Life

Put some giddy-up back into your slow computer

By David Pierce | October 14, 2009

For a while, I've been the person my friends go to for tech support. They've got a virus or just lit their computer on fire or something, so they call me and panic, hoping I can somehow, magically, just fix it. More than anything, this is the problem I get: "My computer's slow!" It's taking three-and-a-half hours to boot his computer and 11 minutes to open a browser - it's not a pretty picture.

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Life

Rockin

By Lisa Littman | October 13, 2009

When I first met my roommate from Roanoke, I was convinced she grew up in the deep country.

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Life

Gorbachev in Geneva

By Chelsea Kelly | October 13, 2009

The Americans have military power and McDonalds. The French have baguettes and Carla Bruni. What do the Swiss have?

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Life

Reluctantly honorable in a community of distrust

By Jessica Burris | October 13, 2009

It's 10:04 a.m. and the University of Auckland is watching me at the Munchy Mart. Six eyes - four human and two electronic - follow the movements of my body, gazing intently as I navigate the campus convenience store.

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Sex & Relationships

Love Connection: Oscar & Marissa

October 12, 2009

Oscar Major? Mechanical engineering Sexual Orientation? Straight What extracurriculars do you participate in? Squash Club Team, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers What are the physical and personality attributes you are looking for in a date? Nice and humble personality.

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Life

Pros and Cons of being

By Andy Taylor | October 12, 2009

From what I've gleaned about the dating atmosphere right now, the smoke finally has begun to dissipate, after a hectic coming of age story for first-year students and a nostalgic back to the grind reunion for upperclassmen.

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Life

Here come the brides

By Jordan Hart | October 12, 2009

The exponential increase of wedding photo albums on my Facebook newsfeed during the past couple of years has been truly astounding.

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Life

Flip It!

By Jessica Modi | October 9, 2009

Fall is a time University students associate with football, pumpkin carving and, of course, pancakes.

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Life

WWOOFing It: A Taste of the Farming Life

By Sarah Matalone | October 9, 2009

During the past few months, I have acquired a newfound interest in gardening, growing my own produce and learning about farmers' daily lives.

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Life

Hard Being Me

By David Replogle | October 9, 2009

It's hard to be me. Lingering stares as eyes touch on my perfectly proportioned face and tan, chiseled body.

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Life

Mixing work with play

By Mary Scott Hardaway | October 8, 2009

It's the time of year when many University students start to feel the drudge of work and the insatiable desire to play.

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Life

The gym

By Belle Gamble | October 8, 2009

"Hey girl, you want to go to the gym with me?" "You mean, 'Do I want to go to the gym and have my self-esteem reduced to -12 on a scale of 1 to 10 because that girl has been running for 40 minutes straight and I get winded walking up stairs?

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Life

Boys, Baseball and Believing

By Mary Bruno | October 2, 2009

It all started on a baseball field. Not a typical field with freshly trimmed grass and carefully drawn lines, but a field of solid blacktop with a skate park interrupting right field.

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Life

Cinema under the stars

By Leslie Keena | October 2, 2009

When one of my housemates mentioned a drive-in movie theater, all I could picture was John Travolta as Danny in "Grease" singing about how Sandy left him.

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Life

Employing your best interview skills

October 1, 2009

Practice makes perfect Let's be honest, everybody wants to show up to an interview with Northrop Grumman or Wachovia with a few tricks up their sleeves.

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Life

Taxes for college students

By Rahul Gorawara | October 1, 2009

For most students, filing tax returns ranks right up there with taking the world’s worst take-home test. But for this exam, the score is measured in cash.

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Life

Despite squishy socks, renter's insurance keeps you from being soaked

By Ben Grosz | September 30, 2009

Hearing the unnerving sound of squish, squish, squish beneath my feet was not the triumphant return to Charlottesville I had imagined after last year's Winter Break.

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Life

Financing a Better World

By Mahak Nagpal | September 30, 2009

It is not every day that a Nobel Prize winner comes to Charlottesville.

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Life

Xtreme Filmmaker

By Betsy Graves | September 30, 2009

Ever wanted to make a movie?

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Life

Turn your cell phone into a tool of awesomeness

By David Pierce | September 30, 2009

The one thing I have with me at all times isn't a notebook, or my laptop or underwear - it's my cell phone.