Obesity: A deadly threat
By Kendra Kirk | April 15, 2009There is an elephant in America?s room, and no one wants to talk about it.
There is an elephant in America?s room, and no one wants to talk about it.
The following statement reflects the views of the student initiated movement known as ?Justice for Jason Smith.? Before reading, know that we are not Jason Smith?s friends.
As an out-of-state student, I take a lot of airplane flights. Last summer alone, I took no fewer than six international flights, each one seemingly longer and more uncomfortable than the last.
President Obama has been been impressing me with his courage lately.
Let's get one thing straight: the ?bias incident? last week was an anti-gay hate crime.
Since successful student activism is so rare at this University, I get stirred by even the slightest rumblings of discontent, no matter how ineffectual or inchoate they may be.
Who wants to be a millionaire? I would say all of you reading. The millionaire status is something many hope, strive, and work for until they get there and wonder what to do next.
THE 2009 election stands a decent at once again turning Virginia red.
Imagine you have been invested with the power to choose a major university?s next commencement speaker.
After a recent open honor trial, some members of the University community have questioned the fundamental fairness of Honor Committee?s trial procedures.
Twitter. Tweep. @reply. Lately, it seems that I?ve been hearing these strange words all over the place.
FILLED with youthful enthusiasm and altruistic idealism, young education school graduates are embarking on lifelong careers as teachers.
THE WORLD is a fashion show. If the Obamas? recent trip to Europe this past week is any indication, the only thing that matters at major international policy conferences is what Michelle is wearing.
WHAT DOES ?diversity? mean on Grounds today? Student reaction to the University?s announcement of Judge J.
AS THE economic situation worsens, citizens look toward the government to cast a safety net beneath them.
Recently, I had the privilege of watching the documentary ?Haze,? which tells the story of Gordie Bailey who died in 2004 as a freshman at the University of Colorado after consuming excessive amounts of alcohol at the Chi Psi fraternity house.
The verdict in Jason Smith?s open honor trial was shocking, disappointing, and saddening.
The freedom of speakers on university campuses has been a bit of a hot topic recently.
Foreign policy commentators, with their penchant for coining cute catchphrases, have waxed eloquent about ?the Obama doctrine?. Yet, few agree on what it is.