I read Dan Stalcup?s column (?Craig for a day,? Sept. 24), and though I have never met him I would like to shake his hand.
The picture of a Tibetan nomadic family printed on the Nation & World page of Monday?s paper (Sept.
I?m just curious why, if we have an alert system in place, was it not used Tuesday morning? Upon trying to leave Cabell to grab some coffee before class, I came to face to face with a police officer yelling at me to ?get back in the building!? I would have been much more welcoming of a text message informing me that certain areas of Cabell were closed off and that students were not permitted to enter or exit on the first or second floor.
While Alex Cortes claims (?A clear oversight,? Sept. 18) that the Democrat-controlled Congress has abdicated their responsibilities by taking a vacation instead of acting on the energy crisis, one might ask what exactly the Republicans accomplished during their twelve years as the majority party.
Geoff Skelley?s recent column (?Crime and punishment,? Sept. 19) certainly has merit for encouraging reform in areas of the ?non-violent? criminal sector.
Being a former walk-on at the University, I was at the Gator Bowl against Texas Tech and I watched Peter Lalich on the sidelines in the first half talking smack with his buddies on the team and not even watching the game when we were on offense.
In his recent opinion piece, (?Getting inside your head,? Sept. 19) Grant Johnson erroneously equates hate-crimes laws to thought control.
I am writing in response to the student quoted in text of the Michelle Obama article (?Obama campaign visits Grounds,? Sept.
Prashanth Parameswaran lauds fact-based reasoning in his column dismissing the efforts of the Amethyst Initiative to encourage renewed consideration of the legal drinking age (?Drunk beyond reason,? Sept.
In her recent column (?Tilting the playing field,? Sept. 17), Amelia Meyer seemed to have discovered a most unfortunate reality ? rich people have opportunities available to them that poor people don?t.
Thank you for printing the story about picky eaters in the dining halls (?Choosy eaters,? Sept.
I am puzzled by Amelia Meyer?s assertion (?Tilting the playing field,? Sept. 17) that wealthy families should not hire people to help them through the ?difficult and painful process? of applying to college.Does Meyer also think that large companies should not hire consultants to help them compete with smaller firms, or that successful football teams should not hire expert coaches to ensure more wins?It would be ?fair? if everyone had the same amount of resources, but that is not the world we live in.
Imagine yourself as a low-income or minority student being legally forbidden to attend college because the statistics suggest that in all likelihood, you?ll just be another dropout, wasting society?s resources.Problematic reasoning, of course.
In 2006, after 10 years I was thrilled to be able to return to Charlottesville in the fall as a new season ticket holder.
The Cavalier Daily?s Managing Board writes against a proposal, by GSAS representative to the Student Council David Hondula that would allow research-only grad students to attend some football and basketball games without paying more than we already do (?All or nothing,? Sept.
Zach Rowen?s column (?Fantasy Land,? Sept. 11) attacked a simple leisure activity that is enjoyed by millions of people in America and hundreds, if not thousands, of students at the University.
