Keep trials closed
By Christopher Smith | October 3, 2002THE UPCOMING open honor trial has generated a lot of interest in the community, and it has raised questions about the merits of confidentiality within the honor system.
THE UPCOMING open honor trial has generated a lot of interest in the community, and it has raised questions about the merits of confidentiality within the honor system.
THE CAVALIER DAILY is circulated among approximately 10,000 readers within the University community, and is likely read online by a similarly significant population, making it arguably the most influential of student publications on Grounds.
They're usually a harmless bunch over at The Declaration, and it's generally understood that anything that appears on the pages of their publication is written in good fun, not to be taken too seriously.
As peer-to-peer file sharing becomes more popular among Internet users, recording companies are increasingly trying to lobby Congress to allow them to partake in active online sabotage.
Down 13 percentage points, Sen. Robert Torricelli dropped out of his re-election bid for U.S. Senate on Monday.
Last week, the University was visited by one of the most political writers of the last half century, poet Amiri Baraka.
It isn't quite that time of year yet, but in a few months, a swell of "prospectives," especially those considering early decision, will tour the Lawn and quiz University guides on the merits of new dorms versus old dorms.
IMAGINE a bank that would claim you bounced two checks when you have proof that the bank was clearly at fault.
AMIRI Baraka, a man renowned for his contributions to the African-American community, graced the Rotunda Dome Room with his presence last Tuesday night for the first installment of the Explorations In Black Leadership Fall 2002 series.
WAITING FOR that shopping spree over fall break? Think again. As students disperse next week for the Reading Holiday, the Board of Visitors again will meet to determine the collective destiny of the University.
LEARNING ISN'T always an easy thing, and University students who did not excel on the foreign language placement exam have sat through hours of the audio exercises and labs that are available in the Cabell Hall language lab.
It's coming. The ever-popular fall reading days are just around the corner. Commonly termed fall break, this weekend will provide us a four-day break from classes to use as we see fit.
Few things rile newspaper readers as much as what's printed on the opinion pages, and that's the way it's supposed to be.
Writing well -- a talent that separates scholars from the hoi polloi. The first writing requirement -- a course that most first years have to take with an incorrect assumption that they will learn how to write well. The goal of the first writing requirement has little to do with what the SAT II writing test measures and therefore the University should stop using it as a measure of exemption from their writing classes.
As part of the Virginia 2020 plan, each of the University's academic departments is conducting a comprehensive curriculum review, with general results to be announced this spring.
Sex is a hot topic among college students. Since Kelly King's Sept. 10 "Under the Covers" column, there has been a fair amount of talk about sex printed in the opinion section of The Cavalier Daily.
The business headlines over the past few weeks have centered on former General Electric Chief Executive Officer Jack Welch.
Without question, the University is diverse. No, diversity is not the many different colors of Polo shirts the boys wear or the unlimited styles of Vera Bradley purses the girls carry.
When I accepted admission here, I was excited to come to a community where -- unlike my high school -- people couldn't make outrageous claims without having someone demand that they answer for their beliefs.
AS HARVARD University opens its doors to the student body for classes, they also welcome a new sexual assault policy implemented over the summer.