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(03/01/11 5:37am)
Dance Marathon, the event touted in flyers, profile pictures and T-shirts, brings together a large percentage of the University's population every February. The University's philanthropic event raises money for the University's Children's Hospital and Kluge Children's Rehabilitation Center. Money is also raised for research grants and scholarships for nurses' continuing education.
(02/25/11 6:36am)
In our busy and stressful collegiate lives, there are many issues that we briefly consider then forget entirely. To counter this apathy, individuals form awareness groups to teach us about important issues in our society. Autism Speaks U at UVA is one of these awareness groups.
(02/24/11 7:08am)
There are three things I never have discussed in a column. Sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll. Now that I've got you excited, I'll talk about rock 'n' roll.
(02/17/11 7:42am)
My best friend visited Saturday night. She is tall and beautiful. She is hilarious and politically incorrect. She is 17 years old. And she is wild.
(02/10/11 6:23am)
I cannot tell a lie. Trust me, I have tried many times. They were never big lies or dangerous lies or lies that could truly get me into trouble. They were tiny white lies, and as I told them or wrote them or thought them, I knew they would never work. I could feel my conscience shoo them away. I could see the recipients of those lies raise their eyebrows, and I ended up telling the truth.
(02/04/11 6:46am)
For a night of fun, University students won't say no to frat parties, apartment pre-games or dorm get-togethers, but when the clock strikes midnight the word "bars" seems to reverberate throughout Charlottesville. Students clutch their IDs and enter into the often dark, always loud bar scene.
(02/03/11 5:33am)
I am aware of my own mortality. Some people might shrug and say, "Well, me too. People die all the time and eventually I will as well." Some people might cringe and tout their own invincibility: "I am 20, hear me roar." I think very few people would consider their life spans the way I consider my own. I think very few people are as afraid as I am.
(01/27/11 5:00am)
Before I left my house-home and returned to my apartment-home in Charlottesville, I decided to survey my past. I did not know when I would be home again, at least not for an extended period of time, and I wanted to take something meaningful away from the walls that had surrounded me for 18 years.
(01/20/11 6:30am)
My dogs could teach me a lesson. They could sit me down on their blanket in front of the gas stove and tell me everything they know. Their advice would be short like the barks of delight they offer at the mention of a car ride. It would be sweet like their paws on my chest during every morning wake up call. And then I would let my dogs teach me a lesson.
(12/02/10 6:36am)
I made a vision board this summer. Yes, one of those things you've seen on "Oprah." For those of you who don't watch "Oprah" or read Woman's Day advice columns, a vision board is a board plastered with photos and quotes that inspire you and hold the key to your future desires.
(11/18/10 5:00am)
I am sitting in a booth in Clemons. I'm realizing that things are not looking up. It's not like I thought that they were looking up, or that they were going to start looking up pretty soon. But when the realization sweeps over me, intermingled with the coughs of my peers and the weird coffee sweat smells of my peers, I can't help but think, "Things are not looking up."
(11/12/10 6:49am)
A concrete paint-splattered floor, fancy light stands, camera equipment and cords crisscrossing across the ground - Dell 2 has become a renegade warehouse production of a full-fledged musical.
(11/11/10 5:19am)
I was going to write this column about how I have three papers due next Friday. It was going to be about how I'm foregoing the night life for the next week-and-a-half and buckling down and writing eloquent A-plus papers. It was going to be about how smart I can be. It was going to be about how well-balanced I decided I wanted to be 16 hours ago. It was going to be great, believe me.
(11/04/10 5:01am)
For 17 years, I have known what it means to have a security blanket. Mickey, my beloved, faded and tear-stained blanket has gone to bed with me every night since I was 2 years old.
(10/28/10 5:11am)
I received a C on a paper earlier this week. I then proceeded to have a mini life crisis.
(10/21/10 5:55am)
I haven't written about food in a while because quite honestly I haven't eaten anything that great in a while. My Lean Cuisines have not improved much with the addition of ketchup. My late-night snacks have been mediocre and far from inventive. Today I almost made great strides by whipping up a batch of my everything cookies, only to realize that I didn't have any eggs. I am a self-proclaimed foodie who doesn't even own eggs. My first-year self would cringe.
(10/14/10 4:57am)
Going home always confuses me.
(10/07/10 8:12pm)
Ever wonder what it would be like to be a kid again? You know, the kind of kid who plays tag and runs around with reckless abandon? One of the University's newest contracted independent organizations, GO!, has started up to allow students with fond memories of their childhoods to play games that made recess a thrill.\n"We just thought it'd be fun to hang out together and play low-key games, so we started getting people together," said Co-President Gabrielle Escalera.\nThird-year College student Hunter Cook, who was one of the group's founding members, said he and his friends wanted to play games from their childhood but there were no organizations catered specifically for that. Intramurals and club teams were too organized and too competitive for their tastes.\nVice President Allison Light said several people in her first-year hall liked playing outdoor childhood games and that the interest expanded enough that multiple participants wanted to make the group official. Light said her personal interest in the group stems from a simple desire to stay active.\nAnd a wide sector of students have embraced the group as it grows. Although the number of participants varies from week to week, Cook said there are about 200 people on the GO! e-mail list, and about 20-30 people come every week for activities, he said.\nGames are played at multiple venues across Grounds, including outside the Observatory Hill Dining Hall, Lambeth Field and, of course, the Lawn. The group meets every Friday, generally after 5 or 6 p.m., and for an hour or two, college students get to be just kids again.\n"When we were advertising at the Activities Fair back in August, our catchphrase was that 'everyone misses recess,' and I think that's really true," Escalera said.\nWhen asked what she would say to get people to join GO!, Light didn't hesitate. "If you miss your childhood and you want to meet new people [you should join]," she said.\nCook also sees many positive benefits from being a member of GO!. "Literally, it's as chill and as fun as it could possibly be," Cook said.\nHe also emphasized the importance of GO! as a way to unwind.\n"It's not a huge time commitment; we don't take attendance. It's a lot of fun and great stress relief," he said.\nEven in an enjoyable and carefree environment, Escalera said that lessons can be learned. "Most of our activities are team-oriented, so you have to work together with people you don't know very well to win," she said.\nCook, Light and Escalera said a wide range of students come out to play every Friday.\n"Half the people that come aren't even on the mailing list; friends brought them. Interest is continually expanding," Light said.\nGames such as Manhunt and tag aren't just about finding other people. Escalera admitted that these hide-and-go-seek-type games help her discover more about Grounds. "We played Manhunt in Darden Court in the [Engineering School], which was a mystery to me until then," Escalera said.\nGO! also provides a break from students' other commitments to clubs and schoolwork. After all, Escalera said, who doesn't need a break?\n"GO! is different from [other organization] because it's so low-key. We're just a group of people showing up to have fun together, and while we're organized, there aren't tons of mandatory meetings or even dues at this point," Escalera said.
(10/07/10 5:18am)
Today, for the first time ever, I wore makeup. Well, save for a brief foray into cosmetics in ninth grade, but that ended after I realized that my face should not be a different color than my neck.
(09/30/10 5:34am)
"Girls! You don't have any ice in these trays!" This is my mother yelling.