New SAT, new problems
THE EDUCATORS who initially promoted the SAT wanted college to not be merely a haven for the privileged, but a honing ground for the country's best and brightest, a vision steeped in America's meritocratic spirit.
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THE EDUCATORS who initially promoted the SAT wanted college to not be merely a haven for the privileged, but a honing ground for the country's best and brightest, a vision steeped in America's meritocratic spirit.
THE RACE for president has led many to believe that the nation has hopelessly divided itself. The label "Massachusetts liberal" alone can toss a candidate out of competition in 15 states. The other candidate has even more bashers. A country like this has few shared principles and little hope of coming together.
WHEN MY editors asked me to write an advice column, I drew blanks for days. This article comes mostly from that void, which itself emerges from the fact that I have little wisdom to contribute to your success in college.
July 1, the day House Bill 751 (an amendment to 1997's Affirmation of Marriage Act) became effective in Virginia, stands as the latest chapter in a regrettable trend. As the University continues its mission to ensure the equality and welfare of Virginia through education, the General Assembly follows different -- and contradictory -- priorities. While the University should bemoan the General Assembly's prejudice, it must also contemplate solutions to the General Assembly's inability to lead the University on its public mission.
THE BOY I tutor one night brought home an assignment to write a poem. He enjoyed himself at work more than I had ever seen before. In large part, children most love learning when teachers ask them to use their own creativity and innovation to solve problems. After he finished, the boy asked why his school didn't give him more assignments like this one.
ON APRIL 5, Thomas Jefferson rolled over in his grave. Yang Jiechi, the ambassador to the United States from the People's Republic of China, strutted down the University's red carpet and delivered an address in Jefferson's Rotunda.
LAST TUESDAY, former President George H. W. Bush broadsided his son's critics. Speaking at an oil industry group's annual meeting, Bush called denial of progress in Iraq "deeply offensive and contemptible." "There is something ignorant," he said, "in the way they dismiss the overthrow of a brutal dictator and the sowing of seeds of basic human freedom in that troubled part of the world." Bush called the past year of Iraqi history a "miracle."
IN ELECTIONS three weeks ago, the student body supported the extension of spousal benefits to the domestic partners of homosexual faculty and staff by a three-to-one ratio. One would think a victory so overwhelming within the University community itself would fast-track reform on the issue.
MUCH OF our national life following Sept. 11, 2001, focused on "not letting the terrorists win." America conducted its business like America because changing our ways because of al Qaeda would mark an ultimate defeat at the hands of barbarians.
LAST Friday, William Pryor became the second judicial nominee in five weeks to be placed on the bench by President Bush without confirmation in the Senate.
THIS WEEK, fraternity pledges finish attending the five events of the Inter-Fraternity Council's Pledge Education Week. This year, fraternities meet the Fraternal Organization Agreement's education requirement in three areas --- illegal drugs, alcohol and sexual assault -- if all their pledges attend the events that concentrate on those topics.