By Michelle Jamrisko Cavalier Daily Associate Editor Abstinence programs will receive $170 million from the government next year, according to an article in yesterday's Washington Post.
I love plenty of things and people, but one of my greatest loves -- bordering on obses-sion, actually -- is "Sex and the City." I love the clothes, the women, New York City and the endless line of Mr. Big, Aidan, Smith, etc.
Decked out in my all-navy makeshift rescue squad uniform for the evening, I set out for McIntire Road, home of the Charlottesville-Albemarle Rescue Squad.
Out of an industrial, no-nonsense file cabinet, Anthropology Prof. David Sapir gently pulled a stack of small composition books bursting with character.
I am a pretty clumsy, awkward person. From walking down the street to eating spaghetti, I usually succeed at looking like an absolute fool, whatever the activity.
The exams, intramural sports, papers and parties can get to you. A typical part-time job makes life even more daunting.
Today's issue of College Topics is the first one published since our declaration of war. It is only fitting at this time that we outline our editorial policy. We pledge to every member of the University of Virginia community that we will do everything in our power to aid in the war effort.
Working over Thanksgiving Break is a joke. We all pretend we're going to do it, but then you end up watching every movie on cable.
While some may exhaustedly recite stories of heckling grandmothers and belligerent uncles with whom they were reunited over Thanksgiving dinner, third-year College student Michael Love has a different story. "Everyone gets along in my family -
When my mom's dad died, he left two things for my father.Alcohol and power tools. In the last years of his life, my grandfather would often take holiday dinners into his bedroom and eat in front of the television. Mom said he was "depressed." To me, watching TV on holidays instead of sitting at the dinner table in tight brown corduroys and an immeasurably itchy red sweater sounded like heaven. "Mommy, I want to be depressed with Poppy." "No you don't.
After spending slightly over a year at the University, I am always somewhat amused when others characterize it as "Southern." See, I'm not from around here, and when I say, "I'm not from around here," I don't just mean I'm not from Northern Virginia.
The claim to fame for Old Virginia Fried Chicken is more than just flavor. One University student, whose routine run-ning loop passes the restaurant's location at the intersection of JPA and Maury, said he is drawn by the smell.
As everyone is quite aware, the University is full of societies, clubs and other ritualistic organizations that are unique to our institution.
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND We're going to have to make this quick. My eyelids won't be open much longer. Abroad Lesson No.
You may knowthat Edgar Allan Poe was one of the University's most famous students, but do you know what happened to his dorm furniture?
With Turkey Day around the corner, I always think of my family's time-honored tradition of saying what we are each most thankful for as we sit around the dinner table.
Most students probably spent this past Satur-day thinking about the upcoming Thanks-giving break or finishing that last paper before heading home.
This holiday season, Americans will spend an expected $5 billion on video games. Odds are, at least $50 of that $5 billion will come from you -- video games make great gifts.
It's a familiar story. It's 9 p.m., your stomach is rumbling and you're trapped on central Grounds.
In a Washington Post article published yesterday, Secretary of State Colin Powell said he fears Iran soon will put to use its nuclear weapons program -- a program most had considered inactive. Powell's increasing suspicions about Iran's nuclear weapons activity were published just two days after several European nations negotiated with the Iranian government to ensure that Iran will "suspend its uranium enrichment program," according to the article. The news on Iran has left some concerned with how the Bush administration will handle the perceived threat. "I don't want to see another intervention by the U.S.," second-year College student Vivek Ayer said.
