ONE OF the biggest problems in America today is its polarization. Liberal or conservative? Hawk or dove?
DURING campaign season, politicians trek all over their district, state and even country to drum up support.
SEN. JOHN McCain has let me down once again. In recent months, the renegade Republican senator's presidential aspirations have led him to court voters on the far right, often in ways that lack his usual rationality.
COMING into last Tuesday'spresentation of the South Lawn Project, I had little idea of what to expect.
THE MARSHALL-NEWMAN Amendment, which will appear on Virginia ballots for the Nov. 7 election, defines marriage as "a union between one man and one woman." A careful look at the complete amendment text, however, reveals that it does significantly more than this.
A GREAT deal of noise has been made recently over allegations that incumbent Sen. George Allen (R-Va.) supposedly used racial slurs while he was a student at the University.
LAST WEEK, as I ordered a tallvanilla latte, I couldn't help but notice that two of the three conversations in the Starbucks line were about foreign policy.
In abject disillusionment my professor referred to the United States Congress as a circus last week.Being wide-eyed, I thought, 'what a terrible thing to say about such a distinguished institution.' But then, once again, my optimism was undermined by the newly revealed indiscretions and inappropriate emails of Florida Republican Rep.
The University is a haven for scholars, with a library system featuring thousands of books from around the globe and international students galore.
LET ME begin with a sentence that, even as I repeat it, seems encumbered by predictable, propagandizing language: "We hope our administration can come to recognize that social justice is indeed part of our mission and paying our workers fairly is essential to living out our values." This came from the website of the U.VA.
THE LIVING Wage Campaign has done it's best to become insignificant at the University this fall. Compared to several large rallies last spring, their first rally this year, held this past Friday at the Rotunda, showed substantially lower turnout, and their shouts garnered little more than a few passing comments in the media the next day.This is a fortunate occurrence, as the campaign, often in the media spotlight, consistently drags the University through the mud with their disrespect shown towards both the University and the University administration.
ONCE, WHILE my friend and I were stopped at a red light, she spotted a group of anti-abortion protestors picketing on the street corner.
ST. ANTHONY Hall has been the locus of recent controversy stemming from an errant e-mail complete with a purported schedule of hazing activities.
WHEN STUDENTS come to the University, they expect a certain degree of freedom: academically, socially and (certainly) sexually.
IT'S A GREAT time to be a Wahoo. The weather is starting to cool, the leaves will be changing soon and fall break is just around the corner.
WIKIPEDIA is an excellent source of information. Founded in 2001, it has exploded into dozens of languages and millions of articles on just about every topic imaginable.
LAST WEEK, as both of my regular readers will recall, I wrote about the lack of enlightened values demonstrated in the reaction of Muslim leaders to comments made by the Pope.
LET'S SAY the latest Dave Matthews concert is coming up, and you can barely wait to hear the band's groovy tunes.
IN ITS half-century of existence, the United Nations has never been a universally praised, or even universally accepted, organization.
WHEN I was in high school, I once slipped while running up the stairs and wiped out spectacularly in front of a very pretty girl.Although I escaped unharmed, in one fell swoop I completely demolished the suave aura I was vainly trying to project.
