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(04/10/08 4:00am)
Do Richmond students care about the environment as much as our president does? On Nov. 13, 2007, President Ayers signed the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment. Since then, the president announced environmental stewardship to be a priority on campus and has followed this pronouncement with actions: D-Hall's certification as a Virginia Green Restaurant, a commitment to the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certificated Silver certified construction projects, the pursuit of a program that would allow SpiderCards to be used on the GRTC public transportation system and the Eco-Spider Challenge to promote sustainability on campus. Although all of these initiatives are excellent steps for our campus to take, are we, the students, paying attention?
(11/01/07 4:00am)
To the person who dressed in blackface for Halloween this past weekend:
(11/01/07 4:00am)
Dear Administration, Faculty, Staff and Students:
(11/01/07 4:00am)
Before heading abroad this past spring, I had an extended winter break waiting for my semester to begin. And with all due respect to my parents, who are wonderful, loving and — dare I say — fun people, it was interminable. I was essentially left to my own devices, and try as I might, The New York Times and Nintendo Wii don't make a full day. As a result, I ended up paying attention to things I normally wouldn't have back here on campus. The thing that stuck with me the most was the horrifying realization of just how polarized our political climate has become.
(11/01/07 4:00am)
I come from a big family with upwards of 18 aunts and uncles and face a painful inquiry into my personal life every time we get together. It took me a while to come up with an acceptable response to their scrutiny about my lack of a relationship that wasn't the truth — "Well, Nannie, no I don't have a boyfriend. What, you don't know what BOMOing is?"
(11/01/07 4:00am)
Blackface. It's the "issue du jour" and it's on everyone's minds.
(11/01/07 4:00am)
I am hopeful.
(11/01/07 4:00am)
In 2005, if someone had asked me to pick a theme for the year, my one word response would have been water.
(11/01/07 4:00am)
Before I go any further let me say I was not on campus this weekend to experience the University of Richmond Halloween or see any of the creative costumes put together by our "intellectual risk takers." Nonetheless, I would place a bet on there being a "risk taker," somewhere on this campus, that did dress up like a Mexican gangster, American Indian or terrorist (intended to be of Muslim descent). I've seen these impersonators dress up in sombreros, head dresses and black and white scarves before, so I know I am not making this up. Maybe it didn't happen this year at the Richmond, but I am sure as hell that it has happened before and will happen again. How do I know this? These costumes are convenient, cheap, funny, sold at Party City and, frankly, drinking up during Halloween with a bomb strapped to your chest makes for a good Facebook picture.
(11/01/07 4:00am)
To the University of Richmond student body, faculty, staff and administrators:
(02/01/07 4:00am)
I'll be brief. For four years, I've awaited the new gym. Our old one was a joke —\0xAD a very bad joke. Anyone with a clue would agree with me. However, the new gym is not $10 million or whatever-the-price-it-was better. It is about, I would say, $20 better, or the price of three delicious Chipotle burritos with accompanying Nantucket Nectars. That is correct; I would rather have four delicious Chipotle burritos than the new gym. Here's why:
(02/01/07 4:00am)
President George W. Bush delivered an impressive and politically specific State of the Union address last Tuesday night, talking about issues and his vision to make America a better place. Jim Webb's Democratic response was pointless.
(02/01/07 4:00am)
On Dec. 18, 2006, the U.S.-India Peaceful Atomic Energy Cooperation Promotion Act became law, having been passed by both houses of Congress and signed by the president. This law, inspired by President George W. Bush and sponsored by 36 Republicans, will facilitate trade in nuclear technology between the world's two largest democracies. President Bush was quick to point out the law's economic benefits to the U.S. economy, while its larger effect on international nuclear law has been fundamentally ignored. This law will undermine the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and the regulations of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), while damaging American credibility as it attempts to curtail proliferation in Iran. Sensible attempts to carry out the "war on terror" will escape damage only because they do not exist.
(02/01/07 4:00am)
In the early 16th century, a young Italian patriot sat nightly in his study, reading and writing with a missionary fervor. The wisdom of the ancients and his pen soothed the persistent mental torture he felt while watching his precious Italia ravaged by foreign armies and domestic discord. His name was Niccolo Machiavelli. The product of those nights, "The Prince," is the indispensable guide for anyone interested in gaining and holding power. It was also a call for a man to take power and unite Italy for the sake of its humiliated people.
(02/01/07 4:00am)
In my three and a half years as a student at the University of Richmond, I have never, until now, felt compelled to write into the opinion section.
(01/25/07 4:00am)
I enjoyed the university's celebration ceremony of Martin Luther King Day ... until the Rev. James Lawson spoke.