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Learning to think

By Vega Bharadwaj | January 26, 2015

For a long time, I felt area requirements were a punishment for my incompetence—a painful reminder of my place at the bottom of the University’s food chain of intelligence—and deserved to suffer. During my first year, I spent a countless number of hours redrafting my schedule for the next seven semesters – trying desperately to find ways in which I could squeeze in all of the requirements without sacrificing the more “important” classes.

The Women's Swimming and Diving team made blankets for the U.Va. Children's Hospital as part of their effort to support Cure4Cam, an organization raising awareness about humane treatments for childhood cancer patients. 
Life

Swimming for Cam

By Emily Hauben | January 26, 2015

When second-year College student Shannon Rauth joined the Women’s Swimming and Diving team, she introduced her teammates to the story of Cameron Evans – a family friend who battled with leukemia for seven months before passing away in 2012.

The Student Disability Access Center works every day to make sure all students, regardless of disability, have the opportunity to succeed at the University.
Life

Equal opportunities for academic success

By Kelly Seegers | January 25, 2015

Nestled underneath the Student Health Center is a newly renovated Student Disability Access Center (SDAC)—a place full of people who work every day to make sure all students, regardless of disability, have the opportunity to succeed at the University. SDAC provides a range of services for any students with a diagnosed condition which limits his or her ability to perform academically or otherwise.

Life

The myth of preparation

By Lauren Jackson | January 23, 2015

I am thankful the lights are incredibly dim in Boylan; the darkness hides my crimson-flushed face after I was royally called out for being a know-it-all. I was catching up with friends on my first night back at the University, when the conversation turned to the Barnes Art Collection in Philadelphia and a class my friend took on Dutch Masters.

Life

The inner ring

By Peyton Williams | January 21, 2015

This past week was tough for old and new sorority members alike. Whether you were one of the 1,000 girls going through recruitment or one of the 2,000 on the other side, you are undoubtedly exhausted and emotionally drained.

Oscar was surprised when his blind date turned out to be Hoa, a friend he has had a crush on since high school. 
Sex & Relationships

Love Connection: Oscar and Hoa

By Alex Stock | January 20, 2015

Oscar Year: Fourth Major: Economics Hometown: Richmond Ideal Date Personality: The effervescence of Jennifer Lawrence after acquiring Emma Watson’s wit and Amy Poehler’s humor. Ideal Date Activity: One-on-one basketball, followed by 18 holes of golf, followed by dinner and a movie. Deal breakers? Unappreciative, full of complaints, a Chelsea fan. Hobbies: Camping, building things, investing, making music, gaming. What makes you a good catch? One word: synergy.

Fourth-year College student Dyanna Jaye works on sustainability issues at the University, state and international levels. 
Life

Sustainability across the globe

By Margaret Mason | January 19, 2015

Not many students can say they took gap years to travel the country on behalf of the Invisible Children, biked halfway across Canada, and participated as a student delegate in the United Nations Lima Climate Change Conference.

The University's student cheer section, Hoo Crew, aims to create an atmosphere of comradery and positivity in the stands at sports games. 
Life

Hollering for the Hoos

By Brittany Hsieh | January 19, 2015

Hoo Crew—U.Va.’s student cheer section—is supporting the University’s men’s basketball team in victory after victory as the squad defends its position as number two in the nation.

John's column runs biweekly Fridays. He can be reached at j.benenati@cavalierdaily.com. 
Life

Stranger than “Pulp Fiction”

By John Benenati | January 16, 2015

For as long as I can remember, I wanted to be a Hollywood film director. My adventures in show business began at age nine, when my sister and I used a handheld camera to recreate the greatest movie we had ever seen.

Life

The art of oversleeping

By Abraham Axler | January 15, 2015

Many people oversleep, but few pursue it with any real thought. I’ve decided that oversleeping is like war; the sleeping self must conquer the alarm clock.

Life

The evolution of recruitment

By Allison Lank | January 15, 2015

Rush is weird. Having gone through recruitment four times now—once as a “rushee” and three times as a sorority woman—I can knowingly say it does not get much better. Each year, I approached the process differently.

Life

(Don't) give me a sign

By Mary Long | January 15, 2015

I had never known exactly what Boxing Day was until my Canadian cousin explained it to me during winter break—it’s a holiday of mostly historical value, observed in celebrating countries by closing nearly all businesses and banks.We in the States, however, typically do just the opposite this time of year—come December 26, malls become just about as crowded as they were barely a month ago, on the infamous Black Friday. On the morning after Christmas, Americans tend to pivot and head back to the mall to exchange the gifts we received for what we really wanted.

Avery's column runs biweekly Wednesdays. She can be reached at a.moyler@cavalierdaily.com. 
Life

Grocery store anxiety

By Avery Moyler | January 13, 2015

Coming back from winter break, I got in to Charlottesville around 2 p.m. I only had one errand to run that day and, naturally, I didn’t get around to it until 9 p.m.

Vega's column runs biweekly Tuesdays. She can be reached at v.bharadwaj@cavalierdaily.com. 
Life

A clean slate

By Vega Bharadwaj | January 12, 2015

I’ve come to associate the start of spring semester with the onset of chronic lethargy. Winter break works its best at licking the wounds of fall semester, but four weeks of traveling or binge-watching never seem long enough to extinguish the remnants of postpartum final exam malaise.

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