President Barack Obama had a cloak of invincibility. Every misstep was excused by the media and most of the nation, from the occasional slip of the tongue - see Henry Louis Gates and Kanye "jackass" West - to larger, unresolved issues such as health care.
A few weeks ago, members of Queer and Allied Activism (QuAA), presented The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later, an epilogue to The Laramie Project, a play written in response to the tragic death of Matthew Shepherd. Eleven years ago, Matthew Shepherd was murdered in Laramie, Wyoming.
There are times when doing the right thing means following the law, or performing a task. But there are other times when doing the right thing means defying the law - because justice is, in some sense, removed from the sphere of what is necessarily "allowable." To understand the first definition of good behavior is to understand that it is right for students to turn in papers on time, and that it is right for University community members to align themselves with sound reason and social convention.
Ginny Robinson apparently didn't get the memo. That's understandable, since Robinson wasn't born when mathematician and musician Tom Lehrer declared satire dead.
WHAT DO you think when you hear the names Gosselin, Suleman, and Heene? Do any of these parents really think about the well being of their children?
After witnessing the 34-9 loss to the eleventh-ranked Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets on Saturday, I realized that Virginia football must change specific aspects of their game in order to become successful in an increasingly more challenging ACC.
In her column entitled Safe Sex, Claire Shotwell extols the virtue of an upcoming event, the "Sexual Arts and Crafts Fair." At this event, UVA's chapter of "Voices for Planned Parenthood" (Vox) will give information to students about "safe sex" and set up competitions in which students race to properly place condoms on vegetables.
I am writing in reaction to Mr. Lynch's editorial cartoon on Oct.
When reading your article regarding the ineffectiveness of the Student Information System ("University releases list of spring 2010 courses", Oct.
Yesterday evening was a busy one for the Honor Committee. In addition to its usual business and weekly reports from several school representatives, the Committee heard two community concerns and discussed two important proposed amendments regarding the Semester at Sea program.
The Justice Department's decision to stop prosecuting marijuana dispensaries and patients in states where medical marijuana is legal should be applauded by liberals and conservatives alike.
Virginia's gubernatorial elections are just around the corner. Unfortunately, they may not be as exciting as last year's presidential election.
This semester, the University Unity Project is under new management. Formerly a Student Council program, the project is now run by an independent committee consisting of about 30 CIO representatives.
Condom races, lube tasting, and how to make a dental dam - what better way to spend a Thursday night?
This past weekend, the Virginia men's rugby team piled in a bus for 12 hours to face - and lose gallantly to - a nationally-ranked varsity side from Kutztown University.
Trash talk Student Council committee's plan to offer reusable coffee mugs should be a model for other sustainability initiatives Tuesday night, Student Council's Environmental Sustainability Committee laid out several proposals for increasing the University community's sustainability and environmental awareness.
As if you needed one more Internet distraction. To all you Facebookers, Myspacers, Tweeting-Twitterz, and the occasional G-mail chatter - meet your match.
Your editorial regarding my presentation to the Honor Committee Sunday ("Reaching Out," Oct. 21) included several fairly substantial errors. First, the group I presented is called the "Accused Outreach Program," not the "Student Outreach Program." It may just be a name, but it seems irresponsible to make so basic an erorr. Second, the AOP has absolutely nothing to do with Hoos Against Single Sanction or anything like HASS.
When I read the title of Wednesday's opinion piece "Putting its best foot forward: Family Weekend showed that the University is committed to academic excellence," I thought it was sarcastic.
In his address on Tuesday Fmr. Governor Allen expressed his thoughts on energy reform. His address focused on utilizing nuclear and coal technology to wean American society off of oil while noting the impracticality of using wind or solar technology as primary sources of alternative energy.
