Imagine spending four years at the University clawing and scratching your way to the top rung of an organization's leadership.
Marching to end violence Tomorrow evening from 6 to 8 at the Downtown Mall, University students, along with fellow Charlottesville and Albemarle County residents, will attempt to reclaim every woman's right to be free from violence. The annual event, known as Take Back the Night and sponsored by the National Organization for Women, will begin with a rally on the Mall, featuring keynote speaker Patricia Ireland, president of NOW. Following the speech, the march will head down Main Street and continue around the Mad Bowl before it ends at the Rotunda, where female survivors of violent acts will speak out and hold a candlelight vigil. "I think this event is an amazing way to raise awareness so that we can all stop the violence against women," said third-year College student Sara Dolan, Inter-Sorority Council women's concerns chair.
The house lights dim. Old Cabell Hall is a sea of expectant faces, all watching an artist, all waiting to be wowed by his or her exceptional talent.
Parting words Who knows? The next Edgar Allan Poe could be the guy sitting in front of you in your international relations or environmental science class.
Gather' round, folks. It's time to talk about something really important: Gossip. It's a subject I know quite a bit about. That's right, there are a slew of good facets of old-fashioned mud-slinging, back-stabbing, idle gossip.
From halfway across the world, University ROTC students are feeling the impact of the conflict in Kosovo. Several decades after the booby traps and jungle military tactics of the Viet Cong forced the United States to develop new strategies in Southeast Asia, military science has once again undergone a dramatic facelift, this time in the wake of the crisis in the Eastern Europe. Conflict in the Balkans and the peace- keeping efforts that followed there and in Kosovo introduced a new environment to U.S.
Spring has sprung. This year it commenced with a Seder - a ceremo-nial dinner marking the beginning of Passover.
Dubya discussion For students and faculty who have burning questions about the new president's administration, the Miller Center of Public Affairs is holding a forum titled "Bush's First One Hundred Days," which began two weeks ago and will continue into the fall. As part of the forum, Evan Thomas, author, television commentator and current assistant managing editor of Newsweek magazine will speak today at the Miller Center at 11 a.m.
To tempt: to try to persuade, induce or entice, especially to something immoral or sensually pleasurable. Meet Tom Ritchie, one of the 13 tempting singles on FOX's highly publicized - and highly criticized - reality show "Temptation Island." One month after the show's finale aired, the third-year Law student says his life really hasn't changed that much, but what he took away from the island, he will not soon forget. The premise of "Temptation Island" was to send four couples, all in committed relationships, to an exotic locale where they would be separated for two weeks and be surrounded by beautiful singles.
Our breath created foggy halos on the windows of the Metropolitan, obscuring our view of white linen tablecloths, high vaulted ceilings and the architectural black silhouettes of the wait staff. Intermittently the door breezed open and, as designer handbags and tailored suits jostled by us, we received wafts of the rabbit quesadilla with creme fraiche and smoked tomato relish.
Taste the nation Free food and free fun: What could be better on a perfect spring day? Last night from 5 to 7, the Alumni Association hosted its food extravaganza, titled the Nation's Flavor, at Alumni Hall. Alumni Association student members sampled delectable dishes, including New England clam chowder, New Orleans jambalaya, Mississippi southern greens and Georgia peach cobbler. In addition to tasty treats, the Nation's Flavor also featured live music that filled the open air, enhancing the fun and relaxed atmosphere of the event. "The idea for this particular event came about because at this University we have a lot of people who come from all over the country and are headed to various regions upon graduation," said third-year College student Anne Greenfield, an Alumni Association intern who helped organize the event.
"I do." Over 200 brides utter these words every year as they stand at the altar in the University's chapel. From the occasional fresh-faced students to graduates to distinguished professors and community members unaffiliated with the University, the allure of the chapel entices many couples to tie the knot inside its walls every year. With an elegant exterior of brown and tan stone and stunning stained glass windows, the chapel is an aesthetic masterpiece that many students consider the symbolic spiritual epicenter on Grounds. Fourth-year College students John Christianson and Sarah Sinclair have planned a chapel wedding for the end of May after graduation, and both feel that the low-key spiritual atmosphere in the chapel makes it the perfect venue for a mutually fulfilling ceremony. "Because we both have our own churches, it's either get married at my church or his church, but the chapel here is for both of us," Sinclair said.
A variety of signs adorn the walls stipulating time limits, check policies, walk-in customers and the number of people allowed in each room.
Art smart Harkening back to the days of finger paints and crayons, students were invited to take part in a free-for-all of creative expression in the Amphitheater yesterday. Art Space, a University Programs Council committee, sponsored the event by providing canvases, paint markers, pastels and oil paints.
If we heed the old maxim, "April showers bring May flowers," the occasional cold, gray days that seem to hang in limbo between mist and rain should not surprise us.
Route 20 dead-ends 14 miles north of Charlottesville in a place called Barboursville, a tiny town consisting of one vineyard, several antique-looking gas stations, a few art galleries and the Muscle Car Paradise. Frederick Nichols, artist and long-time resident of Barboursville, does not know the reasoning behind his neighbor's decision to build the low-slung garage dubbed "Paradise," which houses a troupe of 1950s era macho automobiles.
On March 24, four teams of reporters met on the steps of the Rotunda to attempt a challenge that would test their journalistic instinct to the fullest.
Heading west 20 miles on Interstate 64, one gains entrance to a land renowned for its rolling hills and breathtaking open spaces.
From the outside, Brix Marketplace looks like a deteriorating gas station or a typical roadside stand.
Wingspread Lane. Broken Sun Road. Hungrytown Hollow. Though these may sound like fictitious names in a silly children's story, in reality, they are names of the winding, gravel-packed roads of Covesville, Va.
