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Megan Peloquin


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After receiving criticism about the quality of content in my columns last semester, this August I spent some precious free time at home reading back on two years' worth of my tirades against cold weather and glorifications of digital cable. Not surprisingly, I came to the same levelheaded conclusion as my critics: the intellectual level of this University community could be shamed if I continue to speak to my audience as if it actually cares about things like "The O.C." and "90210" when our country remains faced with terrorist threats, a weak economy and a little something called a presidential election.

Remnants of a summer abroad

Her name was Amparo. Short, stout and sporting the ever-popular and revealing "nightgown-as-a-housedress" and that fiery, red dyed hair-look so prevalent among elderly Spanish women -- from the beginning she was none too easy on the eyes and quite critical of our large suitcases.

Pet peeves revisited

We are living some kind of déjà vu. If you will recall, last year we enjoyed a nice little snow dusting during our first week of April that was just entirely inappropriate after days of 75-degree temptation.

More than sex

I write in defense of one of the greatest television series of our time.While sitting around last night with my fellow columnist Mr. Meeks, trying to find some topic for our little spar, his comment that "'Sex and the City' is really just HBO's version of porn" suddenly solved all of our brainstorming problems. I've always been interested in what guys think of the show.

Escape from University bubble: The beauty of 'mini-vacations'

We sat back to survey the carnage of our gluttonous, yet oh-so-delectable, feast: Salads composed of lettuces other than Bodo's romaine; authentic Neapolitan wood-fired pizzas with toppings like goat cheese and imported olives; almond cake, baked pears and cannoli (yes, we ordered everything on the dessert menu). My stomach churned at the thought of what I would be doing if I was in Charlottesville at that moment -- a Saturday night 'Progressive,' consuming mystery liquids from those little paper cups they use at the dentist

In the middle of a mid-college crisis

I have this odd obsession with time. I think it's a control issue -- because time is intangible and constantly running, I am a fanatic about keeping track of it -- to an embarrassing degree. Oh yes, I'm the girl who slashes each and every day in her planner as they end.

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