I was stuck in limbo and didn’t feel I had enough experience to make up my mind about this school.
I don’t feel bad for having spent most of last week curled up with a book in my air-conditioned bedroom, blissfully ignoring the weather’s pleas to venture out into the uncannily summerlike NOVA temperatures.
If someone were to look over at the student section during the past few years, they might have seen something a little unusual.
Lauren Birkett, second-year Nursing student and former first runner up, recently assumed the title of Miss Charlottesville 2016.
Do you mean there are people whose actual, paying jobs are to act as consultants to picking the winning bracket? Why is it March and I’m still unemployed?
There are nearly 16,000 undergraduates at U.Va. and a large portion go somewhere tropical for spring break — you’re bound to run into a few fellow Wahoos in places like Punta Cana or Cancun.
To me, it was like any other trolley ride back to grounds from downtown. Until the old lady wearing a long floral skirt and a straw sun hat got on with her various grocery bags from the food drive.
“You’re just too romantically intense,” my friend said as we circled the Lawn.
As my cast mates and I took our bows after our opening night of "The Triumph of Love," the only thing I could think about was how I almost didn’t audition for this show.
While many students utilize the University Transit Service to get to and from class, most are unaware of the training and care of the driver behind the wheel.
In that moment, I felt utterly content with my surroundings. I knew I had found a place where I fit in — a group where people don’t find it crazy to love running, or to eat protein bars like candy.
I decided to see if I could stomach one week without my favorite food group (besides bread).
Hanging on the wall is a chalkboard where my roommates and I made a fourth-year bucket list, including everything from “bring back UGGs” to “go wine tasting.”
Kenyon and Amy met on Thursday at 7:45 p.m. and went to Basil on the Corner.
In addition to writing papers and studying for tests, Willis also has the lofty task of representing the 23,000 students at the University of to the Board of Visitors.
The weeklong event includes activities like yoga and Zumba as well as art exhibitions.
After coming from a series of small private schools, it was jarring to begin my academic experience at U.Va. not face-to-face with a beloved teacher.
On a two-day, 1600-mile jaunt up and down the southern east coast this past weekend, I passed the exit on I-95 for a small Georgia island where I always spend holidays visiting family.
I was taken aback when rather than greeting me with a “hello,” my mom's immediate response was “is everything ok?”
The end of my senior year of high school did not cure me of my senioritis. Nor did the start of college.
