That was actually supposed to read "Mauritius blew my mind," and there's proof of it right there.
Music has taken Prof. Melvin Butler to a variety of places before dropping him off at the University in the fall of 2005. Butler currently teaches two courses -- African-American Gospel music for undergraduate students and a graduate course, Music and Ritual. "It is a privilege to teach students who have such a passion for gospel," Butler said. Two years into his professorship at the University, Butler said he never planned on becoming a University professor -- it's just been part of the journey on which music has taken him. He said music had always been a part of his life, though, from playing the saxophone in his high school jazz band to applying to his dream college, the Berklee College of Music in Boston. "It was a 'just in case,'" Butler said, "and I ended up getting a scholarship." So, as a student at Berklee, he first majored in music education and then chose to pursue a degree in performance and jazz composition. Following graduation, Butler worked as a professional saxophone player in Boston.
"By bridging Vietnamese traditions with Vietnamese-American culture, we keep and change with the times, both making and breaking traditions as we go," the program for the Vietnamese Student Association's Tet Show stated. The program itself represented this mix of customs, including traditional red envelopes inside the programs, symbolizing good luck in the New Year, as well as modern advertisements and pictures of the students in their everyday lives.
Am I the only person still recovering from the horrible tease that is Spring Break? I think there is something wrong with a week of pure fun followed by six more weeks of class with assignments due and reading to be completed.
At the University, no figure casts a longer shadow than that of six-foot-11-inch basketball center Tunji Soroye.
About three weeks into what I have recently dubbed "the greatest college month of them all," I have realized that March is, by far, the greatest college month of them all.
David Shreve spent years listening to Lyndon Johnson. As an economic historian studying presidential recordings, Shreve had a front-row seat to the Johnson White House, studying tape recordings of the 36th president's conversations with activists, congressmen and bureaucrats.
Students explore many different opportunities to get hands-on experience in their fields of interest, such as internships, volunteering and even shadowing professionals.
Wine is at the heart of Virginia culture just as much as the legacies of Jefferson, the historic battlefields, foxhunting and the ever-expanding modern landscape of the Washington, D.C.
I never thought of myself as a basketball fan. My favorite NBA team in elementary school was whichever my best friend Margaret liked (which explains why one of my first-grade homework assignments was titled, "Why I like being Catholic and Irish"). My favorite NBA team in middle school was the one with Bugs Bunny and Michael Jordan.
When I was little girl, I had very big dreams for my eventual professional life. You know the old mantra of a person being "a doctor, a lawyer and an Indian chief?" Though it may be politically incorrect, it pretty much summed up my youthful ambitions: I wanted to be everything. As everyone -- from my coworkers to the girl behind me in line at Bodo's -- keeps reminding me, graduation is fast approaching.
This is an exciting time of year. The weather is starting to warm up, summer is in sight and college basketball is about to go completely nuts. First, I'd like to congratulate our basketball team for getting a No.
Not every student finds out about happenings at the University from e-mail lists or Facebook. At the beginning of the month, the University Policy Office unveiled new regulations about exterior posting of flyers and chalking. Many of the rules for flyering are often violated, such as those forbidding postings on the outside of buildings or on columns. Chalking rules, however, are almost always obeyed -- only nonpermanent chalk is permitted on uncovered, cement walkways.
There comes a time in every college student's life when he or she casually decides, having no relevant experience and really no qualifications whatsoever, to run a completely random and downright reckless campaign for Student Council president.
Think of things you are good at. It can be whatever: sports, games, talents, areas of expertise, writing better columns than The Cavalier Daily staff or anything else you can name.
Flawless skin, perfect teeth and silky hair represent the typical image of a beauty queen. The person behind the outer appearance, however, is not usually thought of as the kind of girl who spends her summers living in impoverished African villages and her spare time tutoring young children and who plans on becoming an elementary school teacher in an inner-city school.
Well, bake my potatoes, it's been a while!I just got back from a South African safari, but before I pass out from being tired and dirty and having a cold and being tired, let's have a frank discussion about everyone's favorite continent.
It seems that the first few weeks of school are packed with orientations for new students, instructing them on all the ins and outs of interacting with the University and their fellow students.
Taking global issues into their own hands, University students became involved with Building Tomorrow, a national program aimed at expanding educational opportunities for some of the world's less fortunate youth.
Wooo! Spring Break! As a young person, this is the highlight of my life: hitting the beach, drinking some brews and making time with the ladies.
