I have celebrated five holidays already this fall - Halloween, three of my roommates' birthdays and Thanksgiving - and I am eagerly awaiting Christmas.
The undergraduate experience at the University goes beyond what students learn inside lecture halls and classrooms.
Instead of going home this Thanksgiving Break, my teammates and I went to the Virgin Islands. I know, I know - you're rolling your eyes imagining how that can't be worse than dry turkey and questionably soggy stuffing with Gran Gran and the clan?
I made a vision board this summer. Yes, one of those things you've seen on "Oprah." For those of you who don't watch "Oprah" or read Woman's Day advice columns, a vision board is a board plastered with photos and quotes that inspire you and hold the key to your future desires. I didn't really think it was a good idea when I made it; I was just bored.
A graying professor tucked away in a library of old books, muttering to himself. A stressed graduate student frantically retesting results in a laboratory, anxiously checking the clock each minute. These are typical images that come to mind when most undergraduate students think of research.
Someone once told me "be cool." It wasn't my friend encouraging me to don my Ray-Bans when walking down Rugby Road, nor was it my sister telling me to cool it when jumping around the apartment Friday afternoon.
I have finally come to terms with the fact that I write a joke of a column. If I ever find myself in a sorority-rush-like situation talking to acquaintances or family friends - the holiday season, basically - I transform into small talker extraordinaire, and this column is somehow always a subject. "What is your column about?" they inevitably ask. Like the journalist I am, I spin my response to make it sound like what I do can actually be considered printable and professional.
For many University students, the fact that they are a part of a "community of trust" may be something that never comes to mind. But for many others, such as third-year College student Jonathan Bryan, the community is not one that is all-inclusive. "Most of my friends who are African-American view the honor system as something negative," he said, "almost like a boogeyman to be afraid of." Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, a historically black Pan-Hellenic organization, hosted a Nov.
The summer after third year is when most students start looking for serious internships similar to what they might actually want to do with their lives.
There are few things more American than the proud way we celebrate a national holiday centered on eating - or rather, overeating - platefuls of turkey, stuffing and pie.
Attending a midnight premiere is not for the faint of heart. By 11 p.m. last Thursday, the parking lot of Charlottesville's Regal Cinemas was packed with people of all ages attempting to claim their seats for the midnight premiere of the first cinematic installment of J.K.
This is it people - Thanksgiving is upon us. Are you ready? Not the finished-with-work-turned-in-all-assignments kind of ready, but I mean are you prepared for Thanksgiving?
One of the many benefits of living in Charlottesville is the city's music scene. C'mon, we gave Dave Matthews his start.
Chris Fourth-year engineering student What are you involved in at U.Va.? Alternative Spring Break, U.Va.
Meeting the parents in college is a much bigger deal than it was in high school. In high school, your boyfriend had to meet your family within the first couple weeks of dating because, well, you lived with them, and they still had a lot of control of what you were doing.
Most departments at the University draw funding from the state, private sources and student fees. But the athletic department's funding model relies on entirely different sources to generate revenue and pay out millions of dollars in scholarships to student-athletes who compete with 25 different teams across each athletic season. Funding model Ticket sales, payments from the Atlantic Coast Conference and NCAA, private gifts and student fees constitute the bulk of the department's revenue.
What do Leonardo da Vinci, P. Diddy and Bill Clinton all have in common? They have all been rumored to have "alternative sleeping habits." With papers galore, quizzes and exams, go ahead and add me to the list. I have always admired the few determined souls who are able to commit to a regular sleep pattern, especially one of a full eight hours' worth of beauty rest, each and every night.
Sometimes I think college students are too focused on the social scene near 14th Street and Rugby Road.
You have seven minutes to prepare and present a speech based on Albert Einstein's saying, "Imagination is more important than knowledge." Go. This is what students in the Impromptu category from the U.Va.
One of things I have enjoyed most about my second year of being a student-athlete on the women's basketball team is the looming threat of study hall.
