Do doctors scare you? Does the thought of visiting Student Health and coming away with a tragic diagnosis haunt you?
It's no secret that I'm a movie fanatic. I dare not say how many screenings I've attended during the past year, but I can assure you that it's enough to earn my own intervention-style reality show. Movies are simply excellent.
Last month I finally reached that long-awaited milestone, my 21st birthday. In America, the 21st birthday is pretty much the last good birthday, the last one where you can say, "I gained something on this birthday apart from more years and more wrinkles!" OK, that might be overstating things: All birthdays bring fun things like more experience and new memories, but come on, that hardly stacks up against being able to legally buy alcohol. Leading up to my birthday all of my friends were in a frenzy of planning and helping me decide how to celebrate this once-in-a-lifetime event.
This past Sunday was the women's basketball team's first day of practice. Looking back at the beginning of the year, I can't believe it is already here.
People often refer to giving blood as the gift of life. But the process by which that gift is delivered is often ignored, shrouded in mystery.
According to the Oxford English Dictionary, a townie is defined as "a townsman as distinct from a member of the University." According to Urban Dictionary - ah, back to normal - a townie is someone in England, aged 11-15, who wears "dodgy Adidas tracksuits" and has frosted tips.
I cringe when I think about what most people do with their life experiences. "Most people" may not be a fair assessment, but to emphasize my self-importance I'll pretend that it is.
Date: Friday, Sept. 23 Time: 7 p.m. Location: Biltmore
Residents of Charlottesville's Sunrise Trailer Court have begun calling their home "Sunrise Park." Thanks to Habitat for Humanity of Greater Charlottesville's group and University volunteers, what could have been a tragic scenario became a heart-warming story of lending a helping hand. Sunrise Trailer Court is located in the fast-growing neighborhood of Belmont, in Charlottesville.
When I was in elementary school, most of what I knew about teenage life came from watching television.
I was sick last week. Let me clarify for those who are not intensely aware of the goings-on of my lymphatic system.
By now, we've all gotten to that point where we've been forced to realize that summer is over. Fall crept up on us quietly, disguising itself with rainy days and confusing us as we made our wardrobe decisions in the morning.
Beta Bridge never looks the same. On almost a daily basis, its appearance changes as University students partake in the decades-long tradition of painting birthday messages, congratulations or promotions for upcoming events on Rugby Road's bridge.
I had been saving some of the content of this column for my final column in this spring's graduation issue, but setting nostalgia aside, I think this week might be a more appropriate time to write about why working for The Cavalier Daily is unlike participation in any other student organization. First and foremost, The Cavalier Daily is not a contracted independent organization.
I've been thinking a lot about the future in the past week, especially now that it seems like everyone I know is heading to his designated career fairs.
How many times have you called customer service and been connected to somebody in India or the Philippines?
Twins have been the subject of study for years as scientists search for the answer to the never-ending debate of "nature versus nurture." Psychology Profs.
The word "birthday" just gets me excited. I'm enraptured by the celebration of another year of life and electrified by the diverse methods of celebrating.
First of all, I beg everyone's pardon for generalizing according to my own experiences; it's the hazard of being a columnist.
Date: Saturday, September 10 Time: 7 p.m. Location: No.
