Remembering the big picture
By Maggie Thornton | April 24, 2008THE MOST common question I have been asked this year is, "Why are you graduating in three years?" I just feel pulled in so many different directions.
THE MOST common question I have been asked this year is, "Why are you graduating in three years?" I just feel pulled in so many different directions.
WHEN I first sat down to write this column, I meant to discuss resource availability at Counseling and Psychological Services and de-stigmatizing therapy.
THE RESIDENCE Life Office recently announced that incoming first-year students will no longer be allowed to specify a preference between Alderman and McCormick Road residence halls.
THIS WEEK is Take Back the Night at the University. Survivors of sexual assault and their advocates have been working to raise awareness of resources for survivors and ultimately prevent sexual violence against men and women.
AS THOUSANDS of high school seniors receive their thick envelopes from the University in the coming week, many won't be deciding based on academic reputation or social scene.
AS THE Student Council Executive Board officially transitions today, incoming members ought to have the eyes of the University community on them.
WHILE most University students probably didn't give much thought to Charlottesville last week, legislators in Richmond decided essentially to close all donor records from the Virginia Freedom of Information Act.
AS SELECT third-year students excitedly accept offers to liveon the Lawn next year, the University community ought to consider the level of safety a priority.
AS THE newly elected Honor Committee members take their places in the trial room on the fourth floor of Newcomb, these representatives will have bigger issues to face than the single sanction and jury selection procedures.
FRIDAY afternoon's attempts to get the Board of Visitors to take "Curriculum Internationalization" seriously must be met with a certain amount of skepticism.