COLLEGE Dean Edward Ayers' decision to remove PoliticsProf. James Sofka as dean of the Echols Scholars program continues to be a hot topic in the pages of The Cavalier Daily. Senior writer Chris Wilson reported Wednesday ("Policy may afford Sofka future hearing," Feb.
ALTHOUGH Americans are constantly being subjected to the economic theories of politicians and talking heads, we rarely hear about one ofthe biggest threats to the nation's economic future.
IT IS FORTUNATE that instances like the recent controversy between College Dean Edward Ayers and former Echols Dean James Sofka are rare occurrences at our University.
THE CONCEPTS and purposes behind justice and punishment are often blurred and their complexities taken for granted.
SEVEN YEARS: That's how long it would take to pay off a credit card balance of just $1,000 given a standard 19 percent interest rate and making the minimum 2.5 percent monthly payment.
LAST FRIDAY night, the Jefferson Society hostedHousing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson, who spoke about President Bush's innovative concept of an "ownership society." While Prof.
A RECENT survey of high school students has confirmed what most Americans already know -- the Pacific Ocean is somewhere south of Miami, where the Prime Meridian divides westward flowing rivers from the Sea of Japan.
UNIVERSITY attempts to access personal information are sometimes intrusive and unnecessary -- Social Security numbers are our identities on Grounds and the University has access to most students' bank accounts and financial information.
ON SATURDAY, Jan. 22, the nation marked the 32 anniversary of the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision which legalized abortion in the United States.
AS PRESIDENT Bush takes the stage tomorrow night for the State of the Union speech, many will look for him to flesh out the soaring oratory from his forceful inaugural address two weeks ago.
AS I stood at the back of a crowded lecture hall amongthe huddled masses of wait-listed students yearning for a spot in class, it seemed as though something wasn't quite right.
A SCHOOL district in Pennsylvania recently made headlines by becoming the first to require the teaching of the intelligent design theory in biology classes as a possible alternative to Darwinian evolution.
LET US not miss this opportunity. Though the University is now abuzz with gossip over the shakeup of the leadership of the Echols program, melodrama is fleeting.
THE CAVALIER Daily reported on Jan. 20 that Associate Dean Richard Handler would replace Politics Prof.
SINCE 1978, the economic role of the Chinese government has focused on fostering economic growth in the context of the international capitalist system, a departure from its former Stalinist policies of absolutely centralized economic planning.
THE CIVIL Rights Movement of the 1960s still touches a raw nerve in American society today. Political movements borrowing the rhetorical and organizational tactics of civil rights activism, from women's liberation to gay rights, continue to shape our political discourse today.
IN THE midst of pre-election politics, the Bush administration pulled a powerful and stigmatizing trump card when proposing the ban on gay marriage amendment.
IS HAVING a car in Charlottesville a blessing or a curse? Perhaps it is a bit of both. For students who have jobs or take part in activities in the greater Charlottesville area, the increased mobility that a car provides is invaluable.
THE NEW buzzword of the mainstream media: hubris. All of the pundits,commentators and editorials are filled to the brim with this word.
As I have been deluged with expressions of concern, friendship, and surprise regarding my abrupt removal as Echols Dean, I have decided to offer a public explanation to our community. On January 14, I was summoned to a meeting with Dean Edward Ayers.At this meeting, at which neither my immediate superior nor representatives of any other University offices were present, I was informed that I was being removed from my post on the grounds of allegations of perceived impropriety in my behavior towards unspecified students.The action was immediate with no formal period of notice.
