Student Council's new administration officially transitioned into office yesterday night. President Colin Hood and company will attempt to build on the relative success of John Nelson's term. Many of Council's activities during the past year focused on adjusting its internal functions, making its operations more efficient.
There has to be a conspiracy. A political conspiracy. A vast, biased, media conspiracy. I mean, what other possible explanation could there be.
There is no cure for the third leading cause of death among people our age. Nor is there a clear understanding of why it is especially prevalent among college students.
Last week, Students for Individual Liberty hosted Adam Kissel from the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) who spoke to a group of students about speech codes on college campuses.
There are cogent arguments to be made for paying student athletes and creative proposals for doing so.
I am writing in response to Margaret Lipman's March 29 guest column ("Interpreting Abortion"). Lipman opens her article with a tirade saying that Del.
The Honor Committee's new administration officially took charge Monday morning as the clock struck midnight.
More than 10 years ago, CBS signed a six-year $11 billion deal with the NCAA for the rights to the March Madness Tournament.
Regarding Matt Cameron's March 31 column ("Highly liberating"), the drug war is largely a war on marijuana smokers.
Left out of Matt Cameron's excellent, balanced report on marijuana was the issue of public safety. As a police officer for 18 years, I saw the horrific waste of good police time spent chasing the non-violent, non-problem causing marijuana smoker (think Willie Nelson and Michael Phelps). As officers tear apart hundreds of thousands of cars looking for a baggie, the deadly DUI kills a Virginian every day.
Another reason to stop caging humans for using the relatively safe, God-given plant cannabis that doesn't get mentioned in Matt Cameron's column is because marijuana is biblically correct.
An alum from the University recently told me he received a 50/50 education here. At first, I thought this was a bad thing, but then he went on to explain.
Microfinancing seems to be one of today's biggest buzzwords. Microfinance, according to Consultative Group to Assist the Poor, is the "supply of loans, savings, and other basic financial services to the poor." Microfinance is significant in that it usually involves the provision of small amounts of money that are too small for banks to loan.
Unfortuantely, a plethora of information has been published pertaining to the health care overhaul signed by President Obama.
During the final meeting of the 2009-10 Student Council administration, the representative body discussed and voted against a resolution that would promote relations among a number of school and class councils across Grounds.
If you have sat through any large lecture class at the University, you have most likely encountered the infamous "class study guide" or contributed to a study group.
To lead, you must serve. Because the University recently chose new student and administrative leaders, it is timely to contemplate about the best ways to lead.
During the past few days there has been a flurry of reporting about the campaign that Workers and Students United has spearheaded to encourage the University to guarantee its lowest paid workers an indexed living wage.
The Minority Rights Coalition announced its new executive committee Monday and is set to transition this Thursday.
"It's not fair," I tearily protested, "It's just a stupid popularity contest." I was embarrassingly defeated in the 6th grade student council election.
