It's the warning from family and friends before departure for college. It's the endless chit-chat in the bathrooms as teeth are being brushed.
So what? You can make it two more weeks. Can't you? Well, unfortunately, I don't think I can. I just feel that mask of sanity slipping off the edge of my face -- the monster is going to break out and the villagers will flee to the hills in a massive horde, screaming. Spring Break is approaching fast, but not fast enough, damnit.
Close your eyes and think about your daily schedule for a minute. You scrape yourself off the bed, maybe take some Advil to get over your unnecessary hangover from a Wednesday Margarita night.
TV is killing my social life. Gone are the Wednesday nights crowded around a table of friends and $2 margaritas. That same group is now huddled around a television set, watching the latest episode of the O.C. Trying to get together a group of classmates to go out after "Friends?" Forget it -- "The Apprentice" is on. Factor in episodes of "American Idol," "Survivor," "Real World," and "Newlyweds," and the week is over. If I'm reduced to drinking alone, it's not my fault. Reality TV is breeding a new generation of alcoholics. Maybe I completely missed the memo on this one, but when did reality TV replace ... well, reality? I don't know about you, but my reality has never been quite like the shows on TV. I've never lived in Paris under the watchful eye of MTV's camera.
ACROSS 1. Hoard 6. Cut, with a knife 10. Dorm room staple video game 14. Conical dwelling 15.
From politics to dancing to pyrotechnics, the Drama department's production of Lorraine Hansberry's "Les Blancs" has a little bit of everything.
We'd both been very good this week. Our schedules showed religious outings to the gym -- you know, the kind that seem to show up on everyone's calendars the weeks before Spring Break.
While first years are skipping classes and procrastinating on their work, some of the University's "mature" and "responsible" upperclassmen are slowly beginning to think about their future careers. University Internship Program provides these students with the opportunity to get a taste of the working world. UIP is holding internship interviews until March 2 for rising fourth years who want to intern this summer or next academic year. "We usually have 300 to 400 students involved in our program each year," UIP Director Nancy Gansneder said. The application process involves completing an online application form and scheduling a "match-up interview". "The application tells us what the student is interested in, and they identify the placements they are interested in," Gansneder said.
The saucy South Whether it was to the croon of Edith Piaf, the swoon of James Brown and now the globo-dance-pop of Kylie Minogue, Saigon -- make that Ho Chi Minh City -- still swings.
"I would like to voice a complaint about the swim meets at the AFC. I think it's totally cool that our swim team is really good and all, but it's totally ridiculous that the AFC is going to be closed for days at a time because of these meets.
Tap Leaks, Jaberwoke's Bouncers Covert Identity is Blown.The University wasn't kidding when they sent out those safety alert e-mails.
The University prizes its tenet of student self-governance. But when it comes to the Honor System, faculty -- and not just students -- are also affected. As a gesture of student-faculty cooperation in honor, the Faculty Senate and Honor Committee are co-sponsoring a presentation today at 4:30 p.m.
Vietnam is red, hot and ready for you. Nominally communist, but unabashedly capitalist, these days it's rockin' from the Delta way beyond the old DMZ thanks to free market reforms that have attracted foreign investors and budget travelers.
I was driving to my first yoga class ever. Visions of peace, balance and spiritual health danced in my head.Suddenly, I heard a bang, and my vision-filled noggin snapped toward the windshield.
For many students, summer is a time to get as far away from stressful University life as possible.
I think it's high time for a little adventure and danger in our lives. It's time to be rebellious, flirt with the uncertain and indulge in the mysterious.
For those daydreaming of a more tranquil environment than the biting winter weather in Charlottesville, making plans for a month-long study abroad program in Tuscany just might do the trick. Christina Ball, Italian tourism professor and University faculty coordinator for the American Institute of Foreign Study Summer 2004 Florence program will hold an informational meeting this evening from 6 to 7 p.m.
I need a nap. A vacation. A hug. My brain is fried. I'm a lot like the egg in those old anti-drug ads they used to show during Saturday morning cartoons.
"The moment I open my eyes," first-year College student Galen MacCaba said with a mischievous wink, "which is usually at the crack of dawn, I spend several moments re-aligning my seven chakras in order to optimize my aura's brilliance." He continued in his native Irish dialect. "After rearranging my assortment of dream-catchers and other lucky charms, I sacrifice three cockroaches to bring the gods' blessing on the new day.
Music and bright posters led students into the Newcomb Hall ballroom Saturday, as the Chinese Student Association's Chinafest got underway. The event filled the building's South Meeting Room with food, but the main attraction was in the ballroom. Third-year College student Selma Du, who helped to publicize Chinafest, did a Yo-Yo performance for the event. Du said that both modern and traditional Chinese dances were performed as well as a reoccurring skit that ran throughout the show. Chinafest, however, was not just a big show -- spectators were encouraged to play an active role. Du said there was a lot to for students to do. "We had exhibits that sold T-shirts and bubble tea," Du said.
