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.
In response to the recent revelation of factual inaccuracies in a history textbook used throughout the Virginia public school system, there has been a lively debate touching on everything from the state's standards for reviewing textbooks to the role of the Internet in contemporary academic research.
Today, an Egyptian student sent me an urgent message on Facebook. I had just returned from a semester abroad at the American University in Cairo, and had taught English on the side.
"Act, intent and triviality," may soon make way for "act, knowledge and significance." The Honor Committee proposed changes to the intent and triviality clauses - two of the three criteria that constitute an honor offense - of its constitution at its Dec.
I cannot argue, nor would I, with the reasoning of arguments against the "Rugby Road" song/cheer. Was it written by a bunch of males?
It is Wednesday night - or should I say Thursday morning - around 1:30 a.m. I emerge from an empty classroom in Bryan Hall where I had sequestered myself for upwards of six hours studying for a symbolic logic exam.
As an Opinion columnist, when opinions are commonplace and political views especially noxious, I have tried to cut under, reach over, look past - to preposition my way when facing the political.
A new edition of Mark Twain's "Huckleberry Finn" will be released this year by NewSouth Books, but with one notable change: Every occurrence of the "N-word," which appears 219 times in the novel, will be replaced by the word "slave." Alan Gribben, who writes the introduction for this new edition, insists this is not an attempt to negate the racial character of the novel, but instead to make the text more accessible to high school students.
