It was December of my senior year of high school. I just sent my most important application out a month before and I already had the envelope that held my acceptance to the University in my hands.
The recent "serial-sniper" attacks have everyone scared. As students left Grounds for Fall Break, many to return to Northern Virginia, the sniper was just beginning what has accumulated to 11 shootings, nine of which have been fatal.
On Friday, Oct. 11, former President Jimmy Carter was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his peacemaking and humanitarian work over the last 20 years.
The Honor Committee at the University identifies its sole objective as the pursuit of truth. Its treasured poem and motto, "The Honor Men," assures its readers that members of the system are dedicated to "track no man to his undeserved hurt." Despite the dissent of many of my peers, I have trusted in the legitimacy of these claims for my last three years at this University.
The Honor Committee announced Sunday they would be releasing tickets for students interested in viewing the honor trial of third-year College student Adam Boyd.
Over the last two weeks, politicians and law enforcement officers have lashed out at the sniper who has terrorized the Washington, D.C., area.
CITY Councilwoman and Charlottesville's Vice Mayor Meredith Richards is the clear choice to represent University students in Virginia's fifth district of the U.S.
THE SNIPER. That's been the only thing on the minds of residents of D.C., Maryland and Virginia since the deadly spree began Oct.
PAINFUL MELONCHOLY was readily discernable on the increasingly wrinkle-defined face of Gov. Mark R.
WITH THE economy in a serious recession and our nation on the brink of war, the University has an important choice to make this November.
Former President James Earl Carter is a quiet Southerner with a peanut-eating grin. In the last 20 years, he has amassed a record of not offending certain nations and criticizing the United States on a regular basis.
Last week marked the first time in the last hundred years that a woman has been brought up on polygamy charges in the United States.
The law school at Washington University in St. Louis is currently creating a showcase example of blundered student self-governance that universities nationwide should observe keenly.
All is not well at Gardner-Webb, a small Baptist university in North Carolina. Last Friday, the president of the university, Christopher White, also an ordained minister, resigned after admitting to authorizing an
The issues facing public education in America are virtually endless. With policymakers and teachers being pulled in so many directions, it seems odd that controversy focuses on the Department of Education's Web site. A current overhaul of the site, in an effort to make it more user-friendly and updated, is also making sure that visitors view research and statistics aligned with the Bush administration's education philosophy.
At institutions of higher education across the country, students have challenged the use of affirmative action in admissions policies.
Let's take a little trip back in time -- to high school. And you thought you'd never have to think about it again.
Cynicism and politics go together like peanut butter and jelly. A good citizen questions every word that comes out of a politician's mouth.
If someone were to ask me what I like least about my job, I would say that I'm becoming far too jaded for someone so young.
At the University of Michigan, according to their affirmative action policy which uses a "plus-factor" system, in which points are added to application scores in order to give certain applicants advantages, minority applicants receive an overly generous 20-point addition to their application scores based solely on their minority status.
