NOT SURPRISINGLY, Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell was chosen as the commencement speaker for the Class of 2011.
EVERYONE loves local news stations. Maybe part of that is from the culture of "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy," but who doesn't love the fun banter and painfully forced earnestness of reporting on fluff pieces as if they were apocalyptic calamities?
The aftershocks from the January release of a book by Asst. Sociology Prof. Josipa Roksa and New York University Prof.
As a member of The Cavalier Daily, one quickly discovers that despite the paper's central role in University life it is physically cut off from the outside world.
I was distressed to learn that Chik-fil-A's charitable arm, the WinShape Foundation, funds and praises anti-gay organizations like Focus on the Family and Pennsylvania Family Institute.
LAST Tuesday night, President Obama delivered the annual State of the Union Address, which was followed by the traditional response from the opposing party, given this year by Congressman Paul Ryan from Wisconsin.
NEWSPAPERS are amazing things. One of the many clich
LET ME first of all say that I am not an opponent of the fraternity system. My dad was in a fraternity.
For all the longevity of The Cavalier Daily as an institution, its staff transitions are anything but drawn out.
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.
