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While sorority and fraternity members have been busy recruiting pledges this past week, an anonymous source has been working against them.
It's odd when one person can eat two entrees and still have room for dessert. But at the Downtown Grille, where the paltry portions do not correspond with the steep prices, we'd have no problem believing that. Nestled in an airy space on the Downtown Mall, the restaurant cooks up usual grille fare served by the bow-tied waitstaff on tables dressed in white linen. The interior features a tall ceiling, wood-paneled walls, columns that house wine bottles and an open kitchen in the back of the restaurant.
The Pepsi challenge: Darden style Are you ready to take the Pepsi challenge? Try multiplying a simple taste test by 40 companies and you get the Darden Marketing Club's Brand Challenge, an intense day of consumer fun and a whole lot of carbonation. The event starts at 2:30 p.m.
(This is a first-person account of the author's experiences during a month-long trip to South America.) Over Winter Break I went, quite literally, to the end of the world - the tip of South America.
It was the night before classes and everyone was buzzing with anticipation at the beginning of the spring semester.
If you're around the A-school Friday, don't be shocked if you hear bagpipes blaring. No, it's not a Scottish culturefest.
Whitman wrote, "the game of ball is glorious." It teaches, revives, placates, unifies. It frames life.
There are no Odds and Ends for today. Odds ideas? Call the Life Department at 924-1092.
They sat in front of a TV screen in the Newcomb Hall Boardroom, attentively watching "Friends." A volunteer offered the group snacks.
Lessons on the Lawn Most people study and do homework for their classes on the Lawn.
Meatloaf and fine dining. It is not often that the two worlds of ground cow bricks and culinary excellence collide - at least not pleasantly.
Flashback to the Friday prior to Thanksgiving - the "Sisters of Diversity" are swaddled in sweats, heavy T-shirts and baseball caps, finalizing plans for the University's first multicultural sorority.
When I returned to the University late Sunday night, Mariah Carey was singing loudly next door.
MFA One-Act Festival Wondering what to do on the last few nights before you start cramming for exams?
Painfully difficult exams and papers larger in scale than Katherine Harris's newfound fame - this is what the next several weeks hold in store for us.
(This is the fourth in a four-part weekly series about dating and relationships at the University.) Justin Ferko and Craig Foster have been together for 10 months.
Make a Difference at Dinner When state Sen. Emily Couric (D-Charlottesville) was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer last July, 2000 College graduate Joshua Scott wanted to find a way to honor her. He found his answer with the Make a Difference Day organization, committed to improving local communities.
Dear Dockter Duval, I have a roommate who has all but kissed off the rest of the semester because he is doing poorly in all of his classes.
