AS AN IRANIAN refugee, I am probably the last that person would stand up and defend anyone in the Iranian government, past or present.
WHEN SPEAKING of stereotypes in the United States, it is common for Caucasians to want to be included in the discussion.
OFFENSIVE speech is a difficult thing to discuss in America. In most parts of the world -- even Europe -- the right to free speech has significantly less protection than in our own country.
"DEMOCRACY is a process,not a project." Mohammed Khatami, former president of Iran, spoke these words last Thursday in a speech at the National Cathedral.
LIKE SO many students, and indeed, like so many Americans, I got a job this summer. I was paid by direct deposit, and every two weeks I watched a significant portion of my salary disappear into the gaping maw of Social Security and income taxes.
MUCH OF the talk about reform at the United Nations leaves out two key players that are not even part of the Security Council: Germany and Japan.
WE KNEW it would only be a matter of time before movies portraying the events of Sept. 11, 2001, were eventually placed on big and little screens alike.
I am shocked and saddened by the opinions offered Monday by two readers who condemn Stephanie Garrison and her successful appeal of her honor conviction ("Honor's self-enforced silence" and "An appropriate sanction," Sept.
IF THERE is one term that pops up again and again in college courses, it's equilibrium. From economics to physics, there is always some natural point of stability and balance.
THE COMICS page, maybe the most controversial section of The Cavalier Daily last year, has caused another flare-up, giving me plenty to write about as I start my second year as the paper's ombudsman.
FOR ALL its belligerence and hawkish political stances, the Bush administration has produced little when it comes to dealing with Iran.
LAST WEEK, quite a controversial speaker came to the University with very little actual controversy.
I knew that something was amiss Tuesday night when I checked my e-mail and found I had five invitations to Facebook groups protesting the Facebook.
LAST THURSDAY, former Iranian President Mohammed Khatami to speak at the University. The debate leading up to his speech was hollow.
YOU ARE sitting in a classroom and happen to glance over to the person to your immediate left. On a laptop, she is chatting with four different people over AIM.
COLLEGE students are used to getting ripped off. Between housing, parking andtextbooks, it seems like we are always being asked to empty our pockets.
THE BUSH administration has had a rough time in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee with its attempt to reconfirm unilateralist John Bolton as ambassador to the United Nations.
LAST WEEK, the final big mystery in the Valerie Plame leak case was finally solved. Casual political observers can be forgiven for not being familiar with this case, which has taken numerous twists and turns over the past two and a half years.
MANY YOUNG women today grow weary of their chronic victim status, constantly told to be on guard against the ubiquitous male predator.
WITH THE first home football game quickly approaching, we will soon be able to say that the school year has truly begun.
