Life

The ABCs of Getting a Ph.D.

Criticism is hard for anyone to take, particularly if it's one's own work being picked through with a fine-toothed comb. Dave Sbarra, a Graduate Arts and Sciences student, imagines standing in a hallway, waiting for a team of professors in the room to finish tearing up a paper that has consumed most of his waking hours for the past few years. Sbarra said he pictures a fellow classmate walking by and asking him how he's been doing.

Road rules

Skillfully maneuvering enormous buses around tiny cones and showing off their knowledge of the road, students took a bumpy ride at the annual University Transit Services bus rodeo Saturday afternoon. Organized by fourth-year College student Kate Brooker, an outgoing UTS driving relations supervisor, the rodeo was open to anyone who wanted to take a shot behind the wheel of a bus. "You don't have to have your commercial driver's license to drive in the rodeo because it's in a blocked-off parking lot," said UTS driver Brian Gross, a third-year College student.

Bringing the comfort of the friendly skies down to earth

I really think people would make a lot less war and a preponderance of love if stewardesses were everywhere. I'm not saying completely remove the skirted saints from the miles of high above.

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Prayers for Rememberance

O n Monday, fighting between Israeli and Palestinian forces erupted around the Church of the Nativity complex, where Jesus Christ is believed to have been born.

Any last words?

By Alexandra Valint Cavalier Daily Associate Editor How would you blend together little pieces of wisdom, years of teaching and random personal experiencesinto a comprehensible 20-minute lecture?

Barboursville Vineyards restaurant wines and dines with five-star quality

All right, we're not saying that spending an evening at Palladio Restaurant at Barboursville Vineyards is going to be cheap.

Do Not Go Gentle

Night is the most common time for violence against women, whether it is in the form of domestic violence or sexual assault. Tonight hundreds of University students and Charlottesville residents will gather to reclaim the night as a time of safety for the female gender and as a time to increase awareness of the prevalence of violence against women. The University's 13th annual Take Back the Night protest also will provide an opportunity for the survivors of such attacks to share their stories. The rally serves as a time for education and for celebration. "We use a lot of different kinds of performers," said second-year College student Lara Eilhardt, vice president of the University chapter of the National Organization for Women and this year's head of programming.

Cracking down on cargo pants

I write today on behalf of all the girls out there who, like myself, particularly are puzzled at a certain aspect of male behavior.

Months of post-graduation inertia eventually lead to productivity

There is something too daunting about an unknown future, about the years to come, which are as cloudy as an overly chlorinated swimming pool in suburbia.

Massaging Your Worries Away

As the semester winds down and the University heads toward exams, stress levels rise in proportion to the number of term papers and art projects that soon will be due. The University Programs Council offered students a break from that stress yesterday under the Big White Tent outside of Newcomb Hall by hiring three professional massage therapists to give free massages. Fourth-year College student Christen Pendleton said her massage was "awesome." "I had an hour to kill before a meeting and I saw a flyer," Pendleton said.

Open Door Policy

Printed neatly at the top of our syllabi each semester, office hours are announced almost as quickly as they are forgotten.

Out of Bounds

By Christine Wilder "Masiari!" "Ndaa!" My companion for the day, a second-year Nursing student, raised his arm to the old man who had greeted us. "What does that mean?" I asked. "It's a greeting - like good afternoon." "Un-dah," I attempted. "No, no!

American beauty

By Lytle Wurtzel Cavalier Daily Associate Editor Tonight, Camille Cooper of "General Hospital" fame reveals that the beauty of a soap opera star does not always exist before the director calls "lights, camera, action." As Cooper discloses, beauty in the media industry is not a product of a simple directionbut, rather, a labor of lighting, camera filters and touch-ups. Billed as the "big ticket" event of Health and Wellness Week, Cooper's talk, "The American Beauty Myth," is sponsored by the Health Unity Council.

'Why isn't Nursing more Newsworthy?'

By Laura Good Cavalier Daily Associate Editor Medical doctors are known for their reception of fame, glory and of course, money.

FOOD

S trolling out of Observatory Hill Dining Hall with full stomachs, or even fuller carry-out boxes, a small audience of diners often gathers near the bulletin board plastered with yellow suggestions slips. "We typically stop and review the comment cards about three times a week or whenever updated," first-year College student Carrie Keefe said.

Making the Cut

By Lauren Akselrod Cavalier Daily Associate Editor Salmagundi, the Film and Media Society's annual film festival, will give University students something that won't let their eyes wander tonight. "This is a chance to give local film makers a chance to screen their work to the public and get something back from the work they put into their films," said fourth-year College student Carlos Marulando, the president of FMS. FMS is an organization for people who are interested in making and editing films. "We are here to encourage students to explore film as a form of art or as a media of expression," Marulando said. The club sponsors several projects throughout the year, but the Salmagundi show is their biggest one. This year, Apple Computers is sponsoring the event, and one filmmaker will win a computer.

A Card for All Occasions

F or fourth-year Engineering student Evan Edwards, a bee sting or insect bite could be fatal. A hint of peanuts in a candy bar or a late-night snack of eggs at IHOP could be traumatic. Edwards, along with an estimated 43 million Americans, suffers from anaphylaxis, a food and insect bite allergy that is only treatable with a dose of epinephrine, a form of adrenaline that stabilizes victims until they can make it to the hospital. Currently, epinephrine is injected in an emergency situation by a pen-like apparatus.

Hoos sick of the same old traditions?

T his is the second to last humor column of my college career. Tragically, that means I only have two columns left to speak to my vast array of die-hard fans (meaning they're fans of the movie "Die Hard," not of me). Painfully, it also means I have but two columns left for which The Declaration can make fun of me.

No bones about this finger-lickin' good barbeque

P rior to our dinner Monday night, "Sweetbones" was merely a term of endearment we reserved for one another.