NEITHER the Board of Visitors' proposed summer program to help out disadvantaged students nor the current policy for affirmative action is sufficient to ensure a diverse, knowledgeable student body and a fair application process. The new program would bring disadvantaged students to the University for two weeks every summer, beginning with eighth grade.
EVERYONE knows who Christopher Columbus is and why we honor him. He is celebrated for "discovering" the New World.
A FOCUSED look at The Cavalier Daily's sports section is overdue. Part of the delay is that so much of what the sports editors and writers produce is so good that I often find it difficult to make any remarks other than -- good job!
FOR THOSE who find the prospect of a corporate position at best, mind numbing, and at worst, morally depraved, there exist a number of alternatives.
I SEE THEM running all the time. They're yelling in unison, grimacing and sweating. They aren't having much fun and, in their time off, they complain about all the work they have to put in to make it.
EVEN WITH sunglasses, I still barely could see. My eyes throbbed as I squinted, translucent pearls formed on my forehead, my shirt stuck to me like overcooked pancakes to an ungreased frying pan.
CAMPAIGN finance once again is on the front burner of the American political consciousness. On Tuesday the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a campaign finance case stemming from Missouri's state contribution limits.
THERE is nothing quite like the feeling you get when you help someone less fortunate than yourself.
RACE HAS become a dirty word at the University these days. In recent news concerning admissions policies, the presence of racial preference has created more bitter conflict and name-calling than constructive discussion.
ACADEMICAL village, schmacademical village - who really believes in it anymore? I mean, there are myths and there are myths.
PRE-MED, Pre-Comm, Pre-Law. My friend at the Architecture School has even coined a new title for himself and tells people that he's Pre-Arch.
THERE are a few times in college when 58 percent is considered a great success. Organic Chemistry exams aside, there aren't many areas where this level of achievement is worthy of praise. At Division I schools, however, officials are celebrating a 58 percent graduation rate for student athletes.
UNTIL a few days ago, many believed that we were a house dividing against itself. Some wondered if a house so divided could stand.
BY NOW, you undoubtedly have heard the argument about a million times. It always starts the same way.
PACKED like sardines, students scream and cheer, jumping in time and risking their very lives. No, you're not in the mosh pit at your favorite rock band's concert.
SOMETHING very important is missing from the recent tumult over Board of Visitors member Terence P.
THE UNIVERSITY community is extremely fortunate that flags haven't had to be lowered to half-mast in recent weeks.
In the 1950s, the buzzword was Communism. If a person was labeled a Communist, he could be personally or professionally ruined.
Given the sheer number of articles and columns on affirmative action this week, I almost hate to add to the glut.
PLEASE don't vote. That way, when I vote, mine counts more, and as the newest voter in Charlottesville, I like that idea.
