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THIS IS the hardest university in America. Or the easiest. Or somewhere in between. It all depends on you.
I REMEMBER watching parents teach other kids how to swim. Some parents stuck to the "sink-or-swim" philosophy. The idea is, you just throw the kid into the water and let him thrash around for a bit, and hope he figures things out for himself.
SMART IS one thing; knowledgeable is entirely different. A smart person can, for instance, write a strong, intelligent essay on a topic he knows a lot about. But if he isn't knowledgeable, the ability to write about what he knows does him no good.
THEY USED to be looking for "a few good men." Today, they're just looking for a few warm bodies. The military is having an especially hard time recruiting these days. Specifically, the service academies have seen a dramatic drop-off in numbers of applicants.
HIGH SCHOOL has never been so appealing, it seems. More and more students are choosing to stay in high school longer than they have to, taking what's called a "post-graduate year." This trend demands that we take a closer look at how we prepare students for college, and why an increasing number of students resort to a fifth year.
G.I. JOE's famous line was "Knowing is half the battle." G.I. Joe never had to battle for the safety of college students, but the phrase still applies. Last week, the House of Representatives passed a bill that allows knowing to be a priority by requiring colleges nationwide to disclose the identities of students and employees who are registered sex offenders.
YOUR COURSE schedule shouldn't make you yawn. Many students are often less than enthusiastic about their courses. They sometimes chalk that sentiment off as a necessary evil of required courses and area requirements. But finding interesting classes and getting excited about learning is crucial to getting as much out of an education as possible.
I USED to be terrified of the Bogeyman. As my older friends described him, he was an escaped convict who wore a patch over one eye and would hide under children's beds, waiting until it was dark to jump out and attack. Of course, I got over my fear as I grew older. I realized, as most people eventually do, that most threats to my safety don't come from the Bogeyman. They come from my actions and the actions of those around me.
NORMALLY, we think of Third World countries when we think of an employer that abuses its labor force. But such exploitation is going on right here on Mr. Jefferson's hallowed Grounds.
RECEIVING advice is an indispensable part of a college education. It has little to do with the learning we get from textbooks, but it has everything to do with the education we receive outside the classroom -- an education that is at least as important as book learning.
Everyone screws up sometimes. But that's not catastrophic; the important goal is not to avoid making mistakes, but rather to learn from them when they do happen. The Honor Committee needs to do exactly that.
PRICES go up -- it's a simple concept, and one most people grasp on a basic level. The average person may not understand the finer points of inflation, but he certainly is aware that the prices of everything from eggs to automobiles to college tuition rise a few percent each year. And while the average parents may not be ecstatic about paying slightly more each year for their child's education, they probably accept it, knowing their income likely will increase as well.
TRYING harder doesn't always pay off; more effort doesn't always produce better results. A study released by Harvard University's School of Public Health last week suggests that increased efforts to curb college students' binge drinking may be backfiring. If this is the case, universities should reevaluate the effectiveness of programs designed to combat binge drinking.
PRIDE is powerful. It can make one blind and deaf to rationality, and oblivious to those with differing views. Southern pride particularly can be vicious, and has reared its ugly head in Montgomery, Ala. this past weekend.
ALEXANDRIA - Campaigns require a lot of small choices. Unlike major policy stances, these individual decisions often go unnoticed by the general public. But these minor preferences accumulate to make strong statements about a candidate and his beliefs.
I'M IMMENSELY thankful I have a father. I can't imagine growing up without one, probably because mine has been by far the most important influence in my life. But many kids do grow up without a father in their lives, and that lack of a male role model has consequences that reach much farther than not having anyone to play baseball in the backyard with.
WHAT AM I doing here? What are my reasons for being here, what am I here to do, and why?
ALL I REALLY could see in the darkness was that they were naked. A few obviously were male; a few obviously were female. But that's about as detailed a view as I got of the streakers. I didn't think much of it, and continued on my way - until I saw a police officer emerge from the shadows next to Cabell Hall, and walk towards the group huddled around the Homer statue.
SIXTEEN percent doesn't sound like much. But a 16-percent drop in undergraduate applications is a lot. That's how many potential students the University lost this year. It's a significant drop for one year, especially since, according to Dean of Admissions John A. Blackburn, other schools similar in size and stature to the University saw increases in their applicant numbers. Noticing this drop is important, but determining what caused it is essential.
THE LAST shreds have been torn away. Some people had clung to minute slivers of hope that the rumors and evidence of Thomas Jefferson's affair with a slave were unfounded or mistaken. But last week, they ran out of ground to stand on.