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(12/06/18 4:19am)
Early November through Christmas is the unofficial giving season — a time where the expectation to contribute your extra dollars to some selfless endeavor is palpable in the air. It’s both a blessing and a curse that the University is full of students who dedicate their time and efforts to hundreds of different charitable organizations on and off-Grounds. It means that our community is projecting a lot of good into the world, but it can also be overwhelming deciding which of the infinite organizations to donate to — because it’s unrealistic that we can contribute to all of them.
(11/13/18 5:31am)
I’ve known that I would spend a semester abroad in college for as long as I can remember. My parents sparked in me a penchant for travel when I was very young by taking my sister and me on interesting vacations and encouraging us to see the world through the lens of a traveler. My high school helped foster this desire to explore with its unique study abroad program, where students spend the last two weeks of each school year travelling to a foreign country and delving into the local culture. While these experiences were invaluable and I recognize how fortunate I am to have been able to see so much of the world at such a young age, these short visits were not enough for me to understand what it’s like to live in an unfamiliar country.
(09/26/18 4:39am)
When I first made the migration from New Jersey to Charlottesville two years ago, the Virginian culture seemed inconceivably Southern to me. While I have cousins in North Carolina, my ventures south of the Mason-Dixon line were rare, and my family vacations mostly took me north or east of my home state. So, coming to Virginia, I was apprehensive about giving up my Taylor ham, egg and cheese sandwiches for grits and was relatively horrified to discover that people here consider Domino’s real pizza. However, two years later, I’ve come to realize that Virginia’s culture, or at least the one surrounding the University, is not so different than the culture I grew up in. And the slang that I was completely unfamiliar with when moving to this state are now part of my daily lingo.
(09/10/18 3:47am)
This June 6 marked the 50th Anniversary of the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy — former U.S. Attorney General, Senator, younger brother to our 35th president and a U.Va. Law School alum. Around this anniversary, my dad came home with a signed copy of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s new book “American Values”, a memoir about the lessons he’s learned from his father’s life. While I can’t always muster up the attention span to power through a 400-page book, I devoured this one within a week.
(04/04/18 4:58am)
This past weekend, my fraternity held our annual Dad’s Weekend. Hordes of fathers from all across the country joined their sons in Charlottesville for the opportunity to experience college all over again for just a few short days. From Los Angeles to Rhode Island to Atlanta, our dads came not only to see where exactly their tuition and dues checks go but also to participate in some routine weekend debauchery.
(02/14/18 2:15pm)
It’s a great feeling to walk out of a classroom truly inspired. For most students, class time is spent fidgeting in desks and checking the clock every five minutes, watching the time tick away slower than desired. There are occasional lectures that pique the interest of the entire class, but it’s natural that college students would rather be sipping Twisted Teas on Mad Bowl than sitting in a lecture hall for hours on end. However, when we find a course that can not only sustain our interest but also leaves us genuinely excited about coming to class, we are reminded why we’re at the University in the first place.
(01/16/18 5:21am)
Throughout my childhood, after Christmas was over and the calendar read Jan. 1, the cheer of the holiday season still persisted for weeks. The tree stayed lit, the decorations remained in place and a blanket of white still covered our once-green yard. The only worry I had was that soon the holiday movies were going to stop playing on TV.
(11/10/17 3:35am)
As I walked out of my apartment building this past Tuesday on Election Day, I was slapped in the face with 42-degree winds and a heavy mist. It was one of those days where you have to force yourself to go to class over the temptation of hibernating in your bedroom and watching Netflix all day. Being that I barely wanted to go to class, the prospect of hiking all the way up to Venable School in the freezing rain to cast my vote was unthinkable. I told myself, “There’s always next year.”
(10/20/17 3:24am)
The old adage “it’s not the grades you make but the hands you shake,” has some truth to it. While GPA and extracurricular involvement are vital factors to obtaining the dream post-grad job, meeting the right people is equally important.
(10/04/17 3:30am)
The apartment smelled a little different than I expected. Not bad, per se, but the odor of a foreign spice I had never experienced before. The rooms were a bit small but, nonetheless, I was just pleased to have cool air oozing from the vents on the hot Spanish day. “This is my home for the next six weeks,” I thought anxiously to myself.