When the last suitcase left my apartment the first Saturday morning of Spring Break, despite my staying put, I felt freer.
Ask a senior citizen about the corruption of our generation, and he or she probably will rant for an hour about promiscuity, an addiction to technology and offensive rap lyrics.
My first time dining at Blue Light Grill & Raw Bar was two summers ago.
Over the past few weeks, I have been delighted to receive questions about wine from friends, avid readers and passersby.
I was first introduced to the gastronomic wonder that is Greek yogurt at Aroma?s Caf
One may like to think that the world?s problems are far away from home.
Some sounds are inherently pleasing to the ear ? a favorite song, a crashing wave, a giggling child ? and in my opinion, the charming tone of a British accent.If ?Love Actually? taught me anything, it?s that we?re all suckers for a British accent, girls and guys alike.
Some of you spent your Spring Breaks in tropical climes with frosty drinks by the sea.
In any debate about which groups of students at the University spend the most time holed up in their class buildings, the students in the Architecture and Engineering Schools tend to come out on top.
In life, so many choices come in pairs. Whenever Sunday comes around, we have to decide between getting reading done for the week or downing dollar pitchers at the Virginian.
So the Dec?s Lawn-mocking list should be out by now ? but they?re all a bunch of dirty, lazy hippies so don?t hold your breath ... Unless there?s a Dec kid nearby, then hold your breath because yuck, the stench of poor hygiene and failure ? and that means I can finally see who got the Lawn instead of me!
Stepping into the Oval Office, Barack Obama had the greatest economic crisis since the Great Depression handed to him.
Many amateur investors ? including college students ? have been watching the stock market plummet during the last five months with increasing dismay.
As any caffeine addict knows, morning coffee is simply not negotiable.
Q: Why did you choose to come to the University?A: Because the University of Virginia offered me a job.
One thing you can say about this university is that we take our fitness seriously.
In light of the current economic situation, many University students find that limited budgets coupled with relatively high travel costs have significantly restricted or entirely eliminated their Spring Break travel plans.Some students, however, are still determined to get away for a week of fun in the sun.
I am a firm believer that you can learn far more by going out and experiencing something than by sitting in a classroom.
When people find out that I?m going to study abroad in Peru, one of the first questions they ask is, ?Do you speak Spanish?? Usually, I just tell them that I took it in high school because honestly, I don?t actually know how good my linguistic abilities are.
Singing, dancing and drums greeted Semester at Sea at the wharf as we arrived in Walvis Bay, Namibia.
