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.
For nearly a decade, The Oculus interdisciplinary research journal has been staffed and contributed to entirely by undergraduate University students.
I am hardly the poster girl for caffeine. Until this semester, I never liked coffee or tea, so - during the few occasions when I really needed that extra jolt - I just drank a soda.
Freezing temperatures, fresh classes and formal sorority recruitment marked the beginning of the spring semester for 794 first-year girls at the University. Within the week, many girls became members of Greek sisterhoods that will mark their social lives, and T-shirt collections, for the next four years. But what about the rushees who did not join a sorority? "While we hope that every woman who participates in Recruitment will find her ideal match, and we believe she is very likely to given the depth and breadth of our community, it ultimately is a personal decision as to whether or not a woman decides to join a chapter," said Chelsey Iaquinto, the Inter-Sorority Council's vice president for recruitment, in an e-mail. Although Iaquinto explained that it was uncommon for girls to withdraw from rush, many students do not go through with it or do not complete the process every year.
OK, Don Juan. So you've just finished up a marathon of bringing the fire and showing your lady that she's the flyest bird in the air on one of the most important and tell-tale holidays of the year.
What kind of a love columnist would I be if I didn't acknowledge Valentine's Day? Yesterday, my group of friends seemed to fall into two camps: cynical or overly expectant. In every group, one friend is disillusioned and embittered, making everyone else feel silly for celebrating love.
Valentine's Day is supposed to be all about love, but when one stops and considers how many other emotions Feb.
With the suffering economy, University students may find it difficult to come by work. In many cases, even when a college student manages to get hired, hours are limited and wages low.
Uncovering a financial bubble before it pops is a difficult task. Alan Greenspan, former chairman of the Federal Reserve, remarked that predicting a bubble cannot be done – only in retrospect are the causes and effects clear.
"How many of you have made or looked at your own personal balance sheet?" Prof. Broome asked. The class giggled.
The apocalyptic snow that led to class cancellations and crowded bars in the early afternoon may have surprised many residents in Charlottesville, but something else may have been just as shocking this weekend.
"Love is bound to power as it is bound to justice," said Regina Schwartz, Northwestern University English professor and doctoral graduate from the University. During this first lecture of the Love and Justice lecture series, which was held Feb.
"June Bug," our rented Toyota Spark, took us everywhere we wanted to go. We started out in Constantia - one of the wealthiest neighborhoods in Cape Town, South Africa - and drove out of the city into the wilderness of Stellenbosch wine country.
I have been here for almost a month now, and after 26 days in one place, you would think I would know my way around. I had to be at the Abbey Theatre at 7:30 p.m.
