BUENOS AIRES--There is a certain point in each study abroad semester, I believe, when everyone begins to feel a bit run-down by their host city, and home doesn't look quite so "boring" anymore.
Be aware, be safe Several groups are offering safety programs for students over the next few days as Student Council kicks off its Safety Awareness Week. One in Four, a peer education group aimed at men, will present "How to Help a Sexual Assault Survivor: What Men Can Do" at 7 p.m.
The corner of my green Jansport bookbag is split open at the seam, exposing its contents -- unprotected from the outside world.
More than a few students heard "Weird Al" Yankovic's "I Lost On Jeopardy" playing in their head yesterday.
The way I see it, the only major difference between me and Harris is that he knows who Pokemon is, and I don't.
It's not every day that thousands of people get to sample Indian food and culture in one place. But last weekend, I donned my sari and returned "home," along with close to 7,000 other people at the Festival of India in Richmond. During the event, the music playing at the front of the Richmond Center alternated between Indian classical and contemporary music.
Insomniac nights Insomnia-stricken students now have the option of reading a poetry collection about sleepless nights to help them catch some Zs. University Creative Writing Administrator Lisa Spaar edited "Aquainted With The Night: Insomnia Poems," which students can find in the University Bookstore now. "I have insomnia," Spaar said.
In 1985, after being asked to leave Virginia Commonwealth University and after hitchhiking for two months around the country, O-Hill card swiper Dean Caulfield wanted a job in anything other than foods.
Well, we have the Cavalier. Yes, and Tech has the Hokie, Duke the Blue Devil, and Ohio State has the Buckeye.
Coffee talk Miss Virginia 1999, Crystal Lewis, will speak this evening at 7:30 about "Make a Difference Day," which occurs nationally Oct.
If you're looking for something exciting to do over your weekend, try kayaking, but don't be misled by the name like I was.
Ten years ago people thought he was crazy. Today, most big-league stockbrokers still think he's nuts.
What are students in "Jeopardy!" University students may get a taste of Alex Trebek's query-filled life tomorrow at Newcomb Hall Plaza. "Jeopardy!" is visiting the University after the school's first place finish in the "College Jeopardy!
The first thing you'll notice as you approach 1505 University Avenue on the Corner is that it's not Ziggy's anymore.
Hustlers welcome The Newcomb Hall Gameroom is sponsoring an 8-ball tournament for all the pool sharks on Grounds and for those folks who've seen "The Color of Money" one too many times. So far about 15 people have signed up for the ladder tournament, which began yesterday and will continue until Dec.
Amid the recent controversy surrounding the current admissions policy at the University, the University chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is gathering steam to launch itself onto center-stage of the community's political forum. Although the University chapter of the NAACP fizzled out more than a decade ago, it was reintroduced into the community in 1996 by then-first-year College student Rahsan Boykin, who said he believed the University had too few minority advocacy groups to support the minority student population. "The U.Va.
Hot dogs, anyone? Students received a lesson in roasting hot dogs Engineering School-style yesterday during the University's fifth annual celebration of Energy Conservation Day. Usually, the celebration coincides with Earth Day, which was last Wednesday, but it was postponed until yesterday because of last week's bad weather.
When Edgar Allan Poe arrived at the University in 1826, no one knew that he eventually would become one of the country's greatest literary icons.
This summer while everyone else I knew either was working at a cool job that paid well or was off building an impressive résumé, I was slaving away for $8.00 an hour as an illustrious scooper at a Ben & Jerry's stand at Dulles International Airport.
Two students sat across each other, faces intent. They concentrated on the black and white pieces in front of them, thinking of future strategy - thinking of chess. Every Thursday at 9 p.m., the Virginia Chess Club members hone their game in the Newcomb Hall basement, where the checkered floor resembles their chess boards. Second-year College student Christy Hobough founded the club just last spring. "I sent out an e-mail at the beginning of second semester [of last year] and I got a lot of responses," Hobough said.
