"The more precise the measurement of position, the more imprecise the measurement of momentum, and vice versa" stated the physicist Werner Heisenberg, in what would become to be known as his Uncertainty Principle.
I am going to grant myself a privilege as a self-labeled environmentalist and generalize about Americans: We are cynical individuals who see even the steps that have been taken by the Obama administration, such as investments in renewable energy and tax credits for efficient appliances, as nothing more than a drop in the bucket in light of the multitude of challenges we face.
First-year meat. Each one of us walks up McCormick Road, or down the Lawn, or on Rugby Road as a first-year woman, as flesh for the satisfaction of others - first-year women, creating delicious relationships.
More than 50 students support "Off the Hook," a new group on Grounds that promotes saving sex for marriage.
During the past seven months, the University community was struck with several tragedies involving the deaths of college students in the Charlottesville area.
The path to hell is paved with good intentions. Sometimes language travels down that same path. Other times people take a well meaning term and wrongly demonize it.
Townie. We have all heard the term as students of the University, and many of us have even used the term.
I just wanted to take a moment to extend a huge thank you to the student groups that were present at the Foxfield Races to lend a helping hand throughout the event.
I was one of the many people who (for good reason) submitted a heated e-mail to The Cavalier Daily about its error in the April 16 issue of the paper.
Last night, the University Judiciary Committee discussed and voted to decide whether to cosponsor a resolution that shows support for a fully inclusive non-discrimination policy at the University.
Students and journalists, being imperfect people, sometimes make mistakes. Since journalists generally make their mistakes in public, they're often pilloried in public for making them.
APRIL 22, the world celebrated the 40th anniversary of Earth Day. Over one billion people worldwide took part in grassroots activities to direct attention to the crises of our environment.
This past week has demonstrated the powerful impact of words on our community. Thursday, April 15, two of our friends were disrespected and verbally harassed outside of Cohn's on the Corner.
We stand as allies of the two brave women who have courageously gone public about a racist attack they experienced last Thursday on the Corner.
In 2003, a 19-year-old biracial U.Va. student named Daisy Lundy was attacked by a white man during her campaign for Student Council president.
It is very easy to agree with one of the two underlying premises in Matt Cameron's column "Cyber Cents," which appeared in the Cavalier Daily on April 22.
On April 24, Arizona's governor signed a highly controversial immigration bill into law. The law requires police officers to check the immigration status of anyone who may seem to be illegal citizens.
Early last Thursday morning, April 15, two women students walking on the Corner were victims of verbal abuse by one of three male students who were walking behind them.
Today marks the last Friday the print edition of The Cavalier Daily will not appear on newsstands as part of a cost-savings plan put in place by the previous Managing Board.
In writing a letter advising Virginia public colleges and universities to strip references of sexual orientation from their non-discrimination policies, state Attorney General and University alumnus Ken Cuccinelli penned the platform student activists needed to convince their schools otherwise.
