Life

Life

A Fairy Tale ... of Sorts

By Emily Churchill | February 5, 2013

I’ve come to terms with having a complete mental breakdown roughly three times a semester. It’s practically a ritual now, where everything suddenly piles up and engulfs me, dragging me to the bottom of a lake of self-pity. To the general annoyance of my friends and neighbors, I find myself holed up in my room, eating tubs of raw cookie dough and watching reruns of television shows, attempting to convince myself that by not doing anything, I am, in fact, helping myself.

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Life

Dime-store philosophy does me no good

By Valerie Clemens | February 5, 2013

During syllabus week of a psychology class first year, the professor said something that has since implanted itself in my regular thoughts.

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Life

The evolution of drinking

By Katie Urban | February 5, 2013

This past Saturday was my last Boys’ Bid Night. On one hand, it was sad to reminded of how fleeting my opportunities to wear neon workout clothes and run all over Rugby Road while buzzed off cheap liquor are.

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Life

UCS kick-starts grads' job hunts

By Sarah Bingol | February 5, 2013

As fourth-years get closer and closer to D-Day — or Final Exercises, whichever you prefer — figuring out what you’re going after May 20 becomes increasingly daunting.

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Life

r/Reddited thoughts

By Elizabeth Stonehill | February 5, 2013

Taking only 12 credits this semester — only one of which has mandatory attendance — means that I have more free time than ever.

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Sex & Relationships

Love Connection: Opposites don't attract

By Alex Stock | January 31, 2013

Laura Year: First Hometown: Toronto, Canada University Involvement: Women’s Rowing, Intramural Lacrosse, Sustainability U.Va., Monroe Society and Environmental Sciences Organization Ideal date (person): Tall, good smile, fun loving, adventurous and charming. Ideal date (activity): An evening bonfire outside where we cook our own food and joke around.

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Life

Top ten resolutions U.Va. students are already breaking

By Annie Mester | January 30, 2013

1. Going to the gym: Walking into the AFC the first week of school may as well have been a party on Rugby.

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Life

Small things

By Al-Hassan Koroma | January 30, 2013

I walked into El Jaripeo for a causal Sunday dinner with my roommate this weekend, and I suddenly found myself at what appeared to be headquarters for sorority life.

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Life

The writing on the walls

By Connelly Hardaway | January 30, 2013

I love lists. I have lists for my lists. I don’t think I could navigate a day if I didn’t lay out my plans for it.

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Life

Two Guys Tacos beats out competition

By Caroline Massie and Abbi Sigler | January 30, 2013

When we returned from winter break to find there was a new taco joint in town, we were elated. Especially when we realized it had replaced Big Dawgz, as we both hate hot dogs and thought of the yellow sign as more of an eyesore than an enticement.

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Life

All ears

By Abbi Sigler | January 29, 2013

In a blitz of mixed emotions this weekend, my roommates convinced me to get my ears pierced. If I’m being honest, it was inspired more than a little bit by the “Fourth year don’t care” mentality permeating every aspect of my life as I sit on the cusp of “growing up” – because let’s face it, I’m still dependent on my parents for more than just tax forms.

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Life

Locally Delectable

By Love Jonson | January 29, 2013

Edible Blue Ridge Magazine brought students and Charlottesville residents free cupcakes and the chance to purchase fresh foods from local vendors last Tuesday at the Artisan Food Fair and Cupcake Walk.

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Life

A Different Kind of "B-word"

By Anne-Marie Albracht | January 28, 2013

Sometimes when I sit down to write a column, I have so much to say that the words just flow onto the page as smooth as butter.

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Life

Learning to speak Greek

By Julia Horowitz | January 28, 2013

I really wish I could think of something non-Greek to write about. I can feel myself slowly becoming Cady Heron from “Mean Girls” — except instead of constantly word-vomiting about how if Regina George cut off her hair she’d look like a British man, I can’t shut up about how I don’t need to cut off all my hair because my new sisters introduced me to “hot curlers” and it’s going to change my entire frizzy life.

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Life

Homeward Bound, Bound to Home

By Simone Egwu | January 28, 2013

Like many of us, I was so ready to leave my hometown when I graduated high school. I couldn’t wait to go somewhere where nobody knew me and take the opportunity to start over completely.

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Life

Ask Edgar: Intimidating professors, dating and raging

By Edgar A. Poe | January 24, 2013

Dear Mr. Poe, I enjoyed the single life my first semester at college, but now I think I’m ready to settle down.

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Life

Top ten reasons to celebrate the end of sorority rush

By Abbi Sigler | January 24, 2013

1. Second-, third- and fourth-year sorority sisters can have their lives back — Jokes! It’s bid week, biddies!

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Life

The road goes ever on...

By Emily Churchill | January 23, 2013

I recently read a quote by the intrepid explorer Richard Francis Burton that struck me: “One of the gladdest moments of human life, methinks, is the departure upon a distant journey into unknown lands.

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Life

Getting your 'eat' on at Charlottesville Restaurant Week

By Love Jonson | January 22, 2013

Are you eager to try out one of the eateries in the city that supposedly boasts the highest number of restaurants per capita in the country?

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Life

The stranger in my home

By Mary Scott Hardaway | January 22, 2013

Standing in the middle of my living room on a Saturday morning, I realized that I had just lost something very important.