RECENTLY, I made my way home to celebrate with my older brother who was just released from jail. He was serving time for the distribution of crack cocaine.
AFTER the madness of St. Patrick's Day (and night) subsided, I began the thankless task of chipping away at work I had ignored.
IF YOU are one of the many people of this University who happens to be from Northern Virginia, you know the hassle that traffic can be.
Using preemption to justify invading Iraq or Iran is debatable. Using it to arrest allegedly crazed individuals who violate community laws is not.
LAST WEEK, The Cavalier Daily published at least six comics that made light of people's religious beliefs and practices.
"GET READY to rumble!" These were the exclamations emitting from Charlottesville on Nov. 26, 2007, as WWE Smackdown/ECW Live arrived at JPJ.
CHARLOTTESVILLE'S preservation community believed that it made cultural, economic and environmental sense for the Jefferson Scholars Foundation to incorporate Eugene Bradbury's historic Compton House (Beta House) into the plans for its Fellows Center on Maury Avenue.
FOR A POLITICIAN in America, there is no quicker way to fall from grace than by cheating on his wife.
OVERSHADOWED by the near panic over the specter of apossible recession, the principle of limited government intervention in the economy has gone out the window.
WHO SAYS complaining never changes anything? At Harvard University, a group of Muslim women claimed that working out in front of men offends their sense of modesty.
NEXT MONTH, the controversy surrounding creationism and evolution will get some additional attention from none other than Ben Stein, who will star in a new documentary called "Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed." The documentary essentially proposes that the scientific establishment squashes all viewpoints that don't adhere to evolutionary biology -- academic censorship of sorts -- and that intelligent design (ID) deserves a fair shot in public school science curriculums.
LIKE most Americans, I have grown sick of politicians who keep fighting the Roe v. Wade battle. Nonetheless, while the broad debate over abortion receives plenty of attention, many of the ethical questions that stem from legalized abortion are widely ignored.
SHORTSIGHTED Democrats see Ralph Nader as ancient Athenians saw Socrates: as a dissenting, unreasonable man.
I AM NOT surprised that Ralph Nader has decided once again to run for president. He announced his candidacy in classic fashion, citing numerous examples of corrupt government policies, dishonest politicians and disillusioned American citizens as reasons for his decision.
IT SEEMS that every year there is confusion and argument over the system used to determine course registration times.
WHILE most University students probably didn't give much thought to Charlottesville last week, legislators in Richmond decided essentially to close all donor records from the Virginia Freedom of Information Act.
COMING off of Spring Break, one ought to feel refreshed and ready to face the remaining weeks of work stretching on to finals.
WITH THE ambitious travel plans students make for spring break, it is no surprise that a lot of Virginia students spent some time on the interstate highway system this past week.
THE PARKING situation at the University has always been a mess. On weekdays, the problem comes down to the fact that too many people want to drive to Grounds where there is simply not enough space to put their cars.
IN THE nine issues before Spring Break -- The Cavalier Daily did not publish the last morning before the vacation -- this newspaper published nine letters to the editor.
