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Life

Bank stocks

August has not been a good month for the financial markets. Economic fears about Greece, Ireland and Portugal have expanded to include Italy, the third largest Eurozone economy.


Life

Over the hill

I feel old. As a first year, I remember envisioning a great divide between students, a gaping chasm between my fresh-out-of-high-school na


Life

Apocalypse now

I don't know if you've heard or not, but apparently the world is ending soon. I suppose I should be more upset about this but I have to admit, I saw the signs.


Life

Leaving the nest

This summer I had an eye-opening experience. No, I didn't save any orphans or build any houses for underprivileged families.


Life

Nerd is the word

First years, welcome to the greatest four years of your life at the best college in the country. Here at the University, you'll find plenty of traditions.


Life

A proud display

The thought of Greek initiation ceremonies often calls to mind private events and the passing down of secret traditions, but many of the University's fraternities and sororities take a more public approach to bringing in new members.


Life

Lorelai

If Lorleai Gilmore went to the University, she would not be reading this column. She simply would say "Oy with the poodles already!" - a phrase she coined which can be used to shut up a person who is talking nonstop about a certain topic - and keep flipping the pages until she found the comics page.


Life

Orgo lab: a retrospective

This past Wednesday, I turned in my organic chemistry lab notebook. I realize that something as mundane as carrying a notebook across Grounds and putting it in a box at the Chemistry Building isn't particularly newsworthy; it's more symbolic than anything. When I was a first year nearly done with general chemistry and introduction biology, I was more scared of organic chemistry than I was about my final exam in either course. I saw the look that crept over most people's faces when I asked about it.


Life

Exam snacking

For most students, when finals roll around, good diets usually take a backseat to food and drinks that quickly satisfy hunger or temporarily raise energy levels.


Life

Old hat

Whenever I pull out my fashion magazines to show my mom the latest trend that I'm dying to have, she always rolls her eyes and laughs.


Life

Love out loud

University students are well known for the many ways they show their pride, wearing orange and blue, quoting Thomas Jefferson, or even just the occasional boasts about their school's academic ranking.


Life

The writing on the wall

In my three years here, I've worked my way through a lot of what I would call the traditional "wisdom texts": those works that we read time and time again, because either directly or indirectly they seem to offer us a message on how to live our lives.


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Summer dreamin

I keep having to double-check my planner. I always have had trouble with dates. I still can't believe its 2011.

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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.