Life

Here's a timeout card for MTV's "Dismissed"

M TV, you are dismissed. It was a tough choice, but I would rather watch reruns of "Touched by an Angel"than suffer through another one of your reality shows. It's entirely possible that a team of three-toed sloths invented the concept for MTV's "Dismissed." The show is set up to be like something you might see on the Discovery Channel - two males gallantly compete for a female by strutting, doing push-ups or exhibiting their private parts. Anything is fair game.

Putting to words the point of the last four years

On May 19th, many of us triumphantly will walk down the center of the Lawn to receive our diplomas after what has seemed like at least 17 years at this University. However, we will not truly have completed all the tests meant to see if we are worthy of graduation from this prestigious college, and by "prestigious" I of course mean "precipitous," and by "precipitous" I clearly don't know what I mean (I didn't learn that much while I've been here). The final test is to see if we are able to sit through two hours of boring speeches at the graduation ceremony.

A Seat on the Lawn

By Lytle Wurtzel Cavalier Daily Associate Editor "We all come together for graduation," explained Paul Rood, superintendent of renovations for facilities management. But Rood was not referring to the thousands of graduates and their guests that will fill the Lawn tomorrow for Final Exercises - he was referring to the hundreds of workers who come together to make it happen. Beginning Monday, May 13, approximately 150 workers began setting up the 36,500 chairs ordered for graduation weekend.

It's a Different World

It's not the same for everyone. And it's not something you can sum up in a few words. Peoples' reactions about graduation vary from place to place.

A new addition to the Cavalier Daily Life section coming every Monday and Friday Instructions: Fill this space with your gripes, your praises or just your own views on life at the University or life in general.

Reservations about a short supply of food

Whenever you are hosting an event or party, the first rule is not to run out of food. Unfortunately, the owners of L'Avventura Restaurant forget this rule every once in awhile.

Men at Work

Ewan Mulligan started doing it for the easy money. Joe Purcell needed to pay off his car insurance.

A Childhood of Challenge

Among the University's international community are students who have survived childhood in war-torn countries to get where they are now.

Tightening the Belt

In a post Sept. 11 society, news of stocks faltering on Wall Street and businesses collapsing are the norm.

Blinded by the light - of Lilly Pulitzer prints

Once upon a time there was a spunky New York socialite named Lilly who came to Palm Beach. Despite the diverse mix of charity balls and shopping that the Palm Beach lifestyle provided, poor Lilly got bored.

Where have all the pretty horses gone?

Don't be fooled by their display of masculinity through pink oxfords, bogus claims of horse sightings and slurred exclamations to the cops that they're just drinking straight-up ginger ale.

A grand old time

Mr. Berkeley doesn't live with a fast-paced crowd. "The only speeding I see is by the staff," a 91-year-old resident of The Colonnades nursing home.

Awesome blossoms

By Lytle Wurtzel Cavalier Daily Associate Editor If a picture can say a thousand words, how many can a floral arrangement say?

Leaving behind her cat, her classes and the comforts of home, one

I never expected to go abroad. I had thought about it before, but never with much seriousness, and somewhere in the back of my mind I think I knew it would never happen.

Periphery and Center

It's just passing through, or just staying put. Sometimes, Charlottesville is the center, or at other times, it's just a periphery.

Dream Catchers

Disney said it best with its classic "Cinderella." With a fairy godmother, a few animated mice and a Prince Charming, a Technicolor gloss coated the title heroine's tale of triumph.

Survival of the Fittest

The little town of Charlottesville and its 45,000 people are nestled far from the bustling capital city only two hours north.But do not be deceived by the peaceful rolling hills, cattle farms and roadside fruit markets on the way into this small borough.

Guiding Light

Up the stairs from a green door on the side of Hamil ton's is a set of rooms that would be any yuppiecouple's dream.

An Adventure Awaits

Finally, a Saturday without anything to do - except for a few errands. The sun is shining, you have a near-full tank of gas and the roads of Charlottesville are beckoning.

The Gardens

No occupation is so delightful to me as the culture of the earth, and no culture comparable to that of the Garden." - Thomas Jefferson In order to celebrate Jefferson's love of the garden, a love that is shared by members of the Charlottesville community, Historic Garden Week was created and has been celebrated every spring for the past 69 years.