AS USUAL, the Virginia Film Festival has come and gone with only one possible complaint: It was physically impossible to make all of its features, and although this annual proceeding brought certain disappointments, it also provided a number of pleasant surprises.
DURING a weekend of shot gun shooting, fishing from a canoe and miscellaneous brotherhood mayhem, I pondered why, from a utilitarian perspective, my priority at school is studying rather than doing the things I love, such as enjoying camaraderie.
The New York Times reported yesterday that Princeton had received 3,547 applications through its new single-choice early action admissions option. This applicant pool is roughly three times the size of its current freshman class, indicating that many prospective students remain drawn to the opportunity to receive accelerated admissions decisions from schools in which they are particularly interested. This is especially true now that Princeton and a few other elite private institutions have implemented single-choice early action, which does not commit prospective students to attend the school to which they apply.
What a pleasure to read an article in your paper written by one of my former students! The article is titled "When the Goins Gets Tough" (Nov.
THE ACADEMICAL Village is without a doubt a historic part of the University grounds, and has been deservedly praised since its establishment.
EARLIER this year, residents of the Lawn and the Range were informed that they are forbidden to use their fireplaces because of structural problems with the chimneys of some rooms.
First-time international student enrollment in U.S. graduate programs spiked 8 percent from 2010, according to a report released yesterday by the Council of Graduate Schools. This dwarfed every single-year increase since 2006, when first-time international graduate student enrollment rose 12 percent. Politicians, administrators, faculty and present and future students should react positively to this news, which indicates the U.S.
Tomorrow, the Board of Visitors will be meeting to continue its stewardship of our University. With this comes the duty to make sure that the University operates in a manner that is consistent with the core values of our community.
CHARLOTTESVILLE - Citizens and journalists gathered in the University's Nau Hall last Saturday to discuss the future of citizenship and journalism in this country.
IN HIS guest viewpoint last week ("To infinity and beyond," Nov.
At its weekly meeting this past Sunday, the Honor Committee effectively killed a proposal it had been discussing since Oct.
A WEEK ago, a University student started a petition on Change.org requesting that the University establish gender-neutral housing on Grounds.
U .S. NEWS & World Report's annual Best Colleges publication consistently lends high praise to the University.
There are roughly 10,000 University students who live within the City of Charlottesville, which is holding city-wide elections tomorrow for three City Council seats.
I was born and grew up in Charlottesville while my father, Edgar Shannon, was president of the University from 1959 until 1974.
IT IS CLEAR that some of the folks who commented on Katelyn Krause's guest column ("Would you dress as Auschwitz for Halloween?" Nov.
