One annoying thing about college is that the prospect of the future is forever looming upon us, waiting to attack.
I spent this past weekend in a cabin up in the scenic mountains of Boone, N.C. While enjoying nature's splendor, I came to the saddening realization that I will never be the kind of guy who consistently spends weekends in the mountains and camps.
The remnants of another winter weekend are thaw-ing away, and the University is gearing up for mid-terms.
Students read page after page in science and engineering textbooks and complete problem set after problem set -- but what many of them find truly rewarding is seeing the concepts taught in class applied in the real world.
This is a fictional account of one woman's journey. Chinnie Wao was a fourth year at a public university.
The lights dimmed as the dancers walked into the McLeod Hall auditorium, bells jingling around their ankles.
I've got a problem: Famous people keep writing me letters and asking for my help. Maybe Scientology can't solve everything after all.
By Steve Austin Cavalier Daily Associate Editor Billy Joel, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and, of course, the High School Musical concerts have come and gone.
A third-year student and a first-year resident of the IRC, I returned ever begrudgingly to the dining hall after a year of freedom and less-than-free grocery shopping off-Grounds.
Harry Potter: All right, Voldemort, any last words? Voldemort: You haven't seen the last of me, Potter! [Harry reaches back, ready to cast a death spell.
Engineering students finally have a place to grab a snack, get some coffee and catch up on their chemistry homework without walking halfway across Grounds.
The Beatles once sang, "I get by with a little help from my friends." After Yoko, that philosophy didn't hold up so well, but somehow I still have faith.
Sometimes University students need a way to add to the change in their pockets. The solution: Get a job. University students who want both to get away from the University fishbowl and make money sometimes choose to work off Grounds and immerse themselves in areas of Charlottesville beyond the University. Dean of Students Penny Rue said she likes students to work on Grounds because "it allows them to make a deeper connection with the University community," but added that she realizes off-Grounds job opportunities tend to offer higher pay or experience more applicable to life after graduation. Second-year College student Joe Geraghty chose to work at the Gap in Fashion Square mall to earn some extra money. "I needed the money, which was what made me decide to get a job in the first place," Geraghty said.
This week, we honor two of the most revered American figures, Washington and Lincoln, with extraordinary car sales and school holidays.
In celebration of the rumored "E-Week," when engineers have an opportunity to be socially well-adjusted for a week, I've decided to dedicate this article to proofs.
Whether it is an obsession, a guilty pleasure or a pet peeve, the hit television show "Grey's Anatomy" is inescapable.
Almost every class you take at the University has some amount of reading. Technically, if you go to college, you should be able to read, and for some odd reason, the professors here expect you to be able to read fairly well.
Lost," "The Office," "24," "Arrested Development," "Prison Break" ... What do all these shows have in common?
Most University students associate Greek letter organizations with either the Inter-Fraternity or Inter-Sorority Council.
Doctors and nurses in white rushing in and out, patients streaming through the doors, complaints ranging from a toothache to a heart attack, the scent of a hospital permeating through the white-walled rooms -- the emergency room can be an extraordinarily intense, fast-paced environment.
