Equal opportunity
By Sarah Imam | October 20, 2010Have you ever thought of what your college experience would be like if you could not spend a pleasant, sunny day on every part of the Lawn in between classes?
Have you ever thought of what your college experience would be like if you could not spend a pleasant, sunny day on every part of the Lawn in between classes?
The University is one of the top public institutions in the nation, yet its alumni are among the nearly 2 million unemployed individuals under 25 with a bachelors degree, according to figures from the U.S.
Virginia Attorney General and University alumnus Ken Cuccinelli announced Oct. 4 that he was re-issuing a new civil investigative demand against the University after his first subpoena was denied in August.
Since Sept. 11, the war on terror has been invoked by the federal government to justify a vast program of expanded executive authority and a comprehensive erosion of civil liberties.
I usually judge the crime rate in Charlottesville by the number of e-mails I receive or Facebook statuses I read referring to a recent incident.
What I really want to say to all the Virginia "fans" leaving the football game every week is something like this: "I hate you, I hate you, I hate you." Unfortunately, that is not entirely true - as what I feel toward those who leave is more like disappointment - nor is such a reaction helpful or mature. But neither is deserting your team.
All told, Virginia public colleges only receive about a quarter of their funding from the state. The University receives an even smaller percentage of its financing from the state than most other Virginia colleges, with about 6.3 percent of its overall budget coming from the state general fund - down from 28 percent in 1985.
While running for office, President Barack Obama promised that if elected, he would get us off Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries' (OPEC's) oil within 10 years. Two years have gone by, and we still do not have a plan.
Irresponsible, filthy, obsolete, negligent, short-sighted - probably not words we would want to use to describe ourselves.
During a three-week span beginning last month, five students - Tyler Clementi, Raymond Chase, Seth Walsh, Billy Lucas and Asher Brown - committed suicide because of bullying brought on by their sexual orientation.
The news earlier this month that the Honor Committee is considering a proposition to remove randomly selected student juries drew some heated feedback.
In his letter to the editor ("Coal's collateral damage," Oct. 15), David Kwon points out something I have mentioned before and brings up another problem, too. Kwon complained about a Cavalier Daily article ("'Beyond Coal' gathers support," Oct.
Forty-three years of experience in the University administration will not be easily replaced, but a 16-person search committee must accomplish that formidable task during the coming months as it looks for someone to replace Leonard Sandridge, executive vice president and chief operations officer.
When I decided to leave my home state of Kentucky to attend the University, I thought I had wisely invested my out-of-state tuition money and, more importantly, my future in a community of students and faculty who uphold a unique honor code and a communion of trust between each individual.
I admire The Cavalier Daily's Ombudsman, Tim Thornton, for unabashedly stumping for The Cavalier Daily ("Getting the message across," Oct.
Jon Stewart wants to change the way Americans discuss politics. Unlike those on the far right and far left of the political spectrum, Stewart hopes to foster intelligent discourse among the middle rather than using tactics like fear-mongering. Besides his television show, Stewart's political instrument is the Oct.
Since it gained independence in 1948, Israel has been a beacon of liberalism, a state constantly threatened by the predations of surrounding nations and the aspirations of a Palestinian population too often manipulated by its neighboring countries.