NEXT WEEK, the University will be participating in the college event that has long inspired National Lampoon straight-to-DVD movies.
MANY COLLEGE students around the country are very aware of the high cost of a college education. This expense is the result of not only the cost of tuition, but also the cost of living during those four memorable years.
When the Board of Visitors met last week, one of the issues it addressed was maintaining the Commerce School's prestige at a time when its faculty salaries and technological infrastructure are falling behind those at peer institutions.
WE'VE ALL seen "I stand with Planned Parenthood" status updates on Facebook in the past week. These statements are not about abortion or being pro-choice; they refer to recent legislation passed in the House of Representatives to cut Title X of the Public Health Service Act, a government program that provides family planning aid.
I WRITE in response to a column published Feb. 25 in The Cavalier Daily titled "Acts of Tree-Son." At the heart of the call for ever-growing regulation by the Environmental Protection Agency is a narrative of exploitation: The poor, underdog environment is constantly under assault by an evil army of human corporations. Yet nothing could be further from the truth.
THIS IS one of the great things about newspapers. Last Wednesday, a column appeared in The Cavalier Daily that said a college education isn't really worth as much as common wisdom says it is.
University students and administrators are presently coping with a host of challenges, from studying for midterms to poring over thousands of admissions applications.
ALICE Everette had three young daughters who she loved immensely. She was often at their school, walking them through the door each morning and fixing their hair along the way.
WHEN English Captain George Vancouver entered the Strait of Juan de Fuca in May 1792, he did so with the hope of discovering an extensive "Mediterranean ocean" thought to exist somewhere in the northern Pacific.
SUNDAY, The Washington Post published an article ("A University of Virginia student has a bright idea: 'Flash seminars,'" Feb.
AS THE federal debt has spiraled out of control, bringing the failures of the welfare state into sharp relief, the American people have reacted with widespread animosity towards government.
As the Board of Visitors convenes this week, students may not realize the difficult decisions that it must make.
FLU SEASON has hit the country hard this year, and Wisconsin seems to have been hit the hardest. Last week, thousands of Wisconsin teachers called in sick; so many, in fact, that many school districts had to shut down.
O UR students, administrators, peer institutions and community all agree that paying workers a living wage is the right thing to do.
LIBERTARIANS have the clearest foreign policy of any group in the public sphere. This policy is derived from what Economics Prof.
Safety is an issue that has dominated public discussion at the University following a series of assaults against students.
THE HONOR Committee set
