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.
IT IS ILLEGAL for the University to discriminate on the basis of race and ethnicity in its admissions policies, but the policy should be ended even if it were not illegal.
COLLEGE definitely is for students, but there's no question that it is run by adults. Students like to think that what goes on here revolves around our best interests and involvement in the everyday workings of the University.
IN 1945 Holden Caulfield was clinically depressed. His parents denied it. His friends ignored it.
THE LONG journey for equality and diversity in education for black students at the University started back in 1935. A black female Virginian applied to the all-white University.
PSSST ... come over here. Yeah, you. I'm gonna tell you a secret, my friend. All those pre-millennium travel plans you're making?
THINK sexual assault doesn't affect you? Think again. I first spotted these words on my way over the Ruffner Footbridge.
THE SCENE: Rugby Road. Friday night. Sidewalks packed with University students waiting in line. Pretty typical.
THE POINT at which life begins is hard to identify, especially from a legal standpoint. Abortion is one of the most contested issues of our time because people define the start of life differently -- at the time of conception, viability, or when the fetus is able to feel pain, for example.
