AT THE risk of being accused of piling on, the Ombudsman is compelled to comment on the brouhaha concerning the opinion piece by Brett Ferrell and Sam Ross on sexual assault statistics.
THE STATE of Race Relations, an organization that promotes racial equality, recently released the results of a survey conducted earlier this year.
Brett Ferrell and Sam Ross's Viewpoint column ("Bogus one-in-four rape statistic," Sept. 12) represents the authors' ignorance and insensitivity, and its publishing did a disfavor to everyone at the University. I do not believe that the authors have any right to question the one-in-four statistic on the basis of the evidence gathered from the University Police Department.
IMAGINE that your house has been robbed. You are distraught because your house has been ravaged, and many of your personal possessions have been taken.
Bryan Maxwell's column ("Constitution speaks for moment of silence," Sept. 13) has convinced me that a moment of silence at the start of a school day isn't unconstitutional, but since when does that make it a good idea?
MAN, THIS is one violent country we live in! From video games to movies to music, one can't help but encounter extreme violence in popular media at least once a day.
SO OFTEN in life some lame copycat idea seeps in through the cracks, has its 15 minutes of fame, then thankfully disappears to product purgatory, never to be seen again.
ALTHOUGH an ambitious goal, a large number of idealistic young Americans think about becoming president of the United States every year.
HOW DID we get from there to here? I'm not confused about the nature of the starting or ending points.
PRIORITY seating. In theory, it's a great idea. These days, though, it seems to be for Saturday afternoons only.
THE REFRAIN of teenagers everywhere, "But mom, everybody else is doing it!" is often used and rarely successful.
IF THE flyers recently posted by Sexual Assault Facts and Education (SAFE) stating that one out of every four women has survived rape or attempted rape since her 14th birthday are to be believed, some 1,700 University women will be victims of these heinous crimes by the time they graduate.
THE YEAR is off to a good start. A common misconception about the position of ombudsman is that his role is solely one of a professional complainer, or a sort of expert kvetcher, if you will.
LAST WEEK the Managing Board of The Cavalier Daily editorialized that downloading MP3s off Napster, although a form of theft, isn't serious in our community.
"SO, WHERE are you living this year?" my friends asked me excitedly when I passed them for the first time on Grounds this fall. "Uh, Brown College," I muttered under my breath, bracing myself for the inevitable. "Ohhhhh ... cool," they replied, backing away slowly. "Hey!
AS PUBLIC schools all over Virginia began another rousing academic year on Tuesday, students were asked to observe a moment of silence before they began their day.
FIRST IT WAS mail. Then it was music. Now, books are next in line to be eaten up by the digital revolution.
SOME THINGS in life are worth worrying about. Some things are not. Two words shouted in the middle of a song at a college football game are not. Certainly one can empathize with those who take serious offense at the "Not Gay!" refrain in the middle of "The Good Old Song." This is a debate that has engaged the University - or at least, this fine publication - every year without fail.
THE U.S. News & World Report college rankings are in and the University of California at Berkeley and the University of Virginia are tied for number one - public school that is.
IT'S THE little things in life that make all the difference. No matter what the situation, if every person involved made a conscious effort to improve at least small aspect of his or her life, then the world truly would be a better place.
