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Game on

If you are like me, you played a lot of board games growing up. Kids start with the simplest varieties, like Candyland and Trouble, which teach them simple values like taking turns and playing fair.


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Become a Googley ninja

We generally use Google as a search engine. We look for things such as, "how to get a six-pack like David Beckham." We may scan the list of results and try, try, try to find the key to landing Posh Spice. Google handles that moment in our lives incredibly well, but that's not all it offers. Because Google is a research tool, a place to find information about anything and everything that will help us pass our papers, it has naturally got a few tricks up its sleeve to help us in our quests. Actually, one of the best research strategies is not to use the front page of Google at all.


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Travel planning tips

Throughout the process of traveling, I have been continually reminded of the saying: If you want it done right, do it yourself."


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Thoughts about Paris

Spanish people don't like French people. That's a fact. For instance, the other night when I asked a Spaniard what he would do if a Frenchman walked into the bar, he immediately put his hands against his neck and began making slashing motions. Meanwhile, Americans share a similar perception.


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Moving off the corner

When it came to eating out this semester, I originally intended to branch out and expand my palate after a steady two-year diet of Corner cuisine.


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Sick days

Pickles and ice cream, goat cheese and Nutella on Wheat Thins, pretzels with crunchy Jif reduced-fat peanut butter - the cravings of a pregnant woman.


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From fried green tomatoes to Indian spices

I know there's an international food section in Newcomb Dining Hall, and I know some restaurants on the Corner are not American, but my culinary sphere of influence truly expanded last Saturday when I entered "Snacks of Mumbai"at the Lorna Sundberg International Center at 21 University Circle - a destination I never previously knew existed. Earlier this month a friend of mine e-mailed me a link to activities at the International Center, and I jumped at the chance to cook something for my column.


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Beyond the bubble

As a U.Va. student, I have always felt fortunate to go to a large school that still has the close-knit feel of a much smaller one.


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Honesty

Phil McGraw, Maury Povich, Judy Sheindlin together seem to preach one thing: honesty. Honesty in work, honesty in relationships, honesty to ourselves.


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George and Oscar

The Oscars are less than a week away, and as a pop culture fanatic, I couldn't be more excited. Whenever I turn on the TV, I feel that every preview brags about Oscar-nominated actors, screenwriters and costume designers.


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Which chaat are you?

Despite snowstorms and other setbacks, I made my way toward Charlottesville again after a brief detour at the University of Pennsylvania.


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Finding balance

In her spare time, third-year College student Kathleen Baines sorts invoices, serials and processes books in Alderman Library's Acquisitions Department.

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The University’s Orientation and Transition programs are vital to supporting first year and transfer students throughout their entire transition to college. But much of their work goes into planning summer orientation sessions. Funlola Fagbohun, associate director of the first year experience, describes her experience working with OTP and how she strives to create a welcoming environment for first-years during orientation and beyond. Along with her role as associate director, summer Orientation leaders and OTP staff work continually to provide a safe and memorable experience for incoming students.