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Life

Cleaning the shower

As I pushed aside the shower curtain and stepped under the running shower head, I suddenly became hyper aware of how slimy the floor of the showering area felt under my feet.


Life

Knowing and being known

This past weekend, my best friend came to visit me at U.Va. for the first time since we both left for college, moving out of houses just a few doors down from each other.


Life

The best thing about first year

The other day I was walking to class when I passed by an old friend from my first year dorm. I went to wave and say hello, but his eyes quickly darted down before I was able to initiate anything.


Life

Playing pretend

Halloween was one of my favorite holidays as a child. I loved going to Party City to pick out a costume and putting up Halloween decorations around my house and in my yard.


Life

A long overdue appreciation

It wasn’t until coming to college that I could finally muster the courage to say it. Years of teenage angst which entail the typical phases of moodiness and unwarranted sass beginning in middle school forestalled this great discovery.


Mary's columns run biweekly Thursdays. She can be reached at m.long@cavalierdaily.com.
Life

Learn me right

I’m not sure where exactly it started to go wrong, but nevertheless, it was one of those days when you wake up thinking you’re actually pretty ahead of the game — and then by noon, you realize you can’t recall the last time you were so overwhelmed.


Life

A feeling on the Lawn

The first time I ever visited the Lawn was during Days on the Lawn, and it was a cursory, hectic show put on to tip the wavering student over the edge and finally commit to their home away from home for the next four years.

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Latest Podcast

On this episode of On Record, we sit down with Layne Parker, First Year Players director and third-year college student. Parker discusses the importance of building community through an inclusive space for new students, and looks ahead to FYP’s upcoming musical production.