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(11/09/04 5:00am)
IT HAS now been a week since the debacle that was Election Day. As Democrats sit back and try to figure out just what went wrong and where to go from here, many have begun saying it's time for a "blood bath" within the Democratic Party. Others are saying it's time for the party to move farther to the right so it can swallow up more supporters. Yet others say the party needs to move to the left to distinguish itself more from the Republicans, and make the party base more likely to vote. While it is true that the Democratic Party needs to make some major changes if it's going to survive, these necessary changes should not be policy-based, but rather based on strategy.
(10/26/04 4:00am)
THE 2004 presidential election is just one week away, and there is one thing that is certain.: This one's going to be close. To give you an idea of just how close, let me give you a run-down of the latest polling from some of the more respected organizations. As of Sunday, Gallup has Bush up by 8 percent, Zogby (which has been the most accurate poll for the past two presidential elections) has Bush up by 2 percent, the American Research Group has Kerry up by 3 percent and Rasmussen has Bush up by 0.4 percent. Taking an average, that comes out to Bush being up about 2 percentage points, well within a polling margin of error.
(10/22/04 4:00am)
THIS YEAR, the University announced several changes to the on-Grounds housing application system for upperclassmen. These changes included moving up the application deadline to Nov. 1 and giving rising second years priority in housing choices over upperclassmen trying to get new room assignments. The goal for these changes was to make sure students could know what they were getting when trying to decide between on-Grounds and off-Grounds housing, to encourage more students to stay on-Grounds in general and to make sure housing is guaranteed for second years.
(10/05/04 4:00am)
LAST THURSDAY, the American public was treated to an event that only happens every four years: a presidential debate. This year's debate format is a little unusual in that the three debates have themes. The first was to be on foreign policy, the second will be a town hall-style debate with an audience of undecided voters asking the questions and the third will be similar to the first except the topic will be domestic policy.
(10/01/04 4:00am)
LAST WEEK, the University was given the chance, thanks to the openness of graduate student Rich Felker, to witness the work of the University Judiciary Committee and begin to understand the workings of a Committee which many students simply do not know enough about. With UJC's first ever open trial, UJC was presented with the challenge of showing the University community that it has a judiciary body that is looking out for both the community and the rights of students accused of violating the standards of that community. For the most part, UJC delivered.
(09/24/04 4:00am)
REPUBLICAN party lingo these days seems to be rather interesting. A carefully thought-out change of position after many years of consideration by a senator, for example, is a "flip-flop," while a president who changes positions within days of polls showing his position unpopular is a "wise, open-minded leader." At the same time, a senator sticking to belief in policies that have never been given a chance to work or which have actually worked in the past is using "the same old tricks and politics," while a president stubbornly sticking with policies that have failed is a "strong, decisive leader."
(09/17/04 4:00am)
LAST WINTER, I decided to take advantage of an opportunity given to me by a group called Birthright Israel to spend 10 days of my winter break touring Israel for free. During these 10 days, I got to see many beautiful sites, meet tons of wonderful people and truly gain an appreciation for the little country that appears in the news so frequently.
(09/10/04 4:00am)
IT'S THAT time of year again. As students are finally getting settled into life back at the University, we are now faced with what may very well be one of the biggest events of the semester. In just one day, the University of Virginia football team will play in its home opener, as the team begins its quest for an ACC Championship.
(09/03/04 4:00am)
WELL, LADIES and gentlemen, that's it. Election 2004 is over. The candidates can pack their bags and go home, the voters need not even bother going to vote. George W. Bush has re-election in the bag, and it's time to get ready for four more years of war, fear and unaccountable government. A combination of the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth ads and John Kerry's weak campaigning has swung the polls to Bush, and Bush's convention hasn't even had a chance to impact polling yet. Clearly, Kerry has no chance.
(07/19/04 4:00am)
BEFORE I start disseminating my "elderly advice," I first want to tell all of you congratulations. Congratulations on your acceptance into the University, and congratulations on taking your first steps into the next phase of your life. With high school behind you (a fact that I'm sure thrills some of you and saddens others), the next four (or five, or however many you wish to pursue) years will be among your best.
(07/15/04 4:00am)
ON A particularly hot day in late August of last year, I was sitting in my room on my computer getting acquainted with the high speeds of the U.Va. network. Since it was so hot, and living in Balz dormitory meant no air conditioning, my roommate and I had our window open and our window fan on at full blast. All of a sudden, out of nowhere, a disgusting smell wafted into our room, and we both started coughing.
(06/17/04 4:00am)
WITH THE May 29 dedication of the World War II Memorial, and June 6 marking 60 years since the start of World War II's decisive battle, D-Day, the time has been ripe lately for World War II nostalgia. And why not? World War II reminds us of simpler times. A time when our enemies were countries rather than amorphous entities. A time when our war was with decisive evil (whether it was the evils of German Nazism, Italian fascism or Japanese imperialism), rather than people that some even call "freedom fighters." Most of all, however, World War II was a time when honor, duty and love of country was the rule, rather than the exception. There is, after all, a reason that the Americans of World War II are called the Greatest Generation.