FORMER VIRGINIA Gov. Doug Wilder has reappeared on the state political scene. His re-emergence will give Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mark Warner some reasons to doubt his support in the African-American community.
WE HAVE survived the month since what pundits call the defining moment of the MTV generation/Bush administration by hanging flags, donating blood, giving to the rescue efforts and moving on with our daily routines.
THOUGH Sunday's military retaliation against the Taliban is just the beginning of a war, the assault brings a tedious three-week media frenzy and waiting period to a close.
PRESIDENT Bush's speech announcing aggressive military action against Afghanistan skewed and manipulated the truth to justify war as the only logical possibility.
THE UNIVERSITY has let many of its buildings become decrepit. As an Inside U.Va. Feb. 2001 report stated, many of the University's buildings are in need of major repair.
AT ABOUT 12:30 Sunday afternoon, America dropped bombs on the Taliban and entered a new phase in the fight against terrorism.
I WOULD like to clarify some of the discussion regarding the informed retraction proposal currently being debated by the Honor Committee.
IN THE past three weeks since the attacks on our native soil, Arab-Americans have not had it easy.
UNITED we stand: One can see the phrase everywhere, often accompanied by an American flag. Walking through Fashion Square Mall, it is put up in shopkeepers' windows; driving down Route 29, it is in the announcement boards of churches and hotels, usually reserved for messages about prayer service times or vacancies.
ANTHONY Dick's Oct. 5 column, "Christian fanaticism poses greatest threat to America," made a mockery of journalism, opinion and reason.
IT'S A KNOWN fact that students from all over the world come to this country to pursue higher education.
A NEWSPAPER'S main purpose is to inform, but it has an ancillary purpose to provide a forum for opinions as well.
The statistics department needs help now. Following a national trend, the statistics department is having trouble retaining both faculty and staff, and as a result, the quality of statistics instruction in the department as a whole is suffering.
With just over a month left in the Virginia governor's race, the issues have become central in the campaign and Republican candidate Mark Earley has closed in on Democrat Mark Warner in the polls.
Stereotypes are often prevalent when discussing the Greek system. A lot of times, incoming first years will be bombarded with these stereotypes and may not know how to distinguish fact from fiction.
THE HONOR system at the University is a bad thing. But it seems to be a fact of University life that isn't about to pack up and go.
U NIVERSITY of Texas journalism professor Robert Jensen has dis- covered the limits of intellectual freedom.
UNITED we stand, divided we fall. True enough, but unity need not be deaf and dumb. Freedom of thought has always been a part - a big part - of our concept of American freedom.
THOUGH I haven't really been able to accept the fact yet, I'm pretty sure I'm an atheist. I've tried my whole life to hold on to a true belief in God, and my whole life I've failed.
WITH EACH passing second, every freedom-loving Amer ican is in danger of losing his liberty to a dangerous group of religious fanatics.
