Life

Life

The official tales of a second-year has-been

By Juliana Chan | August 3, 2000

A wise graduate student once told me, "Once you become a second year, they're gonna forget you ever existed." I refused to believe such a notion could ever come true.

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Life

Rowling still scorches with "Goblet"

By Lisa Man | August 3, 2000

Trends make me cringe. Although I'm a fan of the Backstreet Boys, generally I approve of most fads as much as I like being punched in the nose.

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Life

Convention chaos leads to excitement

By Margaret Chipowsky | August 3, 2000

PHILADELPHIA, PENN. Being on the floor of the Republican National Convention is a little like being stuffed in a closet with a bunch of University politicos who have aged about 25 years. It's hot, it's crowded and there is nothing but blue blazers as far as the eye can see.

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Life

Parade of pride opens eyes

By Chu Hwang | July 27, 2000

Hoo went to see New York's gay pride parade? Chu did! Hoo got to see Senator Chuck Schumer? Chu did!

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Life

Odds and Ends

By Cavalier Daily Staff | July 27, 2000

Making waves The University's radio station WTJU-FM 91.1 has moved from the basement of Peabody Hall into a new studio at Lambeth Commons.

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Life

Mediocre mutants: "X-men" flops

By Doug Strassler | July 27, 2000

There's a lot of spectacle involved in the new blockbuster "X-Men," but the most spectacular thing about the whole movie was Halle Berry.

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Life

Excitement not required for

By Sam Bresnahan | July 27, 2000

Ah ... summer. That nice little break before the beginning of the next academic year, a time when responsibility as we know it no longer exists and you can do anything you want - even if that means sitting on your couch in front of the tube, watching The Learning Channel and wondering why you haven't lapsed into a coma from sheer boredom.

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Life

Locked out? Sexiled student shares first-year troubles

By Sam Bresnahan | July 24, 2000

There are some things you just don't think about when you get that roommate- assignment letter the summer before your first year in college.

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Life

First things first

By Stephanie Batten | July 24, 2000

Rotunda, check. Newcomb Hall, check. First-year dorms, check. You've been all over Grounds, and you seem to know your way around all the major tourist attractions.

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Life

University watering holes: Where the wild things go

By Brian Hudak and Mike Greenwald | July 24, 2000

The University's Corner boasts a wide selection of shops, restaurants and sketchy townspeople. But perhaps the Corner is best known today for its multitude of fine (and not so fine) watering holes.

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Life

The country of mountain mamas...

By Adam Justice | July 24, 2000

TAZEWELL, Va. - I knew I heard something. It was only feet away from the house. There could be no other explanation: Someone, or something, had to be outside; but what (or who?) could be prowling around at 1 a.m.? I had to investigate.

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Life

Dockter Duval's Advice Column

By Cavalier Daily Staff | July 24, 2000

Dear Dockter Duval, I'm pretty worried about the upcoming year and have been wondering how hard it is to meet people off at school.

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Life

Dining in style at C'ville's finest food establishments

By DJ Moore | July 24, 2000

When celebrated restaurant critic Phyllis Richman stepped down from her position at The Washington Post in May - after giving over 20 years of culinary advice to eager Washingtonians - the scramble began to fill the shoes and the costumes of that culinary celebrity.

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Life

Repeat after me: A simple guide to speaking like Mr. Jefferson

By Lisa Man | July 24, 2000

So you've finally made it. You've struggled through mounds of applications and paperwork and teacher recommendations, and now you've finally reached the University of Virginia.

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Life

and the culture of Queens

By Nicola White | July 24, 2000

QUEENS, N.Y. - Just bought a slice of pizza. Real pizza. The kind the size of a doormat. So big you have to fold it.

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Life

Bountiful food options await vegetarians

By Nicole Maurantonio | July 24, 2000

Corn flakes, Cocoa Krispies, granola with raisins, Apple Jacks, Raisin Bran, Golden Grahams, Lucky Charms ... no, I am not simply repeating the cereal choices down the aisle at Harris Teeter.

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Life

Odds and Ends

By Cavalier Daily Staff | July 24, 2000

There are no Odds and Ends to report. If you have any Odds and Ends to report, please call Rachel at 924-6735.

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Life

Deftones prove to be a one-trick "White Pony"

By Nick West | July 20, 2000

Aggression was their middle name. When the Deftones' third album, "White Pony", hit stores earlier this month, many fans were disappointed to find a new, gentler band on the 50-minute disc.

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Life

What they don't tell you at orientation: where the bars are

By Brian Hudak and Mike Greenwald | July 20, 2000

The University's Corner boasts a wide selection of shops, restaurants and sketchy townspeople. But perhaps the Corner is best known today for its multitude of fine (and not-so-fine) watering holes.

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Life

Odds and Ends

By Cavalier Daily Staff | July 20, 2000

UVa student writes column for YM Ahh, summer. It's finally here. The time when University students take wild road trips to random locales in the middle of nowhere and work non-stop to have enough money to stock their rooms with Jack Daniels year-round. The job of rising second-year College student Justin Simoncini, couldn't be more different from the norm of college student employment. Simoncini is an advice columnist ("Wise Guy") in the teeny-bopper lifestyle magazine, Young and Modern, featured in the monthly dating guide "YM Wise Guys: Mysteries of the Male Mind ... Explained." In a typical month, he gets between 10 and 15 letters a month from swooning pre-teen aficionados of his work. The YM editors email the questions girls have about boys to Simoncini. "I just answer questions over email," he said.