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Indie-pendent

It all started a year ago when second-year College student Joanna Spotswood went to a networking lunch with the intention of getting free food.


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A day of stress

I grew up in a house where Sunday was a sacred day reserved for church in the morning and inordinate amounts of food — and hopefully football — in the afternoon. Family dinner on Sunday was an indulgent affair.


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Don't rate my professor

“Good god! What a useless column,” I hear you exclaim as you read the subhead. “What bumbling idiot needs advice on refining his schedule? Ratemyprofessors.com is all anyone needs for success.”


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The son of York

I checked my email to find my multitude of attendance points had paid off in the form of a ticket. I then won another lottery — I’m an exceptional gambler — for a coveted spot on the Hoo Crew’s free round-trip bus ride and found myself heading to New York City.


Life

Finding your spirit animal

As I sat in Alderman this morning — scrolling through BuzzFeed and procrastinating (is that redundant?) — I came across an unpleasant surprise: a quiz titled, “Which Food Network Chef is Your Spirit Animal?”


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Boys are like waffles

Saturday was my friend’s birthday. Being the overwhelmingly srat-tastic and fun-loving individuals we are, we naturally had no choice but to make a production out of the ordeal, discussing only the most pressing matters: who will be the lucky guy upon whom I will bestow an invitation to my parents’ formal? Or rather, who will pretend to be unfazed when I “forget” to mention he has to rent a tux and converse with my endearingly Hispanic parents — surprise! — over fruity drinks at a Mexican restaurant?


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Joke’s on you

I am considered to be a pretty funny person. I frequently cause entire rooms to burst out into uncontrollable laughter, followed by my fans asking me to repeat myself and recreate their feeling of giddiness.


	Fourth-year College student Maggie Ambrose interns at Charlottesville Tomorrow, a news platform covering local education, politics, and developments.
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Looking beyond the University

Fourth-year College student Maggie Ambrose has taken her passion for working with the Charlottesville community to the next level through her internship at Charlottesville Tomorrow, a news platform covering local Charlottesville stories.


	Donate Life held their first annual LifeSaver Saturday to raise awareness about organ donation in the University community and beyond. The event brought guest speakers to the University to share their personal stories about organ donation.
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Saving lives one registered donor at a time

During the summer of 2001, Maria Diaz was a promising student getting ready to begin her second year at the University. But on August 24, a tragic accident caused her car to suddenly veer off the side of the road. She died instantly.


	The St. Baldrick’s Foundation raised $47,510 for childhood cancer research at their annual Biltmore event.
Life

Bald is beautiful

The University’s chapter of the St. Baldrick’s Foundation successfully raised $48,025 for childhood cancer research at its annual head-shaving event at the Biltmore last Thursday.


Life

In defense of being uninvolved

My inbox is filled with messages from my new major head and subject lines saying “Sign-Up for Honor Week” or “Attend a Philanthropy!” Another emails read: “Can we reschedule the meeting from 2:30 to 3?


	Fourth-year College student Virginia Gazewood has been working at Memorial Gym since the first semester of her first year.
Life

Full-time student, part-time employee

Months before she stepped on Grounds as a student for the first time, first-year College student Jennifer Baez had a plan. For her, having a job while at school was non-negotiable, and to give herself an advantage she applied to jobs before the school year started.


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ROTC scholarships assist students

With paying for college recently proving equally as challenging as gaining acceptance, more and more students are vying for Reserve Officer Training Corps scholarships each year, hoping to alleviate financial burdens while focusing on academic goals and military training.

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Since the Contemplative Commons opening April 4, the building has hosted events for the University community. Sam Cole, Commons’ Assistant Director of Student Engagement, discusses how the Contemplative Sciences Center is molding itself to meet students’ needs and provide a wide range of opportunities for students to discover contemplative practices that can help them thrive at the University.