When the athletic department announced Monday it received a $5 million donation from Amy Mitchell Griffin, who played volleyball at the University and graduated in 1998, it was a reminder of the importance of private funds in maintaining quality sports programs.
MOTHER'S Day is roughly a month and a half away, but it is never too early to start thinking about the perfect gift for the special lady in your life. While perusing the Bloomberg Businessweek website last Saturday, I found a little tidbit that Mark Zuckerberg or Travis McCoy might find useful come early May.
Last week, U.S. District Judge Denny Chin voided a proposed settlement between Google, the Authors Guild, the Association of American Publishers and a large group of individual authors and publishers meant to allow the technology giant to scan entire libraries of books into a searchable online database.
WE ARE a tight knit group here at the University. A University Guide will be quick to point out the common practice of always greeting people when we walk to and from our classes to highlight the rather genteel Southern atmosphere of Thomas Jefferson's University.
For the past year, the University has waged a legal battle against Attorney General and University alumnus Ken Cuccinelli centered around his demands for access to documents pertaining to research by former Environmental Sciences Prof.
I was disappointed to read Jamie Dailey's column ("Discrimination by interpretation") in The Cavalier Daily on Friday, March 25, in which he asserted that all conservatives and Christians are "soaked in blood" as a result of the suicides of young, gay and lesbian teens. First, I must say that every suicide is a tragedy, regardless of the individual's race, gender, religion or lifestyle.
DEAN GROVES, I really should be working on my thesis at the moment, but I am absolutely furious as a result of two cowards who just perpetrated what is the second unmistakably anti-Semitic affront against me in 24 hours.
THE FIRST Amendment is an interesting thing. It protects Americans' right to practice just about any religion they care to and it protects Americans' right to say pretty much anything about religion - and other things - they care to say. From that perspective, there was nothing wrong with the opinions in Jamie Dailey's column ("Discrimination by interpretation," March 25). Dailey is entitled to have an opinion and he's free to express it.
Students and faculty already feeling the effects of rising tuition and frozen salaries, respectively, were hardly pleased this week when the University's Department of Parking and Transportation announced a $1-per-month increase to Academic Division parking permit rates for the 2011-12 academic year.
MOM; Amanda; Shane; Shawn, I love you. Thank you for having me. It's been a pleasure.
In the high-profile world of college athletics, it is understandable for universities to be wary of competitors and third parties attempting to steal the colors, mascots and slogans that make up their athletic brands.
FOR THOSE opposed to perceived federal overreach in the enactment of health care reform, two primary options present themselves: political change and legal challenges.
University students received an e-mail last week from Maurie McInnis, associate dean of the College, cautioning them of the potential honor implications of an online service called The Essay Exchange.
CAN ONE man embody a century? Frank Buckles lived to be 110 years old and participated in the most rapid period of technological and institutional development the world ever has seen.
MISLEADING stereotypes are one of the most pervasive issues concerning racial and ethnic relations. It is most disheartening when one finds that his culture is hardly taken seriously and, worse yet, even may not be seen as legitimate. Many racial and ethnic groups in America and around the world strive to defeat these stereotypes, as well as to fight for their cultural validity and for the recognition of their worth as individuals in a functioning society.
