Exploring the melting pot By Catherine Dunn Cavalier Daily Associate Editor Unbeknownst to many students who vacation at beach resorts in the Bahamas or Jamaica during Spring Break, most people who now call the Caribbean home can trace their cultural heritage back to places as far away Java or Sri Lanka. Tomorrow night at 7 p.m.
It's Friday night. Children dressed as magicians wave their wands as they weave in and out of hoards of people.
I t's Sunday night. The absence of car and foot traffic on Grounds is almost surreal. Then, all of a sudden, 10 robust tow trucks with flashing lights dappling the night sky come tearing down McCormick Road.
A helping hand for global health care By Ryann Collins Cavalier Daily Associate Editor Following quick on the heels of the three-year-old Harrison Undergraduate Research Awards, another research scholarship has emerged on the scene.
Taking the road less traveled - that's what three recent University graduates did. In fact, they followed that road all the way to the far-off locations of Honduras, Romania and Bolivia on two-year programs in the Peace Corps.
F or this week, I had planned to do an extensive survey to find out how many students have received parking tickets while attending the University.
Renewing a fresh perspective It's a Christian tradition during Lent. It's a Jewish custom during Yom Kippur.
C abell Hall: one of the first names you were thrown as an unindoctrinated first-year student at orientation - the one you mispronounced when you were less University-savvy.
Combine a breathtaking country- side, a historic edifice with a century of stories and modern day pleasures like Monday Night Football, and one is able to enjoy the best of several worlds. The building that houses Mountain View Grill has been a fixture of the Crozet community for almost 100 years.
In the days after the World Trade Center collapsed into a mound of melted steel and dust in Lower Manhattan, few living things could be seen roving through the wreckage.
Put a little soul into it By Kelly King Cavalier Daily Associate Editor It's hip.
Before I came to college, I enjoyed roughing it. I spent my high school years in one of those rural New England towns nestled in the foothills of the Berkshires and sandwiched between two lakes.
After a day of destruction, the healing began with prayer. On the night of Sept. 11, less than 12 hours after the first attack on the World Trade Center, thousands gathered on the south Lawn to grieve together.
ITC reduces paper waste By Julie Hofler Cavalier Daily Associate Editor Each month 85 trees are cut down to provide paper for University students who wish to print out assignments in the 19 Information and Technology Communication computer labs.
By Catherine Dunn Cavalier Daily Associate Editor The curtain catches the sun, the wind, the leaves.
Dave Matthews used to practice in this Charlottesville studio. A painted poster from one of his fans that portrays the song "Proudest Monkey" still hangs there, but the band has moved on.
I t's been three weeks since you last made the trek to the supermarket. You are in dire need of the college necessities: Hot Pockets, Easy Mac, Double Stuff Oreos, Tostitos Chips and Salsa, strawberry NutriGrain bars and a 12-pack of Bud Light.
Dome Room houses thoughts on homelessness By Ryann Collins Cavalier Daily Associate Editor If you think homelessness doesn't affect you, think again.
It has climbed the charts to the number three slot in Rolling Stone magazine. Night after night, it churns out some of the hottest music in one of the most familiar scenes in Charlottesville.
There's typical and then there's typical. Sometimes what separates the two are religious values and beliefs that determine how many times a day you pray, whether or not you drink, and the kinds of stereotypes you might have to deal with.
