Most of the students that attend the University are proud to be Cavaliers for many reasons, whether it's because of the beautiful scenery, the atmosphere, the people or something of the like.
Fifty years from now, I'm going to sit down on a hovering rocking chair of the future and tell all my grandchildren to gather about my well-manicured feet.
Lousy professors -- try as we might to avoid them, we've all had a bad experience at one time or another.
What else is there to do?" he asked. "I've never been able to sit life has to have a purpose, it has to be used.
First off, no one at this school knows where Akron is. Second of all, it's Homecoming, just go to the game.
Babaloo defies labels. That's what happens when a band that expands its linguistic horizons by singing in seven different languages in the space of a single stanza. In between playing in Tobacco Road in New York City today and in Northern Virginia on Sunday, the seven member multilingual group is giving a free concert tomorrow night at 9 p.m.
If you're into retro decor and gimmicky-theme restaurants, by all means, visit the Hardware Store.
A bowling pin continuously twirls on top of the Always Means Fun (AMF) Xtreme machine, while small Sponge Bob key chains dangle inside the plastic casing of another.
Tonight, people besides English majors can get excited about an author visiting the University -- the Peters Rushton Bequest to the Department of English is sponsoring a reading by novelist Chang-Rae Lee at the University Bookstore at 8 p.m. Lee is widely recognized as one of the rising stars of the Asian-American literary scene. "He has this way of bringing you into other cultures through his language," said Lisa Russ Spaar, director of the English Department's creative writing program.
It's about 9 p.m. on a Tuesday, just around the time when the swarms of students descend upon Clemons library.
Question: Where are you most likely to hear the opening strains of "Fur Elise?" A) at a middle school piano concert. B) in the movie version of a Jane Austen novel. C) in the middle of your 350-person literature class as someone's cell phone rings. I don't actually have to tell you the answer to this, right? One of my professors this semester has a brilliant policy: If your cell phone rings out loud in class, he's going to answer it for you. I think this rule should become a UJC-enforced Standard of Conduct, but with one specific amendment -- if a cell phone rings in the middle of class and plays a song, it promptly will be thrown out the nearest window.
Samantha Lavin First-yearCollege student Q: Which dorm do you live in? A: I live in Echols. Q: How is your first year going? A: Good!
The dozen women enrolled in Sage Blaska's "Dance/Movement Composition as Art" lounge on gym mats piled against the far wall of the makeshift dance studio. Clad in bright tank tops and athletic shorts, the dancers focus on center stage, as a fellow classmate takes a deep breath before throwing herself into a dramatic performance.
After a month of living in your new apartment, you may notice it's looking a little sparse. In need of a rug, a table, a refrigerator and a Hewlett Packard printer, you could spend your whole weekend traveling between Wal-Mart, K-Mart and Lowes. Or you could check out the auction block at the University's Surplus Property Depot. Rain or shine, the auction begins at 9 a.m.
Since coming to college, second-year Engineering student Cal Wooten and his friends have waited to hear those three little words from that very special someone: Come on down! Last year Wooten founded The Disciples of Bob Barker in an effort to spread the joy of the beloved game show "The Price is Right." Since then, the club has gained official status among the newest Contracted Independent Organizations approved by Student Council. "I can't believe it either," Club President Wooten remarked in reaction to their CIO standing, "and you can quote me on that." Wooten was the first to speak at DOBB's general meeting, held last Monday on the south end of the Lawn.
I've been called selfish once or twice before. Ok once or twice, by several of my friends. To be honest, I don't like to share, never have.
COMM 301: Systems and Strategy COMM 786: Data Warehousing Q: Any childhood hobbies? A: We went crabbing and fishing on the Chesapeake Bay.
As a way to show there's more to them than parties and date functions, fraternities and sororities are rolling out the red carpet for Greek Week.
Some things are distinctive to college life: the taste of dining hall food, the chilly air in the library and the smell of beer soaked into the floor at fraternity houses.
Even with all the building projects currently underway at the University, the construction doesn't seem to stick out too much.
