What better way to survive the post-Fall Break midterm hump than by checking out the newly revamped features on everyone's favorite procrastination /stalking device?
Third-year College student Spencer Fried had planned to spend a fairly calm break in Charlottesville, catching up on work and going out with friends.
Raise your hand, pay attention, don't talk in class, don't chew gum, don't be late, don't pelt the person in front of you with spit wads, etc.
Free music: Not many people would willingly pass it up, but many University students have already unknowingly done so.
You know what's really fun? Making stuff. I don't think you'll ever know how fun it really is if you don't try, so you should... Do it.
A glance at the University calendar reveals the reason for those extra days off of class on Monday and Tuesday: Reading Holiday. Yet what started out as chance for students to study -- and breathe -- prior to midterm season has morphed into a freebie extended weekend known to students and faculty alike as fall break. "The original intent, if my memory serves me correctly, was to give students an opportunity to not have class to decompressurize -- is that a word?
University students can find Stephanie Goodell teaching leadership skills in various capacities around Grounds, but over the summer, she was on the other side of the Atlantic, teaching leadership to a very different type of student.
Alright, let's see if I can make it one week without invoking Back to the Future or facebook. That first sentence doesn't count... "Do you want to go to lil jon's?" "Whaaaat?" "Do you want to go to lil jon's?" "Whaaaat?" "Do you want to go to lil jon's?" "Whaaaat?" "Do you want to go to lil jon's?" "Okayyyy" I used to force my friends to go through that any time they'd invite me to go to Littlejohn's.
It is a well known fact that the University is a place steeped in tradition. Lawn streaking, the Foxfield races and the Good Ole' Song are common examples, but some aspects of the University predate even these staples.
The seasons roll on. The color of the leaves changes and everyone gets excited about how pretty fall is.
As pen and paper dependence fades and the student body becomes increasingly technophiliac, more students use computers to not only to do work outside of class, but to take notes inside of class as well. Some students find typing notes much faster and easier than writing. Typing "is much easier than taking notes by hand and so much more efficient in my mind," fourth-year College student Andrew McDowell said. McDowell did stress, however, that he realizes some classes are more appropriate for typing out notes than others. "It's easier for history and government classes where things don't need to be very organized, but for classes like econ where you have to draw graphs, I still write out my notes," McDowell said. Other students like third-year Commerce student Divya Sahay prefer using a computer to organize their notes at home, but find it inconvenient to take a computer to class.
F or five thrilling minutes, he forgets about the psychology midterm, the mediocre paper he turned in that morning and the lectures in which he hears a voice reminiscent of Charlie Brown's inaudible teacher from the Peanuts cartoons.
Drug abuse and life-altering spiritual epiphanies often seem far from everyday life. Instead, they sell out theaters and are found on the shelves of popular bookstores.
CD:How did you decide to teach at the University? BT:I came here with my husband because we had jobs here together.
So this summer I received a horribly disturbing Instant Message on my computer. According to the sender, Gumby's was no more.
The other day I walked into my house and there was an arrangement of flowers sitting in the foyer.
Less than six hours before the first presidential debate between President Bush and Sen. John Kerry, students eagerly anticipated a night full of potential flip-flopping, made-up words and, inevitably, drinking games. "It's definitely an excuse to drink," fourth-year College student Matt Oberhardt said.
Last week, Pavilion VIII was unusu-ally full of blue and orange striped bow ties and clicking heels.
Over 7,500 miles from Charlottesville, Tibet is not exactly a convenient destination for many students.
The best performance the members of Silent Diner ever gave was on the night of their friend "Hippie" Katie's birthday party.
