Life

Life

Dorms are never dormant

By Chris Shuptrine | April 14, 2008

Whenever I look back on my four years at this University, with the friendships, tests, laughter, hardships and endless assortment of new experiences, I always end up thinking about a maturing, life-changing incident that occurred during my first year: My friend dropped a gallon of milk off the third floor of our Alderman dorm, while another friend stood on the ground in an attempt to catch it gracefully.

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Life

36 across, 29 down

By Keely Latcham | April 14, 2008

If you've ever suffered through a dull class here on Grounds, chances are at some point or another you've picked up a crossword puzzle to help pass those monotonous 50 minutes.

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Life

Clearing the fog

By Andy Taylor | April 14, 2008

Dating in college is a big deal. Not the kind of big deal that involves corny T-shirts proclaiming some sort of importance for clubs, organizations, dorm rooms or what have you, but the kind of big deal that takes up boatloads of time and countless hours of trying to figure out where exactly you started from, where you are and, better yet, where in the world you are headed.

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Life

Animal house

By Mary Baroch | April 11, 2008

When we see something out of place in the undergraduate community, like an individual under the age of 18 or over the age of 22, it can be a shock.

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Life

American idiots in London

By Bailee Barfield | April 11, 2008

Now that the college Spring Break season has died down and a proliferation of photo albums have been posted on Facebook, I find myself spending many classroom minutes perusing them when I should be paying attention rather than living vicariously through some of my dear friends.

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Life

Tech support

By Ian Smith | April 11, 2008

I hate computers and I hate the Internet. I hate learning about computers, working on computers, relying on computers, and I especially hate how the computer is becoming so central to our society.

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Life

Let me see your on2 step

By Connie Huang | April 11, 2008

First-year College student Glen Weaver stands before the mirror, head down and arms bent stiffly at his sides.

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Life

How much is enough?

By David Victor-Smith | April 10, 2008

The date is March 14, 1907. The markets are down 50 percent. Faulty stock and real estate speculation have caused the failure of major lender Knickerbocker Trust Company.

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Life

Living on a college budget

By Connie Huang | April 10, 2008

The "poor college student" lifestyle may be a cliché, but that does not mean it is any less depressing.

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Life

Titanic the sequel: Spring Break 2k8

By Courtney Kessler and Bailey Stephens | April 9, 2008

One of the best things about studying abroad is the ease of traveling. With two weeks off for Spring Break, the two of us decided to sample the Mediterranean on a seven-day cruise.

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Life

Baltimore Bats a Thousand

By Lindsey Wagner | April 9, 2008

Want to catch a baseball game? How about a football game? A horse race? Or, for the more interactive types, want to play in a two-story arcade?

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Life

Tom Wolfe was wrong

By Matthew Warring | April 8, 2008

As any high school student visiting Grounds finds out very quickly, just about all of us here at the University absolutely love it.

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Life

Competing for conservation

By Hunter Tammaro | April 8, 2008

There has been a lot of talk recently about energy conservation. You may have heard the recommendations -- walk to work, turn off your computer, use energy-efficient bulbs.

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Life

The first day of the rest of my life?

By Erik Silk | April 8, 2008

I was doing some calculations. As it turns out, I have two soapboxes left to rant upon in this fine publication, so I'd better make the most of them.

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Life

A House of Hope

By Kate Vance | April 7, 2008

Imagine being released from prison with no contacts, a check for $25 and a prison uniform as your only clothing.

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Life

Hammerhead Time

By Chris Shuptrine | April 7, 2008

Recently the world saw the most impressive feat in female shark history since Susan the sand shark brought suffrage to all female sharks.

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Life

I pledge allegiance

By Brendan Collins | April 7, 2008

Yesterday I went to a chili cook-off, a fraternity philanthropic event that I've enjoyed for the past four years.

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Life

Major woes

By John Gregory | April 4, 2008

It's that time of year again, when the fate of our futures is left to a freshwater fish and an Egyptian goddess.

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Life

Guilty pleasures: first-year style

By Maggie Jones | April 4, 2008

Guilty pleasures are often dorky pleasures. Everyone can agree that watching "The O.C." is a guilty pleasure, but since Seth Cohen is so cute and funny, you can get away with it.

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Life

A Mock Hajj to Mecca

By Irene Kan | April 4, 2008

The journey to Mecca, formally known as the Hajj, is a dream for Muslims all over the world, who believe they should make the pilgrimage once during their lifetimes.