Serving the University Community Since 1890
AS A Yankee from Pittsburgh, when I first started looking at colleges I didn't even know what UVA and VT stood for, much less the history of their long and storied rivalry.
BASED on the public attention the issue of racism has gotten in the past two and a half years I have been here, at first glance one might compare the University community to a relapsing alcoholic.
THOSE who follow local politics here in Charlottesville are used to seeing the local congressman, Republican Rep.
A FRIEND of mine forgot her student ID card the other day, so when we went to the dining hall to get lunch she had to complete the familiar ritual of telling the cashier her student ID number.
AMERICANS are not happy with their government right now, and their votes in tomorrow's midterm elections will likely reflect that fact.
THE LAST time I saw Mark Warner, he was standing at the front of an enormous receiving line, shaking hands and posing for photos with the dedicated admirers who had waited patiently for their few brief moments with the former governor.
CONSIDERING the history of the Jewish people, I picked a pretty good time and place to be born. I can count on one hand the number of times I've faced anti-Semitism from people who actually believed what they were saying, something even my father can't claim.
ONCE, WHILE my friend and I were stopped at a red light, she spotted a group of anti-abortion protestors picketing on the street corner.
WHEN SOMEONE says the words HIV/AIDS, in most people's minds it usually sparks images of a global epidemic and poor people dying in Africa.
