THE PROCESS of preparing for fire marshal inspections each school year has become something of an annual ritual: The fire marshal announces that he's coming, students wait until the last possible minute to stuff their offending decorations in the closet, the inspections pass and students restore their rooms to their former supposedly treacherous states.
IN 1842, the story goes, the honor system was created in response to the murder of a professor, but today's system is more concerned about form signatures and frog labs.
"DO WE LISTEN to those that we disagree with, and vigorously challenge them, or do we close our ears completely?" asked David Ellwood of Harvard University when defending his decision to invite former Iranian President Mohammed Khatami to speak.
THE SEA of Orange. An amorphous frenzy of inebriated students and psychotic fans who all share the same goal: winning.
IT IS Monday, 1:15 p.m., at Newcomb Dining Hall and I wait in line for several minutes before entering.
AS AN IRANIAN refugee, I am probably the last that person would stand up and defend anyone in the Iranian government, past or present.
WHEN SPEAKING of stereotypes in the United States, it is common for Caucasians to want to be included in the discussion.
OFFENSIVE speech is a difficult thing to discuss in America. In most parts of the world -- even Europe -- the right to free speech has significantly less protection than in our own country.
"DEMOCRACY is a process,not a project." Mohammed Khatami, former president of Iran, spoke these words last Thursday in a speech at the National Cathedral.
LIKE SO many students, and indeed, like so many Americans, I got a job this summer. I was paid by direct deposit, and every two weeks I watched a significant portion of my salary disappear into the gaping maw of Social Security and income taxes.
MUCH OF the talk about reform at the United Nations leaves out two key players that are not even part of the Security Council: Germany and Japan.
WE KNEW it would only be a matter of time before movies portraying the events of Sept. 11, 2001, were eventually placed on big and little screens alike.
I am shocked and saddened by the opinions offered Monday by two readers who condemn Stephanie Garrison and her successful appeal of her honor conviction ("Honor's self-enforced silence" and "An appropriate sanction," Sept.
IF THERE is one term that pops up again and again in college courses, it's equilibrium. From economics to physics, there is always some natural point of stability and balance.
THE COMICS page, maybe the most controversial section of The Cavalier Daily last year, has caused another flare-up, giving me plenty to write about as I start my second year as the paper's ombudsman.
FOR ALL its belligerence and hawkish political stances, the Bush administration has produced little when it comes to dealing with Iran.
LAST WEEK, quite a controversial speaker came to the University with very little actual controversy.
I knew that something was amiss Tuesday night when I checked my e-mail and found I had five invitations to Facebook groups protesting the Facebook.
LAST THURSDAY, former Iranian President Mohammed Khatami to speak at the University. The debate leading up to his speech was hollow.
YOU ARE sitting in a classroom and happen to glance over to the person to your immediate left. On a laptop, she is chatting with four different people over AIM.
