No place for Asian-American Studies
By Eric Wang | September 22, 2004IN THEIR never-ending crusade for "diversity," the academic, political and social elites are making America increasingly less diverse.
IN THEIR never-ending crusade for "diversity," the academic, political and social elites are making America increasingly less diverse.
THE LAST time I wrote a column about Sept. 11, I was pretty angry. This time around, you'll be happy to know, that is not the case. Although it was originally scheduled, the University Programs Council's Cinematheque opted not to show the controversial "Fahrenheit 9/11" at Newcomb Theatre on Sept.
THE JEWISH High Holiday season is underway and many students are still making up work from missed classes.
IT'S THAT time again at the University. Time for wide-eyed first years to gape in awe at the prospect of altering a pillar of school tradition and time for jaded upperclassmen to roll their eyes.
HOOS AGAINST the single sanction? Not the Students for Preservation of Honor, that's for sure. While the Honor Committee engages in a contentious internal debate over the future of the single sanction and the honor system as a whole, students have begun to assert their opinions.
NEWSPAPER editors must allocate finite resources, such as reporters and page space, in a way that allows them to best cover news.
IN THE past few years, a series of budget crunches have led to a keenly increased scrutiny of the financial relationship between the Virginia government and the University.
THE FORCES of diversity, in a flawed attempt to correct all of the racial evils in the world, have scored another victory.
OVER 300 years ago, white Europeans sailed west to America, carving enclaves of civilization into the untamed wilderness.
ASK YOUR doctor if Prilosec is right for you, what Claritin can do for you. Ask your doctor how Viagra can change your life or if Paxil can help.
LAST WINTER, I decided to take advantage of an opportunity given to me by a group called Birthright Israel to spend 10 days of my winter break touring Israel for free.
THE FEDERAL Crime Control Act of 1994, also known as the "assault weapons ban," was recently allowed to expire due to a 10-year sunset provision.
I've got one question that I doubt you've pondered: HOOS ignorant? Just when we were ready to complacently forget the racial history of this University and laugh at the thought of racially motivated incidents, one happens.
PERHAPS one of the biggest surprises in the 2004 presidential race is right here in our own Commonwealth of Virginia.
IS VIRGINIA in play? Absolutely. You'll find no disagreement between Republicans in Virginia and those Democrats who put the Old Dominion in the "swing state" column.
IT'S THAT time again -- the beginning of another semester, bringing along with it an increased sense of financial burden for University students.
THE University's aesthetically pleasing nature plays an undoubtedly large role in conveying a spirit of Jeffersonian intellectualism.
THROUGHOUT his term, Gov. Mark R. Warner has confronted educational policy with an innovative approach that says making a better future for society means creatively rethinking policy and then aiming it at emerging needs.
LAST SUNDAY, I did something I had never done before. I went to an event sponsored by the Office of African-American Affairs.
THE SAME trite rhetoric still exists in conservative propaganda -- university professors are too liberal.