IN AN APPARENT effort to show terrorists that American life would resume its normalcy, partisanship recently has re-emerged in Washington, D.C.
RICHMOND DESPERATE futility. Though Mark Earley's words spoke of underdogs and comebacks, his face and tired posture made the opposite statement.
THIS IS the speech I gave on Oct. 30 at the 25th anniversary celebration of the Office of African-American Affairs. On the first day of lecture The professor instantly recognizes me But then again how hard is it To remember just two or three? Self conscious when I speak - Trying not to make one mistake For fear that everything I say Is representative of the race Classes on my culture Taught by people unlike me I've lived your lectures But I still get a "C"? Constantly surrounded by you And when I want to take a break You misinterpret my cultural pride For white rejection and hate When Jefferson built his Academical Village I wasn't in the plan Although the blood of my ancestors Mowed, plowed and tilled this land I'm not here by way of my own merit But your expectations I exceed Overlooking the affirmative action Of your daddy's legacy When I choose to eat at B.E.T. You call it self-segregation But when you own Rugby Road It's mere socialization My little black boat Navigating this big white sea Racial harmony at U.Va.
W HAT WOULD you think if someone sold you a cookie with a quarter of it removed? What if someone gave you a dollar bill with holes in it, or organized a New Year's party to take place on April 8?
SINCE Sept. 11, the majority of Americans have been faced with tough decisions in their lives. Having never experienced such a large-scale national loss as occurred as a result of the terrorist attacks, we had no standard of how long to mourn, how much to mourn, and, most importantly, how long to wait before moving on with our lives.
SPORTS occupy a large role in our society. Compare the number of people at the Virginia-Richmond football game - many - with the number of people who turned out to hear the Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court - not so many.
THE UNITED States should be wary of critics who urge the government to end its relationship with the governments of Saudi Arabia and Egypt.
ALRIGHT girls, I'm sorry, but this has got to stop. The usual weekend attire seen around the University is rarely anything to be praised, but last weekend crossed the line.
IT HAS become a sickening trend. Every few years, the keyboard gremlins at Microsoft manage to pull themselves out of their caves just long enough to bribe advertisers and celebrity sponsors into endorsing their latest Windows Operating System.
THE OLD adage says that ignorance is bliss, but a whole generation of Americans is abandoning that mindset.
HALLOWEEN is a time for scary costumes. Many kids walked across the Lawn this year dressed to induce fear, but all with a comic aspect to it.
AFTER years of an ineffective war on drugs, it is time to reconsider the nation's handling of the critical issue.
IF PEOPLE want to give their money to the government, we should let them. The proposed tax referendum for Northern Virginia has become the dominant theme in Virginia's gubernatorial campaign recently, with Mark Earley (R) coming out strongly opposed to the idea and Mark Warner (D) defending his support of the proposal. In the interest of fairness, even those opposed to the idea of raising taxes for Northern Virginia should allow the referendum to go ahead, to let the voters decide for themselves.
TUESDAY'S Cavalier Daily lead editorial ("Poor concert plan- ning") misses the mark when it criticizes PK German's planning of the Outkast concert at the University.
I HATE trashing fun ideas, but someone has to do it. Several people have suggested that politicians should physically wear the corporate logos of major campaign contributors.
THE ANTHRAX scare has brought a new word into the American consciousness: Cipro. Even though most Americans are learning about its capabilities, they don't consider who will pay for those expensive prescriptions. Yet the question of how to provide adequate care at a reasonable cost arises every day and in mundane places like the University.
WITH THE Virginia gubernatorial elections a mere six days away, both candidates are using every possible means of attracting people to their campaign.
BASKETBALL season starts this week. Those words are music to the ears of many University basketball fans.
EVERYTHING has changed, politics included. It's hard to know what "politics as usual" might mean these days.
IMAGINE being able to get home without taking a cab to Charlottesville Regional Airport, while getting home in as little as two-thirds of the time it would normally take, without spending the money required to fly.
