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Jolting U.Va. students into organization Have no fear, jolted first-years: The Daily Jolt is here. Every aspect of the University experience, social and academic, is intense. And your first year, even trying to find everything you need -- from location of classes to a specific Greek-lettered building down Rugby -- can be painstakingly difficult. The University "Daily Jolt" is a new Web site designed to help University students with everything from eating out to scheduling classes on time, said second-year Engineering student John Mell, one of the two designers of the Web site. Related Links The Daily Jolt @ UVA &nbsp The site comes complete with a discussion forum on University issues, a marketplace similar to the auctioning behemoth eBay, a listing of movies and TV shows relevant to college students, and an abundance of important University links, including ISIS and the Course Offering Directory. To produce the Web site, Mell and a friend, second-year Engineering student Jason Kearns, had to put in a lot of time over the summer. "Instead of working on my summer job, I did this," Mell said. "The Daily Jolt" is a network of collegiate Web sites designed to provide students with a compilation of convenient, useful links.


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When others say don't go

Imagine yourself laid out on the white sand beach of a tropical island -- palm trees rustling around you while you alternate between sipping on the rum and coke in your left hand and chewing on the world-class cigar in your right.


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Good phone service = long distance 'Sprint'

Residential phone service. It seems so simple. Run a line here, flip a switch there and voila!. But at the beginning of the school year, when Charlottesville teems with thousands of students, hooking up efficient phone service isn't so simple -- especially when there's only one residential phone company in town. Sprint, the dominant provider in Charlottesville, faces a glut of service requests at the beginning of the year, and as the requests pile up, so do the complaints. Students living off Grounds moan about delayed or forgotten service appointments as well as being put on hold for too long. Like Jody Flipper.


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When Irish eyes are smiling

Two weeks after living like a celebrity in Ireland, Alison Cunnane leans back in a chair in Alderman Cafe, speaks modestly and describes what she calls the "calm-me-down process." She's back in Virginia now, settling into her classes and juggling her many extra-curricular activities, but her thoughts are still in Ireland, where she spent 12 days this summer getting back to her Irish roots. This summer, Cunnane was a Rose. A third-year history major from Baltimore, Cunnane represented the Washington, D.C.


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Why 'Pi Groove'? For those of you who want to feed your social appetite, but also want to feed your soul, Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity has the party for you. This Saturday night starting at 9:30 p.m., three bands will kick off the fraternity's first annual night of charity - "Pi Groove" - benefiting the U.Va.


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Historical color in Newcomb The once-bland halls of the third floor of Newcomb Hall have become more colorful and diverse lately with the addition of work by Caribbean artist Frank Diaz Escalet, on display at the Art Space gallery until Oct.


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When MTV Met Sarah

That voice. The girl sitting next to you in your dreaded discussion has this voice you know you've heard somewhere before.


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Get into the groove

At a University boasting 10 undergraduate and graduate schools, it is not unusual to hear that students on Grounds can be whatever they want to be. Well, make that almost anything.


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Who's vision?A computer-animated man decked out in blue and orange battling it out with a wild beast in a scenic background.


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'Lil Hoo' Who? Inebriated or not, you couldn't help but notice a large, inflatable likeness of the University mascot, the Cavalier bouncing around the football game Saturday. According to third-year Engineering student (a.k.a.


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Glitz, blitz kick off new football season

It was a country concert, a flight show, a skydiving demonstration, a pyrotechnic marvel, a cinema and an all-out, knock-your-socks-off stadium dedication bonanza. And somewhere in between was a football game. Not that 11-year-old Hanna Hale really cared: "It was all really cool.


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From her love of Taylor Swift to a late-night Yik Yak post, Olivia Beam describes how Swifties at U.Va. was born. In this week's episode, Olivia details the thin line Swifties at U.Va. successfully walk to share their love of Taylor Swift while also fostering an inclusive and welcoming community.