GRADES are important. They reflect intelligence, interest in material, dedication and, of course, how expensive your calculator was.
SUPPORTING Student Council's latest plan to de-Westernize department curricula is not tenable. Authors in the Western tradition have for too long been neglected by students outside of the philosophy and politics departments.
TWO NOVEMBERS ago, the day of the University's football game against Virginia Tech, found me in Blacksburg, seated near a man wearing a bolo tie and cowboy boots discreetly emptying mouthfuls of tobacco spit into a cheap, stained mug. The man, who spoke authoritatively of matters ranging from good barbeque, defensive strategy and budgetary spending, seemed eager to convey his "normalcy" with his fawning attendants.
The University of Virginia's honor code has had an historic place in our University; interestingly, controversy has dominated much of its recent history and, doubtlessly, the single sanction has played a large role in that controversy.
IF STUDENT Council Diversity Initiatives chair Ryan McElveen has his way, students in the entering class of 2011 will be deprived of the education they anticipate receiving from the University.
WHEN SOMEONE says the words HIV/AIDS, in most people's minds it usually sparks images of a global epidemic and poor people dying in Africa.
EARLIER THIS WEEK, the worldwent into a frenzy as tanks rolled into Bangkok. Thailand, one of Southeast Asia's fastest growing economies and a staunch U.S.
TO THOSE of you who have spoken out in response to Stephanie Garrison's recent open trial, thank you.
IT IS almost impossible to walk to class without passing several iPod-clad runners. The University is proud of its fit students, boasting in large banners that it was named "Hottest for Fitness" by Kaplan College Guide.
SHOCKING news hit the fashion world in early September when organizers of the Madrid Fashion Week, the most prestigious fashion show in Spain, announced that they would ban models considered too skinny for the runway.
UNDERAGE drinking plagues American universities. Each year minors are rushed to hospitals for alcohol-related emergencies, yet the administrations of this nation's colleges fail to take responsibility or action.
"THE NEXTEL customer you are trying to reach is currently unavailable. Please try your call again later." These are the words which doom so many students to walking home at night when they call SafeRide.
IT IS said that art is an individual's expression of a culture. Performing arts, then, are a moving commentary on life and a reflection of our current society.
THE AMERICAN people canbreathe a small sigh of relief,thanks to three votes from Senators John McCain, R-Ariz., Lindsay Graham, R-S.C.
ONE DOESN'T generally consider the pope an offensive fellow. In recent memory, the papacy has projected an image of quiet dignity and patient resolve to uphold seemingly anachronistic ideas in a world gone awry.
I WAS about to start my car, parkedoutside of my apartment complexon Wertland St., when I looked in my rearview mirror to see shattered glass spread across my backseat.
THE CONTROVERSY over offensive comics continues to be an interesting case study here at the University.
FOR A LONG time, the ongoingand seemingly endless debateover the honor system has been something I have tried to avoid jumping in to.
REVERSALS of fortune can be amusing, and when people suddenly find themselves on the other side of an issue, their actions are often revealing.
FOR MOST university students today, single-sex colleges seem like a remnant of their grandparents' time -- an era when men wore coats and ties to class, women were referred to as "ladies" and Detroit actually made quality cars.
