Imissed the orange blossoms by a week. In Phoenix, the sweet, tropical smell of citrus trees permeates the air, signaling spring...always my favorite time of the year.
Q: Are you Irish? A: Yes, I am half Irish with some German and English mixed in there. Q: Do you always celebrate Saint Patrick's Day? A: Whenever possible. Q: Why did you wear green? A: Because I am Irish and because I went to Notre Dame undergrad. Q: Do you believe in leprechauns? A: Sure.
We are on the brink of war. Our country finds itself in a situation that bears striking similarities to circumstances more than a decade ago. In 1991, President George Bush authorized Operation Desert Storm: United States forces attacked Iraq, which recently had invaded Kuwait. Today, in 2003, we await a result of George W.
It's that time of year again. As the University moves past the halfway point in the semester, students begin to look forward, not to the end of this semester, but to the beginning of the next.
"What the hell do you mean I can't just drink out of a coconut? How hard is it to get me a damn coconut?
The chugging gets louder. The train gets closer. The whistle blows and the line of empty freight cars rounds the corner.
For those interested in exploring Islam -- a religion now commonly referenced in the news -- this is the week to do it at the University. This week, the Muslim Student Association, along with a number of co-sponsors, will host their biannual Islam Awareness week.
One year ago the idea of our nation fighting a war was a pretty novel thing to the average college-age American.
Last week, First Right, a pro-life student group, sparked a debate on Grounds revolving around fliers stating that abortions increased the risk of breast cancer in women. According to third-year College student Philip Turner, vice president of First Right, the group found their information in a talk on the subject given by Dr. Angela Lanfranchi, which can be found on the Feminists for Life Web site (www.feministsforlife.org). After seeing the fliers on Grounds, first-year College students Rebecca Moyer and Megan Downy, both pro-choice advocates, decided to question the statement because neither of them had heard the argument before, Moyer said. After researching the topic on both the American Cancer Society (www.cancer.org) and the National Cancer Institute (www.cancer.gov) Web sites, the two found information saying that "induced abortions have no overall effect on the risk of breast cancer." The debate however, "is still controversial, with some doctors believing that abortion does increase the risk of breast cancer," according to the Web sites. The women decided to make fliers of their own, stating the facts that they found and asking students to "question" First Right's findings.
The University of Virginia first confronted the issue of coeducation in 1892. In that year, Caroline Preston Davis applied to test for a Bachelor's degree in mathematics.
The first week back is always the hardest. After waiting what feels like an eternity for Spring Break to arrive, it comes and goes faster than you can say "Cancun." Before we know it, we're back on the Blue Bus to Central Grounds, pulling all-nighters in Clemons and subsisting off ice milk in the dining halls. Some people may still be rocking back and forth while they walk down the Corner, as if they're still on the cruise ship.Some people still have the golden glow of a new tan or the restful look that comes after sleeping 10 hours a night for a week. But after a week, the rocking wears off, those tans begin to fade and dark circles reappear under those once-rested eyes. Added to the usual stress of returning to classes, the University has been a stressful place for some students over the last few weeks.We've had to grapple with issues of violence, politics, race and acceptance in the midst of some difficult situations. Try looking outside our Charlottesville bubble, which is often hard to do when you're submersed in college life.
You feel the first pangs of hunger. You run to the kitchen searching for anything to satiate it. You look in the refrigerator -- nothing but a moldy lemon, some expired milk and a half-eaten jar of pickles.
I don't understand why some of the football players in Newcomb Hall decide that they don't have to bring up their trays to the place where you put your trays away.
They can't all be the Bavarian Chef.We were forced to find that out at Rhett's River Grill and Raw Bar this week.
A mentally disabled man is lost in the urban sprawl of Tidewater. The family calls the police, and the police call emergency management.
Boys toting gift-laden wicker baskets and a blanket of sorority chalkings professing love for [insert a girl's name here] across the quad can only mean one thing: Big Sis weeks are here. Spring 'tis the season when all new sorority pledges are rewarded for their hours of dashing up and down Rugby Road in uncomfortable shoes for rush. The timing of Big Sis Week varies for each sorority.
The next two weeks will bring an extra taste of Hispanic culture to the University as part of Hispanic Awareness week. Among the range of events being offered in the busy time period are a Latin jazz concert and a play on Latina women.
Before last Thursday, I had never indulged in the realm of the Swedish massage, but I had seen it on TV.
After taking one last gulp of fresh air and hugging my roommate goodbye, I braced myself for the fateful locking of the hotel door behind me -- a sound that would commence my solitary confinement for the next five days and nights. A quick survey around my fairly spacious room revealed two double beds, a desk and a medium sized TV set.
Q: What did you do for spring break? A: I went on a cruise to Key West and Cozumel, Mexico. Q: How is it returning to Charlottesville weather? A: It was nice at first, but it's a little cold now -- it's still better than it was when we left. Q: What brings you outside this afternoon? A: Just to walk around, I've been doing work all day, so I just wanted to get out and walk the dog while the weather was nice. Q: How is it having a pet at school? A: It's not a problem.I live with five other guys, so we all just take turns taking her out when she needs to be walked.She generally just barks at us when she needs to go out. Q: What are you looking forward to most about spring? A: I play a lot of golf.I just like being outside, walking around.I just love the warmer weather, hanging out outside, cookouts. Q: What spring activity at U.Va.
