I spent spring break working on a Habitat for Humanity house in Ohio through a program called Catholic Student Ministry.
Although I’m my own harshest critic, I’m encouraged by the knowledge that I’ll probably turn out quite like my mom. Her simple mom-isms are generally enough to talk me down from any self-constructed catastrophe.
Students in COMM 4693 — “The Business of Saving Nature” — traveled to Costa Rica to explore sustainable business practices.
To raise money for childhood cancer research through the St. Baldrick’s Foundation, 75 volunteers shaved their heads Thursday night at the Biltmore and raised a total of $42,571.
Alpha Phi Alpha was the first black fraternity this spring to celebrate its new members in a neophyte presentation last week.
Gabby engages Ryan in conversation despite the distractions of the basketball game
Whenever the weather warms in Charlottesville, a mysterious positive energy seems to radiate from Grounds and hum within the veins of University students. Hibernation has come to an end and sunshine marks a new chapter in our vaguely repetitive student lives.
Although spring break just ended, allow me to time travel momentarily back into the cold, merciless weeks that were winter break.
Manhattan — the city to end all cities. It’s relentlessly fast-paced, its size is almost overwhelming, and its buildings are under constant construction. New York isn’t a city for everybody, but it’s the city for me.
I did not join hundreds of my fellow students in the amphitheater Wednesday evening, but now I wish I had.
More than 50 undergraduate students were recently awarded the Jefferson Public Citizens grant, which provides funds for students to undertake a public service project during the 2015 to 2016 school year.
The decision to deviate from the common path is hard, especially for teenagers just out of high school.
Alderman can be a dismal place — a result of poor lighting and the fact that the library is where you go in your darkest hours.
As we grow older, we learn that people lie. Compulsive lies, bold-faced lies, white lies — the spectrum is broad and used by many, even our parents.
I average four to five cups of coffee a day. I drink it with almost every meal, and I can usually be found in line at Starbucks — or Greenberry’s, if I’m really pressed for time — at least once a day.
I’d always thought that the truest sign of intellect was to understand references to renowned films or pieces of literature — to be able to bask in the glory of saying “I’ve seen that” or “I’ve read that” when faced with a literary allusion.
Fourth-year College student and women’s lacrosse player Caroline Seats joined Boston College women’s lacrosse players Covie Stanwick and Molly Erdle this December in Yards for Yeardley — a project in which teams pledge to run one million yards in one month.
Most students imagine their spring break to be exactly that — a break. Select students, however, dedicated their week to one of 29 service trips organized by the University’s Alternative Spring Break program.
Through the art docent program, students lead engaging tours of the museum for members of the University community and organizations from the larger Charlottesville area.
1) Green M&M’s I know what you’re thinking: don’t all M&M’s taste exactly the same?
