Ever since my mother decided to place me in kindergarten at the age of 4, I have been cursed. I was the last person in my class to pass the five-foot mark, the last person to obtain a driver's license and the last person to reach that vital legality of 18 years.
Tired of being accused of "just making things up" and "writing about nothing" by my Opinion columnist friend, I decided to embark on a journey to discover the true secrets of the place we call "Club Clemons." My original intent was to report back in the form of entries into my private diary.
Trying to come up with a topic for my column this week was tough. There are many things in our lives, socks for instance, that are important but not worthy of space in this newspaper.
I didn't dress up for Halloween this year. Maybe I was just being a party-pooper, or perhaps the quest to find the perfect costume, which for today's modern woman includes fishnet stockings and a "cute" corset of some kind, seemed like more trouble than it was worth.
A raven sits on the windowsill, a stack of books beside it. In the corner stands a wooden desk, a book lying open on top. Alongside the hustle and bustle of students rushing to and from class, there stands a room different from all the rest: West Range 13.
English Prof. Cynthia Wall said she tries to introduce a whole world when she teaches English literature. "I suppose it started with the fact that I have always liked old houses," Wall said. This interest in setting has translated into Wall's current work. Wall said her scholarly efforts often examine space and description in literary texts.
So, Halloween is great. In every way and for all ages. It is an equal-opportunity funployer. Trick-or-treating on the Lawn, as I hope you all know from personal experience, is one of the best of the University's modern traditions.
As Students Promoting Fair Trade (SPFT) would tell you, coffee -- usually thought as a lifesaver during midterms or a constant companion while writing papers -- in fact has a much more interesting story than being a run-of-the-mill caffeinated drink. Fourth-year College student and Secretary of the SPFT Lizzie Heaney said it is important to distinguish what fair trade really means. "Many people mistakenly categorize Students Promoting Fair Trade as an anti-free trade group," Heaney said.
By day, Blandy Experimental Farm is a research facility owned by the University. The environmental science department uses Blandy's 700 acres for both graduate and undergraduate research work.
When I was little, like most of you girls -- and probably boys, though they won't admit it -- "The Little Mermaid" was one of my favorite movies.
As a Tuesday columnist I have the unique opportunity to write about Halloween on the actual day on which the holiday occurs.
The core of the American Studies curriculum is exploring one central question or issue about American culture and society by employing the methods and material from a variety of disciplines, according to American Studies Director Maurie McInnis, who is also an associate professor of art history. "You essentially design your own major, and that's the beauty of the American Studies major," McInnis said.
Happy Halloween. I can't run a column on Halloween without saying a few words about everybody's favorite non-holiday.
I looked in the mirror Thursday afternoon and realized I sorely needed to shave. Unfortunately, I was out of razor cartridges, so I also needed to do some shopping.
After reading my esteemed colleague Erin Gaetz's column last Monday ("Can you spare some karma?" Oct.
Not much of history is set in stone. Was Columbus the first to land in the Americas? Did George Washington Carver invent jelly, too?
Halloween is this Tuesday, although it started yesterday for many here at the University. While first years are probably sick of hearing advice, and at this juncture figure they are finally well-adjusted members of the community, I must make one small comment to spare some embarrassment: This is not the Halloween you remember.
By Defne Gunay Cavalier Daily Associate Editor Out of all the departments at the University, the religious studies department perhaps has the most definitive stamp of approval -- that of the U.S.
At the University, if you fight the law, the law just might win -- in your favor. Ted Hogshire, who is currently a Charlottesville circuit court judge, served as the first attorney for Student Legal Services when it was started in 1972.
Remember how in the Peanuts cartoons Lucy would set up that booth and Charlie Brown would come and ask advice about the little redheaded girl?
