WITH THE fall semester ending, first-year law students committing acts of near-suicide in preparation for exams, and some second-year law students wishing they had succeeded in their first-year attempts, only one thing could possibly make exam studying complete: yet another installment of the popular segment "Ask Seth." Our first question comes from a Mr. I.
IMMEDIATELY after Sept. 11, individuals of all political persuasions spoke of the need for unity.
IS THIS you? You just ran inside for a minute. When you came back, you found that those merciless angels of death at Parking and Transportation decided to pin a ticket underneath your windshield wiper, like a modern-day scarlet letter, brightly proclaiming your irresponsibility as a motorist.
MOST OF us would celebrate if we could wave a magic wand and eliminate grades. It would be nice if grades weren't necessary - if everyone had equal abilities and always gave 100 percent effort.
LAST WEEK, the College of William and Mary adopted a policy banning all romantic student-faculty relationships.
W ITH THE release of the new Harry Potter movie a week and a half ago, there is no doubt that a mad dash for accompanying paraphernalia will soon ensue.
L ET US give thanks. The words may have seemed hollow to many Americans gathering around the table for Thanksgiving last week.
PARTY POLITICS: a term that for many represents all that is wrong with our democracy. This aspect of the American political system evokes negative connotations in many voters' minds.
THERE are some dumb laws out there. In Vermont, whistling underwater is illegal. In Arizona, it is illegal for donkeys to sleep in bathtubs.
FACING the reality of a slowing national economy and shrinking state budget, the number crunchers at the University have come to realize they must make provisions for future cuts and shortages.
DESPITE obvious differences, student religious organizations around Grounds have many traits in common.
JOURNALISM is a day-to-day business. Cover what happened the day before, maybe cover what will happen next.
THE ABORTION debate suffers from a great deal of confusion among pro-choice supporters and pro-life supporters.
SUNDAY: a perfect day to relax, go to church, catch up on sleep, and reminisce about the fun you had on Friday and Saturday.
THE UNIVERSITY practices affirmative action. There have been many arguments made that this practice is unfair to non-minority students.
THERE'S been a lot of grumbling around here lately. There's always a lot of grumbling, and confusion, when course selection season roles around, and the faculty advising system bears the brunt of these complaints. Each student is assigned a faculty adviser based on their first-year dorm association, and, in most cases, keeps that adviser until he declares a major and is assigned a major adviser.
AFTER we watched our country under attack over two months ago, many University students felt helpless.
RACE IS one of the biggest issues on Grounds today. From self-segregation to affirmative action, from stereotyping to multiculturalism, it is a rare moment when the University is silent about race and diversity. But even with all the dialogue on this issue, the University community is lacking a constructive medium for an exchange of ideas.
OLDER people especially are fond of pointing out, in listing the blessings of the college-aged, that we still have our health.
PUBLIC education often lacks the ability to provide children with skills due to the lack of appropriate resources.
