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(04/11/03 4:00am)
Instead of the usual fare of going to a smoky bar to see a single act perform, U.Va students have an option of a different nature this weekend: Chi Phi's seventh annual Hoodang, a multi-band concert benefiting the American Cancer Society. Offering an outdoor set-up and seven fresh, up-and-coming bands, the event will allow concert-goers to eat, enjoy the weather, and watch the seven bands jam, while at the same time helping a good cause.
(11/27/01 5:00am)
"Crazy For You" has no devastating car crashes or typical scenes of horrific violence used to draw the interest of film or theatergoers. It has no moments of blood curdling horror or soap opera sob stories.
(10/09/01 4:00am)
"Serendipity:" making fortunate discoveries by accident. The film of the same name plays up this aspect of Jonathan Trager's and Sara Thomas's relationship ... over and over again. The couple tests fate in cute ways and romantic gestures, but they undergo so many fortunate mishaps that by the end of the movie the audience will be thinking, "Can they just get together already?" "Serendipity" definitely pushes all the appropriate romantic comedy buttons; it just holds them down a bit too long.
(09/11/01 4:00am)
Watching "The Anniversary Party" will leave viewers feeling as if they have taken part in the same drug trip the characters experience in the film. The movie is such a bizarre mixture of imagery and music that everything about it seems surreal, from the plot to the characters to the "home video" fashion in which it is filmed.
(09/04/01 4:00am)
"How do I put my soul on a piece of paper?" This is a question every applicant must struggle with when faced with the inevitable doom of college admission essays. No one can honestly claim that he had an easy time choosing his favorite word out of the entire English language or deciding what is the biggest problem facing the world today, and then expressing those major epiphanies within the measly page limitations of a hundred lines or less.
(03/27/01 5:00am)
THIS PAST August, I moved into my present on-Grounds housing, Lambeth Field Apartments. In general, the situation seemed great - decent size rooms, a common area with a store and a laundry room and an area filled with other students my age. However, there is one aspect of Lambeth that concerns me to this day: safety. In recent years, the University has elicited changes to Lambeth in an attempt to make it as safe as possible. While conditions have improved, there are still measures that need to be taken to increase security. Lambeth residents must begin to recognize that they should take extra precautions as well.
(03/06/01 5:00am)
WHEN I was in high school, I was on the dance team. We had afternoon practice three times a week, morning practice once a week and performed at football and basketball games. Being part of the team was an incredibly rewarding experience, but the time commitment and energy that I had to invest was unbelievable. When I arrived at the University, I decided I just didn't have the stamina to continue with it.
(02/27/01 5:00am)
DESPITE the numerous Rugby Road fraternity parties and bar crawls on Thursday nights, I live for this particular evening for one reason - NBC's 'Friends.' I tune in every week to hear Phoebe's newest whacked out philosophy and hear Joey hit on another innocent victim, and believe me, if I happen to be out that evening and my VCR malfunctions, no one wants to be around to witness my rage.
(02/20/01 5:00am)
AS FAR as I remember, a typical school day begins something like this: The principal presents the morning announcements over the intercom. The Pledge of Allegiance comes on and students stand up, place their right hands over their hearts and mumble the words, whether or not they truly believe in them. After the pledge is over, students slump into their seats to prepare for yet another monotonous day of grammar and algebra.
(02/13/01 5:00am)
IT SEEMS as though typical young adults are expected to react in one of two ways to Valentine's Day - either with unparalleled joy because they have a significant other, or with contempt and disgust because they are single. For anyone without a boyfriend or girlfriend, this is the day to feel bitterness toward the world and all happy, adorable couples.
(02/06/01 5:00am)
RUSH. THE word kind of makes your stomach turn, doesn't it? Associated with it are images of black pants, small talk and hard core partying. That is exactly what came to mind when, as a first-year student, I made the conscious decision not to rush and fall victim to "The Man." Now, as an older and wiser University student, college has taught me one valuable lesson I can carry with me throughout life: Never refrain from doing anything simply because of the hype surrounding it.
(01/30/01 5:00am)
AFTER a relaxing, peaceful, month-long winter break, every college student faces an inevitable struggle - the realization that he or she must return to that dreaded state of reading, writing and attending lectures, otherwise known as learning. Gone are the carefree days of cruising around town with friends, reading for pleasure and "Real World" marathons.
(01/23/01 5:00am)
LAST WEEK, the most mortifying experience of my life finally happened. I caught the bus and was forced to stand up due to its usual overcrowdedness. As more and more bodies pushed and shoved their way through the doors, I found myself trapped in a terrifying situation - I would have to hold on to the overhead railing. For someone of petite stature, like myself - okay, so I don't even reach the five foot mark - this is an impossible feat to accomplish.
(12/06/00 5:00am)
I LOVE winter. I love the feeling of my lungs filling up with cold, clean, fresh air. I love roasting marshmallows and campfires. And I definitely love wearing sweaters, as evidenced by the huge pile of them in my room. But there is one real reason I love, and that reason is Christmas.
(11/28/00 5:00am)
MY FATHER, with his endless amounts of wisdom, says that the 2000 election proves one thing - people in Florida are stupid. I do not think I would go so far as that ridiculous statement, but I do believe that it makes two important points.
(11/21/00 5:00am)
WHEN I was in the fourth grade, I ran for student council. The election process went something like this: Any student, with a recommendation from his or her teacher, could run for student council. Every candidate then had two weeks to campaign, passing out colorfully-decorated stickers, bribing other students with candy, and of course, in an attempt to reach all voters, utilizing the school's mass media, otherwise known as the televised morning announcements. Then, after what I am sure was serious contemplation, each student filled out a ballot, and placed it in their teachers' ballot box. The votes were counted by hand, and announced quickly and efficiently.
(11/14/00 5:00am)
"SO YOU were accepted to the University? You probably came for the drama, right?" Laugh all you want at this seemingly false statement -- it is nothing new for students to make fun of the University's arts programs. Many students do not even seem to know they exist. But students should take a closer look at the department before ridiculing it, and realize that the Drama Department's productions are some of the University's most cultural and enlightening events, and worth attending.
(11/07/00 5:00am)
WHEN I was younger, watching "The Oprah Winfrey Show" used to upset me. I would watch as people told amazing stories of courage and achievement and were then praised for having "good Christian values." As a young Jewish girl, I would wonder if not sharing the religious views of the majority made me immoral. The fact that people based their views of morality on religious beliefs would practically bring me to tears.
(10/17/00 4:00am)
LOOK - barreling down that hill faster than a speeding bullet! Able to leap tall curbs in a single bound! It's a bird, it's a plane - no, is just a disillusioned cyclist zooming through Grounds with blatant disregard for pedestrians and University property.
(10/10/00 4:00am)
WHEN I returned home from college for winter break after three months of being on my own last year, everyone in the world wanted to know what the University was like. "It's great!" I would say. "Except ... it's sort of like living in a bubble. A little U.Va bubble where your life revolves only around school all the time." It is true that college is some sort of strange parallel universe. Everywhere you have to go and everything you could possibly need can be found within a two mile radius (perfect, since you have to walk everywhere). Life consists only of the University, and the harm of the outside world becomes only a distant memory.