Diary of a First-Year
By Ed Cao | September 13, 2007Do you remember what it was like when you first came to the University and moved into your first-year dormitory?
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Do you remember what it was like when you first came to the University and moved into your first-year dormitory?
As a new school year begins, it's easy for upperclassmen at the University to pick on incoming first-year students for their bright-eyed optimism, ability to get lost regardless of where they are or where they're going and, most importantly, their ever-so-obvious desperation to make friends.
With the last day of classes coming up, students at the University have a lot to look forward to.
You wake up. Your alarm clock shows 7 a.m., but you are oddly awake and alert. You recognize this behavior is weird, even if you do consider yourself to be a morning person.
Chalk. To a child, the word represents nothing more than the powdery substance he or she uses to draw useless but entertaining pictures on the sidewalk.
This is an exciting time of year. The weather is starting to warm up, summer is in sight and college basketball is about to go completely nuts. First, I'd like to congratulate our basketball team for getting a No.
Harry Potter: All right, Voldemort, any last words? Voldemort: You haven't seen the last of me, Potter! [Harry reaches back, ready to cast a death spell.
If you're on Facebook at all, you've probably heard of the group called "Overheard at U.Va." Students all over Grounds get online and post funny quotes they have heard from passers-by, usually taken out of context.
Over Winter Break, the field of technology made several impressive breakthroughs. A 108-inch TV was unveiled, Apple announced its way cool iPhone, video game nerds scrambled to find a PS3 to buy and my grandmother has developed an addiction to Nintendo Wii.
Most people our age have heard of the "Dear Abby" column at some point or another. The premise behind the whole thing is people will write letters to Abby about their problems, and she will write back with simple solutions.
