WHILE THE Washington, D.C. police force is still recovering from the massive influx of people during the inauguration, some are already looking ahead to the 2008 presidential race.
THE DECISION by Alpha Phi Alpha to join the Inter-Fraternity Council has been met with mixed emotion.
THE CENTERS for Disease Control reported that after a 2.2 percent increase in the annual numbers, the "estimated number of American deaths from AIDS through 2002 is 501,669, including 496,354 adults and adolescents, and 5,315 children under age 15."Paradoxically and sadly, according to the same health officials there is an increasing aura of complacency among Americans when it comes to HIV and AIDS.This precarious problem is even more troublesome given that most Americans, whether liberal or conservative, approach AIDS as an individual, not a societal problem. In general, there have been two mainstream approaches to the problem of unwanted pregnancies and STDs such as AIDS, all of which result from sexual intercourse.
LAST FRIDAY was an exceptionally happy day for me. My gift of $1 million is a thank you to the University for all of its gifts to me as a student, staff member, faculty member and alumnus.
JOHN ASHCROFT, the favorite bogeyman of liberals, is once reported to have said, "There are two things youfind in the middle of the road: a moderate and a dead skunk." While most Americans profess to abhor such naked partisanship, it may be the cost of greater civic engagement.
THE HONOR Committee is once again the center of controversy and buzz as the upcoming spring elections rapidly approach.
OTTO VON Bismark once said, "Laws are like sausages; it's better not to see them made." If that's the case, Student Council endorsements are probably like Newcomb's vegan chicken nuggets.
FOR THE first time in recentmemory, a reasonable decision involving race was made at the University.
IT'S NOT uncommon to hear allegations from free-market advocates that Europe still suffers from a good deal of lingering sympathy for the defunct ideals and policies of socialism.
BY AN overwhelming 32-7majority, Virginia's representatives in Richmond passed a bill less than two weeks ago making ours the first state to ban cell phone use in cars for drivers under 18.
COLLEGE Dean Edward Ayers' decision to remove PoliticsProf. James Sofka as dean of the Echols Scholars program continues to be a hot topic in the pages of The Cavalier Daily. Senior writer Chris Wilson reported Wednesday ("Policy may afford Sofka future hearing," Feb.
ALTHOUGH Americans are constantly being subjected to the economic theories of politicians and talking heads, we rarely hear about one ofthe biggest threats to the nation's economic future.
IT IS FORTUNATE that instances like the recent controversy between College Dean Edward Ayers and former Echols Dean James Sofka are rare occurrences at our University.
THE CONCEPTS and purposes behind justice and punishment are often blurred and their complexities taken for granted.
SEVEN YEARS: That's how long it would take to pay off a credit card balance of just $1,000 given a standard 19 percent interest rate and making the minimum 2.5 percent monthly payment.
LAST FRIDAY night, the Jefferson Society hostedHousing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson, who spoke about President Bush's innovative concept of an "ownership society." While Prof.
A RECENT survey of high school students has confirmed what most Americans already know -- the Pacific Ocean is somewhere south of Miami, where the Prime Meridian divides westward flowing rivers from the Sea of Japan.
UNIVERSITY attempts to access personal information are sometimes intrusive and unnecessary -- Social Security numbers are our identities on Grounds and the University has access to most students' bank accounts and financial information.
ON SATURDAY, Jan. 22, the nation marked the 32 anniversary of the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision which legalized abortion in the United States.
AS PRESIDENT Bush takes the stage tomorrow night for the State of the Union speech, many will look for him to flesh out the soaring oratory from his forceful inaugural address two weeks ago.
