When residents of the Lawn and the Range found out in August they would be unable to use their fireplaces until repairs could be undertaken, there were calls for the University to take action expeditiously to preserve what is a cherished part of the living experience at the heart of the Academical Village.
I read your interesting Oct. 18 article, "Poll reveals voter apathy." It was well reported and included full discussion of reasons for why voters choose not to vote. In our democracy one is free to vote or not to vote.
IT IS A pleasant surprise, bringing a tad bit of envy, that Student Council has been so successful this year, particularly when one considers the wide array of projects in which it is involved.
LAST WEEK, I wrote about how cell phones and laptops can be distractions in the classroom, hindering our ability to pay attention and learn the material.
THE PALPABLE excitement that surrounded Barack Obama's presidential campaign and subsequent election quickly dissipated.
At the heart of the recent judicial controversy involving the Honor Committee, the University Judiciary Committee and The Cavalier Daily was a fundamental dispute about the nature of the confidentiality rules pertaining to the first organization.
THE ABILITY to participate in an honest, respectful debate is an important skill for a person to have if that person is going to live and participate in a democratic or republican government.
THE UNIVERSITY'S class of 2015 is 120 students larger than the preceding year's class. The reason for this change is not merely a desire of the University to live by the old adage "the more the merrier." The development is instead an effect of Gov.
MUCH WORK remains to be done to combat prejudices and negative stereotypes concerning the Middle East.
The recent University Judiciary Committee charges filed against members of The Cavalier Daily managing board and taken to trial in the case of Editor-in-Chief Jason Ally were about an alleged breach of confidentiality in Honor Committee proceedings.
The University Judiciary Committee/Honor Committee/Cavalier Daily debacle came to an end Tuesday night when the UJC ruled that it did not have jurisdiction with respect to a writer who published an article that mentioned a pending honor trial, potentially breaching confidentiality. This was something The Cavalier Daily had been arguing since the outset, but both days since the decision its leadership has continued to lambast the UJC despite the fact that the two groups are, for all intents and purposes, in agreement.
LAST SUNDAY, around 10,000 people arrived on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. to view the dedication of the Martin Luther King, Jr.
ELECTION seasons have a way of delivering surprises, but I do not know of anyone who was expecting the ascension of a pizza magnate to the national limelight.
WHAT IF I told you that you could have a 29-day, interest-free loan on every purchase you make? You probably would not care, but if I told you that you could save $5 per month, you might finish reading the rest of this column. At the risk of sounding like a Bank of America customer retention manager, allow me to preface my response to an editorial by The Cavalier Daily managing board ("Branching out," Oct.
Two nights ago, the University Judiciary Committee threw out charges against Cavalier Daily Editor-in-Chief Jason Ally because "the exercise of journalistic and editorial functions by student groups" is exempt from the body's jurisdiction. This decision was consistent with how the body's constitution has been interpreted since at least 1985, when a faculty-led panel failed in its attempt to grant the UJC authority to hear cases dealing with student media organizations. Yet this week's ruling casts a pall of uncertainty upon The Cavalier Daily and other student groups because it establishes that jurisdiction decisions can be settled in UJC trial settings, which are not bound by precedent.
Women between the ages of 16 and 24 experience the highest rates of domestic violence. Approximately 32 percent of college students are victims of dating violence.
RECENTLY, The Cavalier Daily has printed articles within both the opinion and news sections concerning the Virginia Board of Health's recent 12-1 vote to implement new abortion regulations, deemed Virginia's TRAP Laws (Targeted Regulations against Abortion Providers). These "emergency" regulations derive from an extension of Senate Bill 924, which required the Board to issue regulations related to infection prevention and disaster preparedness for hospitals, nursing homes and certified nursing facilities, as well as those facilities that provide five or more women with first-trimester abortions per month, according to the Virginia Coalition to Protect Women's Health website.
