Don't bank on benefits of change
Change isn't always bad. But when it comes to changing of banks on Grounds, it's worse than bad, it's unacceptable.
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Change isn't always bad. But when it comes to changing of banks on Grounds, it's worse than bad, it's unacceptable.
THE HOLIDAY season is fast approaching. This week it's Thanksgiving, next month it's Winter Break, and in a few more months comes Spring Break. The University so graciously gives us time off from classes in order to catch up on work, relax, spend quality time with our family and friends or even travel.
The Supreme Court announced last Tuesday that it will intervene in a dispute concerning free speech on the Internet. The decision, which will come early next year, will affect online choices and Internet coverage available to millions of Americans who depend on public libraries for their Internet access. The court will be deciding whether the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) violates the Constitution. The act, which requires all libraries that receive federal Internet subsidies to use filtering software against pornography, violates First Amendment rights. Rather than using filtering devices to severely limit Internet options to public library patrons, libraries should find other ways in which to ensure that children will not look at pornography sites on the Internet.
Star Treatment. Many celebrities are given this luxury and thus they do not have to pay for their mistakes in the ways us commoners often do. This is unfair. Winona Ryder was found guilty last Wednesday of felony grand theft and vandalism concerning the theft of several thousand dollars of goods taken from a Saks Fifth Avenue store late last year. The judge allowed Ryder to remain free on bond and said that she will be sentenced on Dec. 6. It is important that when this sentencing occurs, the judge treats this actress just as he would any other U.S. citizen found guilty of a felony. Star or not, punishments should be apply to all equally, and Ryder should learn her lesson.
Tomorrow is a big day.
Actions speak louder than words.
It's October and we have now been in school for almost two full months. Despite the 2002-2003 school year barely being in full swing, many students have already signed off-Grounds leases and committed to rooming situations for next year, thus eliminating on-Grounds housing from their list of housing options. It has always been a problem for University students because off-Grounds leasing companies start signing very early in the first semester while on-Grounds housing is not determined until late into second semester.
It's coming. The ever-popular fall reading days are just around the corner. Commonly termed fall break, this weekend will provide us a four-day break from classes to use as we see fit. Whether you have midterms to study for, or a desperate urge to let out your party spirit, respect the water shortage and spend your reading days outside of Charlottesville.
HOOTERS Air Inc. What a wonderfully lucrative idea. Entrepreneurs are always looking for new money-making ideas and this time, Robert Brooks, Chairman of Hooters of America Inc., has livened up the game. If Brooks locks the bid for recently bankrupt Vanguard Airlines, it is not yet certain that the planes will be named after the Hooters chain, complete with the infamous orange color scheme. I am all for it.
THERE IS a beautiful phrase that every college student longs to hear at the start of each semester: "You can find all of the class lecture slides online." The idea of having lecture notes easily accessible to students before and after class has both its positive and negative aspects. Students view the situation very positively because it gives them two very valuable options: Skip class and still get the notes, or print out the notes and go to class, but don't worry about paying attention. For professors, this has a negative impact of both losing class attendance, as well as their students' attention.
SOME THINGS at this university become more ridiculous as the years go by. The continually increasing amount of red construction walls decorating Grounds for instance, or even the cutting back of parking spaces at the AFC just to put in another basketball court. But this year, the Third-Year Council, representing the Class of 2004, has put the icing on the cake with the creation of Earl and Pearl, the squirrels chosen to represent our class.
SPEEDING tickets and traffic schools. The two words go together almost as well as peanut butter and jelly. In order to avoid the ever-ominous points on your license and increases in insurance payments, attending a few weeks of traffic school seems like a nice, easy way out. Even with the tests attendees are required to take at the end of class, there is never any guarantee that they will leave having become completely honest, law-abiding drivers.
THE COUNTDOWN has begun. Less than one week until the well-celebrated day full of drunken debauchery. No, not the last day of classes; I'm talking about Foxfield. Every spring, thousands of University students flock to the site of the infamous Charlottesville Steeplechase. These students - legally able to drink or not - do not come to the races for the horses; they come for the socializing, and the drinking.
TWO WOMEN were killed. There is evidence that the murder was a hate crime. Unfortunately, if the murder had not happened in a national park, the Commonwealth of Virginia would not have pursued a hate crime charge.
SEX SELLS. In the case of Judith Levine's new book "Harmful to Minors: The Perils of Protecting Children From Sex," sex is not so much selling as it is surrounding the book with scandal.
WITH LESS than six weeks left in the semester, one worry springs directly to mind. No, it's not finals - we don't need to start worrying about those until reading days. The biggest hassle that every first through third year student must deal with is the ever-problematic advisor appointment. Unfortunately, students are not the only ones ill at ease with these meetings. Oftentimes appointed advisors do not have the time in their busy lecture schedules to sit down and actually talk to students about their academic years. In order to achieve a successful advising session, advisors should be assigned with students' academic interests in mind in order for there to be a better fit between the advisor's knowledge and the student's interests. Also, advising sessions should last a minimum of 20 minutes.
THE FINAL countdown has begun. In less than a week, students across Grounds will fall into the paradise of Spring Break. With the weeklong recess rapidly approaching over the next several days, a phenomenon will spread among U.Va. students, and it will come in the desire for a miraculous tan in the midst of winter weather.
EVER SINCE the terrorist attacks that took place Sept. 11, many travelers have become more scared to fly. For those that have overcome this fear, there are hassles of long lines and elaborate security checkpoints. Even with these changes, flying has remained quite a comfortable experience for the lucky frequent fliers and first class travelers who often have their own, shorter security lines. The Transportation Security Administration just assumed responsibility for our nation's air security last week and immediately began to pursue changes. Their biggest decision was to order the airlines to eliminate the priority lanes, which they had created for their best customers at many of the nation's biggest airports. This was a bad move.
TWO WEEKS ago, sororities and fraternities across Grounds welcomed new members into their spring 2002 pledge classes. The new membership serves to revive student interest in going out on weekends, whether to show off their new Greek letters or to visit their friends now pledging a fraternity. It is a well-known fact that alcohol is readily available to students when they go out on weekends, and underage drinking occurs. If a student decides to drink, that is his or her own prerogative, but under no circumstance is it acceptable for someone that has made the choice to drink an alcoholic beverage to then drive a car.
LIVING off Grounds can pose many problems for students. It also can offer a real world living situation similar to that we will all face once we graduate. One such scenario inevitably rears its ugly head at least once in every household, at the least convenient time.