In his wildest dreams, Thomas Jefferson probably never would have imagined a University with African-American students.
It is ironic that the national headquarters of Sigma Phi Epsilon would revoke the charter of U.Va.'s Eta Chapter in their effort to "challenge stereotypes" of fraternities and promote a more "personal and professional" fraternal experience.
In 1971, CONGRESS passed the twenty-sixth amendment, which lowered the voting age to eighteen; as a result, there was energy, enthusiasm, and excitement among young voters.
Mad cow. SARS. Avian flu. Swine flu. What's next? The never ending saga of epidemics has played out repeatedly in the media to the deep chagrin of the American public.
It's Saturday afternoon and I'm at the football game. As far as the eye can see, the entire scene is full of orange-clad students.
First, I would like to state that I was not in a fraternity at U.Va. I knew SPE brothers during my time at the University, but anyone who knows me would say that I had a very diverse social circle. Yes, SPE would throw bottles off of their roof, break things, cause a ruckus, and liked to fight a lot.
As an alumna and current graduate student, I was dismayed to read the Sports section on Tuesday and see Dan Stalcup's article ("Hokie for a weekend," Sept.
As a fan of Virginia Athletics since birth, I was incredibly disappointed in Dan Stalcup's article "Hokie for a weekend". It was truly disheartening to read about "a Wahoo at heart" who had no problems with donning a maroon shirt, cheering for our arch-rivals, and storming Worsham Field after a Virginia Tech victory.
Risky business University fraternities must actively deter hazing to avoid the threat of disbandment Two long-standing fraternity chapters recently disappeared from the University.
When Thomas Jefferson first founded the University, the institution served as America's only beacon of secular learning in a sea of theologically based higher-education.
Welcome to purgatory, more commonly known as the second floor of the AFC, where girls make an art of torturing their cardiovascular systems without breaking a sweat or replacing a single hair clip.
AFTER witnessing the antics from members of both major parties during the last election, more Americans are now familiar with the ways partisan politics play a part in American government.
In the weeks ahead, the Honor Committee will discuss and decide on a proposal to change its definition of plagiarism.
What would Jefferson do? In my previous article, I concluded that the presidential search was in the hands of the wealthiest alumni.
Never before has finding news and information about the University been so easy. In recent years, there has been a proliferation in both the quantity and breadth of new media outlets used by administrators and Public Affairs staffers. The scope of these new media publications is exhaustive.
Lawyers can be so much fun. Take Kyle Miller, who describes himself as "a skilled writer, holder of a journalism degree, and an attorney." Miller wrote to The Cavalier Daily recently to take issue with, insult, and, arguably, threaten Reed Arnold, author of a letter to the editor that appeared in The Cavalier Daily. Miller also wrote a short, accusatory and threatening e-mail to the editors of The Cavalier Daily. Arnold's subject was football
Student Council issued an executive report on its new Contracted Independent Organization consultant program Tuesday night.
