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Life

A world of good

There are a number of volunteer opportunities available to University students interested in learning more about medicine, but few of those offer the accompanying global perspective that can be gained by hands-on participation.


Life

Writer

Writer's block. Starting a paper or column always poses the biggest challenge to writers. So they often begin with concise independent clauses to appear profound or rebellious.


Life

Now that

Did you know the University's women's club polo team made it to the national championship finals? Or that the men's club polo team is the 2011 national champion? Although these teams often fly below the radar, the sport is starting to gain a devoted fan base at the University. Founded in the early 1950s, the University's polo team is unique in more than one way.


Life

Office space

How early is too early? I was overanalyzing and my hands began to shake when I pulled into the parking lot on the first day of my marketing internship.


Life

School doldrums

For me, the first day of school is exhilarating. In April, I painstakingly debate which classes to take.


Life

Wolf whistler

As you may have noticed from past columns, I am an avid people watcher. It's one of my favorite pastimes.


Life

More muumuu please

A lot of people discover a lot of things at Beach Week. Fashion is not usually one of them, but this was the week I discovered what my wardrobe had been missing.


Life

A glass after class

"Grapes don't grow in ugly places." So says the mantra of Afton Mountain Vineyards, and looking out over the valley, I couldn't disagree.


Life

The season of love

Fall is the season of love. Tempestuous, heart-wrenching; not the stuff of greeting cards but the stuff of sordid premium cable miniseries.


Life

Touring just to tour

You're tired of watching tour guides struggle to walk backward. You're tired of hearing tour guides rattle off how many things they have run into by walking backward: lamp posts, bikes, parking meters, flagpoles, staircase railings, campus statues, people, etc.


Life

The simple life

A couple weeks ago for my best friend's birthday we went out to a restaurant, and she was ecstatic to finally have the chance to wear a brand new, sleek black dress she had ordered from Victoria's Secret.


Life

Degrees of separation

After four years of college some students can finally answer: "What do you want to be when you grow up?" To join the fields they aspire to enter, however, many students must first survive and succeed in graduate school.


Life

Hoo Flu symptoms and remedies

It is a new year, and that means only one thing: resolutions. Toward the end of last semester, the end of my second year, I suffered from an affliction carried only within the 22904 zip code.


Life

A dish best served by me

I am a waitress. The politically correct term for this is "server" but I prefer the former; it makes me think of high-waisted skirts, long white socks, and on occasion, roller blades.


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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.