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Would you trust a sangoma?

A sangoma is the name for a traditional Zulu healer. Sangomas heal people by communicating with their ancestors and by offering you muthi, which is a concoction of traditional herbs.


Life

Tip of It All

Looking back, middle school was filled with days spent memorizing explorers and their discovered sailing routes.


Life

Love Connection

Ben, Second-year College studentMajor?UndeclaredSexual Orientation?StraightWhat extracurriculars do you participate in?Sigma Chi Fraternity, Intramural Sports, Habitat for HumanityWhat do you like to do in your free time?Golfing, Road Tripping, SpelunkingWhat are the physical and personality attributes you are looking for in a date?Smart enough to understand my jokes (but not smart enough to trick me), outgoing, spontaneous.


Life

The Other Kissing Disease

As I navigate through the muddled waters of U.Va. dating culture, I find that a lot of the guys here have the same sorts of awful afflictions.


Life

All That Jazz

The McIntire Department of Music is celebrating a ?Year of Jazz,? featuring performances throughout the semester designed to heighten awareness of the musical style at the University.


Life

Springing Forward

When the last suitcase left my apartment the first Saturday morning of Spring Break, despite my staying put, I felt freer.


Life

A New Kind of Corruption

Ask a senior citizen about the corruption of our generation, and he or she probably will rant for an hour about promiscuity, an addiction to technology and offensive rap lyrics.


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Wine Q&A

Over the past few weeks, I have been delighted to receive questions about wine from friends, avid readers and passersby.


Puzzles
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Latest Podcast

As this year’s newest Meriwether Lewis fellows wrap up their summer session, Julie Caruccio, a MLI director and assistant vice president for research on the student experience, discusses the goals of the fellowship. Caruccio shares the history of the program and how it has evolved to continue to fit students' needs and expectations. Additionally, she describes the cohort’s summer project, where they were tasked with finding ways to build connectivity and foster relationships between people in various areas across Grounds.