THE FUN police are at it again. In their never-ending quest to ensure everyone else's misery, conservatives in Pound, Virginia have outlawed dancing in their town.
WELL, WE can all breathe a sigh of relief for now. At least until the president has to make the final decision to sell arms to Taiwan, we can relax.
THE Tongue-Tied American by Paul Simon reports the following exchange. "A Georgia school board member asked Genelle Moran of the University of Georgia, "Why should a student who will never leave Macon, Georgia, study a foreign language?" Moran's reply: "That's why he should study a foreign language." I read the April 13 lead editorial, "Scrap language requirement" and cringed with embarrassment as I imagined how it would sound to international students, teaching assistants, professors - anyone, for that matter, using English every day as a second language.
TUESDAY, the Managing Board of The Cavalier Daily managed to cross the line between aggressive journalism and outright disrespect.
AT TIMES, the University seems like the only pocket of reasonable, progressive thought in the otherwise backwardly conservative Commonwealth of Virginia.
DURING the Easter season, it is common for one to reflect personally upon the true meaning of one's religious faith, particularly if one is a Christian (full disclosure: I am one). For those who prefer to look at the holidays in a non-theological light, two Grounds-related issues that have garnered attention in the past few days might have an additional relevance, if considered in light of the political and social lessons of Easter.
WE WRITE to promote a positive vision for collaborative education at the university. We are working together on AIDS politics and epidemiology.
I HAVE a poster on my wall. It reads, "Women need men like fish need bicycles." Recently a male friend of mine came to my room for the first time and seemed a little taken aback by the poster.
THE NEW Economy is collapsing, NASDAQ is a roller coaster, Internet companies are going bankrupt left and right, and venture capitalists are as nervous as long-tailed cats in a room full of rocking chairs.
PARKING and Transportation - quite possibly the most trou-blesome combination of tasks a student must try to endure while at the University.
THE BIGGEST thing I will miss when I graduate next year and truly live the adult life is my health insurance.
ONCE AGAIN, the Board of Visitors has decided to raise out of state tuition. This decision is wrong for both out-of-state students and the University as a whole.
STUPID traditions usually have stupid beginnings. The University does not have a shortage of similar meaningless traditions, but the fact that they've earned the title of being "traditions" doesn't make them any less stupid. All University traditions have an endearing little anecdotal beginning that is passed through generations and ingrained in the students' way of life.
THIS WEEK, a University task force released a report discussing the restructuring of financing for varsity sports.
THE UNOFFICIAL motto of the University is "work hard, play hard." Although not all students drink, and certainly not all students drink excessively, it is no surprise that "play hard" has translated into the drinking culture that pervades much of the University.
NOT MANY people fully understand the implica-tions of the First Year Housing Proposal. As a Student Council representative, I was first introduced to it last semester as SR01-7, "A resolution supporting the ad-hoc enrollment committee proposal." It seemed like a relatively amicable idea, but then I thought on it a little more, talked to other students, and now I realize that it has far greater social ramifications.
PRESIDENT George W. Bush, the man who brought you the words "Hispanically" and "misunderestimated," has eliminated the AIDS and race relations offices of the White House, and is getting rid of mandatory testing for salmonella in school lunch meat.
SELF-HATING white people. You don't often hear about them, but they're out there. Forums like Reflections on Complexions tend to focus on the concerns of minorities, with the implicit understanding that white people are already taken care of.
THERE ARE two reasons students should participate in tonight's Take Back the Night march on the Downtown Mall.
ALMOST all students will tell you that they enjoyed their first year at the University, regardless of where they lived.
