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
People say that the more things change the more they stay the same. Some days I agree. My life seems to be turned back on itself in recent weeks; things I haven't seen or done since the end of last year have come back to haunt or excite me, though a lot of water's gone under the bridge since April last. This seems to be particularly the case here at the University, of course, if only because of our universal obsession with tradition, with the hand and eye of Mr. Jefferson, with the old patterns and the old fabrics of our world here.
"All right. I'm goin' in." "Good luck, Chris. I know you'll make it." "GO! GO! GO!" And with that, the bold young man, barely 19 or 20, gives a final wave to his buddies and launches himself into the unknown, gripping his knapsack.
"College! No parents!" is a motto for many students at the University which reaches its optimum point towards the end of the spring semester. "There is like a two week break from all your work before the exams," second-year College student Sandy Su said.
University students hailing from differ-ent locations around the world settle in Charlottesville during the school year while residents of the city deal with an influx of new students each year, presenting a contrast between students and so-called "townies." The mix of students and Charlottesville residents has resulted in some misconceptions about each group. "I think U.Va.
Don't be surprised if someone you don't know spontaneously offers you a high five today. Instead, feel free to generously exchange high fives with friends and strangers alike, because today is the fifth annual National High Five Day.
Like both her parents, History Prof. Maya Jasanoff chose a career of teaching and traveling around the world. "I was raised in an environment where there was a lot of freedom so I never thought that a job that involved sitting at a desk from nine to five would be for me," Jasanoff said. Jasanoff is in her second year working at the University and teaches a general history of Britain and the history of the British Empire.
In my years here at U.Va. I have developed quite a few ideas for improvements that could made around Grounds.
Dear Jesus: Thanks, man/Son of God. You just had to resurrect on that exact Sunday in Jeru-salem, didn't you? While you later got to skip town and fly away home to the real Zion, your decision to ditch Tomb Arimathea on the third day -- rather than the second, or the fourth -- created some real problems for me last Sunday in Charlottesville. Mike Ballard, a long-time friend and Humphreys First Left hallmate from four years ago, throws the first no-hitter by a U.Va.
"Inside the Box" For students interested more in the performing art of the theater rather than in sculpture, consider the collaboration between the Engineering School and the Drama department called "Inside the Box." This project brought together a playwright, a director and a team of introductory-level engineers who together helped create a 10-minute play. The director took the play, written by the playwright, and had to coordinate five special effects embedded in the scene.
