THERE are people out there who, unfortunately, will do or say almost anything to get attention. Think of the countless reality shows on TV where people will eat bugs, or hurt or humiliate themselves just for the chance for the spotlight. The same is true for groups and people who want media attention.
"WAIT, WHAT happened?" This was the response of most students and many others last February when the administration released, seemingly out of the blue, an academic calendar with some substantial alterations.
THE nomination process of Chief Justice John Roberts purportedly taught the nation the supremacy of qualifications and a commitment to neutral principles of constitutional interpretation over a judge's personal political opinions.
SINCE its founding, the University's Jeffersonian ideals have been at odds with its status as a bastion of economic privilege.
IF YOU'RE a dedicated Democrat, take a second to remember where you were two weeks ago when you heard that (now former) House Majority Leader Tom DeLay had been indicted for criminal conspiracy. Just for a moment, tap into that glee, that all-is-right-with-the-world feeling of comeuppance accompanying the news that Hammer finally got nailed. Feels good, doesn't it? As it turns out, the average American has absolutely no idea what that feels like.
THE WAIT is over -- President Bush has announced his nomination for the next associate justice of the U.S.
STUDENTS at the University have the opportunity to make a concrete impact on the government of Sudan's ability to commit genocide.
I HOPE and think that, by announcing their bigotry with pride and purpose, a subtle and sinister movement among Christian fundamentalist culture has been unmasked. This past week, cult leader Michael Peter Woroniecki and his family stood outside Minor Hall and verbally assaulted students with messages of hatred and fanaticism.
THERE are currently three major inquiries that are plaguing top officials within both the White House and Congress.
You can't have your cake and eat it too, goes the old saying. Apparently, America doesn't believe this about democracy, as support for staying in Iraq continues to fall.
MONDAY morning saw President Bush's much-anticipated announcement of his pick to replace retiring Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, but when Harriet Miers' name was called, many Americans, both conservative and liberal, scratched their heads in confusion.
JUST WEEKS after former FEMA Chief Michael Brown stepped down from his office in a controversial post-hurricane Katrina sideshow, Food and Drug Administration Chief Lester Crawford resigned from his position amidst speculation that his own financial interests in pharmaceutical companies had affected his management of the agency.
LAST WEEK, two on-Grounds demonstrations raised questions about the University's policy on such events.
AS THE student member of the Board of Visitors, I want to let all my fellow students know more about the Board's recent meetings.
LAST WEEK, the University witnessed two events of similar stripe. On Monday, members of the Woroniecki family brandished a banner and posters, shouting messages such as, "You're cowards!" and "You're going to hell!" On Thursday, demonstrators from Life and Liberty Ministries, a pro-life group, appeared on-Grounds spewing similar epithets and flashing signs of mutilated fetuses.
THE POPULATION of Albemarle County grew from 30,000 in 1960 to nearly 80,000 in 2000. Because the Board of Supervisors has managed that growth much more responsibly than in many other counties in Virginia; we aren't living in a diminutive Loudoun County.
STUDENTS in the College of Arts and Sciences detest one particular competency requirement more than any other: the foreign language requirement.
AS DONATIONS are pouring into various organizations for hurricane relief, the grim reality sets in that still more money will be needed for these efforts.
YOU SEE them everywhere. They pass you on the street like an army of clones obeying some unknown leader.
WHEN THE Honor Committee formed its ad hoc committees at the beginning of our term, we recognized the need to work towards presenting an alternative to the single sanction.
