THIS WEEK the Board of Visitors approved a rare mid-year hike in tuition to the tune of $385. Naturally, this brought screams of "foul play" from students, parents and others who have an interest in how big a slice of pie we, the consumers of higher education, should be expected to cough up.
THE UNITED States' method of dealing with Iraq has landed us in a sticky situation. Our government is weighing issues of just war and precedent-setting, the best means of protecting global human rights, and threats to national reputation and security.
The University of Michigan admitted last Thursday that several former basketball players accepted money from a university booster, which is prohibited by NCAA rules.
Monday passed with little fanfare on Grounds. As it was for the majority of the nation, Monday was just another groggy, wet day to begin another ordinary week of classes, studying and work.
At the risk of sounding like Noam Chomsky in the midst of a self-loathing binge of anti-Americanism, lately I've been growing much more wary of the United States government than I have of any terrorist anywhere in the world.
PLASTIC SURGERY, aside from when it's reconstructive or for health reasons, is never necessary. There is no need to correct something that is natural, and from nose jobs to liposuction, plastic surgery in all forms shows a desire to strive for an unnecessary ideal.
SUPPOSE your professor announced that your entire grade for their course would be based on the final exam.
BLACK people love them -- maybe. Before you read any further, go to the nearest computer and review the Web site http://www.blackpeopleloveus.com.
Public universities in Texas do not practice "affirmative action." They'd love to, but a federal appeals court decision in 1996 gave them the negative.
Is the Cavalier Daily racist? In a word, no, though the accusation is levied annually by the black community. This year's episode began with an Oct.
Star Treatment. Many celebrities are given this luxury and thus they do not have to pay for their mistakes in the ways us commoners often do.
Through the turning of the leaves here on Grounds may be beautiful, the coming winds can be cold and brutal.
Recently, at Central College in Iowa, Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship forced one of its members, Brad Clark, to step down from his leadership position due to his newly publicized homosexuality.
Hindsight is 20-20, as the adage goes, but thesedays it looks like the voters in Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads are way overdue for an eyeglass prescription check-up.
Attending a large,public university has its advantages and disadvantages. Students at the University are able to choose from a wide array of courses and majors and take classes from professors who are experts in their fields.
EVER SINCE the University was founded nearly 200 years ago its storied traditions have prospered with each new generation, and one particular urban legend about secret societies merits attention.
Think back to senior year of high school. Between homecoming parties and planning senior trips, college applications weigh heavily on a soon-to-be graduate's mind.
The living wage campaign seemingly has been in a stalemate for years, with many adamantly in favor and many adamantly opposed (see, for example, The Cavalier Daily's Oct.
The changes to athlete eligibility requirements recently made by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) likely will be met with criticism.
New Brunswick, New Jersey Frank Lautenberg is on his way back to the U.S. Senate tonight, defeating his Republican opponent Douglas Forrester by 64 to 36 percent of the vote in a truncated campaign defined more by legal and ethical questions than any issues of substance. Lautenberg, who replaced the ethically challenged incumbent Robert Torricelli a month ago, fought a lengthy court battle to get his name on the ballot and Forrester has made the legality of his candidacy a campaign issue much as he did Torricelli's ethical lapses. But if there is any lesson to be drawn from Forrester's defeat, it is that a campaign of moral indignation is sufficient only to defeat an opponent who is already thoroughly discredited.
