They say the undergraduate experience defines University graduates for their rest of their lives, from choosing future jobs to the people one meets.
It's late afternoon, everyone in our minivan is tired and we are about four-and-a-half hours from our night's stopping point.
Trish Major? Biology major, philosophy minor Sexual Orientation? Straight What extracurriculars do you participate in? Club soccer, Hoos for a Cure, mentoring What do you like to do in your free time? Play sports, watch TV, dance around What are the physical and personality attributes you are looking for in a date? Physical attributes: Someone nice on the eyes wouldn't hurt, but I'm not picky.
As I walk across Grounds on these wonderfully warm recent afternoons, I can't help but ... yawn. Here's a guy telling jokes to a girl sitting next to him in Economy of China.
So I'm shaving my head for St. Baldrick's this week. Thursday, to be exact. For those of you who don't know what St.
Because the last day of Spring Break coincided with daylight savings time, I arrived for my scheduled train to Philadelphia just a few minutes late and ended up having to catch one that left an hour later.
Thomas Jefferson famously said, "A strong body makes the mind strong." Centuries later, University students still seem to adhere loyally to this mantra.
Hedge funds are frequently mentioned but seldom understood. Often, we hear about hedge funds in the news connected with the economic crisis.
As the April 15 tax deadline approaches, you may start to see more and more ads for IRAs on TV, online and in the mail this time of year.
Cav Man - He's at every football game, basketball game and almost every other sporting event. He pumps up the crowd and rides a bicycle on the Lawn.
If you are like me, you played a lot of board games growing up. Kids start with the simplest varieties, like Candyland and Trouble, which teach them simple values like taking turns and playing fair.
We generally use Google as a search engine. We look for things such as, "how to get a six-pack like David Beckham." We may scan the list of results and try, try, try to find the key to landing Posh Spice. Google handles that moment in our lives incredibly well, but that's not all it offers. Because Google is a research tool, a place to find information about anything and everything that will help us pass our papers, it has naturally got a few tricks up its sleeve to help us in our quests. Actually, one of the best research strategies is not to use the front page of Google at all.
Although the University is an institution centered around a world of academia, that does not mean students only come through Grounds and learn hard facts.
Throughout the process of traveling, I have been continually reminded of the saying: If you want it done right, do it yourself."
Spanish people don't like French people. That's a fact. For instance, the other night when I asked a Spaniard what he would do if a Frenchman walked into the bar, he immediately put his hands against his neck and began making slashing motions. Meanwhile, Americans share a similar perception.
There are certain things I expect when I go to a party. To be confused immediately upon entering is one.
My gift to you today is a lesson in financial self-sufficiency from someone completely dependent on parents.
When it came to eating out this semester, I originally intended to branch out and expand my palate after a steady two-year diet of Corner cuisine.
Pickles and ice cream, goat cheese and Nutella on Wheat Thins, pretzels with crunchy Jif reduced-fat peanut butter - the cravings of a pregnant woman.
I know there's an international food section in Newcomb Dining Hall, and I know some restaurants on the Corner are not American, but my culinary sphere of influence truly expanded last Saturday when I entered "Snacks of Mumbai"at the Lorna Sundberg International Center at 21 University Circle - a destination I never previously knew existed. Earlier this month a friend of mine e-mailed me a link to activities at the International Center, and I jumped at the chance to cook something for my column.
