Israel: for thousands of years it has been the backdrop for the development of the Jewish religion, telling a story of trial, perseverance and tradition.
"Hello," I nervously whispered into the receiver. "Kate, you won't believe what's happened!" an agitated female voice cried. It took me a minute to realize that the caller was my friend Lisa who goes to school several states away. "What's wrong?" I asked assuming that she'd just broken up with the most recent love of her life. "What's the worst thing that could possibly happen?" she replied. "David broke up with you?" "No, something even worse than that." "You wrecked your car." "Worse." I was getting exasperated.
Weekend plans For any 'Hoos who might not spend Sunday recovering from a wild weekend, the Office of Orientation and New Student Programs is sponsoring a free trip to Monticello. "We talk a lot about Thomas Jefferson here," Asst.
Dancing for charity Some University students had the chance to help charity and dance the night away at the Winter Ball Saturday.
Yes, it was cold in Baltimore that night. But for the thousands of wrestling fans packed into the Baltimore Arena for the World Wrestling Federation's "Smackdown!", there was plenty of heat, thanks to what The Roooooooooccckkkkkk was cooking.
I'll admit it. I cried. I bawled my eyes out. When I stood in the midst of such high emotion during ceremonious Preferentials I was both snickering and sobbing at the same time. In short, rush sucks, rush is awesome, and thank the rush Gods that it's over.
Most University students, faculty and community members pass by a museum every day without even noticing it. Its name is the Virginia Museum of Natural History at the University, and it's one of the University's hidden treasures.
Snowed in Students hoping for a ride between Super Bowl parties received no support from the usually dependable Escort Service Sunday night. Phone dispatchers were forced to tell those in need of a ride that the Escort Service was closed due to inclement weather. "All of our vans are rear-wheel drive," University Police Capt.
The men live in group housing at the edges of the apple orchards from April until early winter. Afterward, they travel south to find work in the Florida citrus groves.
Sigmund Freud said the human psyche revolves around two basic drives: aggression and sex. I have recently discovered that he overlooked a third, equally powerful drive present in nearly all men - the sports drive.
Snow, ice, freezing rain Below: Radar image as of 3:30 p.m. Sunday. Snow lines: 924-SNOW, 243-SNOW. The rush is over Sorority rush ended officially Saturday with Preferentials, when women visit the houses they are seriously considering pledging. "We really lucked out with the weather," said Inter-Sorority Council President Margaret Dumas.
Photo politico In an election year that focuses the public's attention on the White House's future, a well-known political figure will speak today at 4 p.m.
As University students, we learn from professors at the forefront of their respective academic disciplines: publishers of major journals; best-selling novelists and U.S.
Sylvia's Pizza, located both on the Corner and the Downtown Mall, is just like any other neighborhood pizza restaurant at first glance.
First years in Toyland The First Year Council has a plan to bring happiness to sick children.
Not every University student chooses to go abroad, but most who do never regret it. University students who traveled to countries like Mali, China, India, Italy, England and France gathered to share their stories at a welcome back reception yesterday afternoon.
Communal living requires that one make certain sacrifices. For example, in the spirit of friendship and peace one might be forced to endure hours at a time of Barbra Streisand warbling such standards as "People" and "Second Hand Rose," or watch silently as closet space is usurped by one's cohabitators. Generally speaking it's best to be accommodating so that home doesn't become equivocated with hell.
While Memorial Gym is home to pick-up basketball games, weight training and tennis gear rentals today, the Gym once was a cultural center for the University.
Capital lecture A key figure in the public debate about capital punishment will speak at the University today. Sister Helen Prejean, author of "Dead Man Walking," will give two lectures on her experiences working with death row inmates.
The dumb snow kept flying into my eyelashes, I was starving and exhausted and if one more person asked me why I transferred, I might have had to throw up all over my polka-dot nametag. Round Robins, the first parties of the four rounds of rush, are half-hour sessions of small talk at each of the 16 sororities with intermittent 15-minute breaks.
