Despite dwindling financial resources, the University remained tied for the second-best public school in America when U.S.
Every now and again I find myself dumbfounded by trends. Trends that have appeared on my questionable-trends list include Furbies, Tickle Me Elmos, Beanie Babies and most recently, Silly Bandz.
Following the murder of Yeardley Love in the spring of 2010, the University acted swiftly to implement changes in school policy regarding notification of student arrests.
Sometime within the next two weeks, students will be prompted for more than their passwords when logging into NetBadge.
If the old saying that "money talks" is true, then what is the University using its cash to tell us?
In yesterday's edition of The Cavalier Daily, the managing board set out to explain broadly what it is we do and what we aim to be.
Congressman Tom Perriello's stepping-in-cow-pie ad claims "no one will work harder" to bring jobs to the fifth district.
In 2001, President George W. Bush signed into law arguably the most sweeping changes to United States tax policy in American history.
The University community reacted sharply to the bias incident that took place on Thursday, April 15, when two female fourth-year University students became the victims of repeated racial slurs by a drunk, white male student.
I have never been quite comfortable with the argument that free speech necessarily entails the acceptance that some will overstep the societal boundaries and indulge in hateful, racist and otherwise hurtful speech against others.
The years we spend in college are said to be the best years of our lives. The college lifestyle is one of independence and freedom, but many students come to find that the pressures of college life are too overwhelming.
When The Cavalier Daily prints its first issue of the 2010-11 academic year in August, it will be the first time in 20 years the paper has gone to press with a president other than John T.
As the debate over financial sector reform has escalated during the past several weeks, many of the wonks discussing the subject have missed the fact that any reform's success is likely to be determined not by Wall Street or Washington but by those studying in the classrooms of universities across America.
"We are not afraid to follow truth wherever it may lead, nor to tolerate any error so long as reason is left free to combat it." spoke Thomas Jefferson to William Roscoe in 1820. I am an international student from China, graduating in May.
In response to the unfortunate incident of racial bias last week, when a group of students shouted racial slurs at another group of students, University students may be tempted to respond by calling for changes to our honor code or University Judiciary Committee by-laws, effectively giving these groups the authority to punish students who engage in certain speech and behavior.
I am writing regarding Melody Bianchetto's comments about next year's tuition hikes ("Tuition rates likely to rise for next year," April 28). First of all, I am not going to pretend to be fully knowledgeable about the financial and practical concerns regarding state and University budgetary priorities.
During students' annual Employee Appreciation Week, April 19-23, Facilities Management employees enjoyed receiving very creative hand-made thank-you notes Monday, surprise goodie-bags Wednesday and pizza lunches later in the week.
Gaining entrance to one of the best undergraduate business schools in the nation is no cake walk. One hundred and forty students had their dreams to become future investment bankers, market analysts or other big-time players on Wall Street put on hold last month when the Commerce School sent e-mails informing them of their admission deferment.
In the weeks following the bias incident on the Corner, many students have gained some awareness of what happened.
