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(04/25/07 4:00am)
Singletary declares for NBA draft
Junior guard Sean Singletary announced yesterday that he will declare for the NBA draft. He also announced that he does not plan to hire an agent. The deadline to declare for the NBA draft is April 29.Having not hired an agent, Singletary reserves the right to remove his name from the draft by June 18 and return to Virginia. The draft is scheduled to begin June 28."I have discussed this situation with my family and Coach Leitao," Singletary stated in a press release. "I want to continue to consider all of my options and learn as much as I can about the process. This gives me that opportunity while retaining the option of returning to Virginia."
(04/24/07 4:00am)
There are times when I tire of speaking out, but after Lindsay Huggin's irresponsible article earlier this month giving the University a free pass on burying felony crime, I was appalled to read Christa Byker's hurtful opinion on sexual assault victims and how they are to blame ("Doing more to take back the night," Apr. 17). Never in my life have I been so pained by an opinion column.
(04/24/07 4:00am)
In Stephen Parsley's recent column ("The specter of wages," Apr. 19) he attempted to "articulate" for the rest of us the reasons why the Living Wage Campaign's position is fundamentally incoherent. Speaking as someone who is not involved with the Campaign in any way, I would still argue that Parsley's position is even less defensible than the one he attacks.
(04/24/07 4:00am)
Monday's Opinion section contained a column by Ryan McElveen and Patrick Lee concerning Sustained Dialogue (Debunking De-Stereotype Day," Apr. 23). Constructive criticism should always be encouraged, and I commend them for sharing their thoughts on the issue of diversity, specifically as it pertains to SD. However, I also find it necessary to correct some rather egregious errors.
(04/24/07 4:00am)
I write to congratulate Patrick Lee and Ryan McElveen for the sparkling perfection of the art of self-parody they achieve in their April 23 column, "Debunking De-Stereotype Day." Masterfully weaving their words into a tapestry of social justice, they write: "In order for historically disenfranchised communities to confront a historically white institution, they must not play into its framework by reinforcing marginalization through dialogue steeped within the hegemonic system."
(04/24/07 4:00am)
The last time Jaberwoke changed its dress code, it caused more controversy than dress codes usually do. You may remember a banon plain white t-shirts, but not black ones, and a ban on camouflage, but not shimmering purple robes. Needless to say it was strange and capricious. Following several days of debate, Student Council hosted a public forum where students and members of the community predictably expressed outrage with the new regulations, which some thought targeted certain ethnic groups. Jaberwoke predictably rescinded the old, bizarre dress code and awaited suggestions from students for the new one. Equally predictable was what happened next. Nothing.
(04/24/07 4:00am)
(04/23/07 4:00am)
The Virginia men's tennis team blanked North Carolina Sunday to win its third ACC Championship in four years.
(04/23/07 4:00am)
April 20 marked a holiday many marijuana users have deemed "4:20," a day on which cannabis enthusiasts celebrate their drug of choice by indulging in it. Among University students, 28.4 percent reported having used marijuana in the past year in the spring 2006 University of Virginia Health Behaviors Survey.
(04/23/07 4:00am)
Between secret societies and student organizations there is, or ought to be, an ethically gray area. It is wrong for an organizationlike the Honor Committee, which stresses transparency and the need to improve its public image, to maintain a mysterious relationship with secret societies like the Purple Shadows, which conceals their agenda under hooded purple costumes and anonymity. The nature of that agenda is anyone's guess, but the basic point is clear: Secrecy and transparency do not mix. Student organizations should generally avoid fostering relationships with secret societies that promote a specific agenda other than philanthropy. But even if one hesitates to level wide, sweeping condemnations, the specific case of the Honor Committee and the Purple Shadows is objectionable enough.
(04/23/07 4:00am)
(04/20/07 4:00am)
In failing to renew the Single Sanction ad hoc committee, the new Honor Committee demonstrated a disappointing unwillingness to engage the community in debate. Honor Chair Ben Cooper's comments on the matter indicate that the Committee needs to reconsider its fundamental role in representing the entire student body.
(04/20/07 4:00am)
Assault/ intimidation: RESTRICTED VICTIM of Assault-intimidation (C), at Emmet St, Charlottesville, VA, between 11:00, 04/14/2007 and 11:19, 04/14/2007. Reported: 04/14/2007.
(04/20/07 4:00am)
(04/19/07 4:00am)
(04/19/07 4:00am)
Last time we checked, elected student leaders were meant to represent 100 percent of the student body, not 51 percent. In voting not to reestablish the ad hoc committee on sanction reform, the Honor Committee made what can euphemistically be called "an amateur mistake." Fortunately for the Committee and the University community, this error can be fixed rather easily. After a year of spinning its wheels, the last ad hoc committee not only failed to address the 2005 referendum asking the Honor Committee to seek alternatives to the single sanction, it began to exemplify bureaucratic ineptitude. Still, the best way to fix something isn't simply to get rid of it. In fact, the decision to eliminate the ad hoc undoubtedly will cause more problems than it solves.
(04/19/07 4:00am)
Black Voices
(04/18/07 4:00am)
(04/18/07 4:00am)
Amidst the chaos and confusion in Blacksburg the past few days,the 24-hour news networks seemed obsessed with assigning blame, not to the shooter, but to Virginia Tech's administration. Most interviews of those people close to the shooting concluded with the interviewer asking the witness some version of this question: Were you satisfied with the administration's response to the shooting? Seizing upon students' overwhelming anger and sadness, the networks began a campaign of sensationalism that is neither constructive nor entirely unexpected. Still, for commentators to begin whispering accusations of negligence before families learn the fate of their loved ones only contributes to the chaos.
(04/18/07 4:00am)
Camels shock Tarheels in 11 innings