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Late-night shifts

While most students are hanging out in their apartments, studying in Alderman, or out on the Corner into the early hours of the morning, there are a number of students working the late-night shifts of their jobs. Second-year College student Elissa Trieu initially began volunteering as an emergency medical technician for the Charlottesville-Albemarle Rescue Squad to gain experience, as she hopes to enter the medical field.


Life

Global Studies

For many international students, excitement about studying abroad offsets a difficult adjustment to U.S.


Life

Blogging, zen

This is how I was going to begin the blog I never wrote: "And in short, I was afraid." I never really got "The Waste Land," but I've always had a fondness for T.S.


Life

Meme mania

University students have always known that "one does not simply park in Charlottesville," but they haven't always had a meme to refer to and laugh at with other students. Internet memes have been popular online for years, but this year colleges started jumping on the trend and giving memes their own twist.


Life

I think I can?

My parents always told me I could do anything I set my mind to. Envision my face on Thomas the Tank Engine but doing more than climbing mounta yins - maybe trekking to space or scuba diving.


Life

Profiling

When you first hear Blake Shelton sing the opening lines of the ballad, "Who Are You When I'm Not Looking," it sounds a little creepy, almost as if the country music singer plans to spy on his girlfriend to see what she's up to when he is not around.


Sex & Relationships

Love Connection: Arjun and Miriam

Name: Arjun Year: Second Year School: College Major: Economics University involvement: CASH, SEED Hometown: Fairfax/Chantilly, VA Ideal date: I don’t have a particular preference for race or ethnicity, but I have generally dated blondes and brunettes.

Puzzles
Hoos Spelling

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.