Life

Life

The curse of the University

By Abigail Lague | January 27, 2015

Yesterday, my suitemate walked into my room inquiring about unofficial transcripts. When I asked why she needed to know, she replied, “I’m applying for a couple of government internships and a transcript is required.” Shocked by her tone of indifference, my reply went something like, “So, you’re applying for a government internship...that would put you in the government...like the U.S.

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Life

Tortured artist

By Kristin Murtha | January 26, 2015

I don’t read for pleasure nearly as much as I should. Last semester, most of my time was spent leafing through textbooks, course packs or required classics, so I could argue that I simply didn’t have the time.

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Life

Learning to think

By Vega Bharadwaj | January 26, 2015

For a long time, I felt area requirements were a punishment for my incompetence—a painful reminder of my place at the bottom of the University’s food chain of intelligence—and deserved to suffer. During my first year, I spent a countless number of hours redrafting my schedule for the next seven semesters – trying desperately to find ways in which I could squeeze in all of the requirements without sacrificing the more “important” classes.

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Life

Swimming for Cam

By Emily Hauben | January 26, 2015

When second-year College student Shannon Rauth joined the Women’s Swimming and Diving team, she introduced her teammates to the story of Cameron Evans – a family friend who battled with leukemia for seven months before passing away in 2012.

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Life

Top 10 reasons U.Va. will win March Madness

By Annie Mester | January 25, 2015

1. Tony Bennett One day last spring, I was borderline hangry, driving maybe a little too aggressively and pulling into the Harris Teeter parking lot.

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Life

Equal opportunities for academic success

By Kelly Seegers | January 25, 2015

Nestled underneath the Student Health Center is a newly renovated Student Disability Access Center (SDAC)—a place full of people who work every day to make sure all students, regardless of disability, have the opportunity to succeed at the University. SDAC provides a range of services for any students with a diagnosed condition which limits his or her ability to perform academically or otherwise.

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Sex & Relationships

Love Connection: Glenn and Emily

By Allie Griswold | January 25, 2015

Engineering students Glenn and Emily enjoyed dinner at Michael's Bistro and found they have a lot in common.

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Life

Ups and downs — but mostly ups

By Laura Holshouser | January 23, 2015

While college is full of ups and downs, our community has experienced the worst down — eternal goodbye — far too often this past year.

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Life

Barks worse than bites

By Christian Hecht | January 23, 2015

When I first arrived at the University, I was immediately struck by the hyper-involvement of my peers.

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Life

The myth of preparation

By Lauren Jackson | January 23, 2015

I am thankful the lights are incredibly dim in Boylan; the darkness hides my crimson-flushed face after I was royally called out for being a know-it-all. I was catching up with friends on my first night back at the University, when the conversation turned to the Barnes Art Collection in Philadelphia and a class my friend took on Dutch Masters.

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Life

The inner ring

By Peyton Williams | January 21, 2015

This past week was tough for old and new sorority members alike. Whether you were one of the 1,000 girls going through recruitment or one of the 2,000 on the other side, you are undoubtedly exhausted and emotionally drained.

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Sex & Relationships

Love Connection: Oscar and Hoa

By Alex Stock | January 20, 2015

Oscar Year: Fourth Major: Economics Hometown: Richmond Ideal Date Personality: The effervescence of Jennifer Lawrence after acquiring Emma Watson’s wit and Amy Poehler’s humor. Ideal Date Activity: One-on-one basketball, followed by 18 holes of golf, followed by dinner and a movie. Deal breakers? Unappreciative, full of complaints, a Chelsea fan. Hobbies: Camping, building things, investing, making music, gaming. What makes you a good catch? One word: synergy.

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Life

Sustainability across the globe

By Margaret Mason | January 19, 2015

Not many students can say they took gap years to travel the country on behalf of the Invisible Children, biked halfway across Canada, and participated as a student delegate in the United Nations Lima Climate Change Conference.

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Life

Hollering for the Hoos

By Brittany Hsieh | January 19, 2015

Hoo Crew—U.Va.’s student cheer section—is supporting the University’s men’s basketball team in victory after victory as the squad defends its position as number two in the nation.

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Life

University students launch “Pear” matchmaking app

By Danaite Soquar | January 19, 2015

The Pear app, scheduled to launch this week, innovates the opportunity to match-make Facebook friends.

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Life

Stranger than “Pulp Fiction”

By John Benenati | January 16, 2015

For as long as I can remember, I wanted to be a Hollywood film director. My adventures in show business began at age nine, when my sister and I used a handheld camera to recreate the greatest movie we had ever seen.

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Life

The art of oversleeping

By Abraham Axler | January 15, 2015

Many people oversleep, but few pursue it with any real thought. I’ve decided that oversleeping is like war; the sleeping self must conquer the alarm clock.

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Life

The evolution of recruitment

By Allison Lank | January 15, 2015

Rush is weird. Having gone through recruitment four times now—once as a “rushee” and three times as a sorority woman—I can knowingly say it does not get much better. Each year, I approached the process differently.

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Life

(Don't) give me a sign

By Mary Long | January 15, 2015

I had never known exactly what Boxing Day was until my Canadian cousin explained it to me during winter break—it’s a holiday of mostly historical value, observed in celebrating countries by closing nearly all businesses and banks.We in the States, however, typically do just the opposite this time of year—come December 26, malls become just about as crowded as they were barely a month ago, on the infamous Black Friday. On the morning after Christmas, Americans tend to pivot and head back to the mall to exchange the gifts we received for what we really wanted.

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Life

Grocery store anxiety

By Avery Moyler | January 13, 2015

Coming back from winter break, I got in to Charlottesville around 2 p.m. I only had one errand to run that day and, naturally, I didn’t get around to it until 9 p.m.