THE UNIVERSITY'S Jeffersonian image took a hit this month when The New York Times reported that only eight percent of students come from families in the bottom half of the national income distribution.
DURING both of his presi-dential campaigns, George W. Bush successfully played the part of a simplistic straight shooter.
THE INK of the headlines declaring that French voters had rejected the European Union constitution was not yet dry before the chattering classes of the world began their recriminations.
AFTER THE 2004 election, many political analysts blamed the failure of the Democrats on the lack of a single clear, consistent message.
SOON AFTER Howard Dean locked up the nomination for chair of the Democratic National Committee, most observers agreed that his tenure would be, if nothing else, interesting to watch.
AS WE prepare for beach vacations and blockbuster films, the American news media, too, has surrendered to the summer heat.
NOTHING says summertime in America like a juicy hamburger right off the grill. Particularly if that hamburger is being handled by a scantily clad blonde gyrating against a sports car.
LAST WEEK, President Bush pledged to allocate a paltry $674 million in foreign aid to Africa. While this is a positive step towards funding development, the amount offered falls woefully short of potential. British Prime Minister Tony Blair met with President Bush over the last week to discuss progressive action towards eradicating poverty on the world's poorest continent.
CHINA'S position in the modern world is an incredible paradox. On one hand, China is a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, an organization devoted to maintaining peaceful relations between countries, promoting justice and progress and ensuring human rights.
IN THE tranquil dog days of summer, the oasis of exciting political news often dries up to resemble a desert, but this year, have no fear, Howard Dean is here.
IT WAS totally worth it. The 25-hour weeks, the late nights, the windowless office, the dining hall/Pav diet, the much-abbreviated workout schedule, the awkwardness after dating a fellow staff member and the pathetic lack of social life compared to friends with more free time.
WE ALL have a different reaction to the uninvited reality of graduation. Some of us would rather face a weed-whacker vasectomy.
AS A FIRST year, I thought that the University's trademark racial tension was all my fault. Minorities are often accused of exacerbating race problems through self-segregation, and I believed it.
WHEN I THINK back on the girl that wandered into Tuttle with her arms full of belongings nearly four years ago, I cannot help but feel a mix of protectiveness, pride and thankfulness. Protectiveness because that girl had no idea what she would encounter over her next four years at this school -- how much she would grow.
ONE THING about being an opinion columnist for The Cavalier Daily is that the position affords the columnist a small degree of notoriety at theUniversity.This, however, can be both a good and a bad thing.
Gregory J. Scanlon Commencement Address University of Virginia May 16, 2032 Thank you, President Sabato.
TWO YEARS ago I had an epiphany. That little white lab coat hanging in the front of my closet, stylish as it was, needed to be exported to the very back, somewhere between the rainbow-striped blouse and polka-dot skirt my mom had bought me the previous Christmas.
AT THE beginning of his lecture, visiting author Bill McKibben admitted, "There's a way in which I'm a depressive fellow." Indeed, it's difficult to put a positive spin on the destruction of the planet and the end of civilization as we know it, but although McKibben's warnings may be uncomfortable, we should listen. McKibben argued that in recent decades, humans have become "bigger than we should be, bigger than it makes sense to try to become." Our impact on the environment has increased dramatically, with dangerous results.
HONOR is a word constantly debated around the University, as it means so many different things to so many different people.
