"We should try to spread love throughout the University community." "What?" I looked up from the ATM where I was attempting to withdraw funds to support my 16-ounce-a-day caffeine habit. My friend Emily grinned at me, "I was just saying that we should conduct a little experiment.
Going Undercover In October 1992, Yaron Svoray, posing as an Australian journalist named Ron Furey, infiltrated a neo-Nazi movement in Germany.
Every day they are broken. Jagged remnants of a better day left scattered. Affecting University students' lives every day, these fragile components are consistently destroyed by raging males, negligent females or simply by trouble-seekers.
Will Parsons, Mighty Bouncer, Fear of all First Years, sat enthroned on his stool at the door of Coupe De Ville's waiting for his next victims. Parsons, a fourth-year College student, rules the entrance of Coupe's from 9 p.m.
Welcome to the real world Last Thursday's MTV's Real World/Road Rules College Tour, sponsored by Hereford College and the Second-Year Council, was not as successful as sponsors had anticipated. "We expect the show to be sold out," said Prince Agarwal, second-year College student and Council representative, prior to the opening of the show.
The day was hotter than usual, even if it was South Carolina. Our T-shirts stuck to our backs as we climbed out of the cramped car, each of us armed with a notebook.
Altruistic perseverance or pornographic perpetuation? Psychoanalyst Paul Joannidies' third edition of "Guide to Getting It On!" is a book that raises eyebrows - well, in some cases, more than just eyebrows - of even the most dirty-minded (or sexually astute, depending on your perspective). The book focuses on nearly every known type of sexually-related topic - from sex toys like vibrators and dildos, to adventurous sex on the interstate, to kinky foreplay.
Calming with coffee While most students wake up to the buzz of an alarm clock, a symphony of bulldozers, drills and hammers greets residents of Dunnington and Fitzhugh houses on Alderman Road.
To all my faithful readers (both of you): In the past year and a half we've had some good times ("Richard Simmons and other extraterrestrial beings") and some bad times ("Elvis' tunes live on through hamsters"). During the course of our relationship, I knew there would come a time when I would have to resort to bathroom humor.
It is a monument to the best of taste and the worst of taste. The Tavern, a pancake house on Emmet St.
The University is known for many things, but who'd have guessed that horseback riding was one of them?
Let there be hip-hop Three students are helping take the battle of the bands to a new level.
Bluebirds are known for bringing happiness. Like its name, the Blue Bird Cafe brings happiness, in this case culinary, to its customers. The Blue Bird Cafe, located at 625 W.
Black armbands bring light to Lebanon's blackouts Strapping black armbands to their biceps, Arab Student Organization members hope to raise awareness for the political situation in Lebanon. Following border skirmishes, Israeli air strikes hit Lebanese power plants. "Part of the tragedy is the fact that civilians were targeted," said second-year College student Laila Kassis, a member of ASO.
What, one might ask, is the literary equivalent of two all-beef patties with lettuce, tomato, mayo and American cheese all squashed between a sesame seed bun?
There are certain material things that I know I cannot live without: oranges, shaving cream, my camel-colored cashmere sweater and Mr. Bear.
Ten years ago, Michelle Samuels arrived at the University as a first-year student. Today, after almost three years of being a dean, she is moving on. At the end of the semester, Samuels, a New Jersey native, plans to return to her northeastern roots. When asked what element of the University has been most special throughout her time here as a student and assistant dean of students, Samuels replied without hesitation, "the students." "The students have been the absolute gem of my experience here at U.Va.
Friendship bracelets, slap bracelets, What Would Jesus Do bracelets: Nearly all these trends have made an appearance in a girl's wardrobe.
Sticky situation Some students mow lawns or baby sit to bring in extra cash. But in the name of scientific research, third-year College student Michael Finnegan exercised his hand.
They say that at the moment of death, your whole life flashes before your eyes. And while I've never been close enough to death to verify this assessment, I do feel as if a little bit of life slipped from my grasp this weekend.
