Life

Life

Open hearts, empty shoeboxes

By Kristin Murtha | February 9, 2015

Valentine’s Day in elementary school is blissfully simple. You spend one afternoon covering a shoebox you brought from home with lopsided red and pink construction paper hearts, then circle around the classroom stuffing one Peanut’s themed slip of paper — with a Hershey’s Kiss taped to the bottom if your mom was feeling really generous — into each classmate’s box, no questions asked.

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Sex & Relationships

Love Connection: Louie and Gabriela

By Allie Griswold | February 9, 2015

Meeting someone new before graduation

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Life

Can beer cans help the homeless? Maybe.

By Drew Friedman | February 8, 2015

At the beginning of spring semester, fourth-year College student Jeremy Hurley started a project — Cans to Cans — with the goal of increasing sustainability on Grounds and supporting local homeless shelters.

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Life

The Duke of death

By Christian Hecht | February 5, 2015

Nothing reminds me there’s still evil in the world quite like the Duke game. This year’s lineup, in particular, embodied everything despicable about Duke.

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Life

Road tripping

By Laura Holshouser | February 5, 2015

Last week I embarked on a grand adventure to the land where dreams become reality — no, not the Corner following midterms — Walt Disney World.

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Life

Where do we go from here?

By Peyton Williams | February 4, 2015

Last Thursday night, 150 Charlottesville community members and I attended a panel on race relations and community development, held in reaction to the events in Ferguson, Missouri.

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Life

She acts like summer and walks like rain

By Madison Ruddy | February 4, 2015

To this day, “Drops of Jupiter” remains the most meaningful song in my life. It’s the first song I play when I come home from college to a dusty piano.

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Life

Choosing happiness

By Victoria Moran | February 3, 2015

It’s hard to pinpoint exactly when I began to singlehandedly dismantle my own self-confidence. Beginning somewhere near the beginning of fall semester, I fell into a debilitating routine of insecurity and systematic self-doubt—triggered by no one specific event, I somehow convinced myself I was failing as a student, as a friend, as a writer and person. It’s strange how no one really talks how transitioning into your second year at the University can be hard.

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Life

The benefits of being a Religious Studies major

By Kelly Seegers | February 2, 2015

As an English and Religious Studies double major, I frequently enjoy the privilege of navigating the “what on earth are you going to do with that degree?” question.

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Life

Shifting focus to underclassmen

By Allison Turner | February 2, 2015

University Career Services concluded its first Second Year Week — a new initiative to provide second-year students with professional opportunities — this past Friday.

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Life

Attiya Latif brings World Hijab Day to Grounds

By Brittany Hsieh | February 2, 2015

In her short time here at the University, first-year College student Attiya Latif has immersed herself in clubs and organizations related to promotion of diversity, tolerance and acceptance of students of various backgrounds.

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Life

Students jam along to 'NostraJAMus'

By Joslyn Chesson | February 2, 2015

Last February, after receiving an email from his brother with the simple message, “so good” and the song “I Wanna Get Better” by the Bleachers attached, fourth-year Commerce student Collin Waldoch had an idea.

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Sex & Relationships

Love Connection: Ryan and Miranda

By Alex Stock | February 1, 2015

A late start and botched reservations are saved by burgers and good conversation.

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Life

Stop building me up, buttercup

By John Benenati | January 29, 2015

One evening at the end of summer, my three best friends and I were parked in our usual spot outside the ice cream parlor, listening to the final notes of “Build Me Up Buttercup” fade into an uncomfortable silence.

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Life

Faux-paw

By Allison Lank | January 29, 2015

How do you tell someone you have three cats without sounding like a lonely spinster? Not possible. These days, being a cat person is not trendy.

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Life

Why the rush?

By Mary Long | January 28, 2015

Because it’s over, I think I’m permitted to confess to the world how at the start of the experience, I had absolutely no idea what I was doing when it came to sorority rush.

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Life

Cavman’s hidden potential

By Avery Moyler | January 27, 2015

In 2012, one Clemson student became quite the innovator when he created the National Tigers for Tigers Coalition.

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Life

The curse of the University

By Abigail Lague | January 27, 2015

Yesterday, my suitemate walked into my room inquiring about unofficial transcripts. When I asked why she needed to know, she replied, “I’m applying for a couple of government internships and a transcript is required.” Shocked by her tone of indifference, my reply went something like, “So, you’re applying for a government internship...that would put you in the government...like the U.S.

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Life

Tortured artist

By Kristin Murtha | January 26, 2015

I don’t read for pleasure nearly as much as I should. Last semester, most of my time was spent leafing through textbooks, course packs or required classics, so I could argue that I simply didn’t have the time.

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Life

Learning to think

By Vega Bharadwaj | January 26, 2015

For a long time, I felt area requirements were a punishment for my incompetence—a painful reminder of my place at the bottom of the University’s food chain of intelligence—and deserved to suffer. During my first year, I spent a countless number of hours redrafting my schedule for the next seven semesters – trying desperately to find ways in which I could squeeze in all of the requirements without sacrificing the more “important” classes.