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Top 10 fast food restaurants ideal for stress eating

By Ben Rosenthal | 5 days ago

I expect hate mail for this one.

Ben Rosenthal is a Top 10 Writer for The Cavalier Daily.

Top 10 excuses for not having U.Va. win your March Madness bracket

By Ben Rosenthal | March 18, 2021

If you’ve made it this far through the article without realizing that I don’t know anything about U.Va. basketball, here’s me letting you down easy — I’m the epitome of a casual fan.

Top 10 ways to stay connected online

By Ben Rosenthal | March 14, 2021

While a lot of people hear games and think of Monopoly, there are other exciting activities online you can use to end your friendships in awful, bitter, catastrophic, car-crash-style fights.

Top 10 reasons to drop your J-term course

By Ben Rosenthal | January 5, 2021

Come join me in the land of freedom. There’s plenty of room.

Top 10 ways to replicate finals season at home

By Ben Rosenthal | November 19, 2020

Nothing will be more depressing than getting stressed over college finals in the same bedroom where your biggest worry used to be what to wear to school the next day.

Top 10 classmates you meet in Zoom breakout rooms

By Ben Rosenthal | October 29, 2020

Look, it’s not like I look amazing either. It’s 10 a.m. and we’ve all given up, but please, let me see a human face. Please, I’m so lonely.

After sitting on Zoom for what feels like an eternity, forcing yourself to sit upright and look presentable in case your peers are on gallery view, there is nothing more freeing than getting in the car and jamming out as you endlessly loop around Grounds

Top 10 ways to get away from your computer screen after class

By Ben Rosenthal | September 10, 2020

Here are some of my personal go-to suggestions for a little change of scenery after a two-and-a-half hour torture session — I mean, virtual class.

Top 10 summer projects for those without summer internships

By Ben Rosenthal | June 5, 2020

There is no pressure — just opportunity.

Top 10 ways to maintain your college lifestyle at home

By Ben Rosenthal | March 19, 2020

Ah, shower shoes. A first-year tradition. Though I stopped wearing them as most second years do, I plan on bringing them back just to remind myself of my roots.

Ben Rosenthal

Top 10 post-pandemic things to look forward to this fall

Top 10 fast food restaurants ideal for stress eating

Top 10 excuses for not having U.Va. win your March Madness bracket

Top 10 ways to stay connected online

Top 10 reasons to drop your J-term course

Top 10 ways to replicate finals season at home

Top 10 classmates you meet in Zoom breakout rooms

Top 10 ways to get away from your computer screen after class

Top 10 summer projects for those without summer internships

Top 10 ways to maintain your college lifestyle at home

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