After the devastating attacks Sept. 11, 2001, New York City felt different. The World Trade Center had collapsed, about 2,750 citizens had been killed and the dynamism of individual businesses and the labor market had been virtually suspended.
Oh, boy. Taxes. If you're like many people, then you may already be feeling anxiety as you imagine paying the Internal Revenue Service or navigating the complicated process itself.
This past month saw the University bring Black History Month to the stage through various art and cinematic forms.
Many expressions that define college culture consist of two words. We have "final exams," "beer pong" and the words that are currently on our minds, "Spring Break." It doesn't matter where you're headed, whether it is an exotic beach or the basement couch.
I honestly miss reading for pleasure once school begins. Every time I pick up a book or a magazine after classes resume, I suddenly feel guilty because I should be doing work.
Moving away from home and gaining new perspectives are experiences many first-year students expect. There are several additional challenges specific to about 5 percent of University students, however.
It's 4 p.m. on a Thursday in Valencia, and a suffocating typhoon of pressure is mercilessly beating down upon my battered body, swallowing it whole and not spitting it out until my soul has been completely sucked out and chucked into the Mediterranean.
We had been in Belfast for about eight hours. At that point, we only knew that we were staying at the Paddy's Palace hostel, which was colored green.
They may be their pals within the United Kingdom, but many English people have told me that it is considered acceptable to make fun of the Welsh.
Few people at the University know very much about Kathy McGruder, even though most students talk to her several times a week.
By a random scheduling chance this semester, I start class every day after 12 p.m., get out at 3:15 and walk home around 3:30 - exactly like I did in kindergarten.
There are the "profitable" majors - engineering, business, etc. - and then there are the "not so profitable" majors, which basically include anything in the humanities.
With the start of University-wide elections just around the corner, some students have spent the past few months working on various campaigns, either for themselves or their friends. During the week of Feb.
Injuries and hardships can be some of our greatest teachers. It may sound clich
The infamous holiday that drains the pockets of many men around the world has come and gone. You may be singing "That's Amore" by the charming Dean Martin, or perhaps Queen's "Another One Bites the Dust" is more appropriate.
Entering college is a difficult transition for everyone. A number of big fish from the small ponds of the world are transplanted to this moderately-sized estuary in the middle of Central Virginia, and, as any biology professor will tell you, there are simply not enough resources to go around. And so they must be rationed.
When you think about good restaurants in Charlottesville, chances are your mind jumps immediately to the Corner or Downtown Mall.
During the past few years, food preparation seems to have been reduced to mere numbers. The selling point no longer lies in the dish's unique blend of ingredients or impressive presentation but rather its ability to arise out of a small handful of ingredients in less time than it takes to place a telephone order for pizza delivery.
Maybe no one wants to read about a holiday once it has passed, but I want to share my Valentine's Day dinner experience.
