IT'S NEWS to no one that politicians regularly spin issues to serve their own (or their campaign contributors') agendas.
Everyone's got opinions, but not everyone has the chance to espouse them in writing in a 10,000-copy newspaper.
WINSTON Churchill famously quipped that democracy is the worst possible form of government, except for all the alternatives.
LAST WEEK, Congress sent to the Oval Office legislation to ban partial birth abortions. Bush not only publicly announced that he will sign it, but has been hustling the Senate to get it on his desk as soon as possible.
I GUESS that I am in the minority of people my age, but when I turned 18 I was excited to be able to vote.
For those of us fortunate enough to be graced by the presence of the Rev. Al Sharpton this past Sunday, albeit over an hour late, we were treated to an all around Bush-bashing, conservative-trashing spirited discourse. While this was a campaign stop for Sharpton, and his objective was to rally the audience, which he definitely succeeded in doing (evident from the numerous applause lines and standing ovations), one didn't have to listen more than five minutes to identify a whole column's worth of erroneous declarations.
The current first-year medical school class at the University of Virginia is the initial class to be exposed to the pass/fail grading system: what has become the academic trend among the nation's premiere schools of medicine.
Here in America, where "all men are created equal," we like to believe we have overcome arbitrary inequality.
This year in class I will sit next to students the University admitted, in part, because of what their dads did.
STUDENT self-governance. The right to recruit new members for any student-run organization boils down to just that: student self-governance.
IN THE late '90's, deferred rush was a hot topic across Grounds. The faculty were advocating that rush be deferred till second year.
POLITICIANS love map-drawing. It is one of those neat little perks that come along with your gold lapel pin and vanity state license plate.
CONSIDER this frightening scenario. Next Thursday, on The Cavalier Daily Opinion page, I have two columns printed, not just one.
FOR those who heard Al Sharpton's entrancing and energetic eloquence on Sunday in the Old Cabell auditorium, the public's dismal support for his presidential campaign might seem incongruent.
AMERICANS have dirty minds. Why are we so curious about the details of a sexual affair or rape accusation?
HE JUST wanted to see a Cubs game. He came bundled up in a Chicago Cubs sweatshirt and hat, hoping to see the curse of the goat finally lifted.
HOW DO you thank someone for sacrificing themselves for the good of others? For putting their lives on the line to defend their country and its ideals?
TUITION hike: Two words that make our jaws clench, our eyes narrow and our blood boil. Every time you turn around it seems the Board of Visitors is either raising tuition or contemplating a tuition hike.
IT WAS a blow softened only by the fact that so many had come before: In the eighth inning of the sixth game of the National League Championship Series, a fan deflected a foul ball from the glove of Chicago Cubs outfielder Moises Alou, denying his team the second out of the inning.
IT'S THAT time of year again. The leaves are turning their mottled hues, the air has a crisp bite to it and the Nov.
