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There is a little known truth about mental illness: it can affect anyone.
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There is a little known truth about mental illness: it can affect anyone.
Virginia Republican Barbara Comstock is currently a state delegate, but there may be a congressional seat in her future.
“The Bachelor” premiered Jan. 6, with every ounce of manufactured and cringe-worthy content I had hoped for.
Recently the web site returnofkings.com published an article titled “5 Reasons to Date a Girl with an Eating Disorder.” Since being posted about two weeks ago, it has circulated all over the Internet, infuriating readers, especially teenage girls, with its trivialization of the serious reality that women with eating disorders face. The article is one of the most disgusting things published on this website and the fact that there are men out there who believe the sentiments of the article is part of the reason why there are girls out there who have eating disorders.
With work piling up and the semester coming to an end, students may be feeling overwhelmed. We spend hours in libraries; meals become a hassle and a waste of our precious time; sleep is a luxury. Students here at the University, like those at other top schools, work hard, and it pays off. But when we begin sacrificing necessities such as food and sleep, and when we start giving up other aspects of University life to get a high GPA, we are hurting ourselves more than we are helping.
After semesters of struggling to fulfill my natural science and math credits, I have come to the conclusion that I am no more a math person than second-floor Clemons is a real library. Many others struggle with certain subjects. I commonly overhear students categorize themselves as either humanities-oriented or math-and-science-oriented. We tend to believe that we are predisposed to be good at one or the other, but not both. Yet new studies prove otherwise.
Holidays become commercialized with time, as is evident with the most recent holiday, Halloween, which has lost its original religious aspect and has instead become an excuse to dress provocatively and throw parties. The origins of holidays are often forgotten and as a result holidays lose their importance and instead become a time for having fun and getting candy or presents. Currently, an old holiday is being introduced in a new way to the United States, and it is already diverging from its origins.
While there are many different student religious groups on Grounds, the Christian community is expanding. Sororities and fraternities are developing their own Christian bible studies, and even new fellowships are being added to the already existing groups such as Chi Alpha, Reformed University Fellowship, Athletes in Action, Campus Crusade for Christ and InterVarsity. You can see any of the above groups, and more, worshiping in the University Chapel, in any of the large buildings around Grounds and even in small groups in dorms.
Fall semester is flying by, and second years are becoming anxious about declaring a major. Why is it that so many students are anxious instead of excited? I think that this apprehension stems not from a fear of making a definitive decision, but from a fear of making the wrong definitive decision.
My fellow Opinion columnist Russell Bogue wrote his column last week in support of Friday classes. He argued that avoiding Friday classes for the sake of having a day off is wrongheaded, because the purpose of college is to learn as much as we can. Bogue also wrote that Friday classes prepare us for the five-day working world. While some of his points are valid, I offer a different perspective.
Anyone who regularly walks by the Corner has at one point or another encountered the homeless men and women sitting beneath the railroad tracks or outside stores. The problem of homelessness is very real here in Charlottesville and while it may seem hopeless, there are ways in which we can help.
Recently, after two black girls were denied bids at sororities, members of the University of Alabama’s sorority system came out and exposed lingering racism, especially among the alumni. After being condemned for segregation in the sorority system, Alabama is making structural changes within its Greek organizations — such as a new recruitment process in which new members can be added at any time — that students hope will increase the chances for prospective members and will also permit black women to be admitted to the school’s historically white sororities.
Studies such as one conducted by University of Portland sociologist Martin Monto have shown that college hookup culture today is no more scandalous than it was 25 years ago, and that the amount of sex students have has not significantly increased. While that may be true, hookup culture has indisputably become far more casual in recent years, leading to confusion, hurt feelings and often a jaded view of relationships.
In case you are one of the many people who are confused about what is going on in Syria, let me bring you up to speed: There is a civil war, and the United States is considering intervening. Conflict between government forces and rebels began after the Syrian government responded violently to civilian protests in 2011. Since then, protesters have fought back. Now, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s suspected use of chemical weapons against protesters has the U.S. considering launching limited strikes against Syria.
Miley Cyrus shocked viewers during the Video Music Awards when, clad in a revealing outfit, she danced provocatively and made clear references to sexual acts and drugs.
“The Conjuring” has made roughly $132 million at the box office in the U.S. since its July 19 release. This popular horror movie is unlike many of others of its genre. It is based on a true story, and it lacks the amount of gore and blood that many horror flicks draw on for easy scares and cheap screams.
Last Wednesday the Manchin-Toomey amendment, which would have required background checks for all commercial gun sales, received just 54 of the 60 votes it needed to pass in the U.S. Senate. The legislation’s supporters argued that the bill would have been a helpful preventive measure against gun violence. While I understand this perspective, it is important to see how the legislation would have affected United States citizens negatively.
While sitting in Clemons the other day, a friend of mine asked,“Do you have any Adderall?” I was perturbed because I knew that he has no diagnosed medical disorder, and I ignored his request. The moment, however, reminded me of how overmedicated our country is, and how reliant some are on prescription drugs.
Many colleges, including the University, recently sent their acceptance letters, which means many prospective students who did not get into the University were left devastated with the words “We are sorry to inform you” pounding in their heads.
To add to the constant technological developments of our world, Google has recently unveiled its new Google Glass product: a device that seems to bring us even closer to the Orwellian dystopia we were all warned of in “Nineteen Eighty-Four.”