THE WORST part about editing a newspaper is being haunted by the stories one can never tell.In a short year I've been on my fair share of wild goose chases -- hot on the trail of the great story that never quite pans out.
TODAY the Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to vote on the nomination of Judge Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court, bringing a formal end to contentious committee hearings.
FOR MANY American liberals, the grass may seem greener on the other side of the Atlantic -- a land with free health care, few SUVs and even fewer Republicans.
IT'S EASY to think of this as one of the more depressing times of the year -- a time when days get colder, nights get longer and desperate fourth years discover that the popular classes they always wanted to take have once again been snatched up by the supposed intellectual übermenschen of Maupin and Webb: the Echols scholars, who are given registration priority and are exempted from area requirements.
DEAR FRIEND, my name is Hassan Ibn Farouk, a merchant in Dubai. I have been diagnosed with esophageal cancer and I have only a few months to live.
THE VIRGINIA governor's race is heating up, and there are signs that Democratic candidate Tim Kaine may be on the verge of melting down.
The Arts and Sciences Council is raising its fee for students in the College of Arts and Sciences from four dollars to $10 over three years.
ON SATURDAY thousands of people came together on the Mall in Washington to stand for one single, unified purpose: to stop the occupation of Iraq, Afghanistan, Haiti, Colombia and Palestine, to end colonialism and capitalism, to support gay rights and abortion rights, to legalize marijuana, and, judging by the plethora of recycled t-shirts, to elect John Kerry.
Last week University president John T. Casteen, III announced the choice of William Harvey to be the University's Chief Diversity Officer.
AFTER Hurricane Katrina, Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert, R.-Ill., was asked if he thought flooded parts of New Orleans should be rebuilt.
