Wiping mud off partisan blinders
By Robby Colby | November 9, 2006WITH THE 2006 midterm elections past us, America can breathe a collective sigh of relief, re-order its government and stop hitting the mute button during commercials.
WITH THE 2006 midterm elections past us, America can breathe a collective sigh of relief, re-order its government and stop hitting the mute button during commercials.
ONCE THE smoke clears from last Tuesday's election, the Democratic House (and Senate) will represent a country that is still strongly divided -- even if it is primarily anti-Bush and anti-status quo.
WHILE the results of the election in the United States will probably not drastically change world politics, the votes of a much smaller nation to the south may have profound effects.
THE REPORTER received a phone tip that the new grand jury members had been selected. "Thanks," she said, "I'll call the courthouse and get the names for a story." The reporter, however, was shocked when she was told by the court public relations officer that the names wouldn't be released until next week.
ANYONE who approaches the issue of sexual assault from the lens of "preventative" measures risks being labeled a chauvinist who blames predominantly male crimes on females.
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IT'S THAT time of year again, the time in which even the least-academic University students get in touch with their inner nerd: spring semester course selections.
TODAY, there is much at stake at Virginia's polls. The national spotlight has been on Virginia for at least a month now because incumbent U.S.
THE 2006 race for the United States Senate from Virginia has been hard-fought on both sides -- mainly because there is so much at stake.
AMERICANS don't need a political candidate to tell us that it's time for a change in Washington. We need only look to Washington to see it ourselves.
TODAY, there is much at stake at Virginia's polls. The national spotlight has been on Virginia for at least a month now because incumbent U.S.
I AM writing in response to the recent visits from fundamentalist street preachers -- "Bible beaters," if you will -- to our school's amphitheater in the last two weeks.
BY NOW, it has become clear thatRepublicans are going to lose a significant number of seats in Congress.
I'VE BEEN thinking lately about death -- not of expediting my own or anyone else's, but rather of countenancing death the same way I think about life.
AMERICANS are not happy with their government right now, and their votes in tomorrow's midterm elections will likely reflect that fact.
AROUND this time three years ago, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld asked in a leaked memo, "Are we winning or losing the global war on terror?" While the jury may still be out on that question, nearly all experts agree that the key lies in winning the so-called "hearts and minds" of the people.
DON'T VOTE if you are not educated about the issues at hand or the particular candidates. It's that simple.
"The Network of Enlightened Women." Its name inspires nostalgia for the intellectual age of Mr. Jefferson's founding principles -- the age of Newton, Hume and Mozart.
TAPPING INTO a steady supply of money is difficult for most college students. While some can prudently budget their summer earnings to last an entire academic year, many find year-round jobs not only convenient but necessary.
MIDTERM elections are looming, and U.S.Sen. George Allen,R-Va. has made some serious fumbles. But unlike his days playing football for the University, this type of fumble can't be recovered.