Almost a millionaire Who wants to be a half-millionaire? First-year Law student Steve Perry does after his $500,000 win on Sunday night's episode of ABC's "Who Wants to Be a Millioniare?" "It was a completely surreal experience," Perry said of his 25 minutes in the hot seat opposite host Regis Philbin.
This is a column about politicos, and it's the last one I'll ever write. I've followed them for almost three years now.
It's all in the way you wear it. The air brims with excitement. People shout above the blaring music.
With summer almost here, I'm sure many of you are looking for jobs. Because all the normal, steady jobs are taken already (I don't think there's an available mime or pimp position anywhere near Charlottesville), you may need to branch out to other possibilities.
It's late afternoon and most doors along the first floor of Dabney residence hall are closed. But from behind one door, music blares as an aspiring disc jockey, Mike Karnjanaprakorn, perfects his playlist.
Stop and smell the roses With barely more than a week of classes left in the semester, students and faculty alike are stressing over end-of-the-year papers and exams.
Boomerang before Dave Tomorrow morning from 10 until noon, the Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection of the University will host a lecture and demonstration on the art and sport of boomerang at Carr's Hill Field. Ben Ruhe, the founding father of boomeranging in the United States and an honorary consultant in boomerang for the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, will lead the event. Ruhe is the author of two books on the Aboriginal art, "Many Happy Returns: The Art and Sport of Boomeranging" (1977) and "Boomerang: How to Throw, Catch and Make It" (1985). He is the brother of Edward L.
It all started one dark and stormy afternoon in the newsroom in the basement of Newcomb Hall. With the big Dave Matthews Band show coming up this weekend, everyone had Dave on the brain, including us.
The tent's awning blocks the brilliant sunlight from the stage where second-year College student Norman Smith stands.
All the stadium's a stage It's not every day that the Dave Matthews Band performs at Scott Stadium. In preparation for the long-anticipated event, SFX Promotions now is constructing the stage at the stadium, which some students have taken a great interest in, especially those who live in the first-year residence halls along Alderman Road. First-year college student and Dave Matthews fan David Hammond has taken pictures of the construction progress throughout the week.
Though the rain seems to have stopped and left nothing but sunny days, I'm still drowning in the floods.
It's not every day that one meets a man like John T. Casteen III, the seventh president of the University. Even before he exposes his weary eyes to the new day's light, Casteen's 12- to 14-hour workday already has begun.
We've all been there. We've all struggled with college applications, patiently awaiting that acceptance letter and finally toiling over the decision of what school to attend. Now the new crop has arrived.
Free kisses With exams just around the corner, the Peer Health Educator Program is urging students to take a break to remember the important things in life. "This is a day that we've organized, that we've designated as a day to celebrate yourself," said fourth-year educator Alicia Clark. The PHEs plan today to distribute inspirational messages attached to Hershey's kisses, as well as paste motivating quotes on bathroom mirrors around Grounds. "Originally we planned a 'Day Without Mirrors,' but we wanted to encompass more," said fourth-year educator Malaika Pepper.
Here, you might as well be Lebanese. Light-skinned, pale-eyed people stroll about in American clothes as you stare out at the blue-green expanse that is the Mediterranean Sea.
Moving on up Anyone up for a rock climb? While walking to classes yesterday, students could take a quick break from everyday routine to test their physical limits on a 24-foot "cliff" in the University's amphitheater, courtesy of the U.S.
Almost every fourth year probably has made The List, an abbreviated name for The List of Things I Must Do Before I Graduate.
Northern Exposure is a staple in Charlottesville and, in particular, in the University community.
The rustle of textbook pages, the rhythmic ticking of your wristwatch and the hum of fluorescent lighting are the only sounds present.
Professors simulate last lecture For many students, especially fourth-years, spring has become synonymous with the word "last." Last paper, last meal from the Pav, and of course, last class. But on Monday, three distinguished University professors will have an opportunity for their own "last" memory.
