NOBODY should be surprised that the Inter-Fraternity Council sent a letter to Dean of Students Penny Rue last week, requesting that she open negotiations with them about moving formal rush back to the fall.
IF I WANT to skip class, it is my choice. If I decide not to study for an exam, that is my choice.
I CAN'T remember when I met Merton or the Duncan Sisters. All I know is that the American Studies Class of 2000 made me do it.
ISOLATED in our college world, the University community as a whole doesn't tend to pay much attention to the everyday workings of the federal government.
ONE WONDERS if a $17 million increase in federal spending on "promoting character education efforts" would have prevented Texas Gov.
First, congratulations to The Cavalier Daily for its recent award. Few realize the amount of work required in producing any student publication, much less an award-winning daily.
LAST WEEK the Republicans captured both houses of Virginia's General Assembly. This victory gives the party a historic opportunity to further its agenda.
DANGER! If you receive any e-mail within the next 24 hours, do not open it! The entire Internet is closed down for annual cleaning, so any e-mail must be a virus!
NEED-BLIND. Anyone who's been on a college tour or read a book about universities has heard this term.
COMMUNITIES such as ours quickly become galvanized into action when a violent stranger enters its sanctum, creating chaos and fear.
AS THE vice president for development, it is my job to ensure that the University works with its alumni and friends to secure private support that will sustain the University and its students, faculty and programs into the future.
TRUE! -- CYNICAL -- very, very dreadfully cynical I had been and am; but why will you say that I am mad?
AS A NATIVE Baltimorean, I have absolutely no reason to look forward to the World Series each year.
YOU HAVE to take pleasure in whatever victories you can gain, even if they are small. Never was this message more apparent than at the Omni Hotel in downtown Charlottesville last night - the site of the Democratic party reception in which State Sen.
RICHMOND-Virginia is known for its colorful history, and now, a historic election can be added to its laundry list of momentous political events.
IT WAS an uphill battle. It was also a losing battle. So it came as little surprise when the results were so prominently displayed across the large television screen in the Omni Hotel in Charlottesville - Ed Wayland couldn't unseat his challenger, incumbent Del.
RICHMOND -- The chandeliers were sparkling, the liquor was flowing, and the room was filled with enough suits to clothe an entire law firm.
BOOM, BOOM, boom. The hardwood floor of the Boar's Head Inn ballroom shook from the thundering bass.
AS THE final minutes of Halloween night ticked by, heads began popping out from behind closed Lawn room doors.
A FIRST glance at Paul Harris' victory party shows what you might consider a surprising amount of diversity for a Republican event.
