JUST A few days ago, I picked up this newspaper and learned that Charlottesville is enjoying the highest job growth in the entire state of Virginia.
HONESTLY, I don't remember whether I voted for Pepsi or for Coke when it appeared on the ballot as a student referendum back in the spring of 2005, but I do remember the result: 66.75 percent of the voters preferred that the University should "seek a new contract with Coca-Cola, rather than continuing with Pepsi-Cola." A year and a half later, I have yet to enjoy the smooth, refreshing taste of Coca-Cola in any of the University's dining halls. Detrimental student referenda fall into two categories: Either they are never acted upon, such as the example above, or they give a small portion of the student body the potential to wreak significant havoc on the rest of us.
FOLLOWING what has become a general trend,last week the powers that be brought America closer to complete irresponsibility and sexual anarchy.
STUDENTS at Virginia Tech experienced a frightening start to classes last week: William Charles Morva, a convicted felon, broke out of a vehicle on his way from his prison cell in Montgomery County to a local hospital.
OVER THE course of the past few years, reports of abuses perpetrated by soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan have filled our newspapers and television screens.
AS THE semester begins, students must often maneuver through their e-mail inboxes in order to find that class e-mail or homework assignment.
WHEN I was little, my eyes were bigger than my stomach. I would always load onto my plate much more than I could digest.
HOWEVER amusing it might be to watch your neighbors squabble, deep down we all know that their arguing can only be bad for everyone.
IN THE past several years, few trends have had a bigger impact on universities than the Facebook.
THIS YEAR, the Honor Committee finds itself in a tough spot. Again it must consider the effects of increasing distance between faculty and the Committee; between students and Committee; and between the community as a whole and the idea of honor once again. The Committee has to address concerns about diversity, lengthy and burdensome case processing, and concerns about a lack of professionalism once again. And it must face the imposing dilemma of the Single Sanction.
IGNORANT though they may be, there are still those who describe college as a place of "equal opportunity." Certainly, ambitious programs like AccessUVA help lessen the burden of the swelling costs of education.
THE INTERMINABLE conflict between the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam and the Sri Lankan government has claimed the lives of over 70,000 people, is the longest running armed conflict in South Asia, and one of the 20 deadliest wars ever fought in world history.
On Aug. 14, a ceasefire was agreed upon for the Israel-Hezbollah War. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert declared victory, a sentiment which was echoed by George W.
EMBRYOS have never had it so good. Much to the chagrin of the great majority of the American public, embryos can sleep soundly at night knowing that the Bush administration is vigorously defending them against the ethically challenged stem cell researchers.
AS I WRITE, highly civilized human beings across an ocean are trying to kill each other. George Orwell began one of his essays similarly; only then, he was referring to the swarms of Luftwaffe bombers besieging his beloved London.
THE UNIVERSITY'S honor system is strong. It is staffed by over a hundred enthusiastic students who sacrifice hundreds of man hours every year to ensure its upkeep.
THIS WEEK most University students have one thing in common: We pay too much for textbooks. Nowadays, students are forced to shell out $300 to $1,000 per semester on top of tuition, school supplies, housing, daily maintenance and the like, an excessive and unfair obstacle on the road to a good education. Books, of course, are a necessity.
EVENTS in the Middle East this summer demonstrated onceagain, five years after the attacks on our country, just how flawed the West's understanding of the world actually is.
NUMEROUS menacing phone calls to your home. Threatening strangers approaching your wife and children.
APPARENTLY, what sinful little things you choose to do in the privacy of your own hotel room aren't just your business anymore.
