WHEN STUDENTS come to the University, they expect a certain degree of freedom: academically, socially and (certainly) sexually.
IT'S A GREAT time to be a Wahoo. The weather is starting to cool, the leaves will be changing soon and fall break is just around the corner.
WIKIPEDIA is an excellent source of information. Founded in 2001, it has exploded into dozens of languages and millions of articles on just about every topic imaginable.
LAST WEEK, as both of my regular readers will recall, I wrote about the lack of enlightened values demonstrated in the reaction of Muslim leaders to comments made by the Pope.
LET'S SAY the latest Dave Matthews concert is coming up, and you can barely wait to hear the band's groovy tunes.
IN ITS half-century of existence, the United Nations has never been a universally praised, or even universally accepted, organization.
WHEN I was in high school, I once slipped while running up the stairs and wiped out spectacularly in front of a very pretty girl.Although I escaped unharmed, in one fell swoop I completely demolished the suave aura I was vainly trying to project.
FROM THEIR first stroll down the brick walkways flanking the Lawn, new University students fall in love with the breathtaking splendor of Mr. Jefferson's Academical Village.
GRADES are important. They reflect intelligence, interest in material, dedication and, of course, how expensive your calculator was.
SUPPORTING Student Council's latest plan to de-Westernize department curricula is not tenable. Authors in the Western tradition have for too long been neglected by students outside of the philosophy and politics departments.
TWO NOVEMBERS ago, the day of the University's football game against Virginia Tech, found me in Blacksburg, seated near a man wearing a bolo tie and cowboy boots discreetly emptying mouthfuls of tobacco spit into a cheap, stained mug. The man, who spoke authoritatively of matters ranging from good barbeque, defensive strategy and budgetary spending, seemed eager to convey his "normalcy" with his fawning attendants.
The University of Virginia's honor code has had an historic place in our University; interestingly, controversy has dominated much of its recent history and, doubtlessly, the single sanction has played a large role in that controversy.
IF STUDENT Council Diversity Initiatives chair Ryan McElveen has his way, students in the entering class of 2011 will be deprived of the education they anticipate receiving from the University.
WHEN SOMEONE says the words HIV/AIDS, in most people's minds it usually sparks images of a global epidemic and poor people dying in Africa.
EARLIER THIS WEEK, the worldwent into a frenzy as tanks rolled into Bangkok. Thailand, one of Southeast Asia's fastest growing economies and a staunch U.S.
TO THOSE of you who have spoken out in response to Stephanie Garrison's recent open trial, thank you.
IT IS almost impossible to walk to class without passing several iPod-clad runners. The University is proud of its fit students, boasting in large banners that it was named "Hottest for Fitness" by Kaplan College Guide.
SHOCKING news hit the fashion world in early September when organizers of the Madrid Fashion Week, the most prestigious fashion show in Spain, announced that they would ban models considered too skinny for the runway.
UNDERAGE drinking plagues American universities. Each year minors are rushed to hospitals for alcohol-related emergencies, yet the administrations of this nation's colleges fail to take responsibility or action.
"THE NEXTEL customer you are trying to reach is currently unavailable. Please try your call again later." These are the words which doom so many students to walking home at night when they call SafeRide.
