The Foxfield Races is certainly one of the University's most popular traditions. Who doesn't love a sea of pastel, Lilly Pulitzer dresses, floppy hats, food, drinks and, oh yeah, horses.
BENJAMIN Franklin said, "If you'd be wealthy, think of saving, more than of getting: The Indies have not made Spain rich, because her outgoes equal her incomes." In 1580, Spain was the wealthiest country in the world; its treasury filled with gold and jewels from the conquest of the New World, and its Empire spanned four continents.
Coming from an area that has very severe water shortages, where the law restricts days and times when residents and businesses can use water outside to do things like water plants or wash cars, it has shocked and angered me in recent weeks to see the University watering plants and lawns in full daylight.
The Honor Committee convened for its second official meeting of the new administration Sunday evening.
April 19, the Supreme Court heard arguments for the case Christian Legal Society v Martinez. In short, University of California's Hastings College of the Law is refusing the Christian Legal Society (CLS), a student organization, school financing and benefits because they will not agree to accept any and all students regardless of sexual orientation or religious belief.
Oddly enough, the 2008 Democratic primary provides an excellent backdrop for 2010 midterms. As surprising as it may be, the party that can benefit most from such an analysis is not the Democrats.
In light of the recent news revolving around Rep. Tom Periello (D-Virginia) and the attack on his brother's home, common sense dictates that measures should be taken to minimize the chance of reoccurrence.
Student Council's Diversity Initiative hosted a forum April 5 titled, "The Slave Experience at U.Va: Uncovering the Truth," which discussed the lives of black people in Charlottesville before the Civil War.
Matt Cameron's recent column, "Stained banner," is filled with factual inaccuracies and paradoxical statements.
Friday evening, April 16, six students were turned away from the baseball game against Virginia Tech, despite the fact that it was the seventh inning, after 9 p.m.
At times, there is a fine line between upholding justice and blurring the rules of law to prosecute those who break them.
Last week under-classmen were given the chance to spend valuable time with the Student Information System - lovingly referred to by many as the SIS - as they frantically signed up for classes.
"The functionaries of every government have propensities to command at will the liberty and property of their constituents.
I take serious issue with The Cavalier Daily's headline in the April 16 print edition ("Israel executes two Palestinians, updated to "Hamas executes two Palestinians"). First and foremost, it's flat out wrong.
Re "Hamas executes two Palestinians," April 16. (Originally, "Israel executes two Palestinians."): Your journalistic integrity is poor, and particularly on a highly-charged topic. Israel did not execute anyone.
Your headline constitutes a libel on the State of Israel. Israel did not execute these two Palestinians; Palestinian Arabs under the authority of Hamas executed these two Palestinian Arabs.
I would like to express my shock and dismay at an error I found in today's paper. The article quoted from the Washington Post was in fact not about Israel at all, but rather was about Hamas: the Palestinian faction currently in control of the Gaza Strip.
8,000: estimated number of people who attended James Madison University's 2010 Springfest celebration, 6,000 more than last year 3: o'clock in the afternoon, the time riot police were forced to break up the ruckus using tear gas and pepper spray 8,000: people who are now unlikely to get jobs in any respectable field after being featured in the incriminating YouTube videos 125: year anniversary of the McCormick Observatory, which is undergoing renovations to make it appear more as it did in 1885 125: number of students - when asked if they knew what the McCormick Observatory was - who responded, "Yeah, I just ate there this morning." 1: time a Cavalier Daily's sports article likened Virginia Military Institute's Gray-Minor Stadium to a Little League field 12: runs scored by VMI's baseball team, compared to the University's three; not so little league 320,000: reported annual salary in dollars of Craig Littlepage, the University's athletic director 2: cents some students would like to give him about how to hire a successful football or men's basketball coach 267: age in years Thomas Jefferson would have turned Tuesday 1: vote margin of the majority decision rule in favor of upholding the ban on alcohol advertisements in college newspapers by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals 100: percent confidence remaining at the Natural Light headquarters that the company still will be able to corner the collegiate beer market 10: amount in dollars students must pay to purchase a bus ticket for transportation to and from the Foxfield Races a week from tomorrow 1: month - April 2010 - Gov.
By this time most Americans have performed their civic duties by filling out the 10 question U.S. Census form before Census Day, April 1.
After taking in several months of campaigning, voting and transitioning, students at last could witness the Colin Hood administration of Student Council hold its first meeting in office Tuesday evening.
