This is ... Jeopardy!

Although few people would describe a competition in which they "got destroyed on national television" as a highlight of their college careers, fourth-year College student Kadeem Cooper remembers the experience fondly. "I was an instant celebrity," he said of his recent experience on the game show "Jeopardy!" "People were calling me from high school that I hadn't talked to in years," Cooper said.

Vice versa

Regrettably, we live in an age of health obsession. The gym has replaced the bar as the place that professionals go after a long day of work.

Jammin

Several weeks ago, I revisited my childhood by watching a rerun of Mary-Kate and Ashley's "Passport to Paris" with my 13-year-old sister.

Flying to my New Zealand adventure

U.Va., consider yourself safe for now - I'm spending the semester in New Zealand. Thanks to Wi-fi, Skype and the narcissistic jamboree known as Twitter, however, I can easily remain in touch.

The hookup reign in Spain

I absolutely cannot believe that school has started again; this summer flew by even more quickly than the last and it feels so weird to be back. There are two new changes in my male-centric world since last semester.

Location, location, location

The birds are chirping. The breeze is blowing. The streams are trickling. All is well in the Academical Village save for an aggressive fox reported in the University area, which I do trust our heavily-armed and well-trained University police will quickly catch, despite their ever busy routine of writing people tickets. While to some students, the first few weeks of school might seem like a good time to relax, that could not be farther from the truth.

Questioning the Constitution

Since its creation in 1787, the U.S. Constitution has been the subject of much praise for the way it lays the foundations of the U.S.

Scary tales

People say that fairy tales give kids unrealistic expectations about life. These tales are often accredited with creating fantastically idealized ideas about love - in a time when they say that more than half of all marriages end in divorce - and impossible standards of beauty - in an era when even the most glamorous celebrities get plastic surgery on a monthly basis.

A home away from home

When most people think of hotels, tall buildings with dozens of rooms and diligent wait staffs may come to mind.

Miley Cyrus is not the antichrist

How do you solve a problem like Miley Cyrus? Once known only for lip-syncing wholeheartedly to adolescents worldwide, this pop princess recently garnered attention for far more than her hit Disney show.

Straight from the farm

When Marisa Vrooman first tried a tree-ripened peach, "the taste blew [her] mind." Now acting as a local food advocate to preserve the "flavor, freshness and nutrition content" of what she eats, Vrooman works as the co-founder and director of farm services and development of the Local Food Hub, a non-profit organization with the goal of providing fresh, locally grown food to the Charlottesville community. Local Food Hub co-founder Kate Collier came up with the idea in January 2008, Vrooman said.

The last supper

The soft serve vanilla ice cream at the pool somehow never tasted as good toward the end of the summer.

Q&A with Tom DeLuca

Q: Have you ever been hypnotized? If so, what does it feel like? A: I have been, not in a performance venue, but I have been hypnotized.

Summer of

If there's one thing I didn't like about summer, it was Michael Jackson dying. If there's another thing I didn't like about it, it was my psychotic, over-anxious mother, who couldn't seem to deal with the fact that we were living in the same house.

Something to Talk about

Girl Talk can talk the talk. But can University students walk the walk? Trade in their khakis and Polos for leopard leggings and glow sticks to rock out with one of the most recognized disc jockeys of the new millennium, Gregg Gillis? Tonight, they get their chance.

First-years making first moves

As I begin my final year at the University, I feel an undeniable nostalgia for Move-In Day from my first year.

The boys (and girls) are back in town

This one's for you, bright-eyed, bushy-tailed, swing-music-bumpin', hula-hoop-totin' first-year students.

First of all, I just want to let you know you all make me sick.

The final word

This is my last chance to influence my fellow students with corny jokes and obscure references.