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.
Forty-three years of experience in the University administration will not be easily replaced, but a 16-person search committee must accomplish that formidable task during the coming months as it looks for someone to replace Leonard Sandridge, executive vice president and chief operations officer.
When I decided to leave my home state of Kentucky to attend the University, I thought I had wisely invested my out-of-state tuition money and, more importantly, my future in a community of students and faculty who uphold a unique honor code and a communion of trust between each individual.
I admire The Cavalier Daily's Ombudsman, Tim Thornton, for unabashedly stumping for The Cavalier Daily ("Getting the message across," Oct.
Jon Stewart wants to change the way Americans discuss politics. Unlike those on the far right and far left of the political spectrum, Stewart hopes to foster intelligent discourse among the middle rather than using tactics like fear-mongering. Besides his television show, Stewart's political instrument is the Oct.
Since it gained independence in 1948, Israel has been a beacon of liberalism, a state constantly threatened by the predations of surrounding nations and the aspirations of a Palestinian population too often manipulated by its neighboring countries.
Duke University graduate Karen Owen served up a new kind of gender bender when she wrote and circulated a 42-page PowerPoint mock sex "thesis" about her undergraduate sexual encounters.
Repaired broken water fountain in Clemons Library? Check. Umbrella sharing program? Coming soon. But what about having a voice in the bigger decisions made by University administrators and Virginia legislators? In recent years, Student Council has addressed students' day-to-day concerns with a fair amount of success.
Thomas Jefferson once said, "Experience has shown that, even under the best forms of government, those entrusted with power have, in time, and by slow operations, perverted it into tyranny." Only the Honor Committee could claim to hold Mr. Jefferson in such high regard and yet fail so completely to heed this warning. The Committee began discussions Oct.
Kudos to Matt Cameron for calling for a true "Meat-Free Monday" in the dining halls of U.Va. ("A meatless proposal," Oct.
Roraig Finney's recent call for the rebirth of pamphleteering ("Read all about it," Oct. 8) presents some interesting ideas about public debate, media and media consumers.
Social injustice often manifests itself in rather mundane ways, but it sometimes boils over into the public consciousness as a result of particularly visceral displays of cruelty.
I started my column last week by mentioning a conversation I overheard on the Lawn. I do not know if there is something special about the Lawn, University students, or if I just happen to be in the right place at the right time, but I always catch snippets of conversations that pertain to important issues while rushing through Mr. Jefferson's Academical Village.
