Second year problems
By Abigail Lague | September 1, 2015Each year at the University is unique and comes with its own set of new experiences and, occasionally, problems.
Each year at the University is unique and comes with its own set of new experiences and, occasionally, problems.
Last June, Nathan Kirby closed out the College World Series and fundamentally changed what it means to be a University sports fan.
Three long months have passed and finally school is starting up again. If you are like me — in denial that summer has truly ended — you waited until the last minute to face reality and come back to school.
For as long as I can remember, I’ve told myself everything happens for a reason.
A graveyard of retired planners sits in the drawer of my bedroom nightstand.
John Hernandez grew up on a farm in southwest Virginia, where he was responsible for delivering meat to customers in his hometown.
This past Thursday while syllabus week was in full swing, Morven Kitchen Garden — a one-acre farm located off-Grounds — was hard at work preparing for their fifth annual Gazpacho in the Garden event.
This summer, the United Nations hosted the fourth annual Girl Up Leadership Summit in Washington, D.C.
This summer, I sat in a Panera and stared at a Google Doc titled “Life Things! Adulthood! Whee!” while silently crying and avoiding eye contact with the uncomfortable high school couple sharing a mac ‘n cheese bread bowl across from me.
I have a 16-year-old sister, so I think I’m fairly “up with the times” — a phrase some self-proclaimed “cool mom” probably says at least twice a week.
This summer, I learned I have absolutely no clue how to take a compliment. My mom continually asked me what constructive criticism I was receiving from my internship, and my awkward responses to positive praise definitely topped the list.
I remember the fourth years I met during my first year of college.
What brings people together better than free food? Free ice cream. This was the inspiration behind the Charlottesville Police Department’s new summer program, Ice Cream with a Cop.
Welcome Week, a weeklong series of events to welcome both new and old students, features University favorites like the Welcome Back Concert, Rotunda Sing and hypnotist Tom DeLuca.
Follow this advice to make it through your first week back in Charlottesville.
This fall, Max Hall and Austin Jones, rising juniors at Old Dominion University (ODU) will launch CollegeWise at the University — a new textbook service allowing students to buy and sell from one another directly and make payments online.
I remember being a child, before the days of driving or drinking, and somehow bringing fun to the most random or boring situations.
Yesterday, while in the middle of a frustrated rant about much I disliked a coworker, I realized I had absolutely no reason to hate her.
Undoubtedly, I was glad to be able to talk to people who knew the situation at hand, but never before had the distance between us been highlighted so prominently.
Over the past two weeks, University staff member Stewart Gamage, Director of Programs at Morven Farm, and Architecture Prof.