Throughout the fall semester, there was a spirited debate on the proposed changes to the honor system at the University, which were approved by the Honor Committee and are now dependent on a student vote.
It was with a great deal of interest that I received an e-mail from the University recently about a proposed reform to the honor system.
The Center for the Study of Education Policy at Illinois State University released an official survey Tuesday documenting how 41 states are increasing funding for higher education.
Recently, members of the law community in New York proposed making the legal reform necessary to allow law students to take the bar exam after two years of law school, rather than the usual three.
Someone sent an email asking why I do what I do the way I do it. The writer made it clear the email was a private communication so I won’t reprint it here.
As some scientists are preparing for the future of mankind by exploring space, fighting climate change or trying to cure disease, one man is taking a much different approach — bringing back an ancient humanlike species.
We as a culture believe that sports is a pillar of the community. Acknowledge the fact that NFL games air on Sunday right after church, and it becomes clear that sports is a kind of secular religion for a consumerist society.
The Virginia State Senate Monday approved Rector Helen Dragas’ reappointment to the Board of Visitors, 29-9.
Bullying — that term we associate with middle school and high school — we have all witnessed it, and perhaps a majority of us have done it.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day has come and gone. We got a Monday off, and some degree of media reference to the civil rights leader, but did we take any lessons away from the holiday?
Last week, my fellow Monday columnist Meredith Berger offered her commentary on the narcissism complex that exists in our generation.
IN THE aftermath of the tragic massacre of 20 students and six adults in Newtown, CT, calls for increased gun control are mounting.
Democrats should consider cutting social entitlement programs to invest more in education and infrastructure.
The RA application process should be completed earlier, in order to reduce housing complications.
The government should enact stricter gun control laws in order to keep the country safer.
Congress should renew the Violence Against Women Act in order to uphold the protections it offered to women.
Both believers and nonbelievers can learn from a newly released Humanist Bible.
Student Council failed its constituents by missing an opportunity to take a stand against Helen Dragas.
Gov. Bob McDonnell’s proposal to raise transportation revenue with a sales tax increase is unfair and economically harmful.
In response to Ashley Spink’s column, “Loaded arguments,” (Jan. 14) I would like to point out that her arguments, though well-written, are incomplete.
