Petra is located in the middle of a very tough neighborhood. It's dangerous to start a restaurant next to Metropolitain and Mono Loco and across the street from OXO. But Petra has pulled it off.
By Kelly King Cavalier Daily Associate Editor Looking for something to do this Friday evening?
Take a good look at my picture as you read this column. Study it until you feel familiar with my features and think you would be able to recognize my smile. This will be the face you see each morning and each afternoon, seated in the first few rows of a UTS bus.
Take a chance on Taiwanese bubble tea By Julie Hofler Cavalier Daily Associate Editor Sick of the sugary, caffeinated concoctions at Greenberry's or Starbucks?
Siblings: You can't live with them and you can't live without them. Your rivalry with that pesty brother or sister began at toddler age when you bickered over toys and may even persist today at college, decades later. And this rivalry might even be compounded if you and your brother are the same age and also attend the same college. But some siblings here at the University have overcome this contention by competing together on some of the most intense collegiate sports teams in the country. Cross country and track team members Justin and Brian Wood never even considered going to different schools.
By Catherine Dunn Cavalier Daily Associate Editor Need a silver coffee urn? A snow shovel?
Never before has the American flag seemed so ubiquitous. Before Sept. 11, even the one-day revelry of firework displays and backyard barbecues typical of Fourth of July celebrations did not exhibit such patriotic flourish. But now, flags hang proudly on the outside of nearly every building, cars parade past, antennas adorned with miniature flags, and traditional patriotic choral songs like "God Bless America" blare from your roommate's computer. "I'm not usually patriotic," admits third-year College student Heather Calkin, but the tragedy of the terrorist attacks inspired her and her Lambeth roommate, third-year College student Nikki Rohrbaugh, to make a late-night expedition to CVS to procure a pack of construction paper.
It may be Greek to you, but a new gift and apparel shop popped up in the Corner district this summer.
Foreign policy experts to discuss America's war Two weeks ago today the world stopped. People raced home from work.
Here it is, almost two weeks since the horrible events of Sept. 11, and it is my job to make the University laugh again.
Anxious first years must learn to cope with the moldy showers of Old Dorms and upperclassmen endure the walk to Grounds from distant residences like Gooch or Bice.
By Stephanie Milbergs Cavalier Daily Staff Writer For as long as you can remember, the area code in Charlottesville has been the same as in Richmond - 804.
Sexual assault education reaches out Have you ever wondered what the performances given by One in Four, an all-male sexual assault peer education group are all about?
Never judge a book by its cover, and never judge a restaurant by its facade. Housed in the Mill Creek Shopping Center near Monticello, Pizza Bella appears from the outside as just another run-of-the-mill strip mall eatery.
As the cool nighttime breeze filters through your dorm room window, you can faintly hear it. One voice begins and slowly turns into a harmonic blend of a cappella pitches as more voices join in, filling the late summer air. You immediately abandon your studies and rush outside with your friends to join the crowd outside your dorm.
Witness the two sides of greater Charlottesville. Past the fraternities and sororities of Rugby Road are homes the average University student might never see.
By Julie Hofler Cavalier Daily Associate Editor New York band to play at Beta for relief fund If the Alderman stacks don't sound like the best way to spend a beautiful Saturday afternoon, try an outdoor concert that will benefit charities.
I used to be befuddled as to why on earth college girls ecstatically smooched Bob Barker as if he were a game-show god when they only had won a lousy living-room ensemble.
Although the purple monkey may have been cute and cuddly, first-year Nursing student Arianna Garcia could not figure out how to remove the obnoxious creature from her computer screen.
Firing up for fundraising Wielding a black and yellow firefighter's boot, Third Year Council member Papya Ray shouted across the lawn: "Firefighters' relief fund!
