The background beat to a walk on the treadmill might be as hazardous as the exercise is beneficial. The iPod and its complementary white earphones are now featured in a U.S.
The Chapel bells tolled seven times Jan. 26 to announce the death of Dr. Samuel Henley Carter, 84.
There is a new kid on the block -- 619 Cabell Avenue, that is. Thanks to the help of students like third-year Commerce student Josh Weiss, third-year Engineering student Joseph "JC" Toe, and alumni like Sam Bellas, the University of Virginia Chapter of the national fraternity Sigma Alpha Mu has reopened. Founded in 1968, Sigma Alpha Mu, or "SAMMY," prospered for over 30 years.
When a toga-clad John Belushi danced -- or rather drunkenly synchronized -- to Otis Day singing "Shout!", it was a seminal moment in movie history.
Cable star Mark Summers captured my eight-year-old heart during my after school snack time. The pie slide, the wall of unknowns, the pie pod -- what else could an elementary school student ask for? "Double Dare" and the family obstacle course took up the next half-hour of joy.
My erstwhile roommate gets a lot of packages from eBay. His eBaying antics have become something of a legend among his friends; the man must get five boxes a week.
Since the beginning of the spring semester, one topic has dominated the discussions and lives of many University students, especially first years: rush. While it may seem like everyone is doing it, the majority of students aren't participating.
Since I consistently make mention of puzzles and games in my columns, I'll use today to more fully elaborate on the wonderful gimmicks that keep me stimulated during class. A note to all faculty here at U.Va: While your lectures are intellectually fascinating for sure, you always hope that we will glean the useful information from them without writing down every syllable you utter.
Only a handful of people get to call the center of one of the top-ranked Universities in this nation their home.
Anyone catch the State of the Union Address Tuesday night on channel ... everything? By now, it's yesterday's yesterday's news -- but Dubya likes the word "freedom." We've known that for years, of course, which is why I was sure the new game created by my roommate would be too perfect. Whether it was during my ever-so brief tenure as a fraternity (de)pledge, or just while hanging around an Everglades campsite during Spring Break with no electricity, a bottle of tequila and a deck of cards, I've always been averse to being forced to drink.
At the beginning of this semester, like any, students flocked to the Course Forum, or its predecessor, RateMyProfessors.com, in the attempt to avoid courses deemed too difficult or instructors viewed as not cool.
The Lawn, or as Jefferson called it, his "Academical Village," is considered by many to be the very heart of the University.
Although unrelated to lawmaking, one of the biggest headlines from the 2006 Legislative Session of the General Assembly has been the accidental firing of the gun of Del.
"I can feel it's a big thing," second-year College student Jonathan Chung said of the impending Super Bowl. An international student, Chung has never seen the Super Bowl. Yet, as Super Bowl XL -- Pittsburgh Steelers vs.
"We're going to fly two and a half miles up and throw you out of an airplane," the cameraman said to first-year College student Jessie Shields as she prepared for her first skydive. Shields grew up near West Point Airport on the York River -- you can see the skydivers from her house. She's from a pretty rural area where it takes 30 minutes to get to the nearest mall or movie theater.
This summer I lived in New York City for my second summer in a row. Unlike the first summer, where I interned at a magazine as an editorial intern, this summer I spent most of my time working on the business side.
When he's not working on his Ph.D. in Materials Science, graduate Engineering student Aarash Sofla spends almost every weekend hanging by a rope from a steep mountain.
What do you get when you add four fully functional car lifts, two incompetent auto mechanics and a nail in your friend's tire?
Since her first year at the University, third-year College student Laura Bonner has been a part of the Outdoors Club, partaking in activities such as backpacking and whitewater canoeing.
There comes a time in every man's life when he has to move on. Since I have acted like a little boy for most of my life, I have only had to face this truth recently, most notably after my roommates forcibly burned my blankie in effigy.
