The primary representative body of the student population at the University has the potential to be extremely unrepresentative.
It has been one and a half years in the making and the ruling is no surprise.
Students at the University are just large children, incapable of comprehending class readings and PowerPoint slides, practically devoid of the ability to write an essay ? let alone a thesis ? and, most obviously, utterly incapable of governing themselves at an institution of higher learning.
With the June 9 primary to decide its nominee not too far away, the Democratic Party of Virginia has an extremely close fight on its hands for the party?s gubernatorial candidacy.
The men's NCAA Basketball Championship Final Four may be the only good news headed to Detroit this week, as nearby Michigan State University has made a surprising run to the semifinals.
The Asian American identity, at its root, is a reactionary creation.
Late one cool April night, you?re seated in the Amphitheatre surrounded by a few friends and hundreds of strangers.
The new Honor Committee elected its Executive Board last week. When newly elected Committee Chair David Truetzel and the rest of his board take the reins April 6, it will have a number of decisions to make as it defines its goals for the year.
Even as a foolhardy, delinquent ninth grader in the Philippines, I vividly remember watching President George W.
It may be difficult to remember in this era of blogs and talk radio and cable ?news? networks filled with commentators, but there is a difference between fact and opinion.
Let?s talk about money. Every year, the fourth-year class undertakes a class giving campaign to raise money for the University.
In the midst of the transition from the Matt Schrimper administration to the John Nelson administration, it is important to keep in mind that student self-governance goes far beyond Student Council.
I KNOW what you?re thinking: ?Oh no, not another honor column complaining about some little facet of our community of trust.? Even though it may seem The Cavalier Daily has a weekly quota to meet of columns pertaining to honor, this is not one of them.
President Obama?s 2010 federal budget, released recently to Congress and the public, marks some important changes from former President George W.
While many are rightly upset over the choice of Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson for commencement speaker due to his controversial comments and arguments about American detention policies following September 11, 2001, and racial diversity, the saddest thing is that prior to the announcement of Wilkinson as the commencement speaker, I had never heard of him.
In a reprise of events from last fall, the University community again received a visit from a very vocal traveling evangelist last week.
Unfortunately, one of Thomas Jefferson?s most important principles seems to be forgotten these days.
For my fellow fourth years reading this column, I think we can all agree on one thing: Finding a job right now sucks.The economy is failing, companies are laying-off employees left and right, and almost every industry has some sort of a hiring freeze.
As of last Saturday, it is officially Spring. It is the season for Foxfield, narbecues, and outdoor sports, as well as spring advising, which is currently underway for the fall semester.
Wal-Mart. The name alone can spark debate, elicit groans and streams of vitriol, and can set off an internal battle in shoppers? minds between wanting to save money and wanting to fight off the big-box version of ?the man? at the same time.So it was inevitable that a store so notorious would cause so much controversy when it threatened to encroach upon a beloved historic battlefield.
