As the leaves change and the middle of the fall semester draws near, it may occur to fourth-year students that there are only seven months left to reflect on their University memories before taking the final walk down the Lawn. But the Class of 2001 will throw off their caps in May without four of their classmates.
A bug's life "What the hell!" a girl yelled as she jumped back from the door in front of her dorm. "They're only bugs," her friend consoled her. "Yeah, but there are millions of them." So went the conversation around Brown College yesterday afternoon.
Shedding light To honor the lives of those lost in the Middle East over the past week, University students have organized a candlelight vigil on the Lawn at 8 p.m.
Passing through the gated enclaves of the pavilion gardens to the other side of the snaking serpentine walls, visitors undergo an instantaneous transformation.
It's always nice to see an alumnus make it big. 1975 Commerce School graduate Bob Levy is a clothier by trade with a penchant and love for writing.
I've got this problem. Whenever people ask me to hang out, or better yet, when guys try to pick me up, I have a hard time saying no.
Material Science Prof. Bill Jesser has a secret life. By day, he explains to students why you can see through plastic but not metal.
Tragedy hits home The flag in front of the Rotunda looks a little bit different. With the statue of Thomas Jefferson in the backdrop, both the American and Virginian flags have been flying at half-mast as tribute to the 17 men aboard the USS Cole who were killed last Thursday.
A five-minute drive from the intersection of McCormick and Alderman Roads, up a dark, winding path on the appropriately named Observatory Hill, will lead students to a high-tech, breathtaking stargazing facility.
"It's all part of the tour!" Friday night's candlelight tours of the Lawn provided parents with poignant memories of the Rotunda and Lawn. And in the midst of the tour, a man popped the question to his girlfriend
Contrary to the popular and inane aphorism, money is not the root of all evil. Evil made that up, because it knew it would work.
Got reservations? "It's a huge pain in the ass," fourth-year College student Jenny Williams said of the process of finding a place for her parents to stay for graduation weekend this coming May. "They're just going to camp," she said. Williams' fears mirror those of many exasperated fourth years, as even those who start looking early - say, a year before graduation - still find the search for a hotel room about as painstaking as that of finding an off-Grounds lease. "I think early this summer, reservations were booked at all the hotels anyone has ever heard of," Fourth-Year Class President Drew Davis said. Some places start filling up even more than a year in advance.
Sunday brunch was meant for families. Accommodating a picky younger brother who hates eggs and parents who can't stop asking if you have met your professors, a buffet brunch is the mother of all brunches.
Emir Delic's basement shakes violently as grenades fall around his home. Trying to forget, he plays chess.
They were standing at the entrance of Dumlupinar University in northern Turkey when the University Rector Dr. Hakki Duger made his announcement. "I want to make you a gift," he said. A crew of six faculty from the University's satellite school, the College at Wise, had just spent two weeks visiting Dumlupinar University and its surrounding town Kutahya in the summer of 1999.
Finally. It's time to eat. While Parents Weekend is meant for warm hugs, news from home and familiar faces, we all know the truth: it's time to eat. The Virginia Brunch served at the dining halls this weekend may appeal to some, but the large majority of University students will not be sitting down to a dinner that requires them to scan their University ID and pick up a tray.
Clark Hall blasts off Need a change of pace in your study schedule? Clark Hall has been shaking it up lately. About four times a day, starting at 8:15 a.m., construction workers blast through the solid rock between Clark Hall and Kerchof Hall as part of the renovation of the Environmental Science building.
Athletes stop, drop and roll Fire engines and sirens, oh my! It's Fire Prevention Week on the Downtown Mall, and the University's Student Athlete Mentors, along with Captain's Council, are adding fuel to the fire. "We're educating kids," said men's track team captain Marion Mason, a fourth-year College student.
It has been the dining place for the Queen of England and once boasted a cow on its roof. Sitting majestically at the top of the Lawn, it is an architectural icon as well as home base for University streakers. Since 1826, the University's Rotunda has burnt down, been rebuilt, torn down and built up again.
Marilyn Manson is sitting on a shelf next to Bach, and Sisqo is right below them. No, this isn't the prelude to Celebrity Deathmatch; it is just another day in the Music Library. Although it sits smack in the middle of Grounds in Old Cabell Hall, thousands of students stroll by every day, oblivious to the fact that an amazing resource is right in front of them.
