It's the middle of October, and the last thing most University students are thinking about is the clock winding down on anything.
More than a century ago, Nellie Bly checked herself into an insane asylum. She wasn't a lunatic, but she wanted to document the inhuman conditions people in these alleged sources of care were subjected to.
By now, we all know the Michael Vick story: he was convicted and served time on federal dog-fighting charges.
The United States has the unpleasant honor of being the only liberal democracy in which the death penalty is still carried out.
"They dropped you the day you graduated." These words sank into my chest. I graduated from U.Va. this May and moved to California.
The search for the University's next president presses forward. To date, the Special Committee on the Nomination of a President has held six open forums for public comment - five on Grounds and one at the University's College at Wise.
With the increasing number of bikes around Grounds, we need an agreement or at least an understanding between pedestrians and bikers.
There's no debating that a number of Roman Polanski's films are works of artistic genius. Polanski undoubtedly deserved his Best Director Academy Award for The Pianist, and Rosemary's Baby also merited a number of awards.
To criticize last week's monumental U2 performance would be to criticize a spectacular display of light and sound from one of modern music's most talented groups.
Fifteen minutes. This is approximately the most amount of time it will take me to briskly walk to my furthest class (10 if I break into a jog once or twice). For some it is more - for most, less.
Housing is one of the most important aspects of college - where you live defines your daily schedule, routine, and habits.
With tensions high over health reform, there is little room for other highly emotional debates. Despite these polarizing times, the debate over illegal immigration came to a front when the Obama administration revealed its enforcement policy in regards to undocumented workers.
By this time your first year, how many times had you heard the words multiculturalism and diversity?
20,118: the number of trees U2 would need to plant to offset the carbon emissions for its 44 concerts this year 341: the number of days since Virginia football last won a game 11-0: the record of Virginia's field hockey team, ranked third nationally and off to its best start since the 1979 season 4: number of days left to register to vote in the Virginia governor's race next month 750,000: the daily overhead cost in dollars of U2's tour (regardless of whether the band is playing a concert that day) 33-13: the margin Virginia men's soccer outshot its opponents by in its last two games, a 0-1 loss and a 1-0 win 2: how many inches thinner today's Cavalier Daily is than yesterday's 247.6: the percent increase in journalistic power packed into each remaining square inch 39-7: the number of points for and against Virginia field hockey this season, respectively 62-93: the number of points for and against Virginia football this season, respectively 189: the number of trucks and buses used to carry personnel and equipment for U2's tour 14: the percentage point lead for Republican Bob McDonnell over Democrat Creigh Deeds in the Commonwealth's gubernatorial race, according to a Survey USA poll conducted from Sept.
Conservatives have been bemoaning the liberal media bias for a while now. And, as much as I hate to admit it, even I can see that it exists.
Student Council has begun to show more reverence toward its motto, "Your voice is our vision." At Tuesday night's meeting, Council formally unveiled Speak Up UVA, an online forum for students to publicly voice and vote on their concerns for the University.
Where one wall falls, another will be unceremoniously built in its place. As the University community partakes in a week-long series of events commemorating the fall of the Berlin Wall, a new ideological wall is taking form.
Like many of you readers out there, I am an avid texter. In fact, you could say I'm a master texter, my fingers swiftly flying over my iPhone keyboard, tapping out text after text to my friends.
The University has taken another step forward in the world of new media. Last Tuesday, it officially announced the launch of its own iTunes U channel, giving professors, schools and departments the opportunity to post original content directly to Apple's media application.
Like many of my fellow fourth-years, I have recently begun searching for that nasty little three letter word that makes all of us want to run away screaming in Godzilla-like fashion: a job.
