DESPITE all the glory and attention that comes with being a law student here at Mr. Jefferson's World of Learning, life is not a complete panacea.
IN RECENT years, ecstasy has become a common "club drug" in the United States as well as in the Charlottesville area.
AFTER Columbine, almost two years ago now, there seemed to be a refrain in all the talk following the shooting: "Maybe now they'll be forced to do something about gun control." We watched congressmen propose gun control legislation.
THE UNIVERSITY is a pretty scary place for first years. Each of us arrived full of questions. Yet we also had several days of orientation.
AFTER coming under criticism for last year's report on the use of race as a factor in admissions, the Center for Equal Opportunity, a national think tank based in Washington, D.C.
ON FEB. 22, the Center for Equal Opportunity released a report authored by Drs. Robert Lerner and Althea Nagai.
GUV'NUH Jim, you should know a lot better. All this pain for the sake of a tax cut we don't need.
TRADITION. Well-roundedness. Diversity. We spout off these terms, treating them as if they were universally desirable goals.
THE CENTER for Equal Opportunity released a study Feb. 22 demonstrating that the University still considers race in the admissions process.
LAST WEEK, President George W. Bush gave his first major address to the nation. Framed as a speech on the budget, Bush gave a quasi-State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress.
SOME DAYS, I start to think people of color are too defensive about racism. Then there are days when I realize they're not overreacting at all.
HERE are some hard truths that each of us has to learn and come to accept at some point in our lives.
WHEN I was in high school, I was on the dance team. We had afternoon practice three times a week, morning practice once a week and performed at football and basketball games.
THE UNIVERSITY has invested $2.1 million in Unocal: a company that indirectly supports slavery in the Southeast Asian country of Burma, also called Myanmar.
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.
