Maybe it's the crinkle of the leaves on Rugby and the scent of pumpkin pie and burning logs. Or perhaps it's the puffy bags under many eyes, and those group e-mails that say so-and-so lost their credit card and a size 11 shoe.
Rev. Lauren Cogswell, dressed in black pants and a sleeveless cream-colored turtleneck sweater, could almost pass for one of the students in the Westminster Presbyterian campus ministry. Instead, the 1996 James Madison University graduate recently was installed as an associate pastor of the Rugby Road church, where she hopes to serve as a resource for students who want to continue their faith in college. The red stole and white alb, or robe, that she wears for the Sunday service hangs neatly on the door of her sunny office. "I'm a minister because I had a great campus ministry experience in college," Cogswell said.
IRC Halloween party gives a treat By Julie Hofler Cavalier Daily Associate Editor Twelve-year-old Meetra Najrabi smiled through green face paint as she proudly showed off her Halloween costume - the Statue of Liberty, complete with tin foil crown and torch. Najrabi, a refugee from Afghanistan, celebrated her second Halloween yesterday at a party held at the International Residential College. "It's a really cool holiday," she said.
The road to rugby victory By Catherine Dunn Cavalier Daily Associate Editor You play on a pitch, not a field, and it's a try, not a touchdown, that'll get you the points.
It's one of those traditions that has been around for so many years that no one seems to know when it began.
Sarah Jobe learned to read on the Bible. She spent four days a week at her Southern Baptist church during her childhood.
By Daniel Stern Cavalier Daily Associate Editor Players of all levels were welcome - even those cookie-cutter craftsmen who sliced and diced their way to victory. Over the weekend, the women's club tennis team held their second-annual Parent's Weekend Tennis Tournament at the Snyder Tennis Center, despite early morning low temperatures that dipped into the upper 30s with the wind chill.
Thursday is one of the busiest nights for the Charlottesville police. Typically, a police officer will receive a consistent flow of calls.
By Kelly King Cavalier Daily Associate Editor Cambodian Cuisine. Japanese Fashions. African Tribal Dance.
You might think that Boudreau's is the name of some Bourbon Street joint in New Orleans, but actually, it's a local hangout. Located on East Rio Road, Boudreau's is an interesting mix of a bar, nightclub and homey restaurant.
It's not NBC, it's not CBS, it's WHOO TV. And as its slogan says, it is "revolutionizing communication at the University." For the last year, third-year College students Sarah Jennings and Nicholas Holden have worked to bring WHOO TV, a student-run television station, to the University. So far the station only has a news show and a sketch comedy show, but its founders have big dreams for the future. "Our short-term goals are to get some money from appropriations next semester and get an office space," said Jennings, a third-year College student.
An air of relaxation permeates the entire atmosphere in Kate Nesbitt's studio, called Pilates Virginia, on the Downtown Mall.
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. How else can I describe last Saturday's slaying of the Cavaliers by the Florida State Seminoles?
Cavalier carving comes to dorms By Julie Hofler Cavalier Daily Associate Editor A new Cavalier has joined first-year students in the McCormick Road residence area.
By Catherine Dunn Cavalier Daily Associate Editor The index cards were small and plain, but the few lines of scrawled handwriting that they contained delivered disturbing and powerful messages: "My girlfriend was sexually assaulted at the age of 15." "A woman I know was raped by a stranger who held her and her friend at gunpoint..." These stories and others submitted by University students crowd the Rape Story Wall at the Sexual Assault Awareness Week table on the Lawn.
They come in all shapes and sizes. They decorate the biceps of sweaty motorcycle men. They remain hidden under the socks of high school rebels. They're tattoos.
Take two! Dave Matthews Band films new music video on 14th Street Yesterday the crew of the Dave Matthews Band's new music video magically transformed a house on 14th Street into a set.
While Kerri Hannigan trained for the Teach for America program at her assigned school in East Oakland, Calif., seven murders occurred outside.
If you were to think of two activities that would never be included in the same column, what would they be?
Ready to get back in the Hall By Daniel Stern Cavalier Daily Associate Editor Athletic support at the University is never-dying.
