Sophia Chua-Rubenfeld, the daughter of Amy Chua, - author of "Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother" - has been a musician for some time.
Film festivals showcase socially relevant and provocative independent films that spotlight issues that do not typically pervade the national conversation but are nonetheless worthy of critical attention.
With the recently initiated renovations of meeting rooms on the third floor of Newcomb Hall, more student groups are turning to academic spaces for their meetings.
Nature versus nurture. Although academics contest which side comes out on top in this ongoing debate about what truly defines a person, the general population seems to have made up its mind.
In the wake of the Jan. 8 Tucson tragedy, the airwaves - and the halls of Capitol Hill - have been filled with the predictable calls for expanded government oversight and decreased civil liberties.
The 112th Congress began its term earlier this month by reading the U.S. Constitution aloud line-by-line.
Having just returned from the University's study abroad program in Valencia, Spain, I was surprised to read in "Going International" (Jan.
Last April, the University of Virginia's Board of Visitors raised the in-state tuition rate by about 9.9 percent - a substantial increase - to help cope with the loss of state and federal stimulus funds.
I have finally reached that dreaded point in my life; I am now a second semester fourth-year student, and it's time for me to find a job.
When referring to the stereotypical Asian person, what usually comes to mind is someone smart - especially in mathematics - who probably plays the piano or violin.
120: Number of students by which the Office of Undergraduate Admission hopes to increase the incoming first-year class, Dean Greg Roberts said 80: Number of the additional students who will be in-state 1,269: Number of University students who studied abroad during the 2009-10 academic year 9: Number of suites in the Fitzhugh dormitory on Alderman Road affected by a water leak during Winter Break 12: Number of larcenies reported on Grounds in December 2010 2: Number of constitutional amendments proposed by the Honor Committee for next month's spring University-wide elections 1: Number of times the triviality clause has been reworded for clarity during the last decade 60: Percentage of student-voters needed to approve the proposed changes if at least 10 percent of the student body votes .8: Amount in billions of dollars the University's capital campaign must raise by Dec.
The full pomp and ceremony of the U.S. government welcomed Chinese President Hu Jintao with a full state banquet during his visit to Washington, D.C.
The State Lunatic Asylum in Midgeville, Ga. opened in 1842. The asylum was particularly gloomy in its early years when Superintendent David Cooper believed cruelty was the only way to manage the insane.
Jared Lee Loughner carved his name in national history Jan. 8 with the cold plastic of a 9mm Glock pistol when he shot U.S.
Those who watched Democrats and Republicans in Congress agree last month to extend $858 billion worth of Bush-era tax cuts for another two years could be forgiven for thinking that the federal government is flush with cash.
Liberals who blame the tragedy in Arizona on conservatives are just as guilty of the volatile rhetoric they criticize. Nineteen people were shot at a Jan.
