STEPHEN Parsley, in his Nov. 29 column titled "Shrouding sexism behind multiculturalism," argues that "the battle over the veil is one of the key issues that will determine the future of Islam and the West." He goes on to suggest a ban on the veil in public schools and government places.
"SAFERIDE'S purpose is to provide a safe passage for students who would otherwise have to walk alone at night," claims SafeRide's Web site.
WHEN THINKINGabout the war against radical Islam, the veils worn by some Muslim women probably are not the first thing to come to mind.
BEFORE people can give adequate thanks, they're wanting more. There's a certain festive irony in the juxtaposition of two holidays with exactly contradictory philosophies.
AS WE RETURNED from our Thanksgiving break, the pro-single sanction camp has given us yet another frightening look at their world, this time in the form of a column by Josh Hess ("Don't surrender the single sanction," Nov.
THE COLLEGE student had a yellow sticky note on his back. It had been patted there by a friend, or possibly an enemy, as a joke.
LOOKING around Grounds it is clear that the University is alive with conservative traditions. Every semester eager students flock to the University in droves.
ALONG with a Democratic victory in the Houseand Senate,the November elections also enacted a host of controversial ballot referendums.
IN THE honor system's 160 year history, no generation of University students has ever said it could no longer meet the high standard set by the single sanction.
THEY'RE called invisible children. They run without shoes -- terrified, tired and often alone -- every evening at dusk as the sky turns bloody red to Gulu, the main town located near the Sudanese border in Northern Uganda.
RUSHING the court is pointless. Plain and simple. As the men's basketball game against Arizona came to a close last week, the excitement built as people started to realize that we had a fighting chance to with the game and upset the number 10 team in the country.
IN 1966, H.B. Stewart referred to the sea as man's "last great relativelyuntapped resource on earth." This ever-declining resource will soon disappear, however, if over-fishing and other human impacts continue at their current pace.
REMEMBER back in 2003, when Americans learned about the horrible events that transpired at the Abu Ghraib prison facility in Iraq?
WHILE Democratics were wiping the champagne from their lips this past week, conservatives scored two huge victories, one in Virginia and one in Michigan.
THE DEBATE on the single sanction is over. The arguments for and against change have been exhausted, and any concerned student knows how he or she feels about the matter.
WITH SO many Americans becoming increasingly overweight, Virginia has decided to bring out the big guns in the war on obesity.
THIS WEEK, the College of Arts and Sciences learned it will be losing one of its most valued members: Dean Ed Ayers.
NOW THAT control of Congress has passed to the Democrats, many think Washington is poised for endless debate and gridlock.
THERE'S been a lot of fuss recently in this paperabout sexual assault. Many college men, obviously sympathetic to the issue, argue that although women are not to blame for rape, there are precautions that can be taken to make these "unwanted situations" less likely.
DICED carrots, rutabaga, celery and onion can be the beginning of something good to eat. Just add some crushed tomatoes, peas, green beans, barley, pasta, water, chicken and beef bouillon cubes and cornstarch -- and heat.
