Odds & Ends
By Cavalier Daily Staff | September 27, 1999Waiting to volunteer University students showed off their commitment to serve Saturday by lining both sides of Rugby Road from Madison House to Madison Hall.
Waiting to volunteer University students showed off their commitment to serve Saturday by lining both sides of Rugby Road from Madison House to Madison Hall.
James Randi opened his presentation Saturday with a spectacular claim. "I'm going to perform miracles of a semi-religious nature," Randi said, drawing chuckles from the packed audience in the Chemistry Auditorium.
Three very different styles of music were combined in one voice Friday night to raise awareness of the Labor Action Group's Living Wage Campaign.
Towed off Brown College is a residential community of students and faculty. It apparently is also a haven for perpetrators of "malicious mischief," as Brown College Director of Studies Carl O.
Beer fests and concerts in Charlottesville may be nothing new, but the 3WV/Saab Blues and Brews Fest '99 benefits a good cause - Charlottesville's AIDS/HIV Services Group. Sponsored by Saab and hosted by 3WV (97.5 FM), tomorrow's annual event will be held at the Charlottesville Downtown Amphitheater from 2 to 7 p.m.
A musical voice is being added to the Labor Action Group's campaign to raise the hourly wage of classified University employees to $8. Blues singer Corey Harris, performer John McCutcheon and the Sanctuary Choir from Mt.
Although the television sitcom "Cheers" ended several years ago, the same friendly, personable atmosphere portrayed in the bar where "everybody knows your name" can be found right here on the Corner at St.
From Baha'i to Branch Davidians, Oneida to Osho, Scientology to Snake Handlers, just about everything one needs to know about over 200 emerging and non-mainstream religions can be found in one place on the Web: www.religiousmovements.org. The site originated in 1996 as an optional project for University Prof.
A new multicultural group, founded by a group of suitemates who recognized a need for better racial and cultural relations at the University, began its tenure on Grounds last Tuesday.
Elvis isn't dead, only fired Charlottesville's very own Elvis, who for the past four years could be seen at The White Spot on the Corner, was fired last week. James Rorak adopted the name "Elvis" when he started growing sideburns about five years ago.
There are those who argue that a liberal arts degree is worthless. Those "in the know" will often declare that a B.A.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, this is the part I hate!" he shouted. The student clung to the rock face about 60 feet off the ground as he bellowed this last phrase.
Notecards from the edge Students can now own their own copy of a burnt Rotunda - or at least a picture of it.
Living in a country whose Founding Fathers adopted a constitutional amendment that gave citizens the freedom of speech, 1986 Nobel Prize winner Wole Soyinka should be a happy resident.
Mystery planting Some anonymous Cavalier football fans apparently were reluctant to allow the excitement from Saturday's homecoming win over Wake Forest to end with the final touchdown. Michael Thomas, associate director of University athletics, reported that a six-foot-tall palm tree was planted on the 50-yard line at Scott Stadium late Saturday night. University police responded quickly and removed the tree shortly after the sighting at 9:22 a.m.
One doesn't even have to read The Cavalier Daily, but merely glance at its front page headlines to see that there is now a great controversy surrounding the University's admissions policies. Is it in the best interest of the University to consider race during the selection process?
Spared by Floyd The media hype preceding the arrival of Hurricane Floyd raised false hopes in many students desiring to get a day off from classes.
There is a major entity overtaking the continental United States, and if we don't find a way to stop it soon, we will all suffocate under a blanket of denim and khaki.
A phenomenon is sweeping the globe. Across the world, accomplished pretty-boy bands such as the Backstreet Boys, NSYNC and 98 Degrees top the record charts simply because thousands of screaming 13-year-old girls want it that way.
About 20 University students gathered in the Rotunda for a training session Saturday that was unlike most introductory sessions on Grounds.