STEPHEN Colbert, well-known comedian and host of Comedy Central's The Colbert Report, recently declared his candidacy for, as he called it, "President of the United States of South Carolina." Colbert, a Charleston native, even formed a Super PAC that has successfully raised money that will be put toward whatever future undertakings the comedian might have in store.
THOUGH all of us excitedly leave for home when the semester ends, we do not begin enjoying the break until after grades are posted.
State Sen. John Edwards, D-Roanoke, recently introduced legislation which would offer 50 percent tuition discounts at Virginia public colleges and universities to the dependents of faculty members who have worked for at least seven years at those institutions.
It deeply disturbed me in 2010 when the ruling by five Supreme Court justices bolstered the idea of corporate personhood.
SINCE the 1960s, cultural secularization has increasingly influenced the lifestyle decisions of young Americans.
MY MOTHER, who teaches high school drama, recently faced a shocking accusation from a student of hers.
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology announced last month that it would be enhancing its suite of free online courses this spring by offering certification to those individuals who complete the courses and prove their competency in the subjects taught.
THAT RICK Perry dropped out of the Republican primary race last week is widely known. With the field of candidates narrowing, people are beginning to pick their favorites, and with each passing day it becomes clearer who the frontrunners really are.
A FEW WEEKS ago Forbes magazine released a list of "30 [people] under 30" who "aren't waiting to reinvent the world." The rankings span more than 12 different fields, from finance to food and wine, with each category said to have 30 young entrepreneurs who are changing their fields for the better. Some who made the list are more recognizable than others.
The issue of guns on college campuses has been debated periodically since the 2007 Virginia Tech shooting massacre.
I FIND The Cavalier Daily's characterization of the University's e-textbook pilot initiative ("Textbook education," Jan.
ONE OF last week's lead editorials ("A degree of injustice," Jan.
THE CAVALIER Daily is on the cusp of being a great newspaper. Given this, during winter break, I tried to pull my thoughts together on how The Cavalier Daily could improve itself through a few feasible tweaks.
I most heartily agree with Katherine Ripley's Jan. 19 column about the establishment of religion, titled "(Ripley's) Believe it or not." There is no way the Founders would have ever allowed any elected official to make any political decisions based on religious conviction. Can you imagine the chaos that would have ensued if the people who wrote the Constitution had believed that political decisions could be made based on a religious belief in rights given to them by "Nature's God" or a "Creator"? Why, they might have even declared independence from Great Britain!
Y Yesterday, thousands of websites took part in a massive organized protest, denying users access to popular services such as Wikipedia, Reddit and WordPress in an act of mock censorship.
Internet2, a group of 221 colleges and universities which are aiming to collaborate on the implementation of new technologies to cut costs in higher education, announced Wednesday that five of its members would be piloting an e-textbook program this semester.
