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SNL Financial

Students interested in business often dream of working at large firms in global cities. What many people may not realize, though, is that they may not have to travel outside of Charlottesville to launch a successful business career. SNL Financial is a company that supplies investment professionals with news and data before they decide to invest in various securities.


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Keep it fratty

It is No. 3 on my most visited websites, third only to Facebook and Gmail. Texts From Last Night?


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Mumble-worth instances

Patience is not my virtue. People who turn left just slow enough that I miss the light, late arrivals, missing a call by two seconds and calling right back and the person doesn't pick up, Ke$ha, misbehaved children in the grocery store, birds who chirp too loudly in the morning, the morning in general ... the list of things that I find annoying could go on and on. I've recently had a very unsettling realization about all these aggravations, however: I'm guilty of most of them.


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The thought that counts

I had a really interesting experience the other night. Some girlfriends and I were invited to our Korean friend's house for a traditional Korean dinner.


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Telling the story of Mr. Jefferson's University

The last time most University students took a tour of Grounds, they were probably registering for their first courses during summer orientation. Now, a few years later, one has to wonder how many students can actually remember that the school's Grounds is one of the only campuses in the United States registered on the World Heritage List and that the University was the first state school constructed around a library rather than a chapel.


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Returning to things I know

As a college student, it sometimes becomes tough to continue high school routines. It's fairly difficult, for example, to continue practicing piano when I no longer have one in my apartment. Two days ago, I finally put in the effort to find music and figure out how to rent a practice room in Old Cabell Hall.


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Hidden gems

For many students, frequenting popular coffee establishments and restaurants on the Corner for drinks and tasty dinners during the weekends is a common rite.


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Where

Rumor across Grounds has it that the best dining hall in town is the most difficult to find. Searching for it is like embarking on a journey reminiscent of Frodo's odyssey without the tiny grey gremlin and adorably chubby sidekicks yearning for scones.


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Walking alone

Someone once told me to never walk alone. Yes, it was my mother, and yes, she meant all the time. She expects me to be with my sister at all times (because I usually am) and she expects me to be cautious because of what's been happening around here.


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Park it

Now that I'm living off Grounds, I have experienced a lot of what I like to call "adventures" with parallel parking.


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If Gaga's against it, so am I

Oh, the joy of sitting on a bus immersed in someone else's conversation. Not because you know this someone or because you are even halfway interested in what he has to say, but more for the fact that this person has an opinion and wants everyone within earshot to hear about it.


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Space to play

At the University, several arts and theater groups compete for limited performance space. Because the Culbreth and Helms Theatres are reserved for the drama department, student artists often find themselves in spaces that are far from ideal. One venue allows students to host arts events in a space some artists have found favorable compared to University venues.


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Let

We all do it. We stereotype, we judge, we say things like, "That's not very manly." There's nothing wrong with it.

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