The kind of movies they show on airplanes are sentimental bits: microwavable pop-corn, ready made with explosions at the push of a button.
As Jon Stewart's Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear dominated the news and South Park debuted a ridiculed retrospective reporter, Captain Hindsight, a steady focus on the media's ability to control narratives and impact public opinion emerged.
Out of all the sensational and frightening campaign ads released during the 2010 election cycle, one distinguished itself from the rest by being especially crazy.
The livelihoods of researchers in higher education institutions oftentimes depend on grants. It is not unusual for professors to spend a considerable amount of time applying for these grants to further their research.
"One nation, under God." These are words we have all grown up saying. We recited them every day for 12 years in grade school and we often recite them before meetings.
A prominent group pushing for a living wage at the University, dubbed "Workers and Students United," has renewed its calls for the University to adopt an inflation-indexed wage of $11.44 for both its contracted and direct employees.
The Grounds of the University are usually a peaceful place where the molding of young minds can occur amidst a pastoral tranquility often unseen in ordinary society.
Students may gripe about high tuition costs, but soaring textbook prices are also a source of much anxiety.
Thursday was Veterans Day - a day to remember and thank those who have so valiantly served our nation.
This may sound like an echo, but repetition is good way to help someone absorb a new idea. You should go to a Board of Visitors meeting. The Cavalier Daily's Managing Board wrote that last week.
Too many days are forgotten that should be remembered. The Berlin Wall fell Nov. 9, 1989, heralding the end of global Communism and the birth of the modern world.
Everyone is biased, and journalists are no different. It is unreasonable to expect them to be otherwise.
UVa Sustainability has recently launched its campaign for students to individually pledge their commitment to "consider the social, economic, and environmental impacts of their habits and to explore ways to live more sustainably during their time here at U.Va.
The Honor Committee and Board of Visitors are two entities many students know little about, but each plays a critical role in upholding the ideals of the University and determining the institution's future.
A Facebook group coupled with an online petition has been circulating recently that is attempting to "petition the directors of the Cavalier Marching Band to reinstate Rugby Road as an integral part of the college football experience effective immediately." Supporters of this song point to the fun, altogether light-hearted nature of the song and its long-standing history as a fight song at Virginia football games.
The national news media faces a difficult task in finding a necessary balance between impartial journalism and journalistic opinion.
Salem in 1692 was a dark place. Witchcraft was the talk of the town and accusations were rampant. The situation in Salem unraveled into a frenzy, with villagers fearing the devil was recruiting followers in their town, followers that would bring down the church.
As I prepare to return to the University for the annual November gathering of Cavalier Daily alumni this weekend, I do so with a tranquility and a sense of "fitting in" that I never truly felt as a student some four decades ago. The reasons for this are important for our new president, Teresa A.
