A WEEK ago today, the United States was a different place. In the aftermath of the tragedies that occurred Sept.
I AM NOT sure where to start. As usual, I have read the previous week's issues of The Cavalier Daily and read my e-mail with an eye toward composing this column, but this week was unlike anything I have ever experienced.
AS OPTIMISTIC fans anticipate the approaching ACC football season, there's a lot to arouse excitement.
AS STUDENTS begin the school year at Poolesville High School in Poolesville, Maryland, talk will be centered on the team's mascot, rather than classes.
AFTER coming out to his parents this summer, one University student was faced with a potentially devastating situation.
THE HONOR committee has examined recent proposals aimed at tampering with the single sanction. The most recent of these attacks came from Darden Rep.
I COULDN'T wish my cousin a happy birthday. He's two days older than I am, and we'd had the "What do you want for your birthday?" conversation during the weekend.
RECENTLY, the Honor Committee announced that it would soon be reevaluating the single sanction.
A top the Capitol West steps I'm looking at the Mall and the Washington Monument. This place is dead. The measured bang of a hammer across the mall is the only sound.
AS THE bus driver told us all - 100 bleary-eyed students reluctantly heading off to our 9:30 a.m.
ONE THING I really hated when I lived on Grounds was leaving immediately after finals. I never had enough time to pack up.
FOOTBALL is a game. Yes, it can be fun. If we stretcha little bit, we might even be able to call it important.
SPRINGTIME at the University would not be complete without the Foxfields races. Attending the races has been a tradition for students and visiting alumni for a long time, and they usually take place on one of the weekends before spring classes end.
FOR THOSE seeking further evidence that the United States' United Nations dues could be better spent subsidizing Midwest production of the Flo-Bee, look to the recently adjourned U.N.
AS WE PLAY Penn State on Thursday, there will be the obvious student unity against this on-field foe.
AS A SELF-CONFESSED bleeding-heart liberal, adamantly in favor of the separation of church and state, I should really be getting riled up about Virginia's adoption of a moment of silence in its public schools.
One of the frustrating things about journalism is that almost every non-journalist has an opinion on how to be a reporter.
Although classes have been in session for less than two weeks, it has occurred in almost every class at the University: the blaring, distracting ring of someone's cell phone in the middle of a lecture or class discussion.
EVERY year the same thing happens. Classes fill up and professors are either forced to turn away students who in many cases are fourth-year majors in the subject, or deal with the consequences of an over-crowded classroom.
I'M NOT sure about you, but I just can't remember the last time I walked past the Rotunda and saw a group of close-to-naked students climbing all over each other while pretending to play football.
