The University’s Class of 2018 has not yet set foot on Grounds, but interns at the Office of Admission are already courting the University’s future generations. In addition to blogging for Hoo Stories and assisting the Outreach Office, interns at the Office of Admission trudge through the grueling Charlottesville summer humidity twice a day to give tours.
At some point during their four years at the University, almost every student on Grounds has some interaction with Peer Health Educators.
Second-year College student Martese Johnson, recently elected to the Honor Committee as one of the five representatives for the College, ran on a platform was largely based on his experience as a minority student at the University.
As students walked to classes last Tuesday, many were confronted with an assuming RV parked in front of the Chemistry Building, challenging them to take a stand against a form of injustice they would refuse to tolerate.
Picture an athlete bounding down a field while grasping a ball tightly, ready to score. Players about a foot taller than this athlete attempt to strip the ball away with brutal tackles, while two other players trail behind, armed with dodgeballs.
While many University students left early last week to return home, not everyone can say they actually left Charlottesville’s city limits this Thanksgiving break.
Kim Brooks Mata lives by one philosophy: dance is a reflection of life, while life is a reflection of dance.
When third-year College student Rachel Schwartz began her internship at the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism, she had no idea her summer would lead to world-renowned terrorism experts reading her research. After about a month of research, the Institute took very special interest in Schwartz’s research — ultimately publishing her final thesis, “Case Study: Syria’s Chemical and Biological Weapons Program and the Use of These Weapons in the Syrian Civil War Today.” “I was just awestruck,” Schwartz said.
Tucked beside the looming O’Hill is a quaint garden, bursting with vegetables and towering sunflowers — unseen to all too many first-year eyes.
While numerous University students accepted internships in a wide range of fields this past summer, most did not learn how to sharpen machetes on their first day.
