I did a little study on myself this week in class to see exactly what it is that I do during class rather than pay attention (because I definitely don't). I feel like the results are pretty universal for college students. So here's how I discovered a typical 12:30-1:45 p.m.
What's my favorite word? What would I do with $10? What's the most significant challenge I've faced?
The Oct. 14 Life feature, "Working toward SAFE and sound" implied a few incorrect assumptions.Although the author received most of the facts about Sexual Assault Facts and Education from Claire Kaplan, director of sexual and domestic violence services at the University Women's Center, SAFE is an independent CIO separate from the Center.
Several weeks ago, three Christian groups staged demonstrations at variouslocations on Grounds. The groups have sparked debate within the community regarding First Amendment rights and the University's policy on demonstrations. In the first incident, Michael Woroniecki, with his wife and six children, carried banners on South Lawn and shouted remarks such as "You're going to hell!" and "This flood, do you think that's a coincidence?" The group had been demonstrating for several hours before Dean of Students Penny Rue contacted University Police to moderate and relocate the protest after receiving complaints from passersby. Woroniecki is a fundamentalist preacher who opposes organized religion and is best known for his influence over Andrea Yates, the woman who drowned her five children in 2001.
This weekend Jason Mraz performed at the Charlottesville Pavilion. This was good news for: Mraz fans at U.Va.
According to a song by Good Charlotte, "Girls don't like boys, girls like cars and money." Such tunes -- and loads of others, like Kanye West's "Golddigger" and TLC's "No Scrubs," seem to convey an explicit message about what women look for in men: money, and lots of it.
Music, food and dance: While these may seem like words that could describe any type of party, they held a special meaning last Friday when the Hindu Student Council held its annual Navratri Garba-Raas celebration at the Student Activities Building. "It was a welcoming experience," second-year College student Aarti Gala said.
As students at U.Va., we are presented with many awe-someexperiences and opportunities. But I never dreamed that while performing my hourly e-mail check one day, I would come upon an employment opportunity from ESPN to work with the ESPN Field Crew at last Saturday's Florida State game.
It's the middle of October, humid and raining. I have four midterms, a column, LSAT class and meetings.
Each week, The Cavalier Daily asks a student 25 Questions and allows him or her to eliminate five of them.
I wonder if I'm the only person who still remembers, and for that matter constantly references, the classic Nike "Bo Knows" ad campaign of the early to mid-90s. For those of you who have no clue what I'm writing about, the campaign was all about the monstrous, Heisman trophy-winning, NFL Pro-Bowler and MLB All-Star Bo Jackson and his ability to do basically anything.
As all you avid Al-Josh-Zeera fans (Mom and Dad) are aware, I haven't exactly been keeping to my column's main theme in recent weeks.
It was a rather gloomy day last week as Assistant Medieval History Prof. Paul Kershaw sat in his office in Randall Hall.
I am not a diehard Jason Mraz fan. In fact, I only know most of his older music, like -- you guessed it -- "The Remedy." When I found out I actually had a ticket to the concert, I frantically searched for any songs that I could get my hands on from his new album "Mr. A-Z." I missed the O.A.R.
Getting enough sleep is supposedly quite important. Without it, we don't function well; we get fat and cranky.
The thing about little kids is that they're really stupid. No child under 3 years old has ever uttered anything that made me re-evaluate my outlook on life or even give a sincerely interested response like, "That's quite interesting" or, "What a marvelously insightful argument you raise, my dear tot.
Did you know: one out of every four college women have survived a rape or an attempted rape since their fourteenth birthday?
"You wanted to go to the United States? Well, now deal with it!" I remember with a smile my roommate teasing me one spring day last year when I was still back home in France.
Days like today make me glad I'm a girl. One of the lead headlines on CNN.com is "Mom delivers 16th child, thinking of more." The love she has for her 16 blessings "from the Lord" almost inspires me to have one of my own.
Many students try to make life easier for themselves by schlepping their stuff into off-Grounds housing.But as they sign leases for off-Grounds housing for the 2006-07 academic year, students should anticipate some mixed experiences with their first landlords. Third-year College student Michal Duvdevani said she is very happy with her current living situation in University Heights but had a horrible experience when she first moved off Grounds. "They just didn't care," Duvdevani said, referring to the landlords.
