RA cattle call: Herd 'em up The annual mass movement to become a resident assistant begins today with an information session for interested students. "The prospect of helping to shape someone's college career causes many people to want to become RAs," said Erin Healy, RA and fourth-year College student.
The green flyers placed around the Newcomb Hall Dining Room attracted students' eyes with their bright color at first, but their message would attract controversy as well: "Why are certain factions (the Catholic Church and feminists) engaged in an assault against things that make life pleasurable, such as: sex, romance, makeup, furs, jewelry, chocolate?" The flyer advertised "The Neo-Puritan Assault on Sex and Pleasure" with Dr. Gary Hull as lecturer, sponsored by the Objectivist Club Thursday night in Gilmer Hall. Objectivism is a philosophy emphasizing individual achievement, formulated by the author Ayn Rand in her 1943 book "The Fountainhead" and 1957 book "Atlas Shrugged." According to Hull, the basis of the philosophy's morality is reason. "I would say objectivism is a philosophy of reason, egoism and capitalism," said Dan Norton, third-year College student and Objectivist Club president.
Although women were only fully admitted to the University 29 years ago, there has been a woman in the basement of a fraternity house for almost 40 years. Dorothy Harris, better known as Buzz to the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity brothers, has been cooking in the basement of the fraternity house for 38 years. Harris grew up in Charlottesville.
Let's get together Students will have an opportunity to support diversity and show just how well they can get their groove on at the Celestial Ball tomorrow.
Their slogan is "Too Crowded, Too Small, Too Noisy, Too Bad." It doesn't refer to Rugby Road, the Newcomb Dining Hall or even rush hour in D.C.
A moment of silence, please. Maybe it's for a grandfather who fought in World War II. Maybe it's for a brother or sister who gave their life in Desert Storm.
It all began with Alicia Silverstone laying back in a chair with her jeans undone, midriff baring shirt tied just above her chest, kicking her feet in excitement as a huge scary guy swabbed her navel with iodine.
Tasting Charlottesville The way to any college student's heart is through the stomach.
Some people are known for being good athletes. Some people are known for their acting ability. Some people write poetry, juggle or bake prize-winning cakes.
Fingerprint fun Students can help science and profit at the same time this semester. The University Department of Health Evaluation Sciences is conducting a validation study of new fingerprint identification software.
Not many students knew about or even used the Maury Hall shooting range, where ROTC students and Pistol and Rifle Club members could practice firing guns, and now many never will get the chance. Now that the range has closed, some students in the club fear their little-known University tradition may collapse without room to practice.
The window pane in 22-year-old University football lineman Mark Lindsey's hospital room was decked out with all sorts of goodies; Halloween candies in mini Jack-O-Lanterns, a white University football complete with signatures from every guy on the team, bright orange-and-blue flowers and a get-well poster courtesy of members of the Pep Band and a small piano in the corner of the room.
And the winner is ... Thanks to the Third-Year Council and Peace Frogs travel agency, third-year students Quincy Kolb and Sarah Witt spent this weekend in New Orleans. Directly after winning the trip Thursday night, the two students were whisked away in a limousine to pack their bags. "It was really random," Kolb said.
The ballots are in: about 11,000 students from around the state voted in the largest mock Internet election ever, held Oct.
On cold fall days it is often enjoyable to relax and think about the fun times that were had over the past summer.
And the winner is ... Thanks to the Third-Year Council and Peace Frogs travel agency, third-year students Quincy Kolb and Sarah Witt spent this weekend in New Orleans. Directly after winning the trip Thursday night, the two students were whisked away in a limousine to pack their bags. After Kolb's raffle ticket was drawn, she chose Witt to accompany her on the all-expenses paid trip. They were given accommodations in a hotel in Charlottesville to anticipate their Friday morning flight to Creole Country. Organizers of the event said that 60 other prizes were awarded in addition to the trip. But the real winner was United Support: The Community Foundation Against Domestic Violence and Abuse, which received all $2,600 raised at the event. "We decided United Support would be our best choice because they are an up-and-coming charity in Charlottesville," Third-Year Council member Tony Rettig said.
Everyone knows there's no better way to attract hungry college kids than by moving in next door to a University institution like Arch's Frozen Yogurt and offering high quality food at a low cost.
Comparing notes Yesterday, for the first time in history, four types of collating devices were assembled in the same room.
Once upon a time I loved Halloween. It wasn't just the candy that appealed to me (though I admit I did get quite excited at the prospect of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups that were banned from my house the other 364 days of the year). It was the act of donning a costume and raising myself to the rank of princess or president or embodying my fanciful heroes like Smurfette or Cinderella, or even crossing the boundaries of species and becoming a cat or a butterfly that I adored.
