often one of the most stressful weeks of the semester, finals can easily take a heavy toll on our health. To help you out, here are some carefully calculated steps you can take to make finals season as harmless as possible.
(11/09/20 11:22pm)
While spending most of my waking hours in my apartment this semester, I’ve noticed that my snacking has gone a little bit overboard. To be specific, I mean that I can go through both a family-sized box of Cheez-Its and a full bag of pretzels in a day. It’s so easy — all I have to do is pause my lecture, walk 12 steps to the kitchen and snack. Believe it or not, it took me a few weeks of inhaling my snacks to realize that this diet wasn't all that healthy and that I needed to change something. The result? I tried to live without snacks for two weeks. Here’s how it went.
(10/27/20 4:37am)
We knew this semester would be challenging for the obvious reasons, yet it has already proven to be even more stressful and challenging than originally anticipated. Socializing and learning this semester seem to have introduced hidden stressors and inconveniences, which weren’t realized until the semester actually began.
(10/22/20 7:05pm)
Like many other people, I didn’t have a clue about what it meant to write outside of a classroom, and frankly I didn’t have much of a desire to find out. Nevertheless, I applied to write for The Cavalier Daily this past summer. I can’t definitively say what motivated me to apply, but a part of me wanted to. Here I am, three months later, feeling incredibly grateful for my spontaneously yet ambiguously motivated decision.
(10/06/20 3:48am)
Throughout the pandemic, I’ve missed the satisfaction and enjoyment of casual pickup games of basketball and soccer, so over the summer, I replaced these activities with running and a bit of golf. At school, running has served as my favorite outlet for physical activity, as well as an opportunity to leave my apartment. It still remains on the list of the few activities we can do under the University’s stricter social distancing requirements. However, part of running on or near Grounds still involves encountering lots of people, so should you wear a mask while running?
(09/15/20 9:34pm)
I think that 99 out of 100 people would say that they would prefer to take classes in Charlottesville rather than at home, even if they were virtual. After these first few weeks of classes, I have evenly split my time between both, so here’s my honest evaluation about living and learning in both locations this semester, as well as some tips for online classes.
(08/31/20 10:18pm)
A year ago, I was walking to Convocation with my new hallmates. I clearly remember the moment during the ceremony when Jim Ryan began reading aloud the first sentence of the Sevens Society’s letter, which called upon the seventh student in the seventh row to finish reading that letter in front of the entire class. I also remember attending the University’s concert for first-years that featured A$AP Ferg. Lastly, I remember walking into my first class that fall and seeing all the unfamiliar yet welcoming faces.
(08/12/20 3:51pm)
Dear new students,