The Downtown Mall is so accessible to U.Va. students that we decided to go places we’d never been before. That meant no Citizen Burger Bar, no The Nook and no Chaps.
“It’s not what I expected,” a voice said from down the hall. It was a lanky student, huddled by an isolated stairwell in New Cabell; the student cradled a cellphone to his cheek and fidgeted with the hem of his ‘CLASS OF 2020’ t-shirt.
Pamela Norris was only in fourth grade when she realized she wanted to be an engineer.
While many people have been focused on Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton in this year’s presidential election, some student groups on Grounds are spreading the word about third party candidates who they believe should be in the Oval Office.
When it comes to energy, so much of the world lives in darkness. Despite the vitality of modern energy services, over a billion people are without access electricity.
Andy and Anna met at the Rotunda on Friday at 7 p.m. and went to College Inn on the Corner. Andy: There were a couple of people in my residential college who did [Love Connection] and said that I should try it.
We found ourselves high and dry on a mud bank in Charleston harbor. Anyone boating around an unfamiliar area will realize the importance of knowing depth.
It’s a question we all get. You’re sure to hear it, whether you hail from Hong Kong, were brought up in Brooklyn or are so thoroughly Charlottesvillian you remember Venable Elementary School on 14th St.
Before I left for college, I received my fill of well-meaning adages. People told me to work hard, play hard; stay up on schoolwork; prepare for the underwhelming dining hall food.
There is no doubt a degree from the University can open up countless doors to places beyond Grounds.
I was reading a book this summer and from all of it, one line stuck clearly with me: “Yes, everyone else thinks they are just as special as you do.”
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Nearing finals week last spring, I was chugging three to four cups of coffee every few hours to function each day and stay awake until the birds began to chirp as I waked from Clemons to my dorm.
If someone were to say to you, “I’m disturbed, I’m depressed, I’m inadequate, I got it all”, your first inclination would certainly not be to laugh.
The deafening silence of Alderman Library was only momentarily interrupted by the ruffle of pages or a singular cough people let out here and there.
Last Monday, I found myself once again in tears, standing in a driveway, unable to take back the damage my 2000 Chevy Suburban had caused.
“Athena, come on, we’re at the front of the line,” my friends complained while I was scrambling to find the nearest exit.
Students around Grounds aren’t just anxious about midterms this week. Although this semester is barely a month underway, the frantic struggle to finalize housing plans for next year is already in full swing. “I don’t know what to do, I don’t know how to sign a lease, I don’t even know how to look for an apartment,” first-year College student Joie Asuquo said. First years often feel like they’re left to fend for themselves when it comes to securing housing for their second year at the University, whether it is on grounds of off.
As lease-signing season is upon us, many students get a taste of one of the most important rite of passages of adulthood.
1. Playing chicken with your dirty dishes This is the number one worst thing to do as a roommate.
