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.
All hogs go to heaven in the Belmont community of Charlottesville. And after they do, humans get to experience a little bit of it at Hog Heaven, a barbecue and grub restaurant near Charlottesville, but off the beaten path. Unlike restaurants like Chili's or Ruby Tuesday's, Hog Heaven offers barbecue connoisseurs the real deal. "You go to Aberdeen Barn for prime rib, you come to Hog Heaven for sauced ribs," Cook and Barbecue Technician Mark Cermele said.
The velvety ripples of Beaver Creek reflected the cloudless, sunny sky and the endless horizon of trees and hills which enclosed the lake and protected it from the outside world.
Searching for gold All students are on a quest. Some search for meaning in their lives while others search for edible food in their refrigerators.
With each new highly publicized sexual assault, fear sets into the community and most ask themselves, "What can I do to prevent this from happening to me or my friends?" But according to sources such as the Sexual Assault Resource Agency (SARA), this is not necessarily the best approach to take.
It was the damnedest thing that I have ever seen. Let me repeat that. It was THE DAMNEDEST thing that I have ever seen.
Fraternities may gain notoriety around the country because of their parties, alcohol and scandals, but a successful Greek recycling program now entering its second year is helping to change this stereotype at the University. University Greeks who drink canned soft drinks and beer can make their famed exuberance pay off for both the environment and the Charlottesville community. "By recycling, fraternities are showing some responsibility to do everything we can to lessen the impact of dwindling resources," said Denny Clark, University superintendent of facilities management. The Greek recycling program allows fraternity and sorority houses to earn money for collecting aluminum cans.
Talkin' Tuesdays What University student can think of a better way to spend his or her Tuesday evening than to spend it mingling with faculty members?
Imagine waking up in the middle of the night by destruction equal to 400 Hiroshima bombs in 43 seconds.
Imagine sitting in a little coffee shop decorated with hanging plants, cozy couches and colorful pictures on the walls.
Flying high for football Maybe some Virginia fans watched the Clemson game on TV this weekend.
First-year Engineering student Jeremy Lynn spends several nights a month hustling through the streets of his native Charlottesville in a large truck.
Now that you have met all of your new professors, I'm sure there is an obvious, yet important, question on everyone's minds: Have aliens landed on Earth?
It's hard not to notice the presence of University Guides around Grounds. After all, they lead large groups of perspective students and exhausted parents through the University every day.
