Hedge funds are frequently mentioned but seldom understood. Often, we hear about hedge funds in the news connected with the economic crisis.
As the April 15 tax deadline approaches, you may start to see more and more ads for IRAs on TV, online and in the mail this time of year.
Cav Man - He's at every football game, basketball game and almost every other sporting event. He pumps up the crowd and rides a bicycle on the Lawn.
If you are like me, you played a lot of board games growing up. Kids start with the simplest varieties, like Candyland and Trouble, which teach them simple values like taking turns and playing fair.
We generally use Google as a search engine. We look for things such as, "how to get a six-pack like David Beckham." We may scan the list of results and try, try, try to find the key to landing Posh Spice. Google handles that moment in our lives incredibly well, but that's not all it offers. Because Google is a research tool, a place to find information about anything and everything that will help us pass our papers, it has naturally got a few tricks up its sleeve to help us in our quests. Actually, one of the best research strategies is not to use the front page of Google at all.
Although the University is an institution centered around a world of academia, that does not mean students only come through Grounds and learn hard facts.
Throughout the process of traveling, I have been continually reminded of the saying: If you want it done right, do it yourself."
Spanish people don't like French people. That's a fact. For instance, the other night when I asked a Spaniard what he would do if a Frenchman walked into the bar, he immediately put his hands against his neck and began making slashing motions. Meanwhile, Americans share a similar perception.
There are certain things I expect when I go to a party. To be confused immediately upon entering is one.
My gift to you today is a lesson in financial self-sufficiency from someone completely dependent on parents.
When it came to eating out this semester, I originally intended to branch out and expand my palate after a steady two-year diet of Corner cuisine.
Pickles and ice cream, goat cheese and Nutella on Wheat Thins, pretzels with crunchy Jif reduced-fat peanut butter - the cravings of a pregnant woman.
I know there's an international food section in Newcomb Dining Hall, and I know some restaurants on the Corner are not American, but my culinary sphere of influence truly expanded last Saturday when I entered "Snacks of Mumbai"at the Lorna Sundberg International Center at 21 University Circle - a destination I never previously knew existed. Earlier this month a friend of mine e-mailed me a link to activities at the International Center, and I jumped at the chance to cook something for my column.
The corridors of Maury Hall are filled with photos capturing University Reserve Officers Training Corps students from years past.
As a U.Va. student, I have always felt fortunate to go to a large school that still has the close-knit feel of a much smaller one.
Phil McGraw, Maury Povich, Judy Sheindlin together seem to preach one thing: honesty. Honesty in work, honesty in relationships, honesty to ourselves.
The Oscars are less than a week away, and as a pop culture fanatic, I couldn't be more excited. Whenever I turn on the TV, I feel that every preview brags about Oscar-nominated actors, screenwriters and costume designers.
Date: Saturday, Feb. 13 Time: 7:00 p.m. Location: Basil Michelle: When I got the e-mail that I was going to go on the blind date, I was initially really nervous because I've never been on a blind date before ... I'm an RA and live with residents ... I told them and they started getting really excited for me.
Beautiful vineyards. Delicious restaurants. Monticello. And, of course, the University itself. Charlottesville has no shortage of tourist attractions, but the list became a little longer when this winter's snowstorms hit the Barracks Road Shopping Center. After the city experienced a record-setting 55 inches of snow this season, it all had to go somewhere.
Despite snowstorms and other setbacks, I made my way toward Charlottesville again after a brief detour at the University of Pennsylvania.
