It was a hot, sunny morning on May 4, the first day of finals. It was definitely not a day conducive to studying or taking exams.
Brendan: For many fourth years, this will be the last Life column they read as students. We want nothing more than to end their illustrious Cav Daily-reading careers on a high note, and really go out with a bang.
Sounding off ... to the Races! I wanted to begin my column with an apology to a very special reader, whose feelings I accidentally hurt two weeks ago.
Walking through the old wrought iron gates of the University Cemetery on a sunny afternoon in April, students are met with a peaceful calm.
Acouple of months ago, I started to get bothered by the concept of time. You see, I am a late bloomer when it comes down to it.
In his much quoted epic "The Aeneid," Virgil said, "Fortune favors the brave." Although there is no doubt Virgil meant for the line to define the heroic deeds of the Trojan exiles, the notion of "brave" could easily be applied to first-year College student David Banh, who is graduating from the University this year. An Early Bird Banh said one major reason for his desire to graduate from the University in one year was financial. "A lot of it was financial motivations," Banh said.
Even though he has been teaching classes since 1976, Architecture Prof. Joe Howe said he considers himself "basically just a construction man." Howe attended The Citadel, a military college in South Carolina, for his undergraduate education, which was interrupted by World War II. "Dec.
As the end of classes quickly approaches, I can't help but think of all the memorable moments from the past year. 1.
As the semester winds down and students eagerly await their fall classes or curse ISIS for a late registration time, many still cannot decide which courses are worth their while. Though some may be looking for an easy "A" or a class without a required discussion, there are many courses out there which students found essential to their education at the University.
Unlike the world of Ducktales and Darkwing Duck, which apparently exists in a parallel universe populated by intelligent super-mallards, the world of Rescue Rangers takes place in our own reality, albeit animated.
Usually, parents snatch up school supplies as soon as they come out, and only a few wait to buy crayons and notebooks until the last lazy days of summer. This year, all of that will change. Gov.
If you've ever looked around the room in one of your classes, then you should know as well as I do that sleeping in class is rampant here at the University Between the kids who are either struggling to keep their eyes open, falling asleep and waking up abruptly every five minutes or sprawled out on their desks drooling and snoring, I think it's pretty safe to say that 10 to 25 percent of students will fall asleep at some point in almost any lecture. How can this be?
As the sun slowly makes its way to Charlottesville, bringing with it gorgeous flowers lining the sidewalks and blooming in the Pavilion gardens, many students lament over the fact that they only get to enjoy the color and the beauty of summer in Charlottesville for a few weeks before the school year is over. But every year, some students end the school year looking forward to many more weeks during which they can take full advantage of the warm weather in Charlottesville, along with the numerous activities not possible during the school year, either due to weather or time constraints. Students stay in Charlottesville over summer vacation for a wide variety of reasons: to take classes, to be a summer guide or orientation leader, to work, to intern ... the list goes on infinitely. Each student has his or her own unique reason for why spending the summer in Charlottesville is an enjoyable experience. Fourth-year Commerce student Payal Maheshwari said the summer she spent in Charlottesville as an orientation leader after her first year at the University was the best time of her life. "Charlottesville in the summer is just so different, because you can enjoy the beauty of it and never have to worry about parking on Grounds or the daily things we go through when everyone's in town, like waiting in line at the dining hall," Maheshwari said.
Every generation has its cause. Though it is easy to remain indifferent in an environment as sheltered as a college campus, there are those rare issues that break through the routine of daily living that fire students into caring.
At first look, Sarah Nie looks like an ordinary student. Dressed in khakis and a shirt with her backpack on, she is not different than any other student entering Alderman.
Fittingly, our last column begins with the last man any of us should probably turn to for relationship advice: the unforgettable, poster boy of generalized anxiety, Alvy Singer of "Annie Hall." If you haven't seen the film, get to your Netflix queue stat, but for now, you can just peruse the following two-second plot summary: "Annie Hall" (1977) is the tale of the not-so-storybook romance of Alvy Singer (Woody Allen) and Annie Hall (Diane Keaton). The two get together, grow apart and rehash their past dating disasters in this quirky take on Manhattanite mating. Old Woody, er, Alvy, may be discombobulated, over-analytical and pretty sexually unattractive.
"I have a confession to make: I'm from Utah." That's the way I started this column, and now, in its last edition, I find the words increasingly less relevant. A few years ago, after one of my professors first bored me into reading one of these columns and I found myself thinking, "Hey, I could probably use that many pop culture references to be as self-deprecating," I was eventually placed at the helm of my very own bi-weekly column.
If college thus far has taught me anything, it is that the passage of time is a pretty strange thing.
People often discover that modern tools with new and useful purposes can also be used in damaging and unwanted ways -- one such example is the Internet. U.S.
Last Wednesday, as part of the Center for Politics 2006 National Symposium on Women and Politics, political pollsters Kellyanne Conway and Celinda Lake discussed their book, "What Women Really Want: How American Women Are Quietly Erasing Political, Racial, Class, and Religious Lines to Change the Way We Live." Both women have been interested in politics for most of their lives -- especially Lake. "I've been involved in politics for as long as I can remember," Lake said. Conway, on the other hand, said she was raised in an apolitical, unconventional family
