Apathy is the greatest threat to the democratic process, and the University's proud tradition of student self-governance is no exception.
In the wake of President Obama's Jan. 25 State of the Union address - a speech that was little different from any other State of the Union Address during the last few decades - it is worth reflecting on what this constitutional ritual has become.
From 1948 until the early 1990s, the South African government enforced a social system of white superiority.
Where is the University I was promised? I am third-year in the (so I have been told) second-largest department at the University: politics.
In 2006, Virginia Tech - whose campus is a gun-free zone - opposed a bill which would have allowed college students and employees to carry handguns on state campuses.
There are many things that a student might find himself doing while at the University, but protesting rarely seems to be one of them.
As the 121st Managing Board brings its term to a close, we continue an annual tradition of recognizing individuals and groups who have made headlines this past year. The "Baby Steps" award goes to Student Council for its recently initiated SafeWalk program, which conveniently bundles student well-being with awkward bonding opportunities.
A recent Wall Street Journal excerpt from Yale Law Prof. Amy Chua's new book "Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother" has garnered considerable attention during the past few weeks.
At last night's Student Council meeting, the Athletic Affairs Committee unveiled plans to create a Virginia Club Sports Council to offer "organization, centralization, advertisement and logistical support" for University club sports teams. The new entity maybe called a "council," but the VCSC is not a legislative body and thus cannot enforce rules or pass resolutions.
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.
