IN RECENT weeks, the University's Office of Admissions decided to do away with its early decision program.
VIRGINITY pledges surfaced in the early 1990's as a way to promote abstinence among young adults.
IN LAST week's column, I talked about the utility of Wikipedia as an encyclopedic resource and its general benefits for society.
GROWING up in New York City, I learned that even with the largest police force in the country surrounding me, it was still necessary for me to take precautionary measures to ensure my own safety.
CONTEMPORARY government policies have for decades strived for diversity in schools (among other places). Diversity in schools seems to be a matter of augmenting minority representation.
THE UNIVERSITY last week did its potential students a great disservice. Following colleges such as Princeton and Harvard, the University decided that it would no longer continue its early admission program for students, instead opting for an application deadline in early January for all applicants, which will take effect for applicants entering in 2008.
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.
