Many university students have no problem rejecting critical thought in exchange for a free t-shirt. At least, that appeared to be the take-home message of last week's Love is Love campaign sponsored by the University's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Resource Center.
In a move intended to make the University community more hospitable for prospective American Indian students and faculty, members of the American Indian Student Union circulated a survey to gauge demand for a Native Studies minor.
Student Council met two days ago and passed a bill that would allow the University Board of Elections to standardize the guidelines for students to submit constitutional amendment proposals.
Over Winter Break, I went back to China where I spent my first 16 years. Though many perspectives on China are circulated, after talking with Chinese citizens and government officials, I would like to offer my personal observation and reflection on one pressing issue: housing. The continuing housing slide in the United States and Europe has not decelerated the skyrocketing prices of housing in China.
On Feb. 9, The Cavalier Daily published an article entitled "June bug" by Life columnist Julia Sharpe.
I'm embarrassed that Julia Sharpe's "June bug" was published, and that the ignorant and racist attitudes in the article were condoned by the editors of The Cavalier Daily.
Debate has recently sprung up concerning Julia Sharpe's "June Bug" article in The Cavalier Daily about her study abroad experiences in South Africa.
I am appalled at Julia Sharpe's article ("June bug," Feb. 9). The writer's blatant inability to critically assess her surroundings is evident in her patronizing and stereotype-ridden description of what she saw in Cape Town, South Africa. "Hence the paradox of tourism and Cape Town.
Elizabeth Ford's "Glamorous Mistakes" (Feb. 9) is horribly mistaken about how MTV has portrayed teen pregnancy.
Ashley Chappo's Friday editorial regarding the recent election of Teresa Sullivan to be the University's eighth president lauded the choice as a promising sign in women's progress in ranks of academia.
Last week, the Inter-Fraternity Council instituted a policy to restrict coercion by fraternities while extending bids to potential members.
The Lawn is clearly a special place. Not only is it the centerpiece of Thomas Jefferson's vision for what a university should be, but it is also where we begin and end our experience at the University, through Convocation and Graduation.
In his State of the University Address, President John T. Casteen, III reflected on the past year while also highlighting his storied career.
During what is soon to be the snowiest winter in Charlottesville history, the community awoke to a winter wonderland this Friday that effectively shut down University operations for the day.
The social taboo spectacle that is teen pregnancy today has become more of a pop culture fad and social norm than a devastating life choice.
An editorial entitled "Creative Destruction" (Jan. 26) raised a lot of questions about the progress of the Unity Project.
To alleviate Virginia's $4 billion debt, former Gov. Tim Kaine proposed a budget amendment that would shift close to $19 million from public universities to the state general fund.
One person's news is another person's trivia. Some folks soak up every tidbit of information and gossip about politics, sometimes confusing campaigns and party competitions with governing.
As the debate over healthcare reform has raged on during the past year, hyperbole seems to have become its defining feature.
In 2009, animal rights activist Bob Barker donated one million dollars to the University Law School to create Virginia's first Animal Rights Law program.
