Worked for the county for: 2 years Resides in: Albemarle County Job title: County registrar, overseeing the election process. Best of times: The end result. “The best is having people registered and hopefully we’ve kept the process as smooth as possible.” Jake Washburne Worst of times: Election day. “Things get pretty hectic. The phone is […]
Tom Moriarty Age: 29 Hometown: Woodbridge, Virginia Year: Grad student Concentration: Political science Tom Moriarty What’s in your backpack? Umbrella, course reader for Intro to Comparative Politics, articles, three notebooks, wallet, Stride gum, red and yellow highlighters, mechanical pencil, two pens, Advil, almost empty 20 oz. bottle of Dr. Pepper, The Shadow of Power […]
In the September 16, 2008, issue of SUGAR, we misstated the phone number for the American Spirit Institute. The correct number is 531-1039. We regret the error.
This urban igloo was made from cardboard by a team of UVA students for a design competition held at the home of architecture prof John Quale on September 12. The rules: All structures had to be made from recycled, reclaimed or natural materials; materials had to be recycled after the project; and each […]
Brian Whitener Age: 20 Hometown: Sterling, Virginia Major: Commerce Year: Junior Brian Whitener What’s in your backpack? Empty water bottle, tupperware containing an apple core, folder, pens, pencil, highlighter, broken MP3 player, greenbooks, cough drops, PlayStation 2 memory card, course action forms, check for $108 for security deposit from last year’s roommate, contacts, Nutri-Grain […]
Worked for the city for: 2 years Resides in: Charlottesville Job title: Spanish teacher and wrestling coach for Charlottesville High School Best of times: Working with the wrestling team. “They come out after a long day of classes and schoolwork, and still want to work at improving themselves. It’s cool because though we don’t […]
Babylon A.D. (PG-13, 90 minutes) It’s the dystopian future. Michelle Yeoh is a nun looking after a young woman who might have a deadly virus, and Vin Diesel is a mercenary looking after himself. Many explosions may change that. Playing at Carmike Cinema 6 Bangkok Dangerous (R, 110 minutes) Danny and Oxide Pang remake their […]
Year: Junior Major: Biology Hometown: Northern Virginia What’s in your backpack? The Christians as the Romans Saw Them by Robert Lewis Wilkin, The Shape of a Pocket by John Berger, umbrella, two notebooks, Post-it notes, wallet, planner, five pens, three pencils, iClicker for her Econ 201 class, ruler, Chapstick (plain flavor), cell phone, a sorority […]
Resides in: Albemarle County Job title: Senior tax clerk. Flowers collects tax payments, sells decals and dog tags. Best of times: Helping those who come to the office with questions. “I really like helping people understand the county’s procedures.” Worst of times: Tax deadlines. “Twice a year, they have to come in here and pay […]
Nothing like a sportswriter to rile the student body into protest. Last week, ESPN.com’s Rick Reilly trashed the UVA athletic department for banning signs at sporting events (“This is un-American. This isn’t Havana.”) and counseled UVA students to bring blank signs to the September 6 football game against Richmond. During the second quarter of the […]