You may have been tricked. You may have been bribed. You may even have been threatened or physically forced.
Garbed in orange and blue, he can be seen on horseback or on foot. He stirs up the crowd and encourages the sports teams.
Concealed behind the frosted windows and Deutsch exterior, like an Alpine pass buried within the heart of the mountains, the Schnitzelhouse Restaurant offers a wonderful world of exploration for those willing to brave the journey.
Akanksha Sanghi cannot leave home without them. They give the first-year College student a sense of place, a reminder of her native home of India - 10,000 miles away from the University.
Laundry - it's an inevitable part of every college student's life. Some people have done their own laundry since they were old enough to reach the dials on the washers, but for others, college is the first time they take their clothes into their own hands. On-Grounds housing has its own laundry rooms, and laundromats such as Suds on Maury Avenue and the Cavalier Washette on Ivy Road are convenient for students living off Grounds. For students who just don't have the time or the willpower to do their own laundry, Suds offers a semester drop-off plan, which includes unlimited wash, dry and folding for $240. "They say only your doctor knows, or your husband knows," said Laura Batson, an attendant at Suds, "but the person who does your laundry knows. You can tell a lot about a person just from their laundry." But besides the drawbacks of having someone else sort through your dirty laundry, most students, especially first years, choose to use the on-Grounds facilities. "I do my laundry based on how many pairs of boxers I have left," first-year College student Andrew Huxsaw said.
Maybe it's the crinkle of the leaves on Rugby and the scent of pumpkin pie and burning logs. Or perhaps it's the puffy bags under many eyes, and those group e-mails that say so-and-so lost their credit card and a size 11 shoe.
Rev. Lauren Cogswell, dressed in black pants and a sleeveless cream-colored turtleneck sweater, could almost pass for one of the students in the Westminster Presbyterian campus ministry. Instead, the 1996 James Madison University graduate recently was installed as an associate pastor of the Rugby Road church, where she hopes to serve as a resource for students who want to continue their faith in college. The red stole and white alb, or robe, that she wears for the Sunday service hangs neatly on the door of her sunny office. "I'm a minister because I had a great campus ministry experience in college," Cogswell said.
IRC Halloween party gives a treat By Julie Hofler Cavalier Daily Associate Editor Twelve-year-old Meetra Najrabi smiled through green face paint as she proudly showed off her Halloween costume - the Statue of Liberty, complete with tin foil crown and torch. Najrabi, a refugee from Afghanistan, celebrated her second Halloween yesterday at a party held at the International Residential College. "It's a really cool holiday," she said.
The road to rugby victory By Catherine Dunn Cavalier Daily Associate Editor You play on a pitch, not a field, and it's a try, not a touchdown, that'll get you the points.
It's one of those traditions that has been around for so many years that no one seems to know when it began.
Sarah Jobe learned to read on the Bible. She spent four days a week at her Southern Baptist church during her childhood.
By Daniel Stern Cavalier Daily Associate Editor Players of all levels were welcome - even those cookie-cutter craftsmen who sliced and diced their way to victory. Over the weekend, the women's club tennis team held their second-annual Parent's Weekend Tennis Tournament at the Snyder Tennis Center, despite early morning low temperatures that dipped into the upper 30s with the wind chill.
Thursday is one of the busiest nights for the Charlottesville police. Typically, a police officer will receive a consistent flow of calls.
By Kelly King Cavalier Daily Associate Editor Cambodian Cuisine. Japanese Fashions. African Tribal Dance.
You might think that Boudreau's is the name of some Bourbon Street joint in New Orleans, but actually, it's a local hangout. Located on East Rio Road, Boudreau's is an interesting mix of a bar, nightclub and homey restaurant.
It's not NBC, it's not CBS, it's WHOO TV. And as its slogan says, it is "revolutionizing communication at the University." For the last year, third-year College students Sarah Jennings and Nicholas Holden have worked to bring WHOO TV, a student-run television station, to the University. So far the station only has a news show and a sketch comedy show, but its founders have big dreams for the future. "Our short-term goals are to get some money from appropriations next semester and get an office space," said Jennings, a third-year College student.
An air of relaxation permeates the entire atmosphere in Kate Nesbitt's studio, called Pilates Virginia, on the Downtown Mall.
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. How else can I describe last Saturday's slaying of the Cavaliers by the Florida State Seminoles?
Cavalier carving comes to dorms By Julie Hofler Cavalier Daily Associate Editor A new Cavalier has joined first-year students in the McCormick Road residence area.
By Catherine Dunn Cavalier Daily Associate Editor The index cards were small and plain, but the few lines of scrawled handwriting that they contained delivered disturbing and powerful messages: "My girlfriend was sexually assaulted at the age of 15." "A woman I know was raped by a stranger who held her and her friend at gunpoint..." These stories and others submitted by University students crowd the Rape Story Wall at the Sexual Assault Awareness Week table on the Lawn.
