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You know who I'm writing about, and no, I'm not being creepy. Well, no more than the rest of you. You've seen them in the library, overheard them as they walked down 14th Street, in class, on the Corner.
How are you? My column could've just ended because those three meaningless words have become the ultimate conversation stopper ... except the problem is that this phrase is also the ultimate conversation starter.
From groups such as Student Council's Environmental Sustainability Committee to the College's Environmental Thought and Practice major, it is clear University students are becoming increasingly concerned about their impact on the planet.
Question: If all of your friends jumped off a bridge would you jump too? Answer: How high is the bridge in question? At the ripe old age of 20, I have been an adult, at least in the legal sense, for about two years now.
Fitness classes at the Aquatic and Fitness Center provide a release for students seeking time away from the regimented workload of University life while also giving them a chance to learn from an experienced trainer.
The other day, my roommate and I decided to go to the new Starbucks at the South Lawn while on our way to class.
Silly Bandz. These two words may elicit a number of responses which range from love to awe and amazement to disgust and absolute confusion.
How long have you been a professor here? What are some special occurrences that have marked your time? Since 1979.
There's nothing like a healthy dose of perspective. I say this because this summer, in between lifeguarding shifts and riding through the woods on horseback with my friends, I took the time to shadow my bone specialist to see what it's really like to be an orthopedist. I was fortunate to be able to shadow Laura Tosi, who is nationally renowned.
As a brand new transfer student hundreds of miles away from her home and family in South Korea, fourth-year College student Hyoyeol Chong found herself with nowhere to go during the holidays last fall.
I have trouble transitioning - most evidently seen in my eloquent, refined and incredibly messy essays.
Whether you are hoping to work for an investment bank or just wondering how to spend your summer earnings, learning how to manage money is crucial.
It would be difficult to name a more-significant book about investing than Benjamin Graham's "The Intelligent Investor." Graham formally introduces a new style of investing, called 'value investing.' This book has guided professional investors, such as Warren Buffett, who said it was "by far the best book on investing ever written" for innumerable individuals who invest based on the principles outlined within its pages. "The Intelligent Investor" was published in 1949, and its author is a professional fund manager who became a professor at Columbia University's business school.
Even when students come to the University and begin to regard Grounds as a kind of "home," many individuals - particularly those who have traveled across seas and country borders - are driven to do what they can to maintain strong ties and help their respective countries. One such effort is Towards a Better Latin America, a student organization founded in 2002 by a group of international students who dedicated themselves to raising money and awareness for Latin American communities. The purpose of the organization is to focus on giving back to underdeveloped and underprivileged communities back home, TBLA President Ana Quijano said.
Run, run as fast as you can, you can't catch me, I'm ... a U.Va. student? This happens to me every year.
Jennifer Second-year Nursing Student What are you involved in at the University? Gamma Phi Beta, Madison House What else do you like to do?
This weekend, I attempted investigative journalism in its most serious form - a look into the importance of outfit quality when mingling, dating and partying.
With international students constituting nearly 6 percent of the first-year class, it is not unusual to catch snippets of conversations held in 6 different accents or in different languages entirely.
U.Va. is a courteous place. Whether you've been here for three weeks or three years, you've probably already seen numerous examples of students going out of their ways to lend helping hands.
