FIRST-YEAR housing will see big changes over the next decade. Construction should start within a few weeks on Observatory Hill Residence Hall, the newest addition to the Alderman Road residences.
THOSE who believe that history has a sense of irony must surely be chuckling over the news that Russia, the country whose nuclear weapons kept the United States on alert during the Cold War, may end up being the key to halting Iran's nuclear program.
WHILE most are aware of the University's spotless academic record and chart-topping college ranking, few realize that it is one of the nation's best research institutions.
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"IT WAS a dark and stormy night. Suddenly, a shot rang out! A door slammed. The maid screamed. Suddenly, a pirate ship appeared on the horizon!
NEARLY 500 University students volunteered through Alternative Spring Break this year. ASB at the University, now in its fifteenth year, has provided opportunities for thousands of volunteers to spend school breaks in an "alternative" way.
WHEN SOMEONE asks the question "What time is it?" there should only be one answer.While daylight saving time intends to save energy through shifting daylight hours to more productive hours of the day, Congress' regulation of daylight saving time sparks a concern for the uniformity of time keeping.
LAST FRIDAY, the D.C. Circuit Appeals Court ruled that the District of Columbia's decades-old law banning the possession of firearms was unconstitutional.
FROM THE beginning, women and gender studieshave been inherently political and biased toward radical feminist thought.
THE AIM of women and gender studies programs across the country is generally fairly standard: Provide students with the opportunity to study history and culture from women's perspectives and provide and avenue for interrogating the ways in which gender affects every person. Somehow, throughout the years, these goals have been interpreted by some, mostly conservative pundits and those outside of the academy, as blatant man-hating and nothing more than liberal indoctrination.
IF THERE is a big story to the nascent 2008 presidential campaign, it is the battle between senators Hillary Clinton (D-NY) and Barack Obama (D-IL) to lock up big donors and establish front runner status in the Democratic field.
WASHINGTON POST columnist David Ignatius recently dubbed America a "Higher-Ed Superpower." In his column last week he cited the "education power" America possesses and has gained from the efforts of universities to internationalize.
ALTERNATIVE Spring Break is a manifestation of white man's guilt. Privileged University students make it their duty to pick up for a week to find themselves in adverse circumstances and come back to their palatial surroundings feeling like more moral beings.
Sororities are often characterized by certain nicknames or stereotypes. In some cases, stereotypes can help boost recruitment.
WHETHER or not you find it in the dictionary, service as performed through Alternative Spring Break is more than helpful aid or activity.
THE HEADLINES on today's paper could read "Dewey Defeats Truman" or "Truman Defeats Dewey" regarding the recently completed student elections, but for the vast majority of the student body, the results border on triviality.
AS A United Nations aid vessel was hijacked in Somali waters yesterday and the sequel to Pirates of the Caribbean took the Oscar for best visual effects, all eyes were on the grave situation of piracy in the Indian Ocean that has threatened to once again reach threatening levels.
ACCORDING to Senator and presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton (D-NY), the state of South Carolina should remove a Confederate flag displayed on the grounds of its Statehouse.
A NATIONAL Football League running back was once quoted as saying: "I want to rush for 1,000 to 1,500 yards, whichever comes first." There is similarity in that pearl of wisdom to the National Basketball Association star center who reportedly couldn't remember if he visited the Parthenon when he was in Greece, because, "I can't really remember the names of the clubs that we went to." Sports stars say some interesting things.
KING GEORGE II was the last English king to lead troops into battle -- in 1743. Kings and princes no longer prove themselves worthy leaders through great military successes.
