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.
For almost three years now, the youth of the nation has been fixated on the melodramatic, mildly lame interactions of rich, private school kids and their sketchy parents on "The OC." This season, however, "The OC" has crashed, causing a toxic aftermath of teen angst, melodramatic confrontations, vapid humor and Range Rovers.
As most of you know, this Monday every structure in Shanty Town, also known as Tent City, also known as The Sleeping Bag-ademical Village, was issued a memorandum from Executive Vice President Leonard Sandridge stating that the structures be removed from Madison Hall by 10 a.m.
I've got some bad news, people. I hate to say it, but I'm pretty sure the world is going to end soon.
In the fall of 2003, at the beginning of my second year, I found myself jabbing away at my computer, venting my deepest frustrations with the male sex, dating in college and how someone as cute as me could wind up dumped and (what felt like) eternally single.
At first glance, it seems as if the University population has multiplied overnight. But a closer look reveals some unusual sights: students and parents turning maps of the University right and left, perplexed looks on their faces, massive tour groups walking from building to building, multitudes of people with bright orange shirts and name tags. Days on the Lawn is up and running and, with it, a seemingly innumerable amount of current high school seniors and their families crowd the University as they attempt to decide if this is the school for them. But while Days on the Lawn only makes its appearance for a few days each year, a great amount of planning and preparation goes into making the event a reality. The Office of Admissions, along with the help of student volunteers, puts on the event. Two student co-chairs are largely responsible for the volunteering side of the event, working to recruit University students and ensure that volunteers are at the places the Office of Admissions needs them. This year's co-chairs, third-year College student Sarah Strunk and second-year College student Stephanie Passman, said their duties as co-chairs are very different from their previous experience as Days on the Lawn volunteers. "It's been a lot more planning before the event and a lot more planning with the Admissions Office in terms of making sure that the interactions the volunteers have with the students are positive and are reflective of the purpose of Days on the Lawn, which is to give students an honest glimpse into the life of a University of Virginia student," Strunk said.
I'm not going to keep y'all in sus-pense, let's just say this: spandex. I know we're at that awkward time between midterms and exams, where people don't really want to wear clothes anyways, but I'm still traumatized by this experience so I thought I'd share.
"It doesn't matter how many times my friends tell me I'm skinny, I think I look fat," second-year College student "Julia," who suffers from non-purging bulimia, said. "Julia" is not alone.
Planning to go home for Easter? Think again. With the University in session on the Christian holidays of Good Friday and Easter Monday, students said they found the Easter holiday to be much shorter than it should be. "I think having the Monday off after Easter would be helpful for people who choose to go home," third-year Engineering student Mimi Krauss, who is Jewish, said. Third-year College student Davar Irvani, who is Muslim, said he believes there should be an Easter holiday for those students who wish to use the time for studying purposes. "It would be nice to have another short holiday in the spring," Irvani said.
