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Finding "Your People"

In that moment, I felt utterly content with my surroundings. I knew I had found a place where I fit in — a group where people don’t find it crazy to love running, or to eat protein bars like candy. 


Grace's column runs biweekly Fridays. She can be reached at g.muth@cavalierdaily.com.
Life

To my professors

After coming from a series of small private schools, it was jarring to begin my academic experience at U.Va. not face-to-face with a beloved teacher.


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

Give me back my hometown

On a two-day, 1600-mile jaunt up and down the southern east coast this past weekend, I passed the exit on I-95 for a small Georgia island where I always spend holidays visiting family.


Life

Call your mom

I was taken aback when rather than greeting me with a “hello,” my mom's immediate response was “is everything ok?”


The Virginia Anthropology Society painted Beta Bridge to promote their weeklong event. 
Life

VAS hosts Anthropology Week

Virginia Anthropology Society hosts Anthropology Week CIO looks to expand their presence on Grounds, spread love for Anthropology By Jane Winthrop The Virginia Anthropology Society at U.Va.


Life

Facebook politics

I recently learned Facebook allows you to unfollow your friends’ posts so you don’t have to see them on your News Feed. 


Life

Overnight adulthood

The thought struck me as I entered a medical clinic this weekend, praying for a doctor to cure me after a period of prolonged illness. Suddenly it occurred to me — I am still on my parents’ insurance plan.


Life

Succession plans

Not so subtly hidden within the word, though, is a smaller one — success. But no one ever asks about a succession plan for “failure.”

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Latest Podcast

Ahead of its Fall 2025 issue, V MAG co-editors-in-chief Rachel Mulvaney, fourth-year Batten student, and Kieran Warner, third-year Commerce student, give a deeper look into what it takes to lead an arts publication, the collaboration and creativity that shapes each issue, and the inspiration behind the upcoming edition. This episode explores the importance of an arts magazine as a platform for students' voices and the artistic community it fosters on Grounds.