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There

I think we all know that feeling at the end of the semester when all you want to do is get the hell out of dodge and head home for the holidays.


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Friends in Firenze

My Winter Break was a recess like no other. It began as it has begun each and every year. I left for home, hurried but relaxed, as soon as the final exam booklet was pledged and handed in.


Life

Fun fact

There you are in your first discussion hoping it will end in the first 10 minutes. After all, how much do you really have to discuss on the first day of classes?


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Keep me waiting

Here it is, another semester at our darling University. Time to reunite with friends we haven't seen in weeks, exchange stories of who had the best - or most boring - break, and discuss the ache in each of our hearts from returning to U.Va.


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A Hullaba time

For years students have heard them perform on Grounds, clad in floppy bathrobes and crooning their way into our hearts.


Life

Money saving app

With the conclusion of the holiday season and the start of the new semester, you may find yourself tight on cash.


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Something to complain about

After today we'll all be reminiscing about the days when all that was required of us on the first day of school was a paper titled "How I Spent my Winter Break." I for one think this is a still a valuable assignment, and even though a professor would never go for it, a columnist has no problem reverting to elementary school bliss. Admittedly, my break wasn't anything to brag about.


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Dirty little secret

My roommate, Tori, and I knew each other before we got to U.Va. We weren't best friends, but we knew we got along well enough to not pull each other's hair out and bicker about whose shirt was on whose side of the room. We got past the initial likes and dislikes pretty quickly and settled into a routine.


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An army of helpers

As the holiday season approaches, University students walking on the Corner or shopping at Barracks Road Shopping Center can hear the ringing of bells as Salvation Army volunteers collect money for the charity in their signature red kettles. The Christmas season is one of the busiest times of the year for the Salvation Army, Corp Officer Melinda Johnson said, explaining that 678 families are currently registered to receive food, clothing and toys. "It's a major, major undertaking," said John Erwin, who has worked for the Salvation Army for 16 years.


Life

On missing

Thirteen years ago today my grandfather, Goggy, died of colon cancer. I was nearly 7 and I may have cried, but I did not yet miss the grandfather with the fuzzy beard or gentle voice.


Life

The worry bug

I imagine this is not true for everyone, but in the great state of Alabama football is king. I'm sure everyone has heard of the two little teams at Alabama and Auburn (Roll Tide!


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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.