Shakespeare is perhaps the last name to invoke in describing the latest installment of Hollywood's ongoing infatuation with comic book adaptations.
The days of Hollywood yore return in all their blazing glory in the fantastical "Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow." The inflated title alone reflects the dripping nostalgia that director Kerry Conran applies to his impressive directorial debut. Heavily influenced by film styles and genres from the pre-World War II era, "Sky Captain" manages to achieve a delicate balance between the familiar and the innovative.
Bright red Chinese flags adorned the Rotunda steps yesterday afternoon in a clash of pride and protest when Yang Jiechi, the Chinese ambassador to the United States, addressed an audience of students, faculty and community members. The Dome Room was filled to capacity, and security officials were forced to turn people away at the door. History Prof.
Armed with his trademark arsenal of dry witticisms and ever-present smirks, the reigning king of fake news, Jon Stewart, took Washington D.C.
Nationwide, more college students than ever before find themselves studying beyond the standard four years in order to earn a bachelor's degree, a recent National Center for Education Statistics study concluded. The NCES study, which surveyed one million students in the entering class of 1996 from more than 900 institutions nationwide, revealed 33 percent of students were able to complete all of their requirements in four years.
Student Council continues to make strides towards fully implementing the future off-Grounds housing office by launching organizational workshops Thursday. After passing a resolution creating the office last November, Council obtained space on the second floor of Newcomb Hall as a possible site for the new off-Grounds housing office, Housing Concerns Committee Chair Ryan Grammer said.
Despite the difficulties encountered by students on ISIS last fall, which delayed the spring registration process, University officials anticipate that pre-registration for next semester will be far less problematic. According to Don Reynard, Information Technology Communication director of applications and data systems, the problems that plagued registration last fall will not have a big impact this year. "Last fall, we had a major blitz with some software, which was purchased from an outside vender," Reynard said.
In response to the recent onslaught of complaints regarding the escalating tuition costs in Maryland, Republican Gov.
As the country continues to combat terrorism at home and abroad, Virginia launched a statewide bioterrorism drill Sunday to test the overall readiness of regional hospitals and health departments in the event of another terrorist attack on Virginia soil. States are required to perform antiterrorism drills in order to receive federal grant monies from the Centers for Disease Control.
Although final decisions concerning changes to tuition rates will not be made until April, the Board of Visitors met over the weekend to begin preliminary discussions on future costs of attending the University. According to University officials, the amount of tuition increase relies heavily upon the funding the University receives from the state. "We are at the mercy of the legislature," said Board member William Goodwin, chair of the finance committee.
