Who knew that finding a place to live would be so difficult? My latest adventure, if you can call it that, has been the search for housing.
It occurred to me at some point during the chaotic fortnight that is girls? Spring Rush, when I found myself shaking the hands of a hundred first-year females and continuously caught in conversations about Old Dorms and O-Hill, to which all I could say was, ?Aw!
During a recent trip to Barracks Road Shopping Center with my roommates, a rumble in my stomach reminded me that dinner time was fast approaching ? and that a bowl of cereal for the third night in a row simply would not do.
Occasionally, when my life is very busy ? which is actually much more often than occasionally ? the one thing I truly miss about my youth is having someone to make me a boxed lunch.
Forty-two students gathered eagerly in the Game Room of Newcomb Hall Wednesday to watch the season premiere of the hit ABC series ?Lost.? The gathering represented the first official meeting of Hoo?s Lost, a club dedicated to watching and discussing the complicated and engrossing TV show for which it is named.
When I think of the Super Bowl, my mind goes to one of the most obvious topics: Why does a big football game spawn tons of food drives?
When I was eight years old, I had three loves ? my colored markers, my Barbies and my Disney movies.
KevinSecond-year College studentWhat extracurriculars do you participate in?Marching band, wind ensemble, rushing PSPWhat do you like to do in your free time?Listen to Coldplay, watch ?The Office,? read ghost storiesWhat are the physical and personality attributes you are looking for in a date?Good smile and laugh, sense of humor, long hairWhat are your religious affiliations?I grew up Lutheran; now I have something like a Zen life philosophy.What are your favorite TV shows??The Office,? ?Brothers and Sisters,? ?Life,? ?The West Wing,? ?Mythbusters,? ?Scrubs?What are your favorite movies and actors??Crash,? ?I am Legend,? ?Into the Wild,? the Bourne Series, Don Cheadle, Martin Sheen, George ClooneyWhat music do you like?Almost anything but rap; Coldplay, OneRepublic, Death Cab, Ben Folds, ChicagoWhat are your favorite foods?Omelets, lasagna, almost all Thai foodWhat are your favorite books and authors?Stephen King, Edgar Allan Poe, Da Vinci Code ? but I prefer short storiesDescribe your ideal date.Dinner, walking around somewhere (like sightseeing, the Downtown Mall, etc.)What are deal breakers?Won?t date a smoker ? otherwise I?m pretty open
I really enjoy writing a column for The Cavalier Daily. I rarely get e-mails (so send me e-mails!), but I do know that at least a few people around Grounds read my columns.
Upon arriving at the University this past fall, fresh faces and seasoned scholars alike carried high hopes for what the year might bring.
Ambulances are often heard in the streets of Charlottesville, their sirens wailing at all hours of the night, and seen hurrying through busy intersections, lights flashing.
So, we?re all feeling the crunch of the credit crisis. We may not have lost billions of dollars and ?Cribs?-worthy mansions through the fraudulent schemes of Bernie Madoff but we?re constantly reminded of the economic woes of our country every day when we turn on CNN or hear our parents complain about having that many more years until retirement.
Understatement of the year: Organized sports are not my thing.Playing them is out because of that whole sweating thing.
You?ve worked hard for four years and are just months away from receiving that long-awaited diploma.
The Congressional Budget Office predicts the federal deficit will reach $1.2 trillion in 2009.
For Bernard Madoff, the financial crisis has destroyed more than just his stock portfolio.
Pulitzer Prize-winning political cartoonist Pat Oliphant poised his hand briefly over the blank sheet, fingers dexterous with the ink they held.
We?re living in an age of limitless possibilities, or so they tell me.
Like most people my age, I realize I am statistically likely to die this week.
