Well it finally came, no thanks to my complaining and going insane waiting for it. Spring Break was awarded to all of us who are pretty much on permanent break as it is -- a generation of slackers detached from reality and just waiting so we can go on a vacation away from our everyday lives.
We were 15 students sick and tired of the gray Charlottesville winter, our minds stuffed with biochemical equations, quotes from Franklin and Dryden and facts about political systems in East Asia.
"Exploring Identity," an upcoming exhibit at the University Art Museum, connects contemporary techniques with cultural tradition.
A good pair of sunglasses can hide several things: bloodshot eyes, black eyes, glassy eyes and the fact that you are dead.
Showing school spirit First-year College student Chase Collins will spend his Spring Break showing some school spirit. A tuba player in the HOOps Band, he will accompany the men's and women's basketball teams to the ACC tournaments in Greensboro, N.C. Collins explained that the band director asked members of the band to sign up for whichever tournaments they could attend -- men's, women's or both
By Cliff Roberts Cavalier Daily Associate Editor Making a difference in the life of a disadvantaged child can be as easy as acting like a kid again. From 7 to 7:30 p.m.
Row after anxious row jostles in place, sandaled feet impatiently tapping in anticipation of 9 o'clock.
Having an identity crisis? Don't fret. It's understandable. This is college. An identity crisis is practically inevitable, a right of passage.
In one week, thousands of co-eds will flood Spring Break destinations like Panama City, Florida and Cancun to swig bad booze and "party with Real World celebrities," only to return to school with a few blurred photos, a Margaritaville shot glass and a re-mixed version of the same hangover they had before they left.
For two years, there will be no television. No newspapers, no magazines, no movies, no pop music, no parties, no e-mail, no going to bed past 10:30 p.m.
This article originally was published in The Cavalier Daily on March 2, 2004. In retrospect, we realize that the decision to print this was a poor one, and have since issued an apology in the newspaper, reprinted below.
By Michelle Jamrisko Cavalier Daily Associate Editor Internationally renowned musical groups -- the kind that charge upwards of 100 dollars a ticket for big city concerts -- have been visiting Grounds for over 50 years now, providing University students with the opportunity to see performances for five dollars. The Tuesday Evening Concert Series, an organization that is not affiliated with the University but that collaborates with the McIntire Department of Music, offers seven concerts on Grounds each year. Tonight the Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, labeled by TECS Executive Director Karen Pellon as the "most awarded baroque chamber orchestra in Canada," will perform in the Old Cabell Hall auditorium at 8 p.m.
Afamous passage in the Old Testament has God telling Abraham that his descendants will be as numerous as the stars.
Do you think MTV believes in euthanasia? Granddaddy never wanted to live this way... He's in ever so much pain.
It was the first week of first year, classes hadn't started yet, the sun was shining -- so what was I doing?
'Vaginal Wonder' "I bet you're worried. I was worried. That's why I began this piece. I was worried about vaginas." And thus, Eve Ensler begins her infamous "Vagina Monologues". According to the Random House Web site, in 1998, Ensler first published her controversial work, and today the set of monologues has come to symbolize much more than just the stark contrast between comedic and dramatic looks at women and their vaginas. The monologues, which have been translated into 24 languages, are now performed across the globe on or around V-Day, Feb.
If you walked down the Lawn toward Cabell Hall yesterday, you may have been perplexed to see a seemingly misplaced toy -- one shaped as a penis wearing a condom.
It is almost March of our fourth year. It is a hectic time, and one element that continues to add to this anxious stage in our lives is the fact that come May 16, 2004, we, as fourth years, will be on our own. While some of us have secured jobs, others of us have not.
It's the end of an era -- a sad time. Some of us have never experienced significant loss in our young lives.
The season is fast approaching when most high school seniors face that daunting decision: where to go to college? The Office of Admission aims to draw in accepted students with its annual program, Days on the Lawn. By attending Days on the Lawn, prospective students get a taste of daily life at the University and may be able to make more informed decisions. Information sessions will be held today at 7 p.m.
