THE REST of the nation is complaining about gas prices these days, but paying close to three dollars a gallon at the pump is nothing compared to what most of us have been shelling out at the bookstore in the past week.
IT WAS during the winter of 2004 that I had the chance to leave a deputy secretary of state speechless.
AS THE old saying goes, the only things certain in life are death and taxes. Pretty much everything is taxed these days, starting from before you are even born with prenatal care, and believe it or not, the government has even found a way to get you after you die.
WHILE many debate the legitimacy of the rigid and expensive mandates the No Child Left Behind Act imposes on states, the extent to which the initiative is failing at the most basic level became transparent last Monday, when Connecticut sued the federal government over provisions of NCLB.
YOU HAVE to feel for military recruiters, stuck patrolling parking lots and shopping malls in hopes of attracting America's youth to a life of discipline and early-morning exercise.
CHRISTIAN televangelist Pat Robertson has created a name for himself in the past two decades with his radical and sometimes offensive viewpoints.
HARRY Truman once said, "You want a friend in Washington? Get a dog." Well, one thing is certain, the Managing Board's Aug.24 lead editorial "Debating the Center's Mistake," showed us how President Truman must have felt and tempted us to undertake a massive rescue mission at the local pound.
"SCREW ABSTINENCE." What might seem to be a sophomoric quip was actually the theme of a party hosted this summer by one of the nation's leading abortion-rights groups, the National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League -- an ironic statement from an organization whose self-purported mission is to "guarantee every woman the right to make personal decisions regarding the full range of reproductive choices"(emphasis mine). These aren't the only headlines NARAL has been making in recent weeks; the organization came out in full force against Supreme Court nominee Judge John Roberts, releasing an ad falsely linking him to a violent extremist anti-abortion group, which it ultimately had to take off the air.
IN RESPONSE to the U.S. News & World Report's college rankings monopoly, The Washington Monthly responded with their own definition of "best" college.
IN 1925, Tennessee schoolteacher John Scopes was convicted of violating a state law prohibiting the teaching of any theory of biological existence (namely, evolution) other than creationism.
POLITICIANS and public figures are often prone to using historical information in an irresponsible manner, twisting the facts around as a means of garnering support for their personal agendas.
AS SOON as first years come to Grounds and move into their dorms, barely after they have had a chance to unpack and meet the stranger they will be living with for the next nine months, they are swept up into a host of activities, lectures and opportunities as Fall Orientation begins.
What's new? How can I help you? Nope, not the normal opening to a column in a newspaper. But this isn't a normal opinion column.
DIVERSITY is a word much discussed at the University as a new generation of earnest egalitarians strives to correct the racist and sexist injustices of our past.
"BE CAREFUL, and here's your BAC card." Congratulations. You've just been armed with what most first years take away from the University's alcohol orientation instruction.
WHEN THE class of 2008 moved into first-year dorms just a year ago, things at the University were different.
SAY GOODBYE to home-cooked meals and get ready to do your own laundry (or not?) every week. That's right, for first-year students, getting acclimated to the lifestyle of a University student can be a shock.
CHARLOTTESVILLE may have been rated the best place to live in America, and the University may be one of the best public universities, but let's face it: This place ain't perfect.
"I'M EMBARRASSED that there's so much air time absorbed by the latest missing-girl story," Michelle Malkin recently lamented to American Enterprise Online.
WHEN STUDENTS see the construction of the new $130 million John Paul Jones Arena, it's easy to see how they could think that the athletic department is a money pit.
