FORGET the War on Terrorism or the War on Drugs. Recently, the federal government has come up with a revolutionary new concept: the War on Fat. Congress has put together a $200 million legislative package targeting Americans' waistlines.
DEAR AL Gore, After reading a story about you in The Washington Post the other day, I felt moved to write you a little note.
DEFINE the word "project." At first, it didn't seem like a difficult task. After a minute, though, the students' blank stares indicated otherwise.
GOLF: THE gentleman's game. There are many who want to keep it that way - not so much the "gentleman" part as the "man" part.
THOUGH it is only late July, media attention for the upcoming ballot decisions is heating up. The Northern Virginia regional sales tax for transportation infrastructure is the most noteworthy of three public referenda that various regions of the Commonwealth will be voting on.
THINK of a happy place. Then get up and go to it. However, finding such a spot for a study break or blitz on Grounds is a little more complicated than it sounds.
THE FIRST thing that a person notices about another, no matter how unjustified it is, is appearance.
LIKE IT or not, the focus of college is on the classes you take. This column is meant to help out incoming first years in the College make it through their first year or two as painless as possible. As you may have noticed, the College has an absurd amount of required courses.
IF THERE'S one thing that can live up to the hype, it's college. There's no other time in your life when you find that perfect blend of childhood dependence and adult freedom.
FORGET everything you've heard about the black pants, and throw your pastel polo shirts out the window.
THERE are probably several things you expect to get out of your four years of education here at the University: some great memories, a few life-long friends, and the ability to discuss the symbolism in Dante's Inferno like nobody's business.
ONCE AGAIN, it's that wonderful time of year. Everyone is enjoying their summer and anticipating the return to friends and good times here at the University.
NO MATTER if hell freezes over, dogs and cats start talking, and the sun doesn't rise in the morning, there always will be a large group of first years clamoring to get into the McIntire School of Commerce.
ONCE AGAIN, we bring you Ask Mr. Dating Expert, a relationship advice column in which we provide answers to real, unsolicited questions from the Virginia community.
IF YOU thought you had the right to speak freely within the community of trust, think again. Under current University policies, you are free to state your opinion only so far as it aligns with the whims of the administration.
I WILL always remember my first visit to the University. I recently had been accepted as a transfer student from Syracuse University, so I drove to Charlottesville for summer orientation.
I HAVE gotten into every class I ever wanted to take at this university each semester; however, this is not a common claim made by most students.
PRIOR to arriving at summer orientation, a high-school friend and I collaborated one afternoon to plan our individual class schedules for our first semester at the University.
S UMMER break is often a good time for students to reflect on accomplishments and to plan future involvement at Mr. Jefferson's University.
HERE IS a question that every first year should have to answer prior to their arrival at the University this August: What does a kind, considerate, loyal individual have in common with a self-centered, dishonest or even mean-spirited person?
