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.
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.
Hoo went to see New York's gay pride parade? Chu did! Hoo got to see Senator Chuck Schumer? Chu did!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
There are no Odds and Ends to report. If you have any Odds and Ends to report, please call Rachel at 924-6735.
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.
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.
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.
Special for Charlottesville The special exhibit "Hindsight/ Fore-sight: Art for the New Millennium," opened throughout Charlottesville Saturday June 17 to the general public.
