As the debate over financial sector reform has escalated during the past several weeks, many of the wonks discussing the subject have missed the fact that any reform's success is likely to be determined not by Wall Street or Washington but by those studying in the classrooms of universities across America.
"We are not afraid to follow truth wherever it may lead, nor to tolerate any error so long as reason is left free to combat it." spoke Thomas Jefferson to William Roscoe in 1820. I am an international student from China, graduating in May.
In response to the unfortunate incident of racial bias last week, when a group of students shouted racial slurs at another group of students, University students may be tempted to respond by calling for changes to our honor code or University Judiciary Committee by-laws, effectively giving these groups the authority to punish students who engage in certain speech and behavior.
I am writing regarding Melody Bianchetto's comments about next year's tuition hikes ("Tuition rates likely to rise for next year," April 28). First of all, I am not going to pretend to be fully knowledgeable about the financial and practical concerns regarding state and University budgetary priorities.
During students' annual Employee Appreciation Week, April 19-23, Facilities Management employees enjoyed receiving very creative hand-made thank-you notes Monday, surprise goodie-bags Wednesday and pizza lunches later in the week.
Gaining entrance to one of the best undergraduate business schools in the nation is no cake walk. One hundred and forty students had their dreams to become future investment bankers, market analysts or other big-time players on Wall Street put on hold last month when the Commerce School sent e-mails informing them of their admission deferment.
In the weeks following the bias incident on the Corner, many students have gained some awareness of what happened.
"The more precise the measurement of position, the more imprecise the measurement of momentum, and vice versa" stated the physicist Werner Heisenberg, in what would become to be known as his Uncertainty Principle.
I am going to grant myself a privilege as a self-labeled environmentalist and generalize about Americans: We are cynical individuals who see even the steps that have been taken by the Obama administration, such as investments in renewable energy and tax credits for efficient appliances, as nothing more than a drop in the bucket in light of the multitude of challenges we face.
First-year meat. Each one of us walks up McCormick Road, or down the Lawn, or on Rugby Road as a first-year woman, as flesh for the satisfaction of others - first-year women, creating delicious relationships.
More than 50 students support "Off the Hook," a new group on Grounds that promotes saving sex for marriage.
During the past seven months, the University community was struck with several tragedies involving the deaths of college students in the Charlottesville area.
The path to hell is paved with good intentions. Sometimes language travels down that same path. Other times people take a well meaning term and wrongly demonize it.
Townie. We have all heard the term as students of the University, and many of us have even used the term.
I just wanted to take a moment to extend a huge thank you to the student groups that were present at the Foxfield Races to lend a helping hand throughout the event.
I was one of the many people who (for good reason) submitted a heated e-mail to The Cavalier Daily about its error in the April 16 issue of the paper.
Last night, the University Judiciary Committee discussed and voted to decide whether to cosponsor a resolution that shows support for a fully inclusive non-discrimination policy at the University.
Students and journalists, being imperfect people, sometimes make mistakes. Since journalists generally make their mistakes in public, they're often pilloried in public for making them.
APRIL 22, the world celebrated the 40th anniversary of Earth Day. Over one billion people worldwide took part in grassroots activities to direct attention to the crises of our environment.
This past week has demonstrated the powerful impact of words on our community. Thursday, April 15, two of our friends were disrespected and verbally harassed outside of Cohn's on the Corner.
