Bill Clinton is black. Well, not really. However, just last month, on Oct. 19, former president Bill Clinton was inducted into the Arkansas Black Hall of Fame.
"The Chechens knew there was no escape for them, and to avoid any temptation to run, they had strapped themselves together, knee to knee, and had their guns ready, and were singing their death song." So wrote Tolstoy in his 1863 novel, The Cossacks, wherein a young Russian officer travels to the Caucasus to take part in his country's long, fruitless effort to subdue Chechnya. Last week, Russia's Chechen conflict flared again in similar fashion.
NO ONE who is working full-time should be living in poverty. This is a very basic concept of the American Dream: people who work hard day in and day out should be able to support their family and enjoy a decent standard of living.
IT'S COMING -- five days out and counting. Make sure the stamp is firmly affixed to that absentee ballot and get it in the mail drop-box before the end of the day.
If you were counting on the drought to shut down school and get you out of your Chemistry final, it looks like you're out of luck.
RECENTLY, Phi Delta Alpha (formerly Phi Delta Theta) Fraternity lost its charter at the University of Virginia.
ACCORDING TO LAG, the Labor Action Group and Living Wage Campaign at the University of Virginia, the "simple principle" of living wage activists is to make sure no one who is employed full time at the University is in poverty.
You wouldn't trust a general who'd never seen war to lead an army into battle, or a defensive end to quarterback your football team.
Early on in the semester, members of the Black Student Alliance were questioned on the purpose of their organization, its mission and goals.
This past Friday, fraternities and sororities from all four Greek councils took part in "Comfort Zone," an event that includes philanthropic work as well as social interaction.
It's not hard to find pictures of hardened criminals and wanted men on TV these days. Turn on any news channel and in any given minute mug shots of Osama bin Laden, the alleged snipers and various other felons will flash by repeatedly.
WHENEVER race issues at the University reenter the spotlight, many of the same issues get thrown around.
YOU'D THINK freshman year was hard enough. All of a sudden, you're doing more reading in a night than you did in a week in high school.
NOW THAT the two sniper suspects have been identified, there will no doubt be a media blitz that will delve into the lives and motives of the suspects.
OVER THE past decade, the apathetic attitude of many African-American students has hindered progress toward student equality in the University community.
MAYBE you heard. In 1970, a group of University students led by James Roebuck, the first African-American Student Council president, held a protest on the Lawn.
Actions speak louder than words. The old cliche held true once more as 400 or more students silently marched on The Cavalier Daily last Wednesday in order to air their grievances.
I understand that everyone is entitled to his or her own opinion and everyone has a right to free speech.
POP QUIZ: Question one: During what 50-year period did the Civil War take place? A) 1750-1800 B) 1800-1850 C) 1850-1900 D) 1900-1950.
I've written in the past about why newspaper reporters and editors must separate themselves from the news.
