AS YOU enjoy your final summer before embarking on the incredible journey that is the University, you are deluged with mailings from the school, but only care about that one envelope ... your roommate assignment.
THE ENGINEERING School owes me one year of my life back. That's how I see it, at least. I spent my entire first year immersed in classes ranging from Material Science to Computer Science.
CONTRARY to that infamous portrayal of college life, "Animal House," not all students drink - gasp. However, if you don't you will forever be labeled as no fun and ostracized from all University social life.
QUICK! Describe the typical U.Va. student. White. Fairly - if not very - well-off. Hailing from Northern Virginia.
EVERY August, thousands of new students step on Grounds and are quickly immersed in the jargon of the University.
HE LOVED that bike. Sure, it wasn't the nicest one around, but he had gotten it in eighth grade.
AFTER finals week, we all trash our notes, sells back book for a fraction of their value, and bid a sometimes literal farewell to each class.
THE UNIVERSITY prides itself on its constant ties with its tradition. The Lawn, the Range, serpentine walls and all things Jefferson are obvious examples of the community's love of historical buildings, people and activities.
T HE MASS media, while vital in its ability to keep the American public informed, should also maintain tact when reporting the news.
SINCE the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the United States, the nation has had to reevaluate the efficacy of our intelligence and military systems.
IT IS INCREDIBLE what claims are being made in the name of freedom as the memory of Sept. 11 fades into the recesses of our minds.
THE NINTH Federal Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last week that it is unconstitutional for public school teachers to lead their classes in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance, specifically the phrase "one nation under God." The enormous shockwave of outrage that has emanated from our nation's capital following this ruling is both patently ridiculous and directly frightening.
THE YEAR is 1969. Supreme Court Justice Abe Fortas writes the majority opinion in the case of Tinker v Des Moines, in which the Court decided, by a 7-2 margin, that it is unconstitutional to deprive public school students of their freedom of speech.
WITH THE Supreme Court's ruling in favor of the Cleveland school voucher system, conservatives are crying a victory for allowing families to "choose" their education.
BOTH CONSERVATIVES and liberals have been trying to politicize the molestation scandal surrounding the Catholic Church.
CONGRESSIONAL Republicans managed to get the U.S. House of Representatives to pass a bill, H.R. 4737, which would force many welfare recipients to work more hours a week, and spend less time getting an education.
WE'VE ALL heard them. Internet rumors and urban legends about the Sept. 11 attacks have spread like wildfire, with new ones springing up even to this day.
LAST WEEK the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops adopted a new national policy where priests who sexually abuse minors would lose their jobs with the church, but still retain their official title as priests.
A NAIVE few of us in the journalism business truly believe that our colleagues strive to bring integrity to the job.
COME UP with a list of school children's top nightmares and it would probably include a number of old favorites.
