News coverage all over the world has lately been dominated by the successful rescue of 33 Chilean miners, who were trapped underground for more than two months.
The deficit will be a central issue in the midterm elections next month. Understandably, Republicans are running on their age-old platform of fiscal responsibility.
The assault of a 20-year-old University student Saturday night who was waiting for SafeRide highlights the need for the program to straighten out kinks in its services.
A small soft drink costs $4.75 at the downtown Regal Cinema; concessions are so overpriced you would think you were at a good theater.
In less than two weeks, students at the University and across the Fifth District will cast their votes to decide their congressional representative.
Have you ever thought of what your college experience would be like if you could not spend a pleasant, sunny day on every part of the Lawn in between classes?
The University is one of the top public institutions in the nation, yet its alumni are among the nearly 2 million unemployed individuals under 25 with a bachelors degree, according to figures from the U.S.
Virginia Attorney General and University alumnus Ken Cuccinelli announced Oct. 4 that he was re-issuing a new civil investigative demand against the University after his first subpoena was denied in August.
Since Sept. 11, the war on terror has been invoked by the federal government to justify a vast program of expanded executive authority and a comprehensive erosion of civil liberties.
I usually judge the crime rate in Charlottesville by the number of e-mails I receive or Facebook statuses I read referring to a recent incident.
What I really want to say to all the Virginia "fans" leaving the football game every week is something like this: "I hate you, I hate you, I hate you." Unfortunately, that is not entirely true - as what I feel toward those who leave is more like disappointment - nor is such a reaction helpful or mature. But neither is deserting your team.
All told, Virginia public colleges only receive about a quarter of their funding from the state. The University receives an even smaller percentage of its financing from the state than most other Virginia colleges, with about 6.3 percent of its overall budget coming from the state general fund - down from 28 percent in 1985.
While running for office, President Barack Obama promised that if elected, he would get us off Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries' (OPEC's) oil within 10 years. Two years have gone by, and we still do not have a plan.
Irresponsible, filthy, obsolete, negligent, short-sighted - probably not words we would want to use to describe ourselves.
During a three-week span beginning last month, five students - Tyler Clementi, Raymond Chase, Seth Walsh, Billy Lucas and Asher Brown - committed suicide because of bullying brought on by their sexual orientation.
The news earlier this month that the Honor Committee is considering a proposition to remove randomly selected student juries drew some heated feedback.
In his letter to the editor ("Coal's collateral damage," Oct. 15), David Kwon points out something I have mentioned before and brings up another problem, too. Kwon complained about a Cavalier Daily article ("'Beyond Coal' gathers support," Oct.
