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Life

Who is swagger?

People?s attitudes toward dating are much like the ?Power Rangers? ? they keep changing and no one is really quite sure why.Take, for example, the Neanderthals.


Life

Maturity Obscurity

I?m a 19-year-old second-year at one of the best colleges in the country, but when it comes to guys, I still feel like I?m a 13-year-old kid with a terrible perm and a mouthful of braces.


Life

A helping hand

Every day near 14th Street, students walking to class pass by a small percentage of Charlottesville?s homeless population.


Life

Around this time each year, I?m grateful I?m not a high school senior.


Life

Casino capitalism: understanding the PPIP

?The financial system as a whole is still working against recovery.?In an op-ed article for The Wall Street Journal March 23, Secretary of Treasury Timothy Geithner announced that the government was prepared to increase the bailout budget to $1 trillion from $700 billion in an effort to combat the current economic crisis.


Life

The end of empire

I did not even know that the British Empire is dying, still less did I know that it is a great deal better than the younger empires that are going to supplant it.??George Orwell, Shooting an ElephantHistory tells us that the decline of one empire inevitably results in the rise of others.


Life

A real shocker

I was warned about culture shock and the emotional aspect of living in another country for an extended period of time.


Life

Feeling South African election fever

Working Together We Can Achieve More.? ?Vote to Win.? ?A House for Everyone.? These are some of the slogans of some of the nearly 100 political parties in South Africa that are currently trying to convince the public that they are the party to best lead the country.


Life

April is (not) the Cruellest Month

You know what they say: ?April showers bring May flowers.? This old adage, which is a slightly adapted version of the even older Pacific Islander expression, ?April showers bring much death and destruction,? seems to adequately sum up the current state of the University community.


Life

Cutting Costs

We are currently mired in what is being termed the Great Recession, the worst economic downturn since the Depression of the 1930s.


Life

A Cuban perspective

Mojito nights, domino tournaments and Latin dance shows are just a few of the events the members of the Cuban and American Student Association gather to discuss.


Life

Could I BEE any more excited about SpringFest?

SpringFest is tomorrow? Really? Because the last time I checked, I was still wearing my winter wear ? fuzzy hats that look like animals, fratastic fleece vests and argyle socks that compulsively match the rest of my outfit.


Life

The Letter

My duty as a Cavalier Daily Life columnist is to inform my fellow University students about issues that are important and relevant to their lives.


Life

Campus Kitchens

The number of meals a week that are wasted at the University: 300. The number of people the University can feed with these meals a month: 1,200.One group trying to bring awareness to these statistics is Campus Kitchens, a national initiative that partners with college and high school students to use lost meals from dining halls to help the greater community.Currently, Campus Kitchens is located at one high school and 19 universities, including Wake Forest University and the College of William & Mary.

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With the fall season underway, Cavalier Daily Sports Desk writers Victoria Blankenship and Ryan Weiner discuss the University’s Sabre Points System, how it works and why it matters for Virginia athletics. From football Saturdays to volleyball courts, they share how the system strengthens student turnout and shapes the athletic experience on Grounds.