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Pakistani-Afghan Women in Need holds local arts sale

By Brittany Hsieh | October 11, 2015

When fourth-year College student Ammara Ansari discovered her interest in Pakistani women’s health and civic engagement was not present in most organizations on Grounds, she sought to change this by starting her own CIO: Pakistani-Afghan Women in Need (PAWIN). “Personally, starting up the organization was a way to think about what it meant to give to a community [and] culture that I can relate to,” Ansari said.

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Dumb questions do exist

By Leah Retta | October 7, 2015

Growing up, one of the most common statements I heard from teachers was “There is no such thing as a dumb question”. Almost everyone has heard this from a teacher, parent, or mentor at some point in their life.

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Growing beyond organizations

By Peyton Williams | October 6, 2015

I hate quitting; I think I was taught to hate quitting the moment I came out of the womb. Adults have always told me, “Find a passion and stick with it; stay committed.

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On being too comfortable in old friendships

By Mary Long | October 1, 2015

As much as it pains me to admit to such a typical, regular and average thing, I am from the not-so-mysterious suburban wonderland of “NoVA.” Coming to UVA from such an infamous area as a first year last fall seemed to have its perks— growing up in close proximity to a sizable piece of the University population, yada yada yada.

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Social spirituality

By Kristin Murtha | September 28, 2015

Growing up, it was almost impossible for me to sit through Sunday services at St. Luke’s church without some kind of distraction.

During National Hazing Prevention Week, ADAPT and the Gordie Center held events to encourage students to rethink hazing as a form of group bonding.
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National Hazing Prevention Week asks students to reexamine hazing as a form of group bonding

By Sarah Brotman | September 28, 2015

When students arrive at the University, many yearn to find their places by bonding with certain groups of people and feeling as though they “fit in.” One tool many groups on Grounds use to foster intimacy in a group is a process called hazing. Merriam Webster Dictionary defines hazing as “[harassing] by exacting unnecessary or disagreeable work.” While many forms of hazing are thought of as “bonding,” other forms can lead to more extreme outcomes, such as death.

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