Growing up overseas and living in Haiti during the earthquake, fourth-year College student Caryl Merten never envisioned herself attending the University.
After spending two years in the College studying religious studies and classics, fourth-year Engineering student Adam Campbell decided to move in a new direction — computer programming.
During her time at the University, fourth-year College student Emily Renda has contributed an immeasurable amount of time and effort to sexual assault prevention.
Richmond native and outgoing Student Council president Eric McDaniel initially contemplated leaving the University when he arrived in the fall of 2010. Living far away from Grounds, having little in common with his suitemates and not finding a niche of friends led McDaniel to seriously consider transferring.
My parents often remind me of an annoying stage I went through as a child — one I think is common to all children just beginning to explore the world.
If I had the opportunity to converse with the girl I was at beginning of my first year, I’d be sure to mention the following.
As University students leave Grounds for internships, vacations and summer jobs, students who are part of the Rare Book School’s Fellowship Program will head into weeks with 30 hours of class time in preparation for an academic project they will complete the following school year in a chosen area of study.
Student Council recognized Futures in Fashion Association as the Best New CIO for the academic year.
1. Refer to every grassy area as Grounds: I think I’m allergic to the word “campus.” I’m not one of those people who will overtly correct you if you happen to utter it, but know that I’m scowling on the inside and any chance at marriage with me you thought you had will forever be just a dream.
My friend sat down across from me in a corner of Newcomb, hair unbrushed, belt forgotten. It was late March and tendrils of spring had began to sneak into our routine walks from Watson-Webb to the Chem building.
Recently, University students received the opportunity to vote on their choice of three proposals offered for the 2015 – and potentially 2016 – graduation ceremonies.
CAPS offers free consultation to serve the mental health needs of students. A majority of students enroll in the program through a phone appointment, during which a procedural screening process is conducted by a clinician to identify symptoms and determine what the most effective next step will be — whether through CAPS or another provider.
For second-year College student and Active Minds Secretary Tara Roy, mental health is more than a national issue.
One of my French professors — whose name is Pierre, naturally — routinely enters the classroom after our 15-minute repose carrying a wave of cigarette smoke with him.
I’ve taken on this insane habit lately of waking up at 7:30 in the mornings. This is nothing of my own accord, at least not entirely.
Four University students will spend May through August biking across the United States with the program Bike&Build, which aims to raise awareness of the county’s affordable housing crisis.
As an English major, I invariably deal with a lot of words. Poems, essays, short stories—whatever form they’re in, I’ve experienced them.
Living exclusively among young adults, our perspective within the microcosm that is the University can at times be myopic.
As I drifted in and out of sleep one Sunday morning, I had a nightmare in which I accidentally slept through all my classes the day a term paper was due.
After a period of inactivity, second-year College student Marwa Hamidi has led the Afghan Student Association to its University comeback this year. The association hosted its first speaker Thursday night, drawing a wide spectrum of students on Grounds.
