Architecture students bond during Charette Week and Engineering students connect and celebrate their profession during E-Week.
Break out your brackets -- March Madness is in full swing. Spring is the time of year when every college basketball fan is glued to the TV, cheering for his or her favorite teams and cursing the competition.
Amid expressions of enthusiasm and relief by students and administrators, the long-awaited and long-overdue openings of Clemons Library and Peabody Hall took place yesterday. Clemons library director James Self described the opening as "exciting and nerve-wracking," explaining that his staff has been busy giving tours and getting used to new surroundings and responsibilities. Dean of Students Robert Canevari, whose new office is on the second floor of Peabody Hall, said: "We're very comfortable and pleased to be right in the heart of things on Grounds." Students cited Clemon's cleanliness, brightness and openness as advantages over Alderman. "Alderman is a terrible place to study.
The Virginia General Assembly was against the college education of women for many years. Women were very restricted in their educational options in the state and especially in Charlottesville.
For those people who have let their sneezing, eye-watering allergies to dogs keep them from a relationship with what has long been known as "man's best friend," the hypoallergenic Labradoodle may be the solution. A breeder named Wally Cochran is credited with the first cross breeding of a labrador and a poodle, according to Tegan Park Breeding and Research Center, one of two main breeders of the Labradoodle.
When Kasey Stiff ran down the list of volunteer opportunities offered by Madison House, it included choices of helping out at local elementary schools, befriending the elderly, building housing for the poor and helping the environment.
According to the TV, only two things are going on right now: war and basketball. Not to worry, though.
The sound of Limp Bizkit's "Faith" reverberates loud and clear, causing some to look around for a radio in the vicinity.
I just wanted to say that I think that the Elson Student Health Center should provide dental care to everyone.
Tucked away into the bowels of Alderman Library is a special room. Although rarely unvisited by many students, it is one of U.Va.'s greatest treasures.
So two Saturday nights ago some friends and I are doing the Rugby wander, working the Mad Bowl -- you know how it goes.
Spring is here. Temperatures are rising and so are the hems of pants and skirts. And for most, love is in the air.
Students look around in disgust. Professors stop in mid-sentence. The unfortunate victim sheepishly surveys the room, silently sending apologies with his eyes.
It finally happened. It took a few nights, but it happened. There I was, hanging out by the door as a party at my place died down last week.
As if the stress of busy academic and social schedules was not enough, the constant developments in the war in Iraq add an additional weight to the load University students bear. As a result, Counseling and Psychological Services teamed up with the Office of the Dean of Students to offer several war-related support groups, one to be held tonight.
At a time when stragglers normally rush to first period, Charlottesville High School students vacated their classrooms.
Courses: AAS102; Seminar: Violence in American Democracy Q: What is your favorite thing about the spring? A: The budding of the trees.
The smell of mint tea. The chanting sound of the Muslim call to prayer wafting from mosques everywhere.
After spending 24 hours on her feet, Dance Marathoner and third-year Commerce student Katrina Conley didn't show it.
