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Choosing happiness

By Victoria Moran | February 3, 2015

It’s hard to pinpoint exactly when I began to singlehandedly dismantle my own self-confidence. Beginning somewhere near the beginning of fall semester, I fell into a debilitating routine of insecurity and systematic self-doubt—triggered by no one specific event, I somehow convinced myself I was failing as a student, as a friend, as a writer and person. It’s strange how no one really talks how transitioning into your second year at the University can be hard.

Last Friday concluded the University Career Services' first Second Year Week, which aimed to provide career advising and professional opportunities to second-year students. 
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Shifting focus to underclassmen

By Allison Turner | February 2, 2015

University Career Services concluded its first Second Year Week — a new initiative to provide second-year students with professional opportunities — this past Friday.

Fourth-year students won money from the University's Entrepreneurship Cup to put toward their original music website NostraJAMus, which allows users to bet on songs and how popular they will become in the future.
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Students jam along to 'NostraJAMus'

By Joslyn Chesson | February 2, 2015

Last February, after receiving an email from his brother with the simple message, “so good” and the song “I Wanna Get Better” by the Bleachers attached, fourth-year Commerce student Collin Waldoch had an idea.

Life

Stop building me up, buttercup

By John Benenati | January 29, 2015

One evening at the end of summer, my three best friends and I were parked in our usual spot outside the ice cream parlor, listening to the final notes of “Build Me Up Buttercup” fade into an uncomfortable silence.

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Faux-paw

By Allison Lank | January 29, 2015

How do you tell someone you have three cats without sounding like a lonely spinster? Not possible. These days, being a cat person is not trendy.

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Why the rush?

By Mary Long | January 28, 2015

Because it’s over, I think I’m permitted to confess to the world how at the start of the experience, I had absolutely no idea what I was doing when it came to sorority rush.

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The curse of the University

By Abigail Lague | January 27, 2015

Yesterday, my suitemate walked into my room inquiring about unofficial transcripts. When I asked why she needed to know, she replied, “I’m applying for a couple of government internships and a transcript is required.” Shocked by her tone of indifference, my reply went something like, “So, you’re applying for a government internship...that would put you in the government...like the U.S.

Life

Tortured artist

By Kristin Murtha | January 26, 2015

I don’t read for pleasure nearly as much as I should. Last semester, most of my time was spent leafing through textbooks, course packs or required classics, so I could argue that I simply didn’t have the time.

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Learning to think

By Vega Bharadwaj | January 26, 2015

For a long time, I felt area requirements were a punishment for my incompetence—a painful reminder of my place at the bottom of the University’s food chain of intelligence—and deserved to suffer. During my first year, I spent a countless number of hours redrafting my schedule for the next seven semesters – trying desperately to find ways in which I could squeeze in all of the requirements without sacrificing the more “important” classes.

The Women's Swimming and Diving team made blankets for the U.Va. Children's Hospital as part of their effort to support Cure4Cam, an organization raising awareness about humane treatments for childhood cancer patients. 
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Swimming for Cam

By Emily Hauben | January 26, 2015

When second-year College student Shannon Rauth joined the Women’s Swimming and Diving team, she introduced her teammates to the story of Cameron Evans – a family friend who battled with leukemia for seven months before passing away in 2012.

The Student Disability Access Center works every day to make sure all students, regardless of disability, have the opportunity to succeed at the University.
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Equal opportunities for academic success

By Kelly Seegers | January 25, 2015

Nestled underneath the Student Health Center is a newly renovated Student Disability Access Center (SDAC)—a place full of people who work every day to make sure all students, regardless of disability, have the opportunity to succeed at the University. SDAC provides a range of services for any students with a diagnosed condition which limits his or her ability to perform academically or otherwise.

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The myth of preparation

By Lauren Jackson | January 23, 2015

I am thankful the lights are incredibly dim in Boylan; the darkness hides my crimson-flushed face after I was royally called out for being a know-it-all. I was catching up with friends on my first night back at the University, when the conversation turned to the Barnes Art Collection in Philadelphia and a class my friend took on Dutch Masters.

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