WELL, THE people have spoken. When less than half choose to do so, what comes out is more whisper than roar. It feels a bit redundant to complain about low levels of student activism in the Student Council spring elections now, after the polls have already closed and the results are in.
THEY DROPPED the bomb again. This time it's more powerful, more complete and just as explosive. The reference is to the Center for Equal Opportunity's study released Feb.
ON FRIDAY afternoon a war took place at Scott Stadium - a war between four basic colors. In the battle for chromatic superiority, yellow reigned victorious, while red clinched second place, blue took home the bronze and green walked away dead last. Each of nearly 4,000 avid Dave Matthew's Band fans at the stadium donned a wristband.
THIS PAST week, The Cavalier Daily again offered a diverse set of issues for commentary. It is rare that a single issue triggers enough commentary to fill a column, but that was the case this week.
FIRST we had the presidential election that wouldn't end. We got through that though, and, right on schedule, inaugurated the 43rd president of the United States.
CONSTANT reader: Having commented unflatteringly about my home state of Texas last week without receiving any death threats, I now dare to give my temporary home of Virginia the same treatment.
I AM TIRED of hearing about it. You are tired of hearing about it. We all are tired of hearing about it.
EVEN AFTER leaving office, former President Bill Clinton is dogged by scandals. Now, Congress and the media are investigating several pardons Clinton gave, citing possible political and criminal motivations behind them. Many Republican leaders in Congress have lashed out at Clinton.
IN DECEMBER, both the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Student Council and the University-wide Student Council unanimously passed a resolution calling for the University to provide health insurance to its graduate student teaching assistants, research assistants and fellowship recipients.
DO YOU consider yourself fully educated? If so, think again. Becoming educated is a continual process, one we can never quite finish.
RIGHT NOW the students at this fine academic institution are voting on four proposed changes to the honor system.
I LEAVE my bag, my Walkman and my wallet unattended. I accept rides from strangers. I walk through Charlottesville at 3 a.m.
Last week's forum on racial profiling, organized by Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Black Student Alliance and Griot Society, brought students, police and administrators together to discuss a burning topic of late.
EVER LISTEN to the comments in a crowd? This particular crowd said things like "Wait! I need my arm!" and "I can't breathe!" "Ouch" and "cut it out" were popular as well, but my favorite was "I hate every person at this #$!&ing University who didn't camp out and is in front of me right now!" It was game day, and it was not a pretty scene.
WITH THE recent announcement of the Lawn selections for the coming academic year, we are again apprised of the University's biggest and brightest.
UNLESS you've been under a rock lately, you know that University elections are going on; the fliers make it hard to miss.
DESPITE the numerous Rugby Road fraternity parties and bar crawls on Thursday nights, I live for this particular evening for one reason - NBC's 'Friends.' I tune in every week to hear Phoebe's newest whacked out philosophy and hear Joey hit on another innocent victim, and believe me, if I happen to be out that evening and my VCR malfunctions, no one wants to be around to witness my rage. Now, an evil force may prevent 'Friends' from continuing to be at the top of the Nielson ratings: CBS's 'Survivor II,' which now competes against 'Friends' during its precious Thurs.
THE GRAMMYS have been a joke for as long as I can remember. The most ridiculous people always seem to be nominated.
I HADN'T planned to write about the honor referenda this week. Having mentioned the Committee repeatedly throughout the last two weeks, I figured it was time to give it a rest.
IN A TOWN not more than 45 miles from where I was born and raised, President Bush recently announced his proposals to increase Education Department spending by 11.5 percent.
