For most of us, Winter Break is a time of rejuvenation and relaxation. Back at school, the beginning of a semester is my favorite time because every single 'A' is still possible and that feeling of a fresh start is a great motivator to get things done.
For years, my family resisted renting movies from RedBox, iTunes or Netflix. Instead, we supported our local video store, Power Video.
Thomas Jefferson never had a cemetery in mind when planning the University, but three years after the first students arrived on Grounds, history intervened.
Winter Break is often a month or so at home, enjoying mother's home cooking, spending time with friends from high school, perhaps a quick internship for the ambitious - but only for those of you who are not members of the women's basketball team.
My dogs could teach me a lesson. They could sit me down on their blanket in front of the gas stove and tell me everything they know.
The allure of traveling to somewhere thousands of miles away is often enough for many University students to decide to study abroad for part of their undergraduate careers.
"Today, I landed in (insert foreign country). The flight was long; I was both nervous and excited. In (the best place to live ever), I met so many people and learned so much about myself.
New coach Mike London was not the only replacement at Virginia football games this year. For the first time since its formation in 2003, the marching band did not perform "Rugby Road" as part of its pregame show, replacing the song's time slow with the peppy but more modest "Hoo Time." This change sparked such controversy that band member Keirstin McCambridge began an online petition before the Nov.
It's our favorite time of year again, folks. And by favorite time, I mean these most-loathed weeks of finals.
I have celebrated five holidays already this fall - Halloween, three of my roommates' birthdays and Thanksgiving - and I am eagerly awaiting Christmas.
The undergraduate experience at the University goes beyond what students learn inside lecture halls and classrooms.
Instead of going home this Thanksgiving Break, my teammates and I went to the Virgin Islands. I know, I know - you're rolling your eyes imagining how that can't be worse than dry turkey and questionably soggy stuffing with Gran Gran and the clan?
I made a vision board this summer. Yes, one of those things you've seen on "Oprah." For those of you who don't watch "Oprah" or read Woman's Day advice columns, a vision board is a board plastered with photos and quotes that inspire you and hold the key to your future desires. I didn't really think it was a good idea when I made it; I was just bored.
A graying professor tucked away in a library of old books, muttering to himself. A stressed graduate student frantically retesting results in a laboratory, anxiously checking the clock each minute. These are typical images that come to mind when most undergraduate students think of research.
Someone once told me "be cool." It wasn't my friend encouraging me to don my Ray-Bans when walking down Rugby Road, nor was it my sister telling me to cool it when jumping around the apartment Friday afternoon.
I have finally come to terms with the fact that I write a joke of a column. If I ever find myself in a sorority-rush-like situation talking to acquaintances or family friends - the holiday season, basically - I transform into small talker extraordinaire, and this column is somehow always a subject. "What is your column about?" they inevitably ask. Like the journalist I am, I spin my response to make it sound like what I do can actually be considered printable and professional.
For many University students, the fact that they are a part of a "community of trust" may be something that never comes to mind. But for many others, such as third-year College student Jonathan Bryan, the community is not one that is all-inclusive. "Most of my friends who are African-American view the honor system as something negative," he said, "almost like a boogeyman to be afraid of." Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, a historically black Pan-Hellenic organization, hosted a Nov.
The summer after third year is when most students start looking for serious internships similar to what they might actually want to do with their lives.
There are few things more American than the proud way we celebrate a national holiday centered on eating - or rather, overeating - platefuls of turkey, stuffing and pie.
Attending a midnight premiere is not for the faint of heart. By 11 p.m. last Thursday, the parking lot of Charlottesville's Regal Cinemas was packed with people of all ages attempting to claim their seats for the midnight premiere of the first cinematic installment of J.K.
