After today we'll all be reminiscing about the days when all that was required of us on the first day of school was a paper titled "How I Spent my Winter Break." I for one think this is a still a valuable assignment, and even though a professor would never go for it, a columnist has no problem reverting to elementary school bliss. Admittedly, my break wasn't anything to brag about.
My roommate, Tori, and I knew each other before we got to U.Va. We weren't best friends, but we knew we got along well enough to not pull each other's hair out and bicker about whose shirt was on whose side of the room. We got past the initial likes and dislikes pretty quickly and settled into a routine.
Date: Friday, Nov. 18 Time: 7 p.m. Location: Boylan Heights
As the holiday season approaches, University students walking on the Corner or shopping at Barracks Road Shopping Center can hear the ringing of bells as Salvation Army volunteers collect money for the charity in their signature red kettles. The Christmas season is one of the busiest times of the year for the Salvation Army, Corp Officer Melinda Johnson said, explaining that 678 families are currently registered to receive food, clothing and toys. "It's a major, major undertaking," said John Erwin, who has worked for the Salvation Army for 16 years.
Thirteen years ago today my grandfather, Goggy, died of colon cancer. I was nearly 7 and I may have cried, but I did not yet miss the grandfather with the fuzzy beard or gentle voice.
I imagine this is not true for everyone, but in the great state of Alabama football is king. I'm sure everyone has heard of the two little teams at Alabama and Auburn (Roll Tide!
It was bound to happen. Leaving the comforts of high school and our parents to enter the world was going to elicit change.
About 1.2 million Americans were infected with HIV in 2008 – a number which grows by 50,000 each year, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
I walked into my sister's bedroom the other day and found her laying down, arms wrapped around her upper body, hands tapping against her shoulders.
This week my third Thanksgiving Break at the University came to a close. Although I was not treated to my mother's cooking or embarrassing family stories, I did fulfill at least one standard school holiday expectation: I got a miraculous nine hours of sleep a night - unheard of since I came to college.
For an ordinary college kid, going home for Thanksgiving Break presents opportunities for family bonding, face-stuffing, Black Friday shopping and coming up with absurd justifications as to why homework does not exist at "home home." For those like me, who even in my third year cannot figure out when to go grocery shopping and must occasionally call my mother about washing machine protocol, Thanksgiving Break is so much more: that haircut you didn't get even though your split ends are more divided than the preteens of teams Edward and Jacob, that book you never bought for class but need now because it will definitely be on the final.
Date: Friday, November 11 Time: 6:30 p.m. Location: College Inn
Halloween may have already passed, but you can still find students running around on fabricated broomsticks.
I have recently come to the realization that I am a middle-aged woman. Actually, let me rephrase that. I may look on the outside like any other college kid, but I have been aware for some time that my manners and interests coincide heavily with those of women who drive minivans.
Until I came to college, there were two main reasons I never really understood the fuss behind Thanksgiving.
I recently read an article in The New York Times about same-sex education and its drawbacks. According to the study, same-sex schooling leads to greater conformity to gender stereotypes - girls become less likely to branch out and boys become progressively more focused on the assertion of masculinity.
For one adventuresome collie, all of Grounds is his backyard and all the students and staff merely owners.
The costs of grants, renovations, scholarships and financial aid packages can create enormous financial budgets at the University which need to be managed carefully.
There is a young woman I've had class with a few times during the last three years who is obviously very intelligent.
I am a lover of libraries. I've never been to a library I didn't like on some level. I've been underwhelmed and unenthused.
