That time of the year has arrived. With Halloween behind us, enrollment season is fast approaching. Whether it is dealing with the student information system, complaining about a late enrollment time or anguishing about which prerequisites to take first, this is a time of stress and anxiety for many.
In light of the bleak economy, more universities are encouraging entrepreneurship and innovative thinking on their campuses to give graduates an edge in a tight job market.
I wanted to say how pleased I was by the recent PBS airing of The Parking Lot Movie. I worked in and around the Corner as an undergraduate almost forty years ago.
MONDAY'S debate featured two men and a ghost. Virginia Fifth Congressional District incumbent Tom Perriello and Independent candidate Jeff Clark barely engaged with each other, let alone with the ghost of state Sen.
"TAXATION without representation" was the battle cry that sparked the American Revolution. Colonists felt cheated by the British Parliament, which offered them no formal representation, yet taxed them heavily.
The Oct. 15 death of a Radford University sophomore has renewed the contentious debate about whether the legal drinking age should be lowered to reduce the occurrence of unsafe drinking practices.
"Government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem." Ever since Ronald Reagan uttered those words nearly 30 years ago, America's political and economic elite have contented that the government is an inherently incompetent and malign force in society.
I am writing to respond to Travis Ortiz's Oct. 19 column ("Scientific freedom"). Although I commend Ortiz for his opposition to the civil investigative demand by Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli against former University Prof.
"I am not going to bed right now. I am going to college!" said a pajama-clad girl in a commercial for Education Connection, a website that seeks to help prospective students find online degree programs.
Public universities in Virginia are taking heat for bundling hidden athletic costs in student fees. The University offers a broad overview of various components of student fees online but should be more upfront about the specific allocation of tuition and other mandatory fees. That Virginia is the only state with universities that charge athletic fees greater than $1,000, according to The Washington Post, may be startling to some.
The sick man of the University was dying. The times called for a heightened interest in hard sciences, mathematics and engineering for the sake of global dominance.
Student Council hosted a debate Monday between Democratic incumbent Rep. Tom Perriello and independent Tea Party candidate Jeffrey Clark.
This Halloween, the big oil companies have a sinister plan. After a disastrous year for the industry, they are desperate to rehabilitate their image.
The Fifth District congressional race has, unsurprisingly, been largely dominated by the struggle between two competing views about the proper size and scope of the federal government.
I do not know whether anyone else was surprised to see that six of the top ten wage earners on the state's payroll are University administrators, but I was.
All Hallows' Eve is upon us, and with this holiday usually comes a desire for the macabre. Your average student will likely head to the local movie theater in an attempt to scare themselves into oblivion for a nominal fee.
