LAST WEDNESDAY, the first day of class, many professors began discussing their syllabi by remarking that it is under revision because they were unaware until very recently that class would be cancelled for Martin Luther King Day.
WE HARP on about how Barack Obama isn't really black, and how Hillary Clinton isn't even human. So, it befuddles me when the headline story on CNN rambles on about the "tough choice" black women face between an African American and a woman in the South Carolina Democratic primary.
"THE AMERICAN people are hungry for something different," declared Sen. Barack Obama in a speech last Saturday.
THE 2008 presidential election was supposed to be about Iraq, following the midterm election trend in 2006.
THE RECENT subprime mortgage crisis and the slump in the housing market are starting to take their toll on the American economy.
AFTER a long day of classes and work, I usually follow the same routine. I grab a snack, catch up with my roommates, check my e-mail, and finally, peruse Facebook.
THIS FALL, thousands of high school seniors applied early to their colleges of choice. They sent applications to Duke, Maryland, Yale, and other schools across the country that accept early applications.
BACK ON grounds after a delightful Winter Break, I've noticed an increasingly popular trend that has me at a loss.
I DECIDED to make my New Year's Resolution simple this year. And for once, I fulfilled it. I made a resolution that required only two weeks of focused determination.
LISTENING to the radio on my way to Charlottesville Monday, I heard a roundtable panel on C-SPAN discussing the Republican candidates and their prospects for winning the race.
IN 2003, the University joined other prestigious institutions around the country and implemented AccessUVa, a program designed to promote socioeconomic diversity.
MORE than a month has passed since the world saw a remarkable revolution in Malaysia. Late last year, 10,000 ethnic Indians demonstrated against government-based racial discrimination in the nation's capital -- the biggest ethnic riots since 1969.
INSPIRED by the "Twelve Days of Christmas," I brainstormed what my University could do for me this holiday season.
RECENTLY there's been a lot of talk about the "Good Ol' Song," and specifically the "not gay" chant that often surrounds it.
The merriness of the Christmas season contrasts sharply with the anger of several prominent atheists, such as Christopher Hitchens and Richard Dawkins, who attack the belief in God in their recent bestsellers.
I have spent most of my column space this semester complaining about one thing or another, but in the spirit of holiday cheer I have decided to be laudatory rather than critical.
ALMOST everyone who watches television knows that the Writers Guild of America is on strike. What few realize are the enormous benefits of the strike, not only for the writers, but for viewers.
LAST WEEK, the lead editorial in The Cavalier Daily labeled the Lawn Selection Committee a nepotistic aristocracy, alleging that 20 out of its 35 members consist of student leaders and heads of select CIOs like the UJC, Honor and University Guides, while only 15 are randomly selected by lottery.
THIS PAST week, I received an unexpected package in the mail from one of the kind matriarchs of my church back home.
WHEN DAVID Mata submitted his letter to the editor, he realized he'd gotten a fact wrong. Three minutes later, he submitted a correction. The error appeared in The Cavalier Daily anyway. Mata's letter ("The price is wrong," Thursday) said Al Groh had been ranked the worst coach in college football by ESPN before this season began.
