"THE HONOR system at the University is currently at a crossroads." The reason this phrase has become such a cliché is because of the simple fact that it has been at a crossroads for quite some time.
Last year the University implemented a smoking policy meant to reduce the effects of secondhand smoke.
IF I were to write that drinking is a problem at the University, I would likely face an insurmountable flurry of replies detailing why the drinking age is ridiculous and how responsible drinking can be enjoyable and good for your health.
MORE THAN a third of University undergraduates will probably leave you alone with a stranger if you are drunk.
THE WEATHER is getting nicer and the plants are starting to bloom. This can only mean two things: Miniskirts are coming out and April 15th is just around the corner.
THE BEST student columns are about local issues, events that are taking place close to home, not miles away.
SKEPTICS of intervention often argue that it is impossible to get engulfed in all wars, and that there are some cases where intervention is more warranted than others.
It seems to me as though people who decide to defend the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy really don't know what they are talking about.Their arguments always reference war, unit-cohesion and how discharging gays from the military really doesn't make a difference in how thinly the American military is being stretched.
I am writing to react to the ongoing controversy surrounding the consideration of Lawn Pavillion residency to Bob Sweeney.
PRIOR TO crying havoc and reacting to a supposed crisis, it is generally a good idea to take a step back and make sure you have fully considered the issue at hand.
LAST WEEK, the University released a response explaining its decision not to sign the American College and University President's Climate Commitment (ACUPCC). While disappointed with this decision, Green Grounds recognizes the challenges inherent in decision-making for a large public institution.
BARRING some Christian radicals who still support organized Christian prayer in public schools, most members of modern society realize the clear immorality of forcing Christian prayer upon children of other faiths.
LAST WEEK, a debate exploded over Bob Sweeney's nomination to live on the Lawn. Though few people have made the point, the Sweeney controversy really isn't about Sweeney at all.
IN APRIL 2001, a task force convened as part of the Virginia 2020 initiative recommended that each varsity sport be assigned to one of four tiers, based primarily on their revenue production and competitive track record, in order to better allocate funding among them.
FOR ALL its noise last spring, the Living Wage Campaign has since maintained a low profile. Though a living wage for all employees is a common conversation topic, the disruptive demonstrations have all but ceased.
ON MONDAY, Maryland joined a growing number of states in a decision to ban smoking in restaurants and bars across the state.
THE CHARLOTTESVILLE Transit System recently took steps to improve public transportation within the city of Charlottesville.
GERMANY has seen a disturbing growth in "infanticides" in the past several years. They usually occur when a mother decides she does not want or cannot keep her newborn baby.
DEPRESSION and suicide are two issues many students do not think about on a daily basis. Others, however, cannot stop thinking about them and their effects on their lives.
It began with nonsense. "Bong hits 4 Jesus," the banner proclaimed. But the principal took it to advocate smoking marijuana, and she took the banner away from a student and punished him.
