As a Tuesday columnist I have the unique opportunity to write about Halloween on the actual day on which the holiday occurs.
The core of the American Studies curriculum is exploring one central question or issue about American culture and society by employing the methods and material from a variety of disciplines, according to American Studies Director Maurie McInnis, who is also an associate professor of art history. "You essentially design your own major, and that's the beauty of the American Studies major," McInnis said.
Happy Halloween. I can't run a column on Halloween without saying a few words about everybody's favorite non-holiday.
I looked in the mirror Thursday afternoon and realized I sorely needed to shave. Unfortunately, I was out of razor cartridges, so I also needed to do some shopping.
After reading my esteemed colleague Erin Gaetz's column last Monday ("Can you spare some karma?" Oct.
Not much of history is set in stone. Was Columbus the first to land in the Americas? Did George Washington Carver invent jelly, too?
Halloween is this Tuesday, although it started yesterday for many here at the University. While first years are probably sick of hearing advice, and at this juncture figure they are finally well-adjusted members of the community, I must make one small comment to spare some embarrassment: This is not the Halloween you remember.
By Defne Gunay Cavalier Daily Associate Editor Out of all the departments at the University, the religious studies department perhaps has the most definitive stamp of approval -- that of the U.S.
At the University, if you fight the law, the law just might win -- in your favor. Ted Hogshire, who is currently a Charlottesville circuit court judge, served as the first attorney for Student Legal Services when it was started in 1972.
Remember how in the Peanuts cartoons Lucy would set up that booth and Charlie Brown would come and ask advice about the little redheaded girl?
A long time ago, the young ____1____ and the old ____2____ welcomed into the world a healthy baby ___3___.
It's elementary school all over again with this "choose your own adventure"-style column. Please do not read this column from start to finish.
Eyebrows furrowed in confusion, shoulders shrugging, exasperated sighs -- often times, undergraduate students remain without an answer to the inescapable question, "So, what are you going to do after you graduate?" For William Walker, associate professor of biomedical engineering (BME) and electrical and computer engineering, the answer came before his fourth year as an undergraduate at Duke University. "Between my junior and senior years, I got a research fellowship to do work at Duke," Walker said.
Contrary to what you may think, you're not too old to be celebrating Halloween. That is, of course, unless you're a fourth year.
Halloween costume shopping If there is one inevitable it is that we grow older each day. However, there is one day of the year where aging seems to have no effect --- Halloween.
Hygiene is annoying. Don't misunder- stand me; it's a vital part of what makesus human and frankly, when it doesn't happen, the results are unpleasant.
We talk about him all the time; we know him as "Mr. Jefferson," "TJ" or sometimes, "Tom." Yet, how much do we really know about the founder of our University? There are many generalizations that people associate with the third president of our nation, but they are exactly that -- generalizations. In order to truly get to know Thomas Jefferson, we should try to get to know him on a deeper, more personal level. So let's take a closer look at our founder in a form that displays who he really is -- a résumé. Thomas Jefferson Marital Status: Married to Martha Wayles Skelton.
Fast-paced horses, swinging mallets and tailgates -- sounds like a polo match. The concept of polo is similar to other competitive sports: get the ball in the goal. But, trying to score atop a thousand-pound animal with a mallet only a little larger than the ball while other players and horses are trying to bump you out of the way complicates matters a bit.
I am the first to admit that I am not the type of person you could accurately refer to as "intellectually curious." This is not to say that I am without interests.
So I was rummaging in my fan-mail bag this morning, and I happened to stumble upon a rather derogatory letter by a student named "Dan." Now, this wasn't my first hate letter -- far from it.
