Austin Raynor's Sept. 28 column, "Behind the veil," about the French ban on Islamic veils was well-intentioned but misguided. It seems obvious that any "peaceful religious expression" would allow the participant to end the "expression" without harm to themselves.
Last week, UVa Beyond Coal held one of the most successful general interest meetings on Grounds - turning out 50 students.
The Board of Visitors recently approved a $22.9 million plan to renovate the roof and columns of the Rotunda.
China is rapidly becoming a global power. It already has the world's largest population, and now the world's second largest economy - second only to the United States). China will undoubtedly play an important political and economic role in the twenty-first century both regionally and internationally.
The University's Department of Parking and Transportation today unveils its contracted program with NuRide, an online firm that allows registered users to receive awards for using environmentally friendly transportation options.
Five minutes following, you've already forgotten the name of the opener. Although the main band has prepared these songs for months and are currently preparing on stage, they look like they do not want to be there.
"Tippecanoe and Tyler too!" "Hoos for Billy!" How do these slogans really compare? American election slogans go back all the way to the 1840s when presidential candidate William Henry Harrison discovered the key to campaigning: swaying masses.
The Supreme Court ruled this summer in Christian Legal Society v. Martinez that student associations that violate a school's "all-comers" policy should not be entitled to university funds.
The French Senate - by a vote of 246-1 - passed legislation forbidding individuals from covering their faces in public last week.
The Internet has always carried a stigma of lawlessness and amorality, but for good reason. In the case of our generation, the Internet represents a space in which normalized ethical expectations do not apply.
The Day of Dialogue may have ended Friday, but the discussions about the issues at hand should not. The event, which came in the wake of Yeardley Love's murder last May, appears to have been successful in drawing attention to the University community's strengths, shortcomings and each of our individual responsibilities.
The Democrats are in trouble. The economy still isn't booming, and an NBC poll shows that only 53 percent of Americans support President Obama's healthcare reform policies.
Friday, Sept. 17, a crowd of nearly 700 Virginia fans, largely students, gathered to watch the women's volleyball team take on Virginia Tech in what was to be a five set nail-biter ending in a 15-13 loss for the Cavaliers.
The students who worked on the Unity Project last year were not consulted in Student Council's recent decision concerning the future of the Unity Project.
This editorial is part two of a two-part series. Please see yesterday's Cavalier Daily or our website for part one of the feature, which focused primarily on the 2008 Semester at Sea trials and the issue of plagiarism.
According to the National Bureau of Economic Research, a private non-profit organization that monitors American business cycles, the Great Recession, which began in December 2007, officially ended in June 2009.
