Life

Life

Leave the Uggs on Grounds

By Stephanie Waties | March 11, 2008

Consider this: You arrive at the job interview of your dreams only to be greeted with the words, "Don't call us, we'll call you." Your skin-tight button-up shirt, dust-covered dress shoes and borrowed pair of khaki pants had landed the position for someone else before you could even open your mouth. If only you had attended Project Real World -- Tim Gunn's Guide to Transitioning Your Closet -- the evening of Feb.

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Arguing for dummies

By Daniel McNally | March 11, 2008

College is a place where young people with many different backgrounds, beliefs and opinions can study and live amongst each other.

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A little less than perfect

By Rachel Carr | February 28, 2008

Quilters, I'm told, always put a mistake in the final product. They'll have rows and rows of geometric precision, and in the midst they'll crowd some stitches, mismatch a seam or insert a slightly wrong color

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Nude beaches and jellyfish safety

By Maggie Jones | February 28, 2008

In light of the impending arrival of Spring Break, I think there are more than a few pertinent topics to cover before you jet off to some tropical island and get in scuffles with the natives while wearing a lei and holding a drink sporting a mini umbrella. The first important item you should bring on your Spring Break trip is your liver -- don't leave home without it.

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Life

E-Week

By Connie Huang | February 28, 2008

Three students stood hunched over a table in deep concentration, unconscious of the chatter of passersby.

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Oscar preparation plan: stop eating

By Alex Jospin | February 28, 2008

After much bated breath the writers' strike finally came to an uneasy close, and the American people got their Oscars.

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Cava: Spain's best-kept secret

By Jeff Katra | February 27, 2008

Cristalino Cava Price: $7.99 Grade: A- Sparkling wine is, by far, the most difficult wine to shop for in the United States.

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From vineyard to table

By Julie Eckert | February 27, 2008

Showcasing a sampling of Virginia's wine and gourmet food, the Virginia Wine Expo, hosted by the Greater Convention Center, exhibited more than 40 wineries and offered many speakers, giving attendees a taste of what Virginia has to offer.

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Life

Daniel Dooley: a biopic in words (part I)

By Daniel Dooley | February 26, 2008

Born and raised on a quiet platform at Grand Central Station in New York City, Daniel Dooley learned how to turn down a panhandler before he could walk.

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Life

Blatant Advertising

By Daniel McNally | February 26, 2008

"This is our country, this is our truck," my television repeats for the 4,742nd time. Apparently, I forgot to switch channels during the commercial break and have subjected myself to yet another Chevy commercial.

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Life

The missing Link

By Leslie Keena | February 26, 2008

Fourth-year College student Preyasha Tuladhar is on a pre-med track, but not in the typical sense. "The human side was missing," she said. Tuladhar wanted to combine science with history to get a sociocultural perspective, encompassing both the physiological side of medicine as well as how people are affected by it. "I wanted to make the most out of my education, [but] I didn't find what I was looking for in science or the humanities," she said.

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Life

A physics phenomenon

By Hunter Tammaro | February 25, 2008

When Physics Prof. Lou Bloomfield first started teaching his now-famous physics course, "How Things Work," the expectations were low.

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Life

Tuning your date

By Andy Taylor | February 25, 2008

Many people mistakenly think that a date starts whenever you arrive at the desired location of fun that was planned for the evening.

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Life

So fresh and so clean

By Chris Shuptrine | February 25, 2008

Upon arriving at college, I was positive dental visits were over. They were merely relics of my childhood when some man would stick his fingers into my mouth, feel around, mumble numbers and say, "I'm actually the janitor.

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Letting go

By Ian Smith | February 22, 2008

April showers came early this year as I cried my eyes out watching "For the Bible Tells Me So" in Newcomb Theater this past Tuesday night.

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Technologic

By Lindsey Wagner | February 22, 2008

A group of nerdy guys playing video games is not what you'll find at a typical meeting of the Gamers Club -- at least not for the whole time. The Gamers Club is a group dedicated to the art, the meaning and yes -- the playing of video games, according to Co-President Erik Hansen. Founded five years ago, the Gamers Club began "on a whim," and members would meet in each other's rooms to play games, Hansen said. Although Hansen holds that the club "has not evolved much," the organization boasts between 20 and 30 regular members, and meetings have moved to Newcomb Hall. "It's a place to show up for two hours and game and talk about games," Hansen said of the club's current atmosphere. For the first hour of their meetings, members take turns leading a presentation on some aspect of video games.

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Life

Popping the bubble

By Mary Baroch | February 22, 2008

When I think about my Charlottesville experience as it draws to a close, two separate physical spaces come to my mind: the Grounds/Corner area (including JPA and 14th Street) and the Downtown Mall.

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The land down under ... and above

By Austin Wiles | February 21, 2008

It can happen at any time of the day or night. When it does, there is nothing you can do to stop it.

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Save those Hillary posters!

By Bailee Barfield | February 21, 2008

During the elaborate student hubbub last week on the South Lawn in preparation for Senator Clinton's visit, I kept myself busy by gathering up the multitude of posters and walking away like a kid retiring from a very successful trick-or-treat.

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Going for the gold

By Keely Latcham | February 21, 2008

On a dreary Friday afternoon, as most University students are heading home to unwind before the weekend, fourth-year College student Ryan Hurley and fourth-year Continuing Education student Pat Mellors are preparing to dive into the water for a two-hour swim practice. It's their second of the day.