It's January again -- time for a new year, a new semester, new classes and some shiny new books to match.
As the semester winds to a close, the hearts and minds of many students stray from papers and projects to restful memories of the holiday season.
Sweet Potato Casserole (Courtesy Penny Midboe) 2 large or 3 medium sweet potatoes 1 teaspoon salt 4 tablespoons butter 5 oz.
A Sweet Gift Giving Tradition When chilly weather rolls in, and light-up reindeer begin to graze on lawns throughout the neighborhood, second-year Nursing student Casey Freeman dons oven mitts and hits the kitchen to do some holiday baking.
Thoughts of cafeteria staff bring to mind memories of middle school, with so-called food put in front of you in scoops of who-knows-what; or the salad bar, where you find the three kids in front of you just coughed and sneezed all over the ranch dressing; and the lunch workers, who worked every day in the cafeteria having to deal with all the little pre-teen girls chattering about the boy who borrowed their pencils in class and the guys who, in this stage, were overwhelmingly awkward.
For the student, it is the equivalent of the classical descent into hell: Aanight of paper writing.
They just seem to be getting worse. Regardless of what airline you plan on flying, they are all terrible.
What was your favorite part of Thanksgiving Break? 5. Sleeping and relaxing "Just going home and not thinking about school." -- Fourth-year College student Ellen Miles "Sleeping.
University football games. They are more than just a series of athletic events featuring big men running around with a 15-ounce ball.
Many University students will leave behind family and Thanksgiving leftovers a couple days early for one simple reason -- football. They are coming back to cheer on the Cavaliers as they take on Virginia Tech at 1 p.m.
"If you don't come home for Thanksgiving when you're at college, I will murder you." She stared into the depths of my soul, finger planted firmly against my sternum.
It takes 157 miles. 70 men. 20 hours. Eight counties. Two fraternities. One cause. This coming Friday, the U.Va.
Come turkey time, many University students head home to family feasts of pumpkin pie, mashed potatoes and of course, a heaping helping of that infamous bird.
Bigger isn't always better, according to second-year College student Steve Crenshaw. Although the Aquatics & Fitness Center is the largest gym on Grounds, Crenshaw -- along with many other fellow University students -- feels there are plenty of reasons to use the University's three other facilities. "The AFC does seem to have the most equipment, but it's usually too crowded for me, so I usually just end up going to the Memorial Gym," Crenshaw said. Second-year Engineering student Brian Cunningham agreed with Crenshaw that sometimes the crowds can be a deterrent for attending the AFC.
ACROSS 1. Police sting 5. Arrow complements 9. Sunkist and Sprite 14. Hater's prefix 15.
I'd like to remind everyone to drink up on Saturday for the first round of the fourth-year fifth.
For this week's review we were searching for a place that students could escape to during the stress and chaos of finals that is rapidly approaching.
He definitely stood out -- the only one at the Donna Klein Jewish Academy with an Afro. Lamont Carr, former power forward for the University's 1976 basketball team, the only University team to win an ACC tournament championship, was employed as head basketball coach at Donna Klein in Boca Raton, Fla.
Have you ever wished you could avoid the constant tangle of shoppers that pack the malls during the holiday season?
