In pursuit of true diversity
By Josh Hess | April 21, 2009University students should be disappointed by the movement to protest the selection of Judge J.
University students should be disappointed by the movement to protest the selection of Judge J.
In the olden days, when all mail was snail mail, there was a rote piece of wisdom.If someone made you mad or, if you felt you had been wronged, the thing to do was to sit down and write (or type, banging on the keys of a manual typewriter could be very cathartic) a letter to the perpetrator.
With income tax day over with, students are already planning to use their tax returns on beer for another major holiday in the near future: Cinco de Mayo.
A fellow first-year recently encountered the University?s parking system first-hand.
In the spirit of the revolutionary character of this country?s foundation, Thomas Jefferson once told a friend that ?the tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.? Whether Jefferson would have actually wanted revolutionary upheaval is doubtful considering the fact the man was often a detached idealist.
The violent bias motivated attack committed against two University students due to their perceived sexual orientation has led to a gathering of support and discussion.
We are writing as faculty members in
The University prides itself on the fact that it is rated one of the most affordable public universities in the country.
The most critical lesson a person can learn as a young adult is to take responsibility for his actions.
There is an elephant in America?s room, and no one wants to talk about it.
The following statement reflects the views of the student initiated movement known as ?Justice for Jason Smith.? Before reading, know that we are not Jason Smith?s friends.
As an out-of-state student, I take a lot of airplane flights. Last summer alone, I took no fewer than six international flights, each one seemingly longer and more uncomfortable than the last.
President Obama has been been impressing me with his courage lately.
Let's get one thing straight: the ?bias incident? last week was an anti-gay hate crime.
Since successful student activism is so rare at this University, I get stirred by even the slightest rumblings of discontent, no matter how ineffectual or inchoate they may be.
Who wants to be a millionaire? I would say all of you reading. The millionaire status is something many hope, strive, and work for until they get there and wonder what to do next.
THE 2009 election stands a decent at once again turning Virginia red.
Imagine you have been invested with the power to choose a major university?s next commencement speaker.