Meaningful prevention
By Prashanth Parameswaran | November 8, 2006ANYONE who approaches the issue of sexual assault from the lens of "preventative" measures risks being labeled a chauvinist who blames predominantly male crimes on females.
ANYONE who approaches the issue of sexual assault from the lens of "preventative" measures risks being labeled a chauvinist who blames predominantly male crimes on females.
COMING soon to a shopping mall near you: Purchase all your holiday needs and receive a complimentary gift of guilt-free shopping!
IT'S THAT time of year again, the time in which even the least-academic University students get in touch with their inner nerd: spring semester course selections.
TODAY, there is much at stake at Virginia's polls. The national spotlight has been on Virginia for at least a month now because incumbent U.S.
THE 2006 race for the United States Senate from Virginia has been hard-fought on both sides -- mainly because there is so much at stake.
AMERICANS don't need a political candidate to tell us that it's time for a change in Washington. We need only look to Washington to see it ourselves.
TODAY, there is much at stake at Virginia's polls. The national spotlight has been on Virginia for at least a month now because incumbent U.S.
I AM writing in response to the recent visits from fundamentalist street preachers -- "Bible beaters," if you will -- to our school's amphitheater in the last two weeks.
BY NOW, it has become clear thatRepublicans are going to lose a significant number of seats in Congress.
I'VE BEEN thinking lately about death -- not of expediting my own or anyone else's, but rather of countenancing death the same way I think about life.
AMERICANS are not happy with their government right now, and their votes in tomorrow's midterm elections will likely reflect that fact.
AROUND this time three years ago, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld asked in a leaked memo, "Are we winning or losing the global war on terror?" While the jury may still be out on that question, nearly all experts agree that the key lies in winning the so-called "hearts and minds" of the people.
DON'T VOTE if you are not educated about the issues at hand or the particular candidates. It's that simple.
"The Network of Enlightened Women." Its name inspires nostalgia for the intellectual age of Mr. Jefferson's founding principles -- the age of Newton, Hume and Mozart.
TAPPING INTO a steady supply of money is difficult for most college students. While some can prudently budget their summer earnings to last an entire academic year, many find year-round jobs not only convenient but necessary.
MIDTERM elections are looming, and U.S.Sen. George Allen,R-Va. has made some serious fumbles. But unlike his days playing football for the University, this type of fumble can't be recovered.
AS ANYONE who knows George Allen's mishaps can tell you, Virginia does not have a reputation for tolerance, or legislative prowess for that matter.
BEYOND the races for United States Senate and House of Representatives, one issue looms larger than any other in this year's campaign season: the Marshall-Newman amendment, which seeks to prevent same-sex marriages and anything "approximating" that status.
WATCHING the hordes of ridiculously dressed partiers wandering down my street this weekend, I couldn't help but wonder why Halloween is undoubtedly the biggest holiday at the University.
HILLARY Clinton is not the answer. This is what I say to anyone who believes Clinton's victory in the 2008 Democratic primary is all but a given.