One of the most persistent criticisms that has dogged the Honor Committee is that its single sanction policy is counterproductive to upholding the ideal of a community of trust.
A great loss to the University community was felt upon the passing of Gregory Colomb of the English department on Tuesday, October 11.
Coal, the black diamond, is as its alias suggests a treasure to those who make a living off of it. The coal burned at the University's steam plant comes from one of the poorest areas of the nation.
AS I WAS driving and listening to the radio one day last spring, a girl called in to 94.3, "the Jersey shore's hit music channel," to exclaim enthusiastically: "I'm going to the mall today to see my girl JWoww!" Jennifer Farley, aka JWoww, is a cast member of the popular MTV reality series "Jersey Shore" and was at the mall in my town that day to sign copies of her book, "The Rules According to JWoww." Farley is not the only "Jersey Shore" star to have had a book published.
PLAGIARISM. Heard enough about it yet? Regrettably, it is a perennial subject at colleges and universities and apparently a perpetual topic in the media.
SATURDAY'S game against Georgia Tech was the perfect way to celebrate Homecomings weekend - you know, other than putting orange sashes around trees. The atmosphere on the hill as everyone waited to rush the field was positively electric and in that moment I felt remarkably unified with the hundreds of people crowded around me.
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation announced Tuesday it will provide a $2.9 million grant to the College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences for the purpose of establishing interdisciplinary programs in environmental humanities and comparative cultures of the pre-modern world.
I am the coordinator of Montanans Against Assisted Suicide & For Living with Dignity. I disagree with Alex Yahanda that assisted suicide is legal in Montana ("The grateful dead," Oct.
I am an attorney in Washington state, where assisted suicide is legal. I am also president of Choice is an Illusion, a nonprofit corporation opposed to assisted suicide.
As a retired urologist having practiced 35 years in Richmond, I am gravely concerned by the new recommendations of the U.S.
HERMAN Cain has recently burst onto the national stage of Republican presidential candidates, and for good reason.
THOUGH the protests have lasted for almost a month, the media still struggles to form a coherent narrative about the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations in New York and elsewhere.
In a relatively unsurprising move, Gov. Bob McDonnell directed state government agencies earlier this month to draft plans for proposed spending cuts of 2 to 6 percent in preparation for his first two-year budget.
Younger generations have led the fight in every major social issue for the past century. Their voices have collectively determined the outcomes of national and international events such as the civil rights movement and the Vietnam War, thus solidifying their position as a dominant social force. Today, the young people of the world have brought the fight to the dirtiest form of energy: coal.
Usage of the worst carbon dioxide emitter and overall polluter - coal - is still prevalent in our society in surprising forms.
SPIRIT days, pep rallies, dances and competitions. The rich homecoming traditions of high school instill a strong sense of school pride and encourage students to feel connected to their school even after they graduate.
I FIND it ironic that while the United States is a powerful nation with top military capabilities, we are struggling with something as simple as education.
A PANEL of legal experts in Hawaii recently concluded there was nothing in preexisting state law that outlawed terminally ill patients from receiving aid in dying from their physicians.
