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Eric Ast


Ast-place finishing

So this is it ladies and gentlemen, the final column of my illustrious writing career. It all began in third grade when a piece I had written about tiger poaching was published in Florida Keys Magazine.

March gladness

About three weeks into what I have recently dubbed "the greatest college month of them all," I have realized that March is, by far, the greatest college month of them all.

People love meta-articles

I spent this past weekend in a cabin up in the scenic mountains of Boone, N.C. While enjoying nature's splendor, I came to the saddening realization that I will never be the kind of guy who consistently spends weekends in the mountains and camps.

Many Apologies

Before I launch into this week's diatribe, I must apologize to the good people at Fiji Water. In my last column I incorrectly stated that the company's product contains two to six milligrams of arsenic per liter.

Dumber than ever

Occurrences of gross stupidity are among those unique events that can either be maddeningly frustrating or absolutely hilarious, depending on your role in the event.

My five day questevez

Last Wednesday I was sitting around my apartment, anticipating a nice, relaxing weekend. Five days later I find myself in possession of free chicken sandwiches for a year, a side-splitting headache, a sweet fanny pack, an unhealthy obsession with Emilio Estevez and some questions for the John Paul Jones Arena PA man. It all started with a call from my friends, freaking out about how the first 100 people through the door at the Chick-Fil-A grand opening get 52 free combo meal coupons.

Cane's and Abel

Happy Halloween. I can't run a column on Halloween without saying a few words about everybody's favorite non-holiday.

Info-Tastic

Although it is something I'm not proud of I am just going to come out and say it: I love infomercials.

Shady business

Hello there, girl wearing ridicu-lously oversized sunglasses. I have to be honest, I saw you looking my way and just couldn't help but come over and say hello.

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