PEOPLE today have become accustomed to the perpetual prodding of televangelist from celebrities. You might hear on television a preacher scream to his congregation that homosexuality is a sin.
IT IS hard not to notice, and even harder not to inhale, the cloud of smoke we students have to pass through to enter university buildings and attend classes, at least at one time or another.
HAVING watched television coverage of the midterm elections, and solicited comments from my partisan friends, I gather that Democrats seem pleased with the election results.
A FRIEND of mine forgot her student ID card the other day, so when we went to the dining hall to get lunch she had to complete the familiar ritual of telling the cashier her student ID number.
AS I sat at the9/11 plus 5 summit two months ago at George Washington University the audience gasped.
"TONIGHT is the night we get to celebrate," gushed Democratic insider Sam Rosario to local reporters Tuesday night.
THE STATE of Virginia has taken upon itself to pass an amendment that writes hatred and discrimination into the state constitution with the passage of the Marshall-Newman Amendment.
THIS VETERAN'S Day, as we reflect upon the ideals and freedoms that define our country, we remember those who fought to protect them.While we all join to laud the patriotism and military service of soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines who have or are now serving in Iraq, Afghanistan, and across the globe, there remain unsung heroes whose sacrifice and allegiance to the flag has long gone unrecognized.
W HAT IS God's name?In the Biblical book of Exodus God said to Moses: "I am who I am. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: 'I am has sent me to you.'" He adds, "I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob," and says "I will be with you." I am who I am, translated from the Hebrew four-letter-word YHWH, stems from the root "to be." So what, then, is God's name?
THE CONTROVERSIAL recent visits from religious figures demand serious attention from University officials.
AS I SIMULTANEOUSLY hadthe Course Offering Directory,Toolkit, RateMyProfessor.com and the Course Forum open on my Web browser and still struggled to find information about courses, I could not help but wonder if the course searching process could be improved.
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.
