"Work It!" exclaims the cover of Allison Hemming's book, which can be found among the shelves of resources at the University Career Center.
Petite and feminine with bright eyes and a big smile, it's hard to imagine first-year College student Michal Duvdevani serving as a lieutenant in the Israeli army. It's hard to imagine how she felt when her mother was rescued from a bombed building or how she feels when she reads the news and sees the names of her friends listed among the casualties. At 22, she has seen more tragedy and has been under more intense pressure than most of her fellow first years probably will experience in their entire lives. These experiences have forced her to mature more quickly than many of the American students around her, giving her a unique perspective on the value of life, the importance of family and citizenship and the meaning of the college experience. Michal's family immigrated to Israel generations ago and has been very supportive of the country that saved them from European persecution.
It's that guy sitting in front of you in class doing the crossword instead of taking notes. It's the people who play video games for hours at a time instead of doing their homework.
Modern legend has it that Icelanders are world-class hedonists, burning with a strain of cabin fever that only 20+ hours of daily blackout during winter can breed.
Although it may be hard to recall during this spell of beautiful fall weather, it was not too long ago that Hurricane Isabel blew through Charlottesville. In writing about the aftermath of the storm, I mentioned how refreshing it was to have a momentary break from the computer, cell phones and email. Apparently, I am not the only one who questions our reliance on technological devices to get through the day.
There are an inevitable series of questions adults ask college students upon first meeting. "So where do you go to school?" "What's your major?" A stop by the Arts and Sciences Council Majors fair might be beneficial for the many University students who still answer this last question with the catch-all "undecided." In Newcomb Ballroom today, from 11 a.m.
People making their way down Rugby Road cannot help but notice that the Pi Lambda Phi fraternity house is bright yellow.
Tonight from 4 to 6 p.m. the Lawn will be given over by its usual college student inhabitants to children from the Charlottesville community, clad in disguises ranging from princesses and monsters, to our dear Cavalier himself.
I just wanted to say good luck to the rugby team at States this weekend. -- Repeat Caller I just want to say that strip Metro Center is absolute sheer genius.
Sushi and Noodles. So says the headline at the top of Sakura's dinner menu. But as we found on a wet Monday night, this Corner establishment, specializing in all forms of Japanese cuisine is much, much more. Located adjacent to Frank's Pizza on 14th Street, Sakura has a flare for both the traditional and the exotic as its chefs master the art that is sushi and sashimi making.
Second-year College student Ben Justice was at the Commerce School Career Fair, conversing professionally with suit-and-tied business folk, when an unsettling thought suddenly crossed his mind: Hidden underneath his collared dress shirt -- safe from the eyes of future employers -- lay 10 tattoos spread all over his torso. "I couldn't help but think yeah, my body's covered in ink," Justice said.
Picture this scenario: Carrie Bradshaw, needing some technological intimacy, is spooning with her laptop after a rendezvous with Mr. Big who failed to cuddle.
Ghastly wigs and grisly bodysuits. Magical capes and spooky masks. While Halloween traditionally entails concealing your identity in a scary witch or ghost costume, many people have altered the practice.
Big, ugly, red construction walls. These eight-foot-tall eyesores stretch throughout Grounds from the Aquatic and Fitness Center to Lambeth Field.
The Cavalier Daily regrets to acknowledge that significant portions of the Monday, Oct. 27 Life
"To bring together members of the University community who would not have otherwise interacted in their usual social spheres, in a common goal of service to the global community and cultural awareness and understanding." So reads the mission statement of Alternative Spring Break, a fairly new and independent CIO on Grounds. The organization's expansive ideology is reflected in its ambitious plans for Spring Break every year.
A level of Dante's hell should be reserved for the GREs. And by that I mean for the nefarious, sadistic individual who had the brilliant idea of torturing poor (literally, the test costs $115) stressed fourth-years with a slow and painful death by bombardment of multiple choice questions. To all you lucky, blessed students who are ignorant of the Graduate Record Examination (which is very few I'm sure, since everyone these days is going to graduate school.
I hardly ever use an away message. Therefore, I often return to my computer after hours of absence to find thousands of instant messages from friends frantic to determine my location. Instant Message 1: IloveyouAJ07: Hey A-J! Instant Message 2: IloveyouAJ07: What's the matter?
The 2003 Fringe Festival, a four-year companion to the annual Virginia Film Festival, kicked off its exhibition Friday, Oct.
Once again it is almost time to choose classes for next semester. The new Course Offering Directory was posted online late last week, and although many students said they were unaware that it is available, others already have begun thinking about their new schedules. Second-year College student Jeff Bean said he hasn't looked at the new COD yet, but he wasn't concerned. "I usually base my classes on what has the most interesting name," Bean said. He said he also chooses based on suggestions from his older sister, Echols reviews and how quickly classes fill up. As a transfer to the College from the Engineering school, Bean said he is enjoying his newfound freedom to choose classes he is interested in although he has been unable to choose a major. "I haven't taken two of any single subject yet except Econ," he said. Students who had already viewed the COD expressed different reactions to their potential schedules for next semester. Fourth-year College student Greg Nizewitz said there are fewer courses he wants to take this semester than in the past. "It just seems like there's a lot less diversity in the classes," Nizewitz said. As a history and politics double major, he said he will be able to find enough classes to take, but he does not expect to enjoy them as much as usual.
