Today marks the first election in which the vast majority of University studentshashad the opportunity to cast a vote. First-time voters, a demographic with unpredictable voter turnout numbers, have been targeted through numerous efforts -- often nonpartisan -- urging them to head to the polls.
The world looks pretty scary sometimes. There exists a tendency to attribute the fear to uncertainty -- the cobwebbed gooey darkness of our bad dreams.
Seven talented University students came together in Old Cabell Hall last Friday to compete in the finals of the first ever U.Va.
I am not a city girl. This is to be expected since I come from a town that makes Mayberry look like a sprawling mecca of culture.
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND "Why do they hate us?" This seemed a fair enough question when I was a senior in high school.
What are you going to be for Halloween? With a multitude of costume-themed parties on the horizon, the question is -- in some way, shape or form -- on the mind of many University students. As Halloween weekend approaches, students might pull out a favorite old costume, buy or make a new one or scramble at the last minute to put one together.
I'm from Texas. I have to remind you of that as often as I can. I have pride, I cannot lie, but when I got off the plane in August and got in my best friend's car to drive down 29 toward school, I let out a huge sigh and said, "It's good to be home." As soon as I unpacked, I was out the door and off to dinner, picking up the C'ville lifestyle again within 10 minutes.
So, what are you going to be for Halloween? I'm totally dressing up as a black cat/playboy bunny/nurse/cop/Hooters waitress/angel/devil/Britney Spears.
Apathetic. Five letters. Third letter is an "r." The answer? "Bored" -- the reason many people resort to pondering the crossword puzzle during class time. Especially in large lecture classes, it's quite common to find students doing the crossword to bide their time, instead of taking notes.
CIA officer. Academic. Cattle rancher. Such are the many faces of History Prof. Gerald K. Haines. Teaching at the University as part of the CIA Officer-in-Residence program, Haines said he is "delighted to be here." And it shows. In his large lecture classes, Haines strolls up and down the aisles, hands in his suit jacket pockets, looking at his students face-to-face.
Alright, since this weekend is Halloween, we here at ASD -- and by "we" I mean myself and my computer mouse, upon whom I have drawn a face, (the buttons are its eyes!) -- decided to do a Halloween edition.
If you plan to go to the movies at the Downtown Mall this weekend, you may be surprised by the number of other people with the same plans.
Aconversation with fourth-year Graduate Arts and Sciences student Jane Mendle will lend more than just a glimpse into the world of psychology.
In the wake of two attacks on male students in separate incidents late Friday night, many University students are questioning their own safety on and around Grounds. "It does surprise me that two guys would be mugged because normally I feel safe on Grounds," third-year College student Ali Dastvar said. Third-year Commerce student Reed Smollar said he feels that being male makes him less likely to be a victim of a mugging. "As a guy, I figure I can at least put up a little fight, and that will hopefully get people's attention," Smollar said.
It's a constant attempt at balance. An attempt usually followed immediately by a failure to maintain that balance.
Second-year Engineer-ing student Jon Morgan wakes up one morning to find a mysterious puddle under his bed.
With the exception of this one friend of mine, who I like to refer to as "God," everyone I know makes mistakes.
Oct. 15, 2004, a third-year College student by the name of Christopher Miles spent his Friday afternoon receiving strange looks and many questions.
As a lanky 28-year-old, he stood among the raucous crowds of the 1968 Democratic National Convention, just steps away from the infamous Chicago riots taking place outside the arena. Georgia delegate Julian Bond was already an active participant in the civil rights movement when he was deemed fit for the national stage -- so fit, in fact, that his nomination for the vice presidency at the 1968 convention by Ted Warshafsky of Wisconsin earned him several votes despite his being too young for the office. "No one knew how old I was," said Bond, now a professor of history at both the University and American University.
I am a first year. You should remember that, because it's going to affect a lot of what I write this year.
