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(03/23/17 5:27am)
Like most people, I google “Dolly Parton” about three times a week just to check up on my favorite country musician. That’s why I noticed a new article about one of Dolly Parton’s songs in The Financial Times a couple of days ago. The article suggests that Dolly Parton’s hit song “9 to 5” is “an anthem for disgruntled office workers everywhere.”
(11/03/16 5:04am)
I will admit it is easy to put a vampire costume together. All I needed was a slinky black dress, a cape and fake teeth. And I didn’t even wear the fake teeth because they were uncomfortable and they made me sound like a nerd. That’s also why I stopped wearing my retainer four years ago. My orthodontist is so disappointed in me.
(10/06/16 10:02pm)
Think you know the best places for recent college graduates? I give you a hint — it isn’t New York, Los Angeles or Chicago. The exorbitant price of housing in large cities is causing grads to seek opportunities elsewhere. If you are a fourth-year and you are not in the Engineering School, you are probably wondering where you will be after graduation. You just know you want your new stomping grounds to be affordable, fun and full of opportunities. Check out this list of locations you might choose after you snag your diploma!
(09/08/16 10:48am)
I want you to understand. Imagine it’s 1:45 a.m. on a Saturday night. You left a house party on JPA 15 minutes ago and you are walking to your friend Walter’s house. If you don’t have a friend named Walter, that’s fine. You can substitute your friend’s name for his name. Or you can imagine my friend Walter for the purposes of this story. He’s great; you would like him.
(04/28/16 11:05am)
It is late April, so I’m sure you’re feeling the stress of final papers and exams. Trust me, I understand your anxiety. Tensions are high right now. Yesterday I yelled at a cricket in my bedroom. I don’t mean I screamed when I saw the cricket; I mean I shouted mean things at it. Stress can make you do wacky things, like tell an insect it is ugly and lazy. However, there is a light at the end of the tunnel: beach week.
(04/07/16 7:13am)
Probably not. Sorry, but the chances that you are kin to America’s favorite industrialist are slim. Most people don’t have rich, exciting, drop-dead gorgeous ancestors. Now you’re wondering if Henry Ford was good-looking. Trust me, he was. He looked like Tom Riddle in the second “Harry Potter” movie. You know, the one where they kill the big snake.
(03/24/16 6:11am)
My friends and I have had great Airbnb hosts. Terri of Hendersonville, N.C., went above and beyond by making us breakfast: spiced apple muffins, organic almond butter, seven-grain toast, boiled eggs and strawberries. Alex taught us about French colonialism and took us to a house party in Montpelier. Jacques, from Barcelona, created a personalized map of the coastal city and told us where to buy tapas. The hospitality was fantastic, and the tapas were fine. Honestly, I just don’t understand Spanish food. Why have small plates when you could have big plates? Why have bad pastries when you could have good pastries? C’mon Spain, you’re right next to France. Try harder.
(02/18/16 5:13am)
Here is the concept: sell yourself to employers in a 30-second speech. Your elevator pitch should be short yet informative. Concise, but still interesting. Sexy but high fashion. Old people keep arguing the importance of this little appeal but I’m finding it difficult to write. Part of the issue is that I’m 20 years old and I have no marketable skills, but there is also something problematic about the format of the elevator pitch.
(02/04/16 5:45am)
Ah, spring semester. The bees are buzzing, the birds are chirping and most of us are applying for summer internships or, even scarier, post-grad employment. Getting a job is harder than ever, and getting a job outside of food service is almost impossible. So how are you going to snag that elusive interview?
(01/28/16 5:07am)
Hey! It’s Nancy-Wren and Patrick. Patrick and Nancy-Wren. Us. Together. The old team back at it again. We’re here to bring you outstanding, eminent, exceptionally good comedy at the University of Virginia. As new editors of the Humor section, we assume you know nothing about us, and we would like to change that. Imagine us as your new step-parents, not wanting you to call us mom or dad, but letting you know that we’re here for you. Having trouble at school? We’ll help you out with your algebra. Can’t seem to learn your lines for the big play? Well consider us your new scene partner. Wanna learn more about sex? You can go ask your real parents.
(11/12/15 5:37am)
Seriously, what’s the deal with airline food? Flying from Germany to France last month I ate a “cucumber and quark sandwich with herbs.” Quark is a type of cheese, if you’re unfamiliar with dumb-sounding fermented milk products. Anyway, it was bad. But that’s not the point. Eating that confusingly pungent sandwich made me realize the airline industry is full of questionable practices.
(10/15/15 4:00am)
What are the time-honored staples of the “make-out movie” genre? A quick Google search will give you a comprehensive list of films, including “Sleepless in Seattle,” “The Notebook” and “Casablanca.”
(09/10/15 4:08am)
For the most part, the cultural differences between the United States and France are inconsequential. I’ve been here for a week and I’m already accustomed to the small stuff. This morning I saw a man holding two baguettes by his sides while riding a Razor scooter and I thought to myself, “They should make a scooter with a basket for bread.” Then I realized that development would only encourage more French adults to ride scooters, and I don’t really want that to happen. Did you know Razor scooters are popular with fully-grown professionals here? That’s right. Many French adults own both a Razor scooter and a house.
(02/26/15 4:10am)
Sometimes I feel creepy scanning the sea of laptop screens in front of me during lectures. Is it weird to watch a girl browse Banana Republic’s casual dresses for 30 minutes? I don’t know. Part of me thinks it’s an invasion of privacy and another part of me doesn’t care at all. The last part of me hopes she spends a little time looking at Nordstrom’s catalogue for a wider selection. In any case, she is sitting in front of sixty people and she should know she has a captive audience. What else are we supposed to look at?