Decoding the skies
By Lindsey Wagner | January 16, 2009Why does it rain some days, while the sun shines on other days? Why is it usually cold in January, but sometimes a day creeps in that feels more like spring than winter?
Why does it rain some days, while the sun shines on other days? Why is it usually cold in January, but sometimes a day creeps in that feels more like spring than winter?
It all started out as a ?harebrained idea,? said 2002 alumna Mary Elizabeth Luzar, now the Alumni Association?s assistant director of reunions and class activities.At the start of her fourth year, the Sept.
Mr. Jefferson would be proud.A group of students formed a contracted independent organization earlier this fall based on the conversation dinners he hosted at Monticello.
White sand, a beautiful beach and a hopping bar scene ? it could be Miami, but it?s actually much closer than you think.Virginia Beach is the largest city in the state, and arguably the most fun as well.
Sometimes nothing but a huge bowl of pasta will satisfy that ache inside for comfort food. If you?re in need of some good, old-fashioned carbohydrates, try Fellini?s #9 on the Downtown Mall.Although the food is mainly Italian, the atmosphere is not what you?d find at a typical Italian restaurant.
New faces are not the only change at the University this fall. When upperclass students return, they will be met by a new first-year class as well as by updates across Grounds.
With the Foxfield Races right around the corner, University students tend to catch some form of horse racing fever this time of year, whether it be marveling at the athleticism of the horses or simply shooting a passing glance at the blur of movement on the other side of the cooler. Wouldn't it be nice to make Foxfield last a little longer?
It's quite a mouthful, but it's been on the lips of students and faculty since last semester. Curriculum internationalization catapulted into student discussions on Grounds with Student Council's creation of the Committee on Curriculum Internationalization.
Want to catch a baseball game? How about a football game? A horse race? Or, for the more interactive types, want to play in a two-story arcade?
University Economics Prof. Bruce Reynolds characterized it as a "phoenix risen from the ashes." Unfortunately, he did not mean the U.S.