Hearing the word 'Europe' conjures up familiar images of the Eiffel Tower, Colosseum, Big Ben. But now, hearing the word Europe brings thoughts of fiscal instability, high unemployment and general economic weakness.
Happy Tax Day! Today, April 15, is the federal filing deadline. Procrastinators were probably a little stressed this week, while others took care of their taxes months ago and will just be happy that the creepy costumed characters will no longer be waving at you while you drive around town. Celebrating your tax refund?
Republicans do not recycle, skinny white girls only listen to Taylor Swift and all Asians are pre-Commerce. Whether these statements made you laugh in agreement or shake your head, you are reacting to a stereotype.
The underdog story has prevailed in our minds and in our hearts ever since that measly fellow David surmounted unimaginable odds to triumph against the powerful Goliath or since Noah saved the twosomes of innocent animals from the mighty flood.
I did not get much of a tan during my Alternative Spring Break trip to Arizona - probably because, contrary to popular belief, the spring weather conditions were best characterized as snowy with a high of 32 degrees Fahrenheit. Along with 10 fellow University students, I had decided to rough it for the week, and our group headed west to work with rangers of the Grand Canyon and Zion National Parks on environmental conservation projects. It turned out we were lucky it was freezing.
We booked tickets to Italy months ago, fascinated by the thought of being in Rome on Easter, and equally - if not more - interested because of the ticket price.
The beauty and fresh air that spring brings to Charlottesville always seem to make everything worthwhile.
Although I had a great time during my Spring Break trip to Europe, I quickly realized keeping my guard up was the best strategy while visiting foreign countries. Before arriving in Spain, I heard tales of widespread pickpocketing in Barcelona.
Some University students do not settle for popular, generic dance moves party-goers generally show off weekend nights.
Every Tuesday evening, I meet up with two of my closest friends to prepare dinner and catch up on our lives.
Hi, my name is Alyssa, and I am addicted to my Blackberry. It has been exactly 2 minutes and 4 seconds since I last checked for messages.
Students are not the only people who sometimes have difficulty adjusting to life in Charlottesville.
My voice has been growing lower and lower for the past few weeks, and I can't say I dislike it. It's actually kind of cool to hear your voice as it's never been before - sort of similar to the effects of sucking helium out of your birthday balloons, except the complete opposite reaction. Nevertheless, it's still not the best experience in the world.
It seemed too perfect to be true. I was walking back from chemistry class one day when I happened upon a poster for a lecture on April 6.
Take a seat in the nearest chair. Allow your heavy eyes to close. Deeply inhale, then exhale. Step back from the ruckus that is your University life and scrupulously distinguish between those situations that are controllable and those that are fundamentally beyond your reach.
In honor of the University's upcoming publicity stunt known formally as Days on the Lawn, I have decided to write a brief message to the prospective members of the class of 2014.
Think you know all there is to know about Chinese food? Think again. There may be a whole new realm to the Americanized menu of General Tao's chicken, Asian sesame chicken and lo mein, topped with a batch of white rice that you have yet to discover. Located on 612 Albemarle Square, Taste of China offers a popular authentic Szechuan menu from the legendary Peter Chang, one of China's finest and most well-known chefs.
I dislike indecisiveness. Wen I see it in other people, I just want to make them just choose something, one way or another.
The change in seasons reminds me that we cannot completely sever the fundamental and deeply fixed ties we have with food, however processed, packaged or artificial it may be. Even if weeks pass by when we subsist off Lean Cuisines, protein energy bars, Red Bull and sugar-filled lattes, somehow times of seasonal transition beckon us to examine our eating habits.
Did you ever have to complete those creative, problem-solving activities when you were little? You know the kind that says, "Here's a piece of string, half a roll of toilet paper and a bendy straw.
