Spring Fling in Full Swing As the blossoms around Grounds begin to creep into full flower, so do many University social events.
Fat bat, croquet, touch football and ultimate frisbee were the names of the games on the Lawn Friday afternoon.
Over spring break, while many of you were having the time of your lives in exotic locations where the local dress code is nothing but sand, I was in Colorado trying to kill myself - I mean, learning to ski. Skiing consists of putting an extremely slick piece of graphite on each foot and hurling yourself down an icy mountain while grasping sharp metal poles in your hands.
The cashier with green press-on nails and wispy blonde hair looks up shyly when asked whether Lucky Seven regularly stocks Playgirls. "We usually sell out of Playgirl pretty quick.
Those students looking to dance the night away Saturday at the Restoration Ball may not realize they are prep-stepping in the footsteps of a centuries-old tradition. This Restoration Ball, co-sponsored by the Jefferson Literary and Debating Society and the University Guide Service, carries on a long tradition of year-end dances that stretches back to the earliest years of University history. "The Ball is a really unique event in that it is open to the entire University community," said Rebecca Crawford, the 2000 Restoration Ball Chairwoman and third-year College student. According to a 1964 edition of The Cavalier Daily, the Restoration Ball began in 1964 as a means of raising funds for the restoration of the Rotunda and as a way of carrying on the 19th-century custom of a Finals Ball. After a fire destroyed the Rotunda in 1895, architect Stanford White restored the former library in 1898, dramatically changing its original interior design, University Historian Raymond Bice said. White removed the entire second floor to create one large room for the library, often called the "cavern of books" in later years.
Against the background of the Higher Grounds' stucco walls, a tall man donned in paint-stained overalls conversed with another man in an expensive black wool parka half his size.
When Montaret D. Davis allegedly raped a University student while holding her male friend at gunpoint this fall, the incident shook the entire University community.
A spiritual side Every Sunday night as the flurry of weekend activity begins to settle down, a group of students get closer to their religious side.
Big Man on Campus ... in a robot suit? Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Is it a stunt required of a fraternity pledge? The robot walking around grounds, with his aluminum boxed head, tubular pants and electric tape holding his costume together, has created quite a rumbling in the University community. "Did you just see that?" said an exasperated Ralph Schultz, University language technology specialist, to a student studying diligently in a window in Cabell Hall.
Chances are, you know who Peppermint Patty is. You have laughed at Woodstock and sighed with Charlie Brown.
Book it Today marks the opening of the Virginia Festival of the Book, a five-day program promoting literacy and celebrating reading.
College students around the globe spend millions of hours each month with their noses glued to computer screens, sometimes doing homework, but more often than not just surfing the Internet.
"Done with indoor complaints, libraries, querulous criticisms, Strong and content I travel the open road." So sings Walt Whitman in his meandering, brilliant ode to experience, "Song of the Open Road." He's absolutely passionate in his love for the road, and he extols its beauty as something that expresses him better than he can express himself.
BERKELEY, Calif.-They are No. 1, and they couldn't care less. The University of California-Berkeley, crowned by U.S.
Buh-bye Parking Garage woes The days of clogged traffic at the Central Grounds Parking Garage are no more. While students were relaxing in tropical climates and going to wild beach parties during spring break, the University's Department of Parking & Transportation installed a new gate and electronic sign to indicate when the Central Grounds Parking Garage is full. The new sign and gate should help alleviate the choking state of traffic flow into and out of the popular parking garage. "Unfortunately, people were backing out into Emmett Street and people didn't know what to do," Becca White, asst.
The advice column feature is brand new to the Cavalier Daily. Here are some sample questions asked to candidates trying out for the CD's advice columnist position.
Technically, March is supposed to come in like a lion and go out like a lamb. There's something wrong with Charlottesville's climate though, so we're getting an early spring.
It's 5 o'clock on a Tuesday morning, and while most University students are nestled snugly in their beds, three early risers are standing on Rug-by Road armed with three paint rollers, a paint brush and two cans of paint. They are braving the cold to share in a University tradition: painting Beta Bridge. Constructed in 1855, the paint-battered bridge has witnessed decades of social and political history at the University, and in the last 30 years it has advocated everything from anti-war sentiment to views on the abortion debate. It is a medium of self-expression, a bold and noticeable means by which anyone can say anything. It was not until the 1970s that bridge-painting became adopted as a University tradition.
Run-in about Student Council run-off Amid the hype of yesterday's run-off election for Student Council President, flyers lining the Bryan Hall walkway bombarded passersby with a different message: "Don't Vote." "It's disturbing that someone would discourage voting.
Fourth-year College student Katie Bolcar is used to leading search and rescue groups through the woods.
