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The Oct. 15 death of a Radford University sophomore has renewed the contentious debate about whether the legal drinking age should be lowered to reduce the occurrence of unsafe drinking practices.
"Government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem." Ever since Ronald Reagan uttered those words nearly 30 years ago, America's political and economic elite have contented that the government is an inherently incompetent and malign force in society.
I am writing to respond to Travis Ortiz's Oct. 19 column ("Scientific freedom"). Although I commend Ortiz for his opposition to the civil investigative demand by Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli against former University Prof.
"I am not going to bed right now. I am going to college!" said a pajama-clad girl in a commercial for Education Connection, a website that seeks to help prospective students find online degree programs.
Public universities in Virginia are taking heat for bundling hidden athletic costs in student fees. The University offers a broad overview of various components of student fees online but should be more upfront about the specific allocation of tuition and other mandatory fees. That Virginia is the only state with universities that charge athletic fees greater than $1,000, according to The Washington Post, may be startling to some.
The sick man of the University was dying. The times called for a heightened interest in hard sciences, mathematics and engineering for the sake of global dominance.
Student Council hosted a debate Monday between Democratic incumbent Rep. Tom Perriello and independent Tea Party candidate Jeffrey Clark.
This Halloween, the big oil companies have a sinister plan. After a disastrous year for the industry, they are desperate to rehabilitate their image.
The Fifth District congressional race has, unsurprisingly, been largely dominated by the struggle between two competing views about the proper size and scope of the federal government.
I do not know whether anyone else was surprised to see that six of the top ten wage earners on the state's payroll are University administrators, but I was.
All Hallows' Eve is upon us, and with this holiday usually comes a desire for the macabre. Your average student will likely head to the local movie theater in an attempt to scare themselves into oblivion for a nominal fee.
The Honor Committee tabled a controversial proposal last Sunday that would have eliminated random, all-student juries from trials.
Mike Lang's article, "U.Va. employees out-earn other officials" (Oct. 19) illuminated some very important information when it comes to how the University values its employees.
The first time I watched "Sister Wives" on TLC, I thought to myself, "How can people that seem so normal be so weird?" For those of you who have not seen the show or its promotional advertisements, it follows a modern, polygamist family - the Browns - who live in Utah.
China had been waiting for a long time for the first Chinese citizen to win the Nobel Peace Prize. When the prize was announced Oct.
