Opinion

Opinion

Stay with sufficient advising system

By Megan Moyer | November 16, 2001

THERE'S been a lot of grumbling around here lately. There's always a lot of grumbling, and confusion, when course selection season roles around, and the faculty advising system bears the brunt of these complaints. Each student is assigned a faculty adviser based on their first-year dorm association, and, in most cases, keeps that adviser until he declares a major and is assigned a major adviser.

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Opinion

Charities shouldn't double-Cross donors

By Harris Freier | November 16, 2001

AFTER we watched our country under attack over two months ago, many University students felt helpless.

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Opinion

'Dialogue' alters face of race relations

By Brian Cook | November 15, 2001

RACE IS one of the biggest issues on Grounds today. From self-segregation to affirmative action, from stereotyping to multiculturalism, it is a rare moment when the University is silent about race and diversity. But even with all the dialogue on this issue, the University community is lacking a constructive medium for an exchange of ideas.

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Opinion

Continuous coverage cures health care ills

By Pallavi Guniganti | November 15, 2001

OLDER people especially are fond of pointing out, in listing the blessings of the college-aged, that we still have our health.

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Opinion

Bank's financial literacy program enriches schools

By Matt West | November 15, 2001

PUBLIC education often lacks the ability to provide children with skills due to the lack of appropriate resources.

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Opinion

Reject law killing off right to die

By Brad Cohen | November 15, 2001

THE FUTURE of assisted suicide and the right to "die with dignity" for terminally ill patients in Oregon will come to a critical junction Nov.

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Opinion

Reject unfair student visa restrictions

By Alex Rosemblat | November 14, 2001

AMONG many new measures to try to curb the threat of terrorism in the United States, President George W.

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Opinion

New twist needed in fall Council elections

By Elizabeth Managan | November 14, 2001

WHAT HAPPENS if you have an election and nobody comes? I pondered this when I found out that Student Council elections are starting today.

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Opinion

Calling for an end to paper phone book

By Bryan Maxwell | November 14, 2001

KNOWLEDGE is power, as the saying goes. It's also just plain convenient. When it comes to managing information, small changes often can make the biggest difference in our daily lives.

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Opinion

Don't gamble on lottery for Virginia's finances

By Seth Wood | November 14, 2001

SINCE 1987, the Commonwealth of Virginia has relied on a state-run lottery as one source of revenue.

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Opinion

Support medicinal use of ecstasy

By Kevin James Wong | November 13, 2001

DRUGS, when used properly, can advance the field of science and medicine beyond what humans ever dreamed possible.

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Opinion

Rethink Lawn selection, end application process

By Preston Lloyd | November 13, 2001

MOTIVATION: the drive that fuels success and ambition. It can be found in abundance among a great majority of the student body at the University.

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Opinion

Treat depression as a disease

By Laura Sahrama | November 13, 2001

IMAGINE, for a moment, that you have diabetes. You have an illness caused by something in your genes or just bad biological fortune.

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Opinion

Don't race to blame administration

By Stephanie Batten | November 13, 2001

LOOKING at the pictures, I literally became sick to my stomach. I know racism and discrimination are alive and well in this country, but it is often easier to focus on the many positive aspects of race relations and glaze over the negatives.

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Opinion

Government, private industry must provide big response to smallpox

By Becky Krystal | November 13, 2001

ALTHOUGH people have waged the warfare of direct combat throughout the span of human history, only recently have the fears and thoughts of America's leaders and citizens turned to an even more frightening yet silent battle: bioterrorism.

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Opinion

Overhaul inadequate advising

By Harris Freier | November 12, 2001

ONCE AGAIN it is time to sign up for classes. For first years, this means taking part in an advising system which serves almost no purpose and inconveniences both students and professors.

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Opinion

Proofreading errors tarnish newspaper's reputation

By Matthew Branson | November 12, 2001

LEAVE it to an English professor to lay the groundwork for a column topic, a topic that I have touched on before but have not given full attention: proofreading.

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Opinion

Entertainment industry fills essential role in stress relief

By Austen Givens | November 12, 2001

AS BOMBS continued to fall over Kandahar and Kabul, as troops were flown into Afghanistan to combat the Taliban, nearly 40 million Americans held their breaths and watched as the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the New York Yankees.

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Opinion

ACLU: not violating own principles

By Jeffrey Eisenberg | November 12, 2001

THE UNIVERSITY'S chapter of the American Civil Liber-ties Union has, of late, come under attack for its involvement in the "NOT BLACK ... NOT JEWISH ... NOT FEMALE ... NOT GAY" flyers posted around Grounds.

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Opinion

Highlighting historical, cultural value of Thanksgiving

By Alex Roosenburg | November 12, 2001

TUESDAY, Nov. 20, be sure to tune your televisions in to the made-for-TV movie, "Prancer Returns." With Thanksgiving right around the corner, the movie appropriately will be dealing with the struggles of Christmas.