Life

Profiles in Leadership

With elegant vases overflowing with vibrantly colored tulips on each elaborately set table, hundreds from around the Charlottesville community gathered yesterday afternoon to honor a long-time public heroine with the presentation of two awards that celebrate women's leadership. The Emily Couric Leadership Forum, an annual event to honor the late state senator and sister of University alumna and NBC's Today show host Katie Couric, was held at the Omni Hotel on Main Street yesterday.

Marquis and me: Jefferson and Lafayette

Most of us probably only remember the Marquis de Lafayette vaguely, in a sort of fifth-grade, social-studies, vocabulary-test kind of way.

I'm too sexy for my legs...

Toward the end of the semester, students are finding it increasingly difficult to concentrate because of the warmth of the spring weather -- the consequences of which include the abandonment of unshapely winter clothes.

A 'band of brothers'

In Hindi, "Awaaz" means "voice" -- a voice that third-year College student Shalin Sood, founder of the a capella group Awaaz, thought was missing from the University.

Anatomy of the gauntlet

T he Gauntlet -- (n.) A short strip of land between Cocke Hall and mid-Lawn, under the constant vigil of one Homer Statue.

Two decades of self-deprecation

At what point does the quarterlife crisis kick in? I expect it to sneak up on me in the library, tap me on the shoulder, and say, "Hey, you're 20 years old now.

Each week, the Cavalier Daily asks a student 25 questions and allows him or her to eliminate five of them.

I love you like a fat kid loves cake

Have you ever been asked the question: "If you were stranded on a deserted island and you could bring an unlimited supply of only one type of food, what would it be?" The experts say it should be avocados because those suckers have a lot of vitamins and moisture and stuff like that.

Continuing the conversation

Sunday afternoon, suitcases and backpacks lay strewn about the area surrounding the Amphitheater while students milled about, eating lunch and chatting with one another.

Loud robes

With the influx of a capella spring concerts, each group with its own unique features, some students may be wondering about one group's idiosyncrasy in particular -- the Hullabahoos' multicolored, multi-patterned robes. When the Hullabahoos were formed in 1988, the only other male a capella group on Grounds was the Virginia Gentlemen.

Sleepless in Charlottesville

For as long as I can remember, I have never beenwhat you would call an "easy sleeper." Now, before you start to laud me for my sensitivity in caring so much for the fate of the world that I cannot rest my pretty head at night, let me assure you this is not the case.

The Dixie Pawns

I want you to pick one article of clothing that encapsulates the present period of your life. Let's see... A pair of Chaco's?

Teaching across the language border

Students at the University can frequently be heard complaining about discussion sections and teaching assistants.

Divas and chameleons

Have you ever questioned why you experience such different stages in your young adult life? Have you wondered if your peers are also experiencing these changes?

Model student?

Last Tuesday and Wednesday, girls who wanted to be "U.Va's Next Top Model" strutted their stuff in front of a panel of judges. Fourth-year College student Sharisse Barksdale is heading the event.

Maybe he's born with it, maybe it's Mayberry

Fact of the day: In Brazil, thongs are known as "pants," and pants are known as, "Wait, dude, where's your thong?" Dear Andy Griffith, Hey, I was just thinking, maybe you could move the hook for the jail cell keys a couple of feet to the left.

Getting out alive at 25

As graduation approaches, fourth years are plagued by the same questions that dominate the thoughts of twentysomethings all over the country: What do I do after college?

The best week ever

If you find yourself losing the battle against your sagging eyelids as your professor's voice seems farther and farther away, perhaps it's time to turn to something more titillating.

Educational endurance

On University students' calendars, some weeks are better than others. There are five-day periods that have nothing written on them, which allow students plenty of time to catch up on reading they haven't done yet, go out with friends or generally relax. Other weeks, however, are brimming with assignments, exams and papers.

Dirty is the new clean

I don't know what it is about the University atmosphere that promotes a lack of sanitation, but it's as if once we got into college, we suddenly lost all concept of adequate personal hygiene. We inherently know we're not being as clean as we should be, yet somehow we neglect cleanliness anyway.