Clinging to a four-run lead with nine outs to go, I knew we were close to boldly going where no Houston baseball team had gone before. "Robbie," I said to my friend, "All I want is to see the Astros make it to the World Series one time during my lifetime.
I'd like to walk up to someone on the street and in the most sincere tone of voice ask, "Excuse me.
According to several sources of celebrity gossip, "Desperate Housewives" star Eva Longoria recently demonstrated her love for her boyfriend, basketball player Tony Parker, by getting his initials inked in a private place.
"The best part is definitely the end result." These are the words of Frank Hostetter, a fourth-year College student majoring in biology who has converted part of his University Circle apartment into his own home brewery. Charlottesville is home to several more prominent breweries, among them South Street and Starr Hill, which are at different stages in the evolution of their brands. Hostetter, who plans to attend medical school, took up home brewing as a hobby. "I started earlier this year, and have bottled three batches," he said. His fourth batch, a German Weizenbock brew, sits underneath a makeshift air circulator: a cardboard shaft leading from an air conditioning unit to the floor, where another cardboard box protects the beer from sunlight. According to Hostetter, sunlight and high temperatures most jeopardize the quality of his beer, as they can interrupt fermentation. With a growing knowledge of the brewing process, Hostetter says he enjoys having control over making his own beer, experimenting with different recipes and sharing the fruits of his labor with a select group of friends. "I usually give away about a third of what I make," Hostetter said. Federal regulations limit a household's annual production to 100 gallons per of-age resident and 200 gallons total. Hostetter produces anywhere from 30 to 50 12-oz.
Little ghosts and goblins, miniature Disney princesses and superheroes, tiny t-rexes and plump pumpkins -- every Halloween, for a couple of hours, the Lawn is transformed into a magical land of monsters and fairy tale characters. The annual trick-or-treating on the Lawn, held yesterday late afternoon, attracted hundreds of children and their families from the Charlottesville community.
I have to say that this is my lucky week. Recently there have been no insanely dumb commercials for me to ridicule and no old-school game systems for me to fall in love with again.
Each week, The Cavalier Daily asks a student 25 Questions and allows him or her to eliminate five of them.
What are you doing for the rest of your life? All those who are 21 or near it like to think they are the most important people in the world.
When writing about Halloween at the University -- or most colleges and universities for that matter -- the promiscuity factor of costumes cannot be avoided.
International affairs. Spy stories. Worldwide conspiracies and intrigues. James Bond. And occasionally, Carmen Sandiego.
The University is well known for many characteristics that make it unique, but there is one aspect that many might not know about: The University is the home of the only accredited course on the history of the American circus taught in the entire country. Prof.
New COD! New COD! It's finally here! I'm so excited! I feel like Scrooge McDuck diving haphazardly into his ocean of gold coins and shimmering chalice -- but instead of jewels and riches, the impact of my feathery rump will be gently cushioned by EVAT 795L "Microclimatology Lab" and plenty of other such academic treasures. The new COD has EVERYTHING!!! Go ahead, name something -- I guarantee the University has it.
In studying the civil rights movement, many places, names and events come to mind, but none may be as prevalent as the figure of Rosa Parks who, in 1955, refused to comply with bus regulations in Alabama and move to the back so that a white man could take her seat.
The following new story was published in College Topics, the predecessor to The Cavalier Daily, on Oct.
After Thanksgiving, Christmas, Yom Kippur, Ramadan, Kwanzaa and Chinese New Year, Halloween is my next favorite holiday.
Hurricane Katrina caused widespread, incomparable damage. People lost many of their possessions in a matter of a few days to the water that covered parts of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.
Cobwebs and spiders adorn railings and doors; jack-o-lanterns and painted pumpkins are lined up against the windows; candy corn and skeletons make their annual appearance. It's that time of year again. Little girls dressed up as princesses, teenage monsters determined to scare everyone they run into, mountains of chocolate, unexpected (and unpleasant) jokes -- along with Halloween comes the potential for both tricks and treats. But no matter which prevails, nearly everyone enters November with many a memory to share in later years.
Celebrities on television, in magazines and on billboards are easily recognized by the general public with a simple glance at their well-known faces.
I'm very much looking forward to the day in the Seinfeld-predicted future wherehumanity sheds its notions of fashion and adopts the one-piece jumpsuit uniform as the intergalactic standard.
On Oct. 8, land stretching from Afghanistan to Bangladesh was hit by a 7.6magnitude earthquake that pounded mainly Pakistan and also parts of India.
