Gov. Mark R. Warner (D) announced last week his concern over a General Assembly proposal that would create in-state tuition caps.
Last week, the Department of Homeland Security held the press conference that launched a thousand duct tape jokes.
Speaking in Kennesaw, Georgia, last week, President Bush said that in dealing with Iraq, "trusting in the sanity and restraint of Saddam Hussein is not an option." More simply, America cannot tolerate Hussein's possession of weapons of mass destruction, because Hussein does not obey normal rules of deterrence. Such is the conventional wisdom of the Bush administration, as well as its primary justification for war.
Disappointment. There is no other term that can better describe my feelings toward this year's election process and student self-governance here at the University, specifically concerning the upcoming run-off election for Student Council president.
1. What are your qualifications for the position of Student Council president? What have you done for Council and the University? Having served on Student Council for three years as a representative and Chairman of the Race and Ethnic Affairs Committee, I have the experience and vision necessary to represent student concerns.
The election for Student Council president usually draws the most attention during spring elections.
1. What are your qualifications for the position of Student Council president? What have you done for Council and the University? My leadership experiences at the University are not limited to just one specific organization, but rather a diverse array of activities.
President Bush is now trying to put a U-turn on the sexual revolution by planing to increase spending on abstinence-only programs by $60 million this year.
MOST PEOPLE know that newspapers are supposed to present the news in an unbiased manner. When it comes to the News page, conflict of interest rules are pretty easy to understand.
Elections are over, and Student Council now has a new set of representatives and following this week's run-off election will have a new president.
I RECENTLY heard a quote from President George W. H. Bush's Deputy Undersecretary of Defense Jed Babbin, "Going to war without France is like going deer hunting without an accordion." As much as we can all appreciate a good joke about France, this sort of idea is exactly what is plaguing the world at the moment.
Most of us cannot count the number of times that we have heard Martin Luther King's "I have a dream" speech.
Though it fades in and out of the spotlight, the living wage campaign has been steadily moving along for years now.
As America enters a new era of race relations and challenges the thorny issue of affirmative action, especially at universities, the American public seems skeptical of the benefits of using race as a factor for admissions.
Last week, on the hit reality show "American Idol," some rather surprising results ensued. Of the eight contestants featured, the two chosen to move on, Ruben Studdard and Kimberley Locke, were both black, overweight individuals. The anomaly was not in their skin color, but in the other aspects of their physical appearance.
As a second-year member of Hoo Crew, I would like to respond to the two columns published February 19 regarding our policies and actions at last Saturday's game (Alex Rosemblat's "Re-evaluationg Hoo Crew policy" and Kristen Brown's "Fixing U-Hall's camping flaws"). First of all, I would like to affirm that Hoo Crew's main goal is to provide the best possible camp-out situation for the most people, and we are always open to constructive criticism to make the experience even better.
IT'S A SUNNY Saturday afternoon, and you have brought your youngest son to his older brother's little league game.You're all enjoying the day, when suddenly your son drops his hot dog and turns to you with a look of sheer terror and absolute panic.
IN FOUR years, I will be caring for patients as a resident physician, and I want the best education available.
THIS WEEKEND'S treacherous snowfall had us trapped indoors for three days, and even though I tried to weather the storm with an outdoor football game and a house-filled fraternity get-together, I eventually gave in to my ominous twenty-seven inch boob tube.
POLITICS may be a good thing, as the slogan of the University's Center for Politics goes, but as the events of the past week show, it remains a nasty business.
