Life

Life

I need a life coach

By Erin Gaetz | September 11, 2006

After recently surveying the bleak, empty contents of my wallet, a wallet that was filled to the brim with 200 dollars a mere three days ago, I came to terms with the fact that I am not what you would call a financial wizard. I would like to write this off as being a genetic problem, since my Dad's concept of keeping track of his money consists solely of crumpling bills of all denominations together and shoving them in his pants pockets for later use, but I cannot.

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Life

Cutting-edge Cavalier creations

By Amber Davis | September 7, 2006

Shortly after the marching band graces the field, a moment of silence washes over the crowd as eyes rise to view the Hoo Vision screen atop the stadium's grassy hill.

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Life

Don't feed the monster

By Connor Sullivan | September 7, 2006

So this new Facebook thing is freaking me out. For the eight of you who haven't been on Facebook in the past few days, the Powers that Face have decided, in their inscrutably Olympian wisdom, to install a new feature called "News Feed," which serves as a digest of everything that your friends have done in recent hours.

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Life

I'll have 'the usual'

By Lauren Pappa | September 7, 2006

They say change is a good thing. As college students, we are faced with some major life changes. Once we leave high school, it suddenly seems like every decision we make could be a life-altering one.

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Life

Finding connection within and beyond

By Nicole Ponticorvo | September 7, 2006

If you've ever taken "Religion in America Since 1865," you probably recall religious studies Prof.

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Life

Friend's ex or ex-friend?

By Mary Baroch | September 6, 2006

There are multitudes of ways to make new friends at the University — one way is to befriend the boys your roommates date.

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Life

Fraternity test

By Dan Dooley | September 6, 2006

Before we get started, as always, I present your Weekly Riddle (#27): You're in a closed room with nothing in it but yourself, a fully functional chocolate stopwatch and a glass of milk.

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Life

Making the past present

By Defne Gunay | September 6, 2006

Looking at the amount of dedication University students have for the history of the University and Mr. Jefferson in general, it comes as no surprise that the Corcoran Department of History hosts one of the most popular areas of study for undergraduate and graduate students.

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Life

Taking care of business

By Susan Fisher | September 6, 2006

Last spring, the McIntire School of Commerce celebrated their No. 2 ranking among commerce schools in the nation.

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Life

Plan B -- A backup plan?

By Lindsey Wagner | September 5, 2006

If the condom breaks, what's the plan? Before late August, women could get the morning-after pill commonly known as "Plan B" only by prescription. Aug.

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Life

Fourth year scares me

By Clare Ondrey | September 5, 2006

I always wanted to be head of the pack, cream of crop, bringing home the bacon, all that jazz. Being on top of the academic food chain, however, is not all that it's cracked up to be.

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Life

Hard drive

By Carey Heymann | September 5, 2006

15: the number of hours it took to drive my car to Charlottesville from my home in Madison, Wis. 5: the number of times my car has been hit in the parking lot of my apartment on Wertland. 1: the number of times I was pulled over my first week in Charlottesville. 2: the number of parking tickets I received my first week of being in Charlottesville. 2: the number of police who escorted my roommate and me down Rte.

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Life

Pretty Little Pitty

By Eric Ast | September 5, 2006

I try not to get too personal in my columns, but I've got some news I need to share. I have a new crush, a big crush in fact, on a little town I like to call Pittsburgh, PA.

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Life

The midnight train to glory

By Marisa Roman | September 4, 2006

Recently, after browsing through a Web site popular to many students who find themselves bored during a lecture, two University alums accomplished a feat, all thanks to Wikipedia. In August, Matt Green and Donald Badaczewski, both 24, broke the world record for riding every subway line in New York City in the shortest time.

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Life

Cable Lost?

By Daniel Reinish | September 4, 2006

When the next episode of a hit television show is set to air, many students will make sure to sit down in front of the screen as quickly as possible. Of course, sometimes this commitment leads to a scheduling crisis. One relatively old alternative to the television crunch is time-shifting, the process of recording a show with a VCR or digital video recorder and watching it later. Today, there is another method.

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Life

Ernesto goes to camp

By Brendan Collins | September 4, 2006

The University had its first big storm of the season over the weekend --Tropical Depression Ernesto.

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Life

Administrivia

By Daniel Reinish | September 1, 2006

"The University of Virginia is a very complex machine," said University Rector Thomas Farrell, II.

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Life

Future prepsters

By Alex Jospin | September 1, 2006

I promised a friend I wouldn't write one of those back to school, advice to the first-years columns.

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Life

Finding friendships

By Vinu Ilakkuvan | September 1, 2006

Pam Fischer went to Disneyland with her daughter 10 years ago, where she was assaulted by Captain Hook ... or so she thought.

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Life

Reality 101

By Winnie Chao | August 31, 2006

Dear MTV, I spent my summer abroad, and upon my return, I found that you had begun a new season of "Laguna Beach." Although I've never actually seen an episode, I watched a preview.