SITTING next to me as I write this column is a check made out to the United States Treasury for my quarterly estimated income tax payments.
THE SHOCK and disgust which the Bush administration's actions over the last three years have caused used to be relegated to the sophisticated, highly educated classes, who predominantly fall squarely on the left side of the political spectrum.
Our nation has come a long way in the last hundred years in regard to practicing an equal view of its citizens instead of just preaching one.
The morning-after pill (MAP) should be called the Mendacity Anytime Pill because of the fabric of deception supporting MAP coming from frat house playboys, the FDA, MAP promoters, and politicized doctors in the University's Student Health clinic.
MY BEST friend and I were pulled over to the side of the road by a traffic cop, again. Of course it's not the first time this has happened, but this time we sat confounded by the notion that we were getting stopped while cars zoomed passed us on the highway.
SINCE LAST spring, Manassas Del. Bob Marshall has led a crusade to deny Virginia students their rights as patients within their own student health clinics.
HEY, DID you hear the Pep Band took the field at the South Carolina game this weekend and made that joke about their mascot being the... oh, wait. The Pep Band seems to be the source of much controversy again, and they didn't even do anything this time.
FOLLOWING the Monica/Gennifer/Paula scandals during the last administration, First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton was toted as the modern day Tammy Wynette -- she stood by her man.
THIS WEEKEND, President George W. Bush made a televised announcement to the nation that he would request an additional $87 billion from Congress to fund further military action in Afghanistan and Iraq.
HE EMIGRATED from Honduras to the United States as a teenager who knew little English but worked hard throughout school, graduating from Columbia and then later with honors from Harvard Law School.
IF THERE is one defining aspect of the Bush administration's approach to foreign policy, it is tough talk.
IT'S NOT what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country... and don't expect your country to help you out when you need it." This is the message Bush and Congress sent out to the thousands of Americorps members when they refused to fulfill funding promises for the organization founded by Clinton and supported by Bush after September 11.
FAITH Hill is a country crossover superstar. It's pretty hard to argue otherwise. I can write that here and be relatively confident that, although my thought is not very original (certainly anyone familiar with Faith Hill knows that fact), I'm not stealing someone else's thought, because most folks familiar with the multi-genre singer would label her as such.
WHEN I found out the members of the University were aiming to create a "gay frat," my gut reaction wasn't good.
ON WEDNESDAY evening, Paul Hill, a former Presbyterian minister, was put to death by the state of Florida for murdering an abortion doctor in 1994.
WITH THE beginning of the school year, many students are feeling ambushed again -- but this time, not by classes and tests.
It's a crazy, mixed up world down in Washington these days. Black is white, up is down. Renaming French fries "Freedom Fries" is seen as a good idea, and one of the most intelligent schemes to come out of the Bush administration -- the Pentagon's issuing of futures on terrorist attacks -- is deemed an atrocity.
LABOR day has come and gone: Pools are now closed, seersucker slacks have been shelved, the football season is revving into high gear, and political candidates are ratcheting up their campaigns.
SATURDAY was a great day for Cavalier football. The humidity had cleared up. The sky was clear for the majority of the game.
WITNESSING significant change is an important part of a University's growth. We can be certain that as of this date, the face of the University is undergoing a minor makeover, as many of the structural changes that have seemingly sprouted from the ground up have taken shape over the past couple of months.
