A NEWSPAPER'S main purpose is to inform, but it has an ancillary purpose to provide a forum for opinions as well.
The statistics department needs help now. Following a national trend, the statistics department is having trouble retaining both faculty and staff, and as a result, the quality of statistics instruction in the department as a whole is suffering.
With just over a month left in the Virginia governor's race, the issues have become central in the campaign and Republican candidate Mark Earley has closed in on Democrat Mark Warner in the polls.
Stereotypes are often prevalent when discussing the Greek system. A lot of times, incoming first years will be bombarded with these stereotypes and may not know how to distinguish fact from fiction.
THE HONOR system at the University is a bad thing. But it seems to be a fact of University life that isn't about to pack up and go.
U NIVERSITY of Texas journalism professor Robert Jensen has dis- covered the limits of intellectual freedom.
UNITED we stand, divided we fall. True enough, but unity need not be deaf and dumb. Freedom of thought has always been a part - a big part - of our concept of American freedom.
THOUGH I haven't really been able to accept the fact yet, I'm pretty sure I'm an atheist. I've tried my whole life to hold on to a true belief in God, and my whole life I've failed.
WITH EACH passing second, every freedom-loving Amer ican is in danger of losing his liberty to a dangerous group of religious fanatics.
A RECENT announcement by the Center for Human Reproduction concerning pre-natal gender selection is distressing.
WHY WOULD we want a governor who helped to freeze in-state tuition and is looking to cut it further?
AMERICA wouldn't be America without someone like David Horowitz to take advantage of a horrible tragedy.
On this election day, like all others, Virginians will weigh their views on issues with the candidates' opinions.
AFTER the chaos of last year's presidential election, all elections may seem anticlimactic by comparison.
SYMBOLS carry a tremendous amount of force. When used deliberately and thoughtfully, they provide a crucial and effective means of expression.
THE GRIEF of the past weeks has been followed by two convictions shared by many Americans. The first is an overwhelming sense of unity seen through the nationwide display of American flags and the tremendous support behind President Bush.
ON SEPT. 29, a few thousand individuals trekked to Washington, D.C. to protest, well - something.
EVERYONE can agree that good times make for good friends. With this premise in mind, several leaders of fraternities and sororities around Grounds are organizing a philanthropy event followed by a four-way non-alcoholic mixer in hopes that all will have a good time. Clearly, this isn't a traditional Greek fete.
IRONY dealt us a strange hand last month. As the World War II craze swept through America, pundits mourned our generation's inability to think about much beyond Britney and the NASDAQ.
L AST WEDNESDAY, author and public speaker Dinesh D'Souza spoke to a capacity crowd in Gilmer Hall Auditorium on the subject: "Why They Hate Us: America and Its Enemies." After completing his lecture, D'Souza took questions, and one audience member asked, "If this whole lecture is on why they hate us, then shouldn't we talk more about 'them'? Shouldn't we probe deeper into the issue and try to see things from their point of view?" D'Souza replied, "We are not trying to foster a dialogue with bin Laden.
