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Articles by Lucinda Manning
Your relationship with U.Va. is the most love-hate of all
It is a truth universally acknowledged that we tend to covet what we can’t have — I’m sure even Jane Austen herself would concede this. Whether this be your friend’s ex-boyfriend, the latest pair of Yeezys or that one sweater you once saw online, didn’t buy and have spent the past six months trying to find it again, this statement holds true. This truth, however, seems never more applicable than to the University.
A definitive account of everywhere to study near Grounds
As finals approach, those of us who have managed to avoid the library throughout the semester are suddenly faced with the looming choice regarding where to spend the next month. In order to make this decision a little easier, I have compiled a list of places that you can choose from. Instead of flocking straight to Clem or Alderman, consider the breadth of choices available to you in walking distance of Grounds.
College sports and school pride in the US
Coming from England, I had no previous knowledge about the fact that college sports were a huge deal in United States. Had someone suggested watching a University of Edinburgh soccer match on TV, I probably would have laughed. This is not out of spite, or me demeaning the standard of the play, but because it simply doesn’t exist. Equally, the idea of wearing a University of Edinburgh sweatshirt would probably have had me and my friends in fits of giggles.
How to make the most of wasting your time
If you have been to New York City, you will know that life there moves at an unprecedented pace. In a city where everyone is in a rush, my lack of purpose and motivation was really put into perspective. Granted, I was there as a tourist, but I found myself rushing from gallery to gallery, monument to monument — just to try and fit in with the commuters passing me by at lightning speed.
How to succeed with your New Year’s resolutions this January
Every year in January there is a sudden frenzy where everybody you know simultaneously decides that they are going to improve themselves. For the past 11 months, they have been content with their general demeanor, but there is something about January that makes us all question everything. I, too, am guilty of this abrupt self-dissatisfaction and subsequent striving towards self-improvement.
Every type of person found in the library
As far as I’m concerned the University has something for everyone, and this idea extends to the library facilities it offers. However, it seems that there is always that one person in the McGregor Room with a cough, a tendency to chew rather loudly or a blissful ignorance to the fact that music really can travel beyond your own headphones. The library really does bring out the worst in all of us.
Embrace the hygge at U.Va.
Winter has well and truly hit. Shorts have been replaced with leggings, and the days of getting sweaty on the way to class have been replaced with having hot flashes when you come into the heated classrooms from the freezing cold. At a time when the days are suddenly shorter and when 6 p.m. feels like midnight, the mountain of work and proximity to finals can all seem too much.
Thanksgiving travel on a budget
As an international student, the notion of Thanksgiving is filled less with fond memories of sweet potato and pumpkin pie, and more with the looming reality of a week where everybody goes home to their families. Hence, when I was invited to Portland, Maine for the upcoming Thanksgiving, everything felt like it was coming together — for about five minutes, before I went to book my flights.
A Brit strange | The Cavalier Daily
As I step off the plane in Washington into the wall of unexpected tropical heat, I swiftly remove seven cozy layers I wore to fend off the chill of a late English summer. (Note to self to check weather forecast next time I pack two semesters worth of jumpers and long trousers). Next challenge: find something to put my Arctic (and instantly redundant) clothes in. It is widely believed that English and Americans speak the same language — I would beg to differ.
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