Life

A major decision

College is a place that requires major decision-making. With dozens of possible subjects to choose from, selecting an area of study is not always easy for University students.Topping the to-do lists of most first-year students are activities like ?do the laundry? and ?study for tomorrow?s history test.? Few include the long-term planning of deciding a major, which takes both time and research.While students in the College have until the end of their second years to mull over possible career choices and undergraduate degree programs, students in the Engineering School must declare a major by the end of their second semester.Undergraduate Engineering students may choose from 10 degree programs, from aerospace engineering to computer science to mechanical engineering.

The world

Students from the University get to celebrate all sorts of holidays during winter break.

On Semester at Sea, don

Next Monday, I?ll be off on the adventure of a lifetime. I knew I wanted to do Semester at Sea even before I decided which college to attend.

Decisions, decisions

Go to Egypt, Argentina, Ireland! Take a free notepad, have a pen, grab a pamphlet and write your e-mail address on this card!

Inauguration Anticipation

The official beginning of President-elect Barack Obama?s term in office is expected to draw thousands ? possibly even millions ?

Who needs a visa anyway?

So, here I sit. It?s 10 days before I am supposed to leave for South Africa, and I still do not have a visa.

Queer and Allied Activism

Thomas Jefferson fought to make America a democracy, writing that ?all men are created equal? in the Declaration of Independence.

The true meaning of Christmas

There are questions that have baffled scientists for millions of years: What the heck is eggnog?

The legacy of the Lighting of the Lawn

It all started out as a ?harebrained idea,? said 2002 alumna Mary Elizabeth Luzar, now the Alumni Association?s assistant director of reunions and class activities.At the start of her fourth year, the Sept.

Clemons: cooler than you think

After much detective work, a whole lot of string-pulling and a pinch of sheer cunning, I have discovered the best-kept secret at U.Va.

Monday night. Life.

?Good morning, Upper East Siders.? What I wouldn?t give to hear those words when I wake up.

Sakura

If you?re looking for a satisfying, healthy meal paired with fresh Japanese cuisine, try Sakura Sushi & Noodles.

Last week I saw my first snow flurry of the season, and suddenly I was a 6-year-old kid again, wearing my pajamas inside-out, doing snow dances and praying for a thick blanket of white to have transformed the world by the time I woke up in the morning.

Holiday helping hands

As the end of the semester rapidly approaches, students? lives become even busier.

Blunt farce trauma

As I sit here, the day after Thanksgiving, only just coming out of my food coma, I?m trying to think: What is the opposite of this feeling, the reverse of satisfaction, delight and relaxation?

The Wiles Family Christmas Letter

Dear friends, legitimate family, illegitimate family, coworkers we despise and anyone else within striking distance of the postage stamp affixed to this envelope, Happy Holidays!

Thanksgiving travel

PhiladelphiaA person who has spent even one autumn day in the City of Brotherly Love knows there are few better places to leave one feeling thankful than Philadelphia.

The United States of Awkwardness

So, I finally have to say it: people from the U.S. really don?t know how to behave when they are abroad.

The final dish: top reasons to study abroad

Several girls in my study abroad program have a running countdown of how many days are left until departure on their Facebook statuses.

The good jobs never make it on CavLink

Oh boy! Thanksgiving is coming ? a holiday based on watching my boring relatives eat their emotions!