Questions about intent and plagiarism have predominated the community concerns segment of Honor Committee meetings this semester.
A couple of weeks ago, I was sitting attentively in a statistics class which started off very beneficial, as the professor was answering questions following our first midterm.
On Oct. 17, Morgan Harrington was denied re-entry into the Metallica concert at John Paul Jones Arena.
Will someone please explain to me what's so alluring about vampires? If you have a kid sister, or if you secretly are a kid sister, the next two weeks may stretch much longer than the days on the calendar indicate.
I imagine an America where no one can communicate with one another. We cross the borders of every state and not only are they speaking a different language, but they look different than you as well.
Newspapers always push for more transparency. It stands to reason that well-informed people generally make better decisions.
The most surprising element of last Tuesday's election was not the sweeping Republican victory, but the astounding apathy of the Virginia electorate.
Today, I'm writing not so much as an ombudsman as a worried old man. I'm worried about Morgan Dana Harrington.
The Bowl Championship Series in college football has become something of a problem. It has been called unfair.
In this day and age, money talks. When people want to send a message, using words is less potent than reaching for wallets.
Recently deemed a "national emergency" by President Barack Obama, the swine flu pandemic is racing ahead and the U.S.
It comes as no big surprise that another Middle Eastern election has ended in controversy and corruption.
This is a collaborative effort of the Minority Rights Coalition, the Inter-Fraternity Council, and the American Indian Student Union, with special thanks to Jessica McCauley: On Tuesday, Nov.
"This is U.Va.," Rashawn Jackson said. "This isn't Michigan or LSU or Tennessee or Virginia Tech. The fans here aren't that patient, you know." (This is a quote in "Wahoos' Woes Grow with Stunning Loss to Duke," Nov, 1, www.virginiasports.com). I strongly disagree with Jackson's claim that U.Va.
The voice of Virginia's voters rang loud and clear yesterday. All three Republican candidates for statewide office won resounding victories, with gubernatorial nominee Bob McDonnell carrying his race by roughly an 18-point margin.
Health care reform, if passed, will affect every man, woman, and child in this country. Because of the voluminous legislation moving its way through Congress, it was great to see the Miller Center sponsor "Health Care Reform Panel: Policy, Economics and Ethics." The panel featured a number of prominent University professors with different areas of expertise, and overall the panel did a good job of outlining the proposed reforms.
We are a nation of avoiders. We like beating around the bush, sweeping under the rug, and most of all, euphemizing.
No easy answer UJC should take into account the fundamental issues inherent to the recent FYJC proposal The ideal of students being tried by a jury of their peers is paramount at the University.
What do you think about when you hear about the University of Pennsylvania, Duke, the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, and Yale?
