How long have you taught at U.Va. and how did you end up here? It'll be seven years in January.
It took a year for famed investigative journalist Bob Woodward to craft a 21-page memo detail-ing behind-the-scenes information on the Bush administration's decision to go to war with Iraq.
By Michelle Jamrisko Cavalier Daily Associate Editor Those expecting to find a shady spot to study or eat on the Newcomb patio yesterday afternoon may have been shocked to find the tent sheltering video game gurus, truants and several students simply looking for a good time. The tent event was the 2004 NCAA Football Challenge, a 16-school video game tournament sponsored by gaming company EA Sports and organized by the University Program Council's Special Programs Committee.
In the beginning, there was steak. The moment when humans decided that cows looked better on a plate than in the field has to rank up there with learning to stand upright. Vegetarians, be warned: This is not the column for you.
There are many different things that make up a student's life experience at U.Va. Prof. Kenneth Elzinga's ECON 201 class perhaps, having Dean swipe your student ID at O-Hill, picking your major and maybe most importantly, the nights out with your friends that seem to have a beginning but no end.
The digital camera market has thrived over the past few years, turning a novelty item into a commonly-owned commodity. Many students have embraced the new technology, while others prefer to stick with traditional film cameras. So, which is better? First-year Engineering student Ryan Gilbert said he is strictly digital, primarily because he likes the ability a digital camera gives him to manipulate his photographs. Using the computer, "I can touch up the photo, change the colors, change brightness and saturation all myself, and then I can take it to a professional printer," Gilbert said.
One hypothetical question, with two hypothetical answers. Which answer do you think sounds more unique and, in turn, is more exciting? #1: "Hey, I like your shirt.
What do a sponge, a wad of meat, a crew living in an aquatic facility, a bunch of foul-mouthed fourth graders and a talking baby all have in common? This is a tricky one.
Sometimes I wish real life mimicked cartoons. That's why I don't carry a wallet. I much prefer the tan sack with a dollar sign on it.
Sick of those long lines at the Pav? Don't want to battle the bees on the Newcomb Dining Hall balcony?
The University of Virginia is a place where tradition and change, history and modernity, the classic and the innovative live side-by-side.
The Lawn was transformed into a rare scene Saturday morning. Students and visitors who stumbled upon "Pancakes for Parkinson's" unaware may have felt like they were in a dream-like state, where the situation is recognizable, just somehow tweaked a bit.
Struggling through the crowds on the way to class, you try to push through a sea of people who want nothing more than to accomplish the same goal.
Just when students thought they had tried every restaurant and bar on the Corner, the Buffalo Wing Factory opened its doors Sept.
Does that girl sitting next to you in class look familiar? Think you've seen her before? Naked, perhaps? Maybe she's one of the three University students featured in the October issue of Playboy, which includes several pages of girls attending colleges in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Last semester Playboy sent modeling scouts to ACC schools to find girls for its October issue, and second-year College student Briana Timmons, third-year College student Paige Gellar and fourth-year College student Ariel Iverson* each made the cut. Introducing Briana Timmons The morning of her first autograph signing, Timmons shared some of her experiences from the past several months. The first step in becoming a model for Playboy was her audition, which consisted of taking trial photographs last April.
Friday afternoon around 3 p.m. or so, a friend and I went to the Lucky 7 to buy a 12-pack. Our plans were to watch some big screen television and wait out the torrential rain.
I spend a lot of time talking. I talk on the phone, I talk to roommates, I talk in class. I text message, I IM, I e-mail.
On an average day wandering around Grounds, a student could be overwhelmed trying to count all of the popped collars, pearls and number of times someone says "y'all." For many out-of-state first years, these common sights and sayings around the University come as an enormous culture shock.
From New York's thin crust to Chicago's deep dish -- people everywhere have their own (at times rabid) opinions about what pizza is the best.
While walking along the worn-brick paths of the Lawn, you may find yourself glancing down at a cute, fuzzy little critter gazing up at you quizzically, or a scruffy, devilish varmint, startling you with its penetrating gaze.
