From iPods to IMing, from Nintendo to night-time jogs -- within every pastime is hidden the potential for ... a study break.
We're halfway through first semester now, and the first years are starting to settle in to the rhythm of college life.
Usually when the University student population is counting down the days until the end of the week, it is for the end of exams, an upcoming break or just the beginning of weekend fun.
"Oh Lord! She's gonna come back a terrorist!" Sadly enough, that was the No. 1 response I got from people in my hometown last spring when I told them I would be spending my summer in the Middle East.
Well, Fall Break is over, everyone's back from their hometowns and we never have to be reminded of how awkward we were in high school again -- until we go back for Thanksgiving. Last Wednesday the University announced three student nominees for the Rhodes Scholarship program in an effort to allow these students to continue research projects in a post-graduate setting.
If somebody falls out of a tree and breaks their arm or falls off their horse and breaks their back or gets pinned under a trac-torin the middle of a pond, you can rest assured -- you call the Charlottesville-Albemarle Rescue Squad, they'll arrive with state-of-the-art equipment.
How many Virginia Tech students does it take to change a light bulb? Three: One to change the bulb, and two to discuss how they did it as well as a U.Va.
Chuck E. Cheese is having a rough year. In March, a man was tasered by police over accusations of cutting in line at the salad bar.
Around this time, there's just something in the air, perhaps the smell of the growing laundry piles that hints of venturing homeward.
Dear Marching Band, While I appreciate the effort being made to modernize the image of the marching band away from the John Philip Sousa-obsessed stereotypes, part of me is a little confused by the addition of such new hits like "Don't Phunk with My Heart." That part of me just wants to hear some classic Great American ditties.
Amidst the multitude of fall weddings, actors Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher reportedly tied the knot last Saturday, according to People magazine's Web site.
Pop quiz, hotshot. What is Deism? a)The study of Billy Dee Williams and his legacy of phenomenal film acting (read: Lando Calrissian in "Star Wars") b) An Enlightenment-era doctrine which holds that while God created the universe, He allows it to run by natural laws and generally keeps His distance c) Both A and B d) Your mom If you answered "A," you're my new favorite person.
Scott Stadium isn't the only place around Grounds hosting a Sea of Orange. Charlottesville's annual United Way Day of Caring, a day of organized volunteerism and community service, took place Sept.
The debate over self-expression rages on here at the University. Arguments over popped col-lars, plaid pants or pearls at football games go through their annual iterations.
Like so many things in life, relationship issues are often firmly lodged in the "gray area." It can be hard to come down definitively on one side or another of a complex dating debate.
During the halftime show at the Homecomings footballgame, 61,000 fans watched U.Va. Idol semi-finalists third-year Education student Catrina Garland and first-year College student Brandon Rogers perform.
Each week, The Cavalier Daily asks a student 25 questions and allows him or her to eliminate five of them.
Generally, I'm glad I left the house. I appreciate that I don't ever feel compelled to mute my "Sopranos" DVDs because my little brother's in the room, and I love that my roommates and I can laugh when we put a hole through our wall rather than having to cover it with a poster until Dad's in a good mood.
Did you ever wonder how to play castanets? Well, Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana demonstrated how to do that and more, bringing the dance that originated in southern Spain to the Charlottesville and University community last week. The company just ended its brief residency in Charlottesville, which was made possible through a partnership between the University and Piedmont Virginia Community College.
University alumnus Michael Baughan still recalls the nights his professor would stop by his Lawn room and pull him down to Old Cabell to see a performance by a string quartet.
