I did not even know that the British Empire is dying, still less did I know that it is a great deal better than the younger empires that are going to supplant it.??George Orwell, Shooting an ElephantHistory tells us that the decline of one empire inevitably results in the rise of others.
One of the most discussed aspects of the bailout plan is its involvement in the failing auto industry.
I was warned about culture shock and the emotional aspect of living in another country for an extended period of time.
Working Together We Can Achieve More.? ?Vote to Win.? ?A House for Everyone.? These are some of the slogans of some of the nearly 100 political parties in South Africa that are currently trying to convince the public that they are the party to best lead the country.
One of the biggest surprises for me during Semester at Sea was seeing remnants from World War II in nearly every country visited thus far.
Fourth-year Commerce student Jerry Pan entered the 10th annual Navigant-McIntire Case Competition with something to prove.
You know what they say: ?April showers bring May flowers.? This old adage, which is a slightly adapted version of the even older Pacific Islander expression, ?April showers bring much death and destruction,? seems to adequately sum up the current state of the University community.
We are currently mired in what is being termed the Great Recession, the worst economic downturn since the Depression of the 1930s.
Mojito nights, domino tournaments and Latin dance shows are just a few of the events the members of the Cuban and American Student Association gather to discuss.
SpringFest is tomorrow? Really? Because the last time I checked, I was still wearing my winter wear ? fuzzy hats that look like animals, fratastic fleece vests and argyle socks that compulsively match the rest of my outfit.
My duty as a Cavalier Daily Life columnist is to inform my fellow University students about issues that are important and relevant to their lives.
The number of meals a week that are wasted at the University: 300. The number of people the University can feed with these meals a month: 1,200.One group trying to bring awareness to these statistics is Campus Kitchens, a national initiative that partners with college and high school students to use lost meals from dining halls to help the greater community.Currently, Campus Kitchens is located at one high school and 19 universities, including Wake Forest University and the College of William & Mary.
If my life were to be plotted out in a timeline, last week would have been titled ?Worst Week EVER,? scribbled angrily in Sharpie and dotted with numerous sad faces.
When I heard that 12th Street Tap House opened on W. Main Street a few months ago, I imagined something akin to one of my favorite Richmond haunts, Capital Ale House, where the beer flows like wine and the food, when eaten, strays not far from the meat and potatoes of the American palate ? as one would expect from a tap house.
Yesterday, while touring the Berkeley Plantation in Charles City, Va., I saw an antique waffle iron.
It is commonly thought that individual people can only do so much to impact the larger world around them.
Before college, after college, and in any setting other than college, people get together for parties because of their own volition and, separately, ask other people on dates.Reader: But I go to U.Va.
The final push before graduation has me thinking about a phenomenon I have dubbed the Magical Post-Collegiate Compression.
What determined Barack Obama?s decisive victory in the 2008 presidential election?
The student body, aside from being fairly attractive physically, provides us with the opportunity to meet hundreds of people with remarkable interests and talents, making it difficult to know when to pursue someone.
