THE RECENT Inter-Fraternity Council decision to end the rental of their houses to non-Greek organizations can be seen in only two ways: either as a symbol of white privilege at the University or as a refusal to align and help fellow black students with the problems they face.
ALLEGEDLY, Americans have a hard time talking about race. Perhaps we do. What we have an even harder time talking about, however, is money - who has it, who doesn't, and why that matters.
EVERYONE agrees that censorship is bad. Six weeks after the terrorist attacks, everyone agrees that suppression of speech is getting out of hand.
AS A COLLEGE student who has taken Commerce courses, I'm happy to know that future generations won't have to share my Commerce School envy.
IN 1997, when Mark Earley ran for Attorney General, he spoke before a crowd of College Republicans at which I was present.
RECENT events have shown that nearly everything is a potential target for terrorists. But now, Congress has damaged one of the few things that terrorists can't touch - our commitment to the rule of law and the guidance of the Constitution.
WHAT HAPPENS when patriotism runs amuck? While the last month has shown that patriotism can bring out the best in Americans, it has also been seen to bring out the worst.
IT'S AN explosive issue that makes it into nearly every presidential, senatorial and local election: big government.
IT IS COMMENDABLE that many students from elite universities are willing to work with poor, underserved children in rural and urban settings through Teach for America.
OCTOBER. The leaves are turning, jackets begin to outnumber shorts, and voters are bombarded with campaign messages in anticipation of next month's election.
AMERICA has something new to worry about, and it comes in the form of a scentless bacteria that is being sent through the mail.
IN A FEAT of irony, the Honor Committee has been either actively dishonest or incompetent. Neither interpretation is flattering to the Committee. Last year, before students considered the four honor referenda, three of which the student body soundly rejected, the Committee in conjunction with the Office of Institutional Assessment conducted a survey to gauge student opinion on the honor system.
MANY PEOPLE are involved with putting a story into its final form, the form the reader sees upon picking up an issue of The Cavalier Daily.
EXTRAORDINARY times call for extraordinary measures. In the weeks following the terrorist attacks on the United States, Americans have been living in a heightened state of security and anxiety.
BEGINNING last Sunday, the Department of Defense started dropping leaflets alongside bombs over Afghanistan.
LAST WEEK marked the end of our first official break of the school year. No classes were held Monday and Tuesday in order to grant University students some reading days.
OFTEN this page is used to point out what is wrong in the world, what our school, country or fellow citizens are doing to harm one another.
SOME PEOPLE blame the recent terrorist attacks on American foreign policy in the Middle East. These people claim that America must change its ways if it wants peace.
IT SURE is an interesting time to be an American. Not yet recovered from the shock of the unprecedented terrorist attacks on New York and Washington that shook our nation but a month ago, our country is now faced with the reality of a new threat: biological terrorism.
AMERICA watched solemnly and quietly Oct. 7, as America began its first overt military strikes on Afghanistan.
