IT?S BACK to the basics. With much of the economy in a tailspin and commodity prices soaring, Americans are once again finding themselves having to brush up on their fundamental economics, and more carefully scrutinize the platforms of their local and national politicians.The economy won?t fully recover anytime soon, but a few short-term fixes put in place were fairly uncontroversial.
HOLIDAYS fall into two categories: those that warrant a day off from work, and those than don?t.
WHILE Barack Obama has earned his party?s nomination, most Americans do not know Ralph Nader is running for president.
THIS WEEK, following the now-abbreviated Republican convention, the presidential campaign will round into the home stretch.
EXACTLY 45 years after Martin Luther King?s visionary ?I Have a Dream? speech, a feverish crowd of 80,000 packed itself like sardines into the feisty atmosphere of Invesco Stadium in Denver, waiting to hear nothing less than its sequel.
POLITICAL correctness comes at a steep price. It diminishes our confidence in the fact that we can freely explore and discuss all the important issues in our society.
AT THE heart of our University lies the Lawn. It forms the symbolic and concrete core of our Academical Village.
THERE is a new tradition at the University, and it?s called construction. Its impact can be seen in any number of places, from what used to be the Ruffner Hall parking lot to the intrusive-looking South Lawn Project, from the new Emily Couric Clinical Cancer Center being built on Jefferson Park Avenue to the slowly emerging, state-of-the-art dorms in the Alderman Road area.In all of these locations, our beloved tradition of building something new or updating something old stands as a professed beacon of progress, a supposed indication that the University is not only prospering, but also constantly growing to keep pace with its burgeoning population.
ONE OF the best parts about the beginning of one?s fourth year is picking up one of the ?109 Things To Do Before You Graduate? posters.
AS I BECAME quietly furious while reading Jane Mayer?s recently released book ?The Dark Side,? which chronicles our republic?s abandonment of its two-hundred-year tradition of honorable treatment of war prisoners, I pondered a speech from Shakespeare which seared itself into my imagination thanks to its white-hot anger.
IT IS WITH great excitement that Student Council, in collaboration with the University Programs Council and class councils, is announcing the launch of the first annual University Unity Project.
AS I WATCHED the television cameras scan across Chinese spectators mimicking the officially sanctioned Olympic cheer and conforming to ?spectator etiquette campaigns,? my mother handed me a Washington Post article saying the University had banned all signs at home athletic games.
IF YOU used a fake ID to buy a beer last week, you may have had Olympian company: He Kexin, the Chinese gymnast who won gold on the uneven bars, is widely suspected of using a passport that misrepresents her age ? a fake ID prepared by her government in order to evade the requirement that Olympic gymnasts be at least 16 years old.
THE OLYMPIC Games have long been associated with scandal. From judge bribing to doping controversies to equipment malfunctions, the Olympic Games have seen it all.
ABOUT two months out from the presidential election, Obama and McCain are on the verge of hitting full stride with their constant bickering and politicking.
PUNDITS and politicians have blamed both Georgia and Russia over the recent explosion of violence in the contested Georgian province of South Ossetia.
ASK ANY University alumnus what he or she remembers most distinctly about the University and the answer will almost always be the same: honor.
WHEN 29 begins to become more and more congested in late August, the Charlottesville community will know you're here.
ASKED to write this article for the summer edition of The Cavalier Daily, I quickly found myself faced with a problem.
STUDENT self-governance, a commitment to public service and a rich undergraduate experience all rank high on the list of characteristics that distinguish the University from other top-tier institutions.
