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The conservative-leaning American Council of Trustees and Alumni released college grades this semester that sought to change the conversation about what makes a university top-flight.
When the impoverished island nation of Haiti experienced
Saturday Night Live is known for its humorous skits about political issues facing the country, and last week's episode was no exception.
Black Friday. Cyber Monday. The numbers are still coming in for Cyber Monday, but early returns have already deemed Black Friday an economic success.
With about a month-and-a-half until the General Assembly convenes for its annual session, Virginia's state college administrators are paying particularly close attention to long-term planning for their institutions.
Nearly 8 years ago, the University athletics department exiled the student-governed Pep Band, the only student band that the University had known at sporting events for the previous 33 years.
Kanye West has had Thanksgiving on lock. For some seasons, his albums have dropped right before the holiday break; the cold beats, nostalgia lyrics and hospitality toward guests evoke the homecoming spirit of the season.
During my spring semester at Florida State University last year, I took an art history course that met at 10 a.m.
Printed on the page opposite this editorial are the Honor Committee's public case summaries for this term, released for the first time at the Committee's meeting Sunday.
While flipping through news channels one day, I came across a CNN segment in which Wolf Blitzer showed the audience how to "dougie." As I watched this aged news anchor jettison all semblance of journalistic integrity, I began to ponder why we watch the news.
Late November can certainly be a daunting time for University students. With papers abounding and final exams looming, Thanksgiving Break can seem but a short reprieve from the madness.
Roraig Finney's Opinion column, "What is love," (Nov. 22) was interesting, as he attempted to find a balance between how liberals and conservatives generally conceive of - or rather, have misconceptions of - marriage.
Kim Jong Un's confirmation as Kim Jong Il's successor in North Korea has created a new set of problems for the United States.
As Thanksgiving approaches and students begin a mass exodus from Charlottesville that rivals its Biblical counterpart, we all begin to look forward to visiting family members, watching unhealthy amounts of football and eating even more unhealthy amounts of home-cooked food. As many of us do not have the luxury of living within driving distance of the University, hundreds of students must resort to air travel to get home this week.
The honor systems at the College of William & Mary and the University have a number of similarities, including the fact that both have come under some heat during recent years for either procedural issues or unclear terminology in the bylaws.
