A week ago I was chatting with some upperclassmen who claimed that because English is spoken in virtually every professional and academic domain, learning a foreign language as an American is a fruitless pursuit.
If I only had a spine The New York Times often publishes op-eds in which e-books are devoured. Ironically, I read these pieces - written by the same people who ignore that today "online" makes more business sense than "print" - on my New York Times app for the Blackberry.
Lying, cheating and stealing are the oils applied to the gears of machinations; done for-profit and everywhere - or at least among the slick.
To the members of the University Greek community, In many ways, the Greek community at the University lives up to its promises: It is a way to find great friends, take advantage of new leadership opportunities and enrich your social life.
One of the most appealing features of the University of Virginia is the vibrancy of its student organizations.
On the premier episode of "The Colbert Report," Stephen Colbert introduced the world to the word "truthiness." "We are a nation divided," Colbert said, "We're divided between those who think with their head and those who know with their heart." Truth, Colbert asserted, comes from a person's gut, not from a collection of facts.
Albemarle County Police locked down and evacuated the University's Fontaine Research Park Thursday morning while the rest of us were left out in the cold.
In the wake of a proposal which first made waves in January, the University of California system is moving forward with the idea of asking the sexual orientation of its incoming students.
Most of the friends which I have made at the University volunteer in some way in the Charlottesville community, be it via tutoring or through the hospital.
I assume the only people who do not yet know what all this "KONY 2012" noise is about are those of you not on Facebook.
In "The Descent of Mann" (March 14), Sam Novack provided his opinion on the recent court decision against Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, the work of climatologist Michael Mann and anthropogenic - not "anthropomorphic" as he wrote - global warming.
Today, high frequency trading is exciting, but not sexy. Traders currently use computers with blistering connections to markets to take advantage of momentary market inefficiencies and, through tremendous volumes, may work up a sizable profit.
Wa-hoo, the Virginia men's basketball team made the NCAA Tournament and Friday will play Florida, a team many say could end March Madness for the Cavaliers.
In Denise Taylor's March 13 column "Lights, camera, inaction" she wrote that the KONY 2012 campaign should not be praised because it does not propose a solution aside from increasing awareness of Kony's army of child soldiers.
I recently participated in a meeting at which a group of student leaders was asked whether the University should build a more robust study abroad program for undergraduate students.
The Virginia Supreme Court ruled March 2nd against Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli and his renewed attempts to obtain access to the emails and documents used in the research of a former University professor.
While I am not against the living wage, I can't help but feel impatient and a bit disgusted with the Living Wage Campaign.
The results are in, and no one cares. Given the end of his incumbent's term, the next "The American College President" took office yesterday, replacing his 2006 predecessor.
Coming from someone who has been on stage many times, I know how disappointing it is to see empty seats when the curtain opens, especially when so many long hours of practice have gone into preparing for the impending performance.
I had never heard of Joseph Kony until this past Wednesday morning. Unfortunately, I, like most people, found myself to be generally ignorant of the details of the violence in Uganda.
