They come in droves, invading the dining halls with sweet-teethed mischief and sun-burnt faces. Exhausted from a day of four square or a grueling tennis practice, they are escorted by a more mature onlooker.
PLUR. Peace, Love, Unity, Respect. The United Nations' Motto? Not quite, it's the motto of party kids and ravers across America. "Groove," a new independent film produced, written and directed by Greg Harrison, seeks to capture the true pulse of the San Francisco rave scene.
TITUSVILLE, N.J.-There are no self-service gas stations. I'm working in a grocery store and checking my e-mail via telnet.
Coins for Culture Coins commemorating the 1,000th anniversary of Leif Ericson's discovery of the New World will benefit U.Va.
As July in Charlottesville approaches, its heavy heat sends hordes of sweaty students and townies alike in search of quick, delicious relief.
U.Va.'s Culbreth Theatre will be far from empty this summer. Thanks to the Heritage Repertory Theatre, the Charlottesville community as well as University students will have the opportunity to see Rodgers and Hammerstein's classic musical, Carousel.
Bringing out the Kid at Heart "Pop Goes the Page," an exhibit in Alderman Library's Special Collections department, is currently open and will run through August 18 in the library's McGregor Room.
Of the few surviving rock legends of the early 1990s, Pearl Jam still has a surprisingly loyal following among its fans.
As Charles Foster Kane speeds down the snowy slope of Xanadu on the back of his trusty childhood sled Rosebud, gunfire tears up the mountainside.
Students need not trek to Campbell Hall or the Bayly Museum to see works of art on campus. Old Cabell Hall is now graced with the work of Maine artist and former University visiting professor of art Lincoln Perry in a multiple panel mural entitled "The Student's Progress." The mural depicts a student experiencing different phases of college life, who falls into some bad places but ultimately succeeds and graduates.
Now on its ninth season, MTV's Tuesday night soap, The Real World, continues to attract large audiences craving a dose of so-called reality.
Rock of the ages The Genesis Society, started in September of 1998, has placed a stone plaque in a grassy spot next to Garrett Hall.
According to University lore, it all started November 12, 1840 when Prof. John Davis was fatally shot by a rioting student in front of his Pavilion X home.
Dear Dockter Duval, Here's the deal - I've been dating this girl for about three years and we're both finally graduating.
Dear Dockter Duval, Here's the deal - I've been dating this girl for about three years and we're both finally graduating.
Although its sign may be smaller in comparison to the billboards of other Corner merchants, the orange and blue letters of Mincer's store are an unmistakable signal to Wahoos that they've come home. Mincer's, the T-shirt and merchandise shop that sells University fashion mainstays such as "Friends Don't Let Friends Go to Tech," has transcended time.
Let the races begin The odds are good that alcohol safety issues will come to the forefront tomorrow at Foxfield Races, an event notorious for breeding booze consumption.
When Charlottesville made plans to build an all-white high school in 1940, Charlottesville resident Ed Jackson's home was demolished and he and his family were displaced for the first time. Jackson, 77, was born on Pearl Street, the street across from Preston Avenue's Bodo's Bagel shop, where the County Office building now stands.
Despite being situated in the no-man's land between the Corner and the Downtown Mall, Starr Hill Restaurant and Brewery, located at 709 West Main St., has quickly made a name for itself.
Everybody has one. That one person who makes your heart beat a little faster, your day a little better.
