EIGHT years ago, our country witnessed an unprecedented and bizarre election that left disillusioned Americans scrambling to figure out which aspect of our election process needed to be changed first.
AS COLLEGE-aged citizens, we should all be familiar with these words from the Twenty-Sixth Amendment to the Constitution: ?The right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen years of age or older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State ...? A recent initiative by Student Council, aimed at persuading the University to allow absences from class on Election Day to make it easier for students to vote, raises the question of how far we should go to protect that right.
EIGHT years ago, I attended the world?s largest Model United Nations conference in the Netherlands.
HERE IN the year 2008 we often think we have reached a high point in inclusiveness as a diverse society, that we accept multiple viewpoints while trying to be as anti-discriminatory as possible.
THE CLASS of 2011 was touted as the most diverse class at the University.
LOOKING back at United States history, our nation has faced economic crises with relative frequency; roughly every 20 years we experience an economic downturn, or what would have been termed in the 19th century a ?panic.? Those who paid attention in high school history classes, or who have taken a select set of classes at the University will remember them: The Panics of 1819, 1837, 1857; the gold debates and populist movements of the 1880s and 1890s; the crashes of 1907 and 1929; the periods of stagflation of the late 1970s and early 1980s, and finally, the crisis-awaiting-a-name in which we now find ourselves.
NEW YORK Times columnist Joshua Kurlantzick says in his travel article ?36 Hours in Charlottesville, Va.? that ?arriving in Charlottesville from the lush, rural Virginia countryside, you almost feel like you?ve stepped back into ancient Rome.? What follows is an elaboration of this statement, a description of Charlottesville as a city that is classical in appearance, European in feel, and quaintly Southern in taste.
Unfortunately, there has been a growing trend of bashing and vilifying Islam and Muslims recently.
IT?S LESS than a week before Election Day. I agree with Economics Prof.
THERE is a certain irony associated with the accusations of ?hate speech? and ?closed-mindedness.? Often the very people accusing others of this habit become so enraged at the perceived violation of civilized social discourse that the accusers carry out the very practices which they themselves condemn.
Though Dining Services? Web site claims Pavilion XI is open until 8 p.m.
NOV. 4, voters in California will have a chance to make national history when they cast their votes for Proposition 8.
AS THE country stands at a crossroads of red and blue this election season, so too does the state of Virginia and the University?s own fifth Congressional District.
WITH THE nonstop coverage of McCain and Obama in these last few days before the election, it is easy to forget about the down-ticket races.
STUDENT Council doesn?t get paid, but that?s not to say they work for free.
IF YOU?VE been watching any television at all in the past few weeks, you are aware of the relentless onslaught of political advertisements that has come to dominate commercial slots.
LAST TUESDAY, Student Council?s Safety and Wellness Committee kicked off its ?Lighten? Up? campaign, which aims to increase exterior lighting in off-Grounds housing areas frequented by students.
COMMUNITY service is a big part of life at the University. When Madison House takes over Newcomb Plaza to promote all of their service programs, the sheer number of poster boards to choose from is amazing.
AS ONE OF only a few conservatives left writing in this space, I feel somewhat called upon to make an appeal to those who inhabit the University community.
AS A STUDENT, life at the University can sometimes feel like living in a bubble.
