Pounding the Pavement
Forget the tour bus or the foldout maps. The greatest on-foot tour of the nation's capital happens every October. This year was no exception.
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Forget the tour bus or the foldout maps. The greatest on-foot tour of the nation's capital happens every October. This year was no exception.
As the leaves change and the middle of the fall semester draws near, it may occur to fourth-year students that there are only seven months left to reflect on their University memories before taking the final walk down the Lawn.
It has been the dining place for the Queen of England and once boasted a cow on its roof. Sitting majestically at the top of the Lawn, it is an architectural icon as well as home base for University streakers.
They're new, they're political and they're green. Ten students sat in a humid Cabell Hall classroom Tuesday, as the two-week old Greens at U.Va. group tried to establish leadership, policies, publicity and fundraising for the University's newest political organization.
"Where's Bodot, I thought you said he was coming."
According to University lore, it all started November 12, 1840 when Prof. John Davis was fatally shot by a rioting student in front of his Pavilion X home. As he was dying, he refused to identify his assailant, insisting that an honorable man would come forward and a dishonorable man had no place at the University. As the story goes, Davis' successor, Henry St. George Tucker, started the University honor system in 1842 to remember the slain professor.
Aquatic Fitness Center desk attendant Mohsin Reza was baffled.
Hiding in Pavilion XI's remote Backroom Cafe lies a new answer for the University's vegetarian students who try to escape Chick-Fil-A and Cranberry Farms. Whether one is a strict vegan or vegetarian or just looking for a healthy, low-fat break from the greasiness of pizza, the new vegetarian and vegan counter provides welcome variety to the Pav.
Medicine is not the only thing well-rounded University doctor Sharon Hostler prescribes. With a broad range of interests and hobbies, she advises students to "take the time to enjoy the journey, not just the destination."