When news broke earlier this month that University Architect David Neuman had informed the Board of Visitors that it would be necessary to fell the magnolia trees surrounding the Rotunda as part of the renovations soon to be done to that building, students reacted with confusion and dismay.
Last Saturday night was a perfect evening for football. The weather was nice. Field conditions were excellent.
I am writing to support my fellow alumnus, Guy Geier, for his letter ("Constructive criticism," Nov.
"I HOLD the press responsible to discern the truthful qualities of [this] expression and to not just report gossip, especially when it is concocted." That is an interesting statement from a member of a group formed to - among other things - oppose corporate influence in politics and public debate, but it was in a letter to the editor ("Getting the whole picture," Nov.
MY FIRST thought when I was told to start considering where to live next year was "Wait,I just got here." I felt overwhelmed, and therefore withdrew from the idea of looking for an off-Grounds apartment, finding little comfort in the fact that the deadline to apply for on-Grounds housing is Dec.
11,417: Number of individuals who applied for admission to the University through its new early action program, which had a deadline of Nov.
I am pleased that the Board of Visitors has approved the renovations to the Rotunda and that the work will be proceeding next year.
I appreciate The Cavalier Daily's coverage of the Batten School's remarkable growth. I did want to point out that the Nov.
THE NATION'S leading university in sustainability is the University of Virginia? Really? A growing university that gets 70 percent of its energy from coal and whose alumni have pursued sustainability "without institutional goals" amid a "frustratingly conservative" culture is the standard-bearer for environmental initiatives? Yes, really.
KRISTIN Cooper was your average 20-year-old college student. She went to Baker College in Kansas, was in a sorority and had a great family and friends who loved and supported her.
It seems safe to say the University is more integrated and diverse today than it has been at any previous point in its history.
WHEN THE University eliminated its early decision option in 2007, there were undoubtedly some qualified high school applicants who were forced to wait until the spring to receive their admission decisions and so chose to go elsewhere.
There are few public policy goals that rank higher in Virginia than that of increasing citizens' educational achievement levels.
SINCE declaring my major, I have constantly been receiving emails about public speakers visiting the University.
LAST WEEK, amid accusations that he failed to respond adequately to cases of child sexual abuse that allegedly occurred within his own locker room, Joe Paterno was abruptly fired from his post as Penn State's head football coach, which he had held for 44 years.
THE UNIVERSITY recently announced the formation of the Institute of the Humanities and Global Cultures, which will be integrated as part of the College.
A University of Maryland commission charged with finding solutions to the abysmal financial situation of the school's athletic department issued a report Sunday that suggested eliminating at least eight teams. The report caused dismay among the 166 student-athletes who comprise those teams, but it should hardly have been unexpected given the department's projected $4.7 million deficit this year and its embarrassing inability to finance itself last year without borrowing $1.2 million from the university's auxiliary fund. Yet athletic departments should not have to resort to such drastic downsizing to bring their budgets into line.
