The weeks between the end of August and beginning of September have become almost a ritual for students and faculty: Students make their annual pilgrimage to the bookstore, Tom DeLuca hypnotizes large crowds in the Amphitheater and the McIntire Department of Art holds the Faculty Exhibition at the Fayerweather Gallery. The show, which opened Aug.
For many first-year students, the first few weeks of school are filled with the anticipation of getting settled into college life and nervousness about finding the right classes.
Every semester some University students take a break from their college routines and inhale the sights and sounds of cultures across the globe.
Picture it: July 31, 1999, Alltel Pavilion in Raleigh, N.C. The air is hot and sticky from a day's rain and it's the worst heat wave in years.
A phone call a day Been spending too much time on your computer reading e-mail and think you have carpal tunnel syndrome? "Health Calls," a new segment on news station NBC 29's Live at Five newscast, brings in doctors from the University Medical Center to answer basic medical questions on the air. Viewers can send in postcards with their specific questions and NBC 29 will contact experts at the Medical Center to come on the air. NBC 29 News Director Dave Cupp created the segment.
From the earliest days of the University until today, the Academical Village has been and still is a consistent center of focus for all students who have walked these Grounds.
Everyone knows the frustration of sitting bumper to bumper in 5 o'clock traffic, or getting stuck for hours in a construction zone.
Hey! How are ya? We're back at school again and that means a lot of the same old work, the same old conversations, the same old beer and the same old friends - if only I could remember their names.
It's 3 p.m. Friday. I meet Steve Cooper, a third-year College student, at the Bank of America on the Corner.
The sites and sounds outside University dorm windows mostly are pleasant. Lawnies have the lush Lawn, Hereford residents have Charlottesville's serene hills and Brown College boasts proximity to central Grounds.
Streaker, dancer scrubbed Students enjoying the Rotunda Sing Wednesday night saw a little dance with their songs. Fourth-year College student Patrick Sweet, who works as a Rotunda guard, was one of the mysterious performers in the upstairs window of the Rotunda.
University students don't have to travel to Greece to dine on excellent Mediterranean fare. Located on the Corner, Cafe Europa combines the quick service of a fast food establishment with the authentic taste and pleasant aura of an upscale restaurant. Inside the intimate cafe, light blue tables with colorful purple and white flower centerpieces add to the simple, yet classy look of the restaurant.
Dry times Some may believe in performing special summer rain dances to solve water shortages and others may simply pray, but University officials are advocating a water conservation program to save community reservoirs. The drought, which struck many areas of Virginia beginning in early summer, has left community reservoirs to 80 percent of their capacity. Energy Program Manager Tony Motto said city officials issue mandatory water restrictions when reservoirs are depleted to 60 percent. Currently, the city of Charlottesville and Albemarle County have asked all residents and businesses to try their best to save water. "We need a hurricane with steady rains for a couple of days to get our reservoirs up to capacity," Motto said. Until then, the University is advocating voluntary water restrictions.
BUENOS AIRES-The first two weeks in a foreign country can seem like a long, long time. You have to take in so much information in such a brief period, making the days seem like they drag on forever.
Without a close examination, this year's incoming class of first years may appear to be just like all the rest.
The ISIS man leaveth University students using the new Integrated Student Information System Online can find more than class enrollment.
A new year at college brings a renewal of that precious sense of freedom - freedom to set your own schedule, go where you want when you want, freedom to involve yourself in activities and organizations, and freedom to make a difference.
As I embark on my second year of college, I must pause to reflect on the changes in my life since I first applied to the University. A lot has changed since high school.
A new restaurant with a familiar name has opened its doors on Fontaine Ave. Guadalajara, famous among students for its affordable food and endless supply of chips and salsa, debuted its new branch about two weeks ago. But now that there are three Guadalajaras to choose from, one on Route 29 and one on the Downtown Mall, students may have to ask the question--which one do I want to eat at? Well, as it turns out, it depends on what you're looking for. The new Guadalajara offers quite a different atmosphere than the other branches.
