Understanding bias
By Omer Shaukat | September 21, 2011The recent Beta Bridge incident has provoked some discussion within the University community.
The recent Beta Bridge incident has provoked some discussion within the University community.
HIS NAME was Mohammed Nabbous, or "Mo" to his comrades and online supporters. He and fellow Libyans set up Libya Alhurra TV - Free Libya TV - in February.
THIS MAY not be common knowledge, so I am going to put it out there: There is a lot of drinking in college.
ONE HARDLY would deny that for many students, coming to live in a university community offers opportunities previously unavailable to them and perhaps unavailable in other circumstances.
The University group Students for Peace and Justice in Palestine filed a bias report last week in response to an incident that occurred shortly after its members had painted Beta Bridge in support of an upcoming Palestinian bid for statehood.
The Cavalier Daily article on the Virginia abortion debacle ("Board approves abortion clinic regulations," Sept.
WHEN ONE hears the word "volunteering," a positive image of someone selflessly committing himself to the advancement of another person or group often comes to mind.
I SOUGHT two things when applying to schools: excellent academic opportunities and Division I sports teams.
DAVID Ben-Gurion, Israel's first prime minister, stated that "the test of democracy is freedom of criticism." In the early hours of Sept.
The American Constitution Society for Law and Policy, a progressive legal think tank, released a report Sept.
PLAGIARISM is depressingly common in journalism. A quick Internet search turns up stories and comments about cases at some of the most respected publications in the nation.
I was fairly disturbed by your article titled "Students file bias report" in the Sept.
I was admitted as a graduate student in the quantitative psychology doctoral program at University of Virginia starting fall 2011.
THERE are a lot of things about the University that surprise me. Having spent my undergraduate years in the withering - and seemingly interminable - winters of upstate New York, beautiful weather that lasts well into November is somewhat of a pleasant novelty for me.
A 40-3 VICTORY against William & Mary seemed like a pretty good way to start off my four years of college.
Today marks the final day of the Board of Visitors' September meeting. Although the Board has not announced any major news, its gathering should serve as a reminder to students of its importance in setting the policies and making the decisions that structure much of University life.
WEDNESDAY before last, the foremost contenders for the Republican presidential nomination met to debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.