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.
IN ERROL Morris' documentary, "The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara," the first and perhaps most important lesson was to empathize with your enemy.
C'VILLE Weekly's front page this past week featured a picture of Jon Stewart with the headline "IS THIS MAN KILLING DEMOCRACY?" The article went on to explain that researchers at East Carolina University had studied and documented a phenomenon known as "The Daily Show Effect." Exposure to the show, according to the study, causes college-aged individuals to be more likely to have negative perceptions of candidates and to be cynical about politics in general, thereby possibly decreasing their involvement in politics.
DEAN of African-American Affairs Rick Turner's surprise retirement is an embarrassment to the University, but offers two important opportunities for the Office of African-American Affairs.
