CALIFORNIA, without a doubt, has been the hot topic of politics in the nation all summer. With a historic recall possible and over 130 candidates vying for the governor's mansion, it's no surprise that the state has been in the spotlight of every news broadcast, talk show and late night stand-up routine for the past two months.
WHO WOULD have thought that ten little rules could cause such a commotion? Last week, Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore was suspended after defying an order by U.S.
WELCOME back to the Old Dominion. For the rest of the country, it has been a summer relatively free of serious political debate in the news.
IT'S OFFICIAL: California is the new Florida. With Gary Coleman, Mary Carey and Leo Gallagher vying to replace Governor Gray Davis in the upcoming recall election, the Golden State has surpassed the Sunshine State as Worst Practitioner of American Democracy. It's easy to poke fun at Californians -- who else will pick from a field of 135 porn stars, child actors and watermelon-smashing comedians when they enter the voting booth on Election Day?
AH, ANOTHER semester begins. And, like any new semester, there are some exciting changes in store for students.
THE CANDIDATES for the Democratic presidential ticket made headlines last week despite what has become an ongoing battle for any press coverage.
THOUGH the season won't officially end for another 27 days, the summer of 2003 is fading fast. In years past, the splendid sunny season usually acquired some sort of moniker to distinguish itself from any ordinary summer.
THIS SUMMER I learned that the world might as well be flat, because as far as the public education system is concerned, that's what we've been teaching our kids. When I began to set up my camp classroom for this summer's course on the United Nations and current events, I was prepared to teach impressionable 12- and 13-year-olds a world of knowledge about foreign affairs, political posturing and why history has unfolded into this great imbalance that we call earth.
FOR TWO years, liberals like myself have been frustrated about the state of the union. September 11 made President George W.
IT IS A fact of life that the modern economy cannot operate without electric power. When the northeastern United States fell into darkness in mid-August, the affected cities essentially ceased to function.
BETA BRIDGE is an icon of the University. Repainted at least once a day, sometimes more, it has become a window into the busy social lives and group events of the student body.
WELCOME back to school everyone, and to the first years and transfer students out there, welcome to the University (yes, our university is humbly referred to as the University). As people stream back into Charlottesville for fall semester and engage in the maddening customs of getting ready for school, one must be reminded that there should be a protocol to how the first days before classes are handled.
AS THE University community is all too aware, recent state budget crises have drastically reduced funding to public colleges and universities nationwide. The University has generally embraced tuition hikes as a necessary evil to prevent a tragic decline in the quality of education and prestige.
AT OBERLIN High School in Ohio, a group of parents is protesting the school's decision to allow a course in "black history" to be taught by a white teacher.
WHILE the sounds of blaring horns and muffler-free motorcycles in the distance takes a bit of getting used to, there is a certain magic about living in a large, congested city.
RECENT sports page headlines have been resplendent with theories and postulations on how the new Atlantic Coast Conference line-up will affect collegiate sports in the mid-Atlantic.
AS A COLLEGE student and a music lover, the words I am about to write do not come easily. But kids, all the free music trading has got to go. Before you start moaning and groaning, hear me out.
IN HIGH school, as in one's previous educational experience (which probably encompasses your life since you can remember), there was a certain way of doing things.
ABOUT a year and a half ago, partly inspired, I believe, by my frenzied attempt to find direction for the rest of my life, I wrote a column advising students like me to be pro-active in the quest to declare a major.
AHH, THE fraternity party. It has become the ultimate symbol of the debauchery possible in a parent-free environment.
