Life

Sleeping in the desert

By Katherine Carter | April 13, 2010

I did not get much of a tan during my Alternative Spring Break trip to Arizona - probably because, contrary to popular belief, the spring weather conditions were best characterized as snowy with a high of 32 degrees Fahrenheit. Along with 10 fellow University students, I had decided to rough it for the week, and our group headed west to work with rangers of the Grand Canyon and Zion National Parks on environmental conservation projects. It turned out we were lucky it was freezing.

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Life

The virtue of planning ahead

By Allie Palmer | April 13, 2010

We booked tickets to Italy months ago, fascinated by the thought of being in Rome on Easter, and equally - if not more - interested because of the ticket price.

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Life

Go for it

By Nick Eilerson | April 13, 2010

The beauty and fresh air that spring brings to Charlottesville always seem to make everything worthwhile.

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Life

Pickpockets

By Alex Foreman | April 13, 2010

Although I had a great time during my Spring Break trip to Europe, I quickly realized keeping my guard up was the best strategy while visiting foreign countries. Before arriving in Spain, I heard tales of widespread pickpocketing in Barcelona.

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Life

Baile!

By Lisa Littman | April 12, 2010

Some University students do not settle for popular, generic dance moves party-goers generally show off weekend nights.

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Life

Cotton Wool

By Keely Latcham | April 12, 2010

Every Tuesday evening, I meet up with two of my closest friends to prepare dinner and catch up on our lives.

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Life

I can't quit you

By Alyssa Juan | April 12, 2010

Hi, my name is Alyssa, and I am addicted to my Blackberry. It has been exactly 2 minutes and 4 seconds since I last checked for messages.

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Life

Charlottesville: a cultural melting pot

By Denitsa Katlieva | April 9, 2010

Students are not the only people who sometimes have difficulty adjusting to life in Charlottesville.

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Life

Carpe Diem

By Mary Bruno | April 9, 2010

My voice has been growing lower and lower for the past few weeks, and I can't say I dislike it. It's actually kind of cool to hear your voice as it's never been before - sort of similar to the effects of sucking helium out of your birthday balloons, except the complete opposite reaction. Nevertheless, it's still not the best experience in the world.

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Life

A lesson in disaster

By Courtney Hartnett | April 9, 2010

It seemed too perfect to be true. I was walking back from chemistry class one day when I happened upon a poster for a lecture on April 6.

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Life

Don't stress

By Romae Kelly | April 8, 2010

Take a seat in the nearest chair. Allow your heavy eyes to close. Deeply inhale, then exhale. Step back from the ruckus that is your University life and scrupulously distinguish between those situations that are controllable and those that are fundamentally beyond your reach.

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Life

A letter to prospective students

By Emily Kuhbach | April 8, 2010

In honor of the University's upcoming publicity stunt known formally as Days on the Lawn, I have decided to write a brief message to the prospective members of the class of 2014.

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Life

Defining the true taste of China

By Michelle Kim | April 7, 2010

Think you know all there is to know about Chinese food? Think again. There may be a whole new realm to the Americanized menu of General Tao's chicken, Asian sesame chicken and lo mein, topped with a batch of white rice that you have yet to discover. Located on 612 Albemarle Square, Taste of China offers a popular authentic Szechuan menu from the legendary Peter Chang, one of China's finest and most well-known chefs.

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Life

The trials of indecision

By Connelly Hardaway | April 7, 2010

I dislike indecisiveness. Wen I see it in other people, I just want to make them just choose something, one way or another.

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Life

Lamb on Easter, raspberries in Spring

By Emily Rowell | April 7, 2010

The change in seasons reminds me that we cannot completely sever the fundamental and deeply fixed ties we have with food, however processed, packaged or artificial it may be. Even if weeks pass by when we subsist off Lean Cuisines, protein energy bars, Red Bull and sugar-filled lattes, somehow times of seasonal transition beckon us to examine our eating habits.

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Life

Pipe cleaners and Popsicle sticks

By Katie McNally | April 6, 2010

Did you ever have to complete those creative, problem-solving activities when you were little? You know the kind that says, "Here's a piece of string, half a roll of toilet paper and a bendy straw.

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Life

How do Hoos celebrate Easter?

By Eu Ju Kim | April 6, 2010

No matter what religion you practice, you are probably familiar with the more commercial trademarks of Easter: chocolate eggs and bunnies.

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Life

Acting as one

By Caroline Massie | April 2, 2010

A new chapter of the international human rights group ONE recently started up on Grounds, and the organization is looking to find its niche within the student body at the University. The chapter is part of an international grassroots campaign grounded in fighting hunger, extreme poverty and diseases overseas.

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Life

Speaking in silence

By Katie McNally | March 31, 2010

The lights dim in the auditorium. Anticipation builds within the room. The introducer begins to warm up the waiting crowd and is greeted with ... silence. This reaction is not because Prof.

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Life

Oh the places we can, but won

By Abby Coster | March 31, 2010

As a fourth-year student, I cannot begin to express my frustration toward all those people who continually ask me what I plan to do after I leave this haven called Charlottesville.