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Talk Shakespeare to me

To celebrate Shakespeare’s 450th birthday, students in the drama department hosted a four-day BARD Fest to honor the great playwright’s famous works.


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Dean Meredith Woo to release new book

Outgoing College Dean Meredith Woo is set to release her new book “Something New Under the Sun” — a compilation of essays, speeches and other musings from her blog on the College’s website.


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Fourteen songs for six summer occasions

Summer is a magical time. Regardless of our exam results, we all deserve to celebrate the season. And what better way to celebrate than with awesome music for our favorite cliché activities? 1) Driving around with your windows down (alone, like a badass) Whether its driving to the beach or just on the way to work, we all have times when we want to roll the windows down and blast our music.


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A mental vacation

Films have shaped the way we perceive and experience the summer for decades. Would we dance in the streets with our friends without having seen the classic “Grease”? Probably not. Would we have begged our parents to send us to summer camp in hopes of finding our long-lost twin without “The Parent Trap”? No. These classic summer movies have been a huge influence on this generation’s upbringing.


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Major good reads

Looking for a good book to read this summer? Take a gander at the list below, which matches excellent summer books with college majors.


A Flea in Her EarFebruary 2014This photograph is licensed to the U.Va. Department of Drama for its marketing and advertising purposes. Third party use without consent of the photographer is prohibited.
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'A Flea in Her Ear' soars

A murderous Spaniard, French men who cannot correctly pronounce their consonants, plenty of bushy moustaches, hairy men and a whole lot of running around and shouting in general confusion.


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'Elements' of Michal Menert

Michal Menert discovered the power of music at a young age — finding in it something inexplicable that resonates with shared human emotions.


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Mentally ill in literature

Some of the most memorable characters in classic American literature suffer from severe mental illness — Benjy Compson, Edna Pontellier, Holden Caulfield and Lennie Small.


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Disassembling 'The Wall'

With the advent of spring, it seems appropriate to delve into the ethereal and complex world of Pink Floyd, the classic 1970s anti-establishment rock-and-rollers who once ruled psychedelic culture.


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Gangsta Rap

Enter YG, a Compton-bred emcee with a legitimate grassroots following and big-league ambitions, who has just released the most exciting and fully-realized rap album of 2014.


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Open Arts Slam marries catharsis and creativity

Take Back the Night, a national organization founded in 1999 which “seeks to end sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, sexual abuse and all other forms of sexual violence,” according to its website, has shown its presence in full force this week as the University chapter hosts a number of events leading up to Thursday night’s rally and vigil.


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Take a ‘Breathe’r

The newest album from Breathe Carolina, “Savages,” may not be super fresh or exciting, but it is certainly a good EDM record to jam out to.

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Latest Podcast

On this episode of On Record, we sit down with Vera Abbate, director of the Summer Language Institute. Abbate discusses how the program builds fluency, confidence and community through intensive study and practice.