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How to Make the Most Out of Your Summer Job

For those of us who have to spend our summers working 9 to 5, summer might not be as relaxing as we would like. But, do not despair! I’m here to give you a step-by-step guide on how to make your summer job the highlight of your college career.


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How I became fluent in French in one week

Google Translate is a popular tool among language learners, but I do not trust it. I came up with a different tactic. Whenever I could not say something in French, I looked down at the sidewalk and fidgeted, muttering, “Je suis timide.”


At first glance, it does not look like there is enough green space to support so many guests.
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A Hypothetical Graduation Lawn Walk

Despite reading the pages on the Finals Weekend website several times and scrolling through a slew of graduation pictures on Instagram — which I unironically will be adding to soon as well — I don’t have a very clear idea of what to expect.


what your clem floor says about you
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What Your Clem Floor Says About You

The levels, each with their uniquely jarring fluorescent lighting, provide a means to psychoanalyze the students who study there—don’t fret, I’m qualified- I took AP Psych in high school. 


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Five characters we all know and love

We all have certain “characters” in our lives. The people who are not necessarily friends of yours —you might not even know their name —but people you see often. So often, that they are not necessarily strangers, but rather characters.


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Zzzzzzs Don’t Get Degrees

 So, before you decide to stop reading this article and go fall asleep, I present to you my three-step process for quitting. Napping that is. Not your job. I assume no accountability for that.


U.Va.'s true heroes
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Recognizing The University’s True Heroes

Enough’s enough. We walk around Thomas Jeferson’s academic village daily with the audacity, no, the gall, to continually ignore the people who really matter. We let these gods amongst men go about their days with no knowledge of how important they truly are to the rest of the student body. That ends now.

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Since the Contemplative Commons opening April 4, the building has hosted events for the University community. Sam Cole, Commons’ Assistant Director of Student Engagement, discusses how the Contemplative Sciences Center is molding itself to meet students’ needs and provide a wide range of opportunities for students to discover contemplative practices that can help them thrive at the University.