Spring semester at the University ushers in the same things every year: droves of second-year sorority girls shepherding their newest flocks of "babies", dreary-eyed first-year boys having the nerve to complain about how often they have to casually socialize, and the adoption of Greek as the University's official language.
There are a lot of things I'm not necessarily fond of. These include, but certainly are not limited to: sugar-free gum, yippy dogs, recycling and, at the top of my list, Mr. Shakespeare himself.
Popular culture often portrays sexual assault as a women's issue, but members of One in Four, the University's all-male rape and sexual assault peer education group, don't see it that way.
During the summer I turned 12, I embarked on a college odyssey with my family. My older sister was a rising senior in high school, and to prepare her for college applications, my parents dragged us through every campus on the East Coast.
I was surprised and dismayed when a friend told me she thought winking was creepy and reserved for old men.
Brian: Second-year Pre-Comm/Econometrics What are you involved in at U.Va.? Pacific American Leadership Training Institute (Facilitator), SEED (Secretary), Cavs and Panthers peer mentoring. What else do you like to do?
One of the first dating columns I wrote was about the fascinating phenomenon in which many first-years break up with their high school sweethearts in November.
On May 13, 2009, 34-year-old Charlottesville resident Catherine Brown was barely clinging onto life after suffering a severe cardiac arrest.
Confidence is overrated. This statement may seem absurd at first, but hear me out. Up until last semester, I'd felt certain that the surest way to pre-med success was a limitless supply of confidence.
It's always a little hard for me to come back to Charlottesville after a long break at home where I have my laundry done more often than every two weeks, the comfort of my own room and more than two feet of counter space.
For a police officer, having a partner retire is never easy, but for Jeff Keaton of the University Police department, circumstances are a bit different.
Before I left my house-home and returned to my apartment-home in Charlottesville, I decided to survey my past.
I can probably count the number of successful New Year's resolutions I have made on one hand. OK, probably more like one finger, which means this list of eight style resolutions I have come up with is likely too ambitious.
As any zoologist will affirm, winter is all about hibernation. It is a time to rest and recharge after the intensity of the fall semester, as well as to spend quality time with our families.
"A million dollars isn't cool. You know what's cool? A billion dollars," says Sean Parker in a pivotal scene from the critically acclaimed "The Social Network," a film adaptation of the drama surrounding the founding of Facebook. And cooler still is Facebook today.
Forget weeks of rehearsal and color-coordinated costumes. Away with the University's tradition of a cappella or string quartets.
I've never been one for New Year's resolutions. I'm not really sure why. Maybe I just forget about them by the time Dec.
No matter what they tell you, few people in your life will expect you to have it all together - as long as you are in college. Basically, what I've come to understand - though it took me a while to figure out - is this: As a college student, I am permitted an interesting amount of leeway to forget my common sense and soundest reason at home at times.
For some University students, the term 'a person for all seasons' applies not just to their personalities, but to their feet as well.
Out with the old, in with the new. Turn over another leaf. Enter a new chapter of your life. Embark on a new journey.
