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

Searching for "Heary Weather"

Occasionally I like to depart from the hallowed halls of the Alderman Maps room to study somewhere more exposed and in tune with the real world which does in fact exist outside the borders of U.Va.


Life

The little things count

My hands have been permanently burned from my own negligence with a curling wand. I have spent hours scraping paint off of the floor of the Student Activities Building.


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Nine people you meet at U.Va.

This University is a big pool filled with people from several corners of the world. Each person you meet is like a snowflake: unique, yes, but also composed primarily of water.


Life

The “Netflix effect”

Between Black Friday and Cyber Monday, the couple days have been a never-ending cycle of sales going on “today only!” and “limited time!” offers.


Life

Thankful for flight fear

I’ve always liked flying in airplanes. I can still remember wearing those plastic wings that flight attendants would give me when I was very young.


Life

One week getting nine hours of sleep per night

The National Sleep Foundation recommends 8-10 hours of sleep per night for teenagers and young adults, but a study by the University of Cincinnati reported that 55% of participating college students sleep for fewer than seven hours a night.

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Latest Podcast

All University students are required to live on Grounds in their first year, but they have many on and off-Grounds housing options going into their second year. Students face immense pressure to decide on housing as soon as possible, and this high demand has strained the capacities of both on and off-Grounds accommodations. Lauren Seeliger and Brandon Kile, two third-year Cavalier Daily News writers, discuss the impact of the student housing frenzy on both University students and the Charlottesville community.