The search for the robber who slashed a University student at the Corner's NationsBank automatic teller machine drive-up window last week has ended. The apprehension of approaching busy University students on the street and asking them to put their schedules on hold long enough to thoughtfully answer a question has waned with time. The disappointment and occasional shock I feel at the ignorance of some of my fellow students, however, has not waned a bit. It is a sad, sad state of affairs, my friends, when issues of tuition expenses don't concern a college student.
Education is the key to our economic growth, our social growth, our personal growth.
That is why our schools need to be the best. That's why I want Virginia schools to be the best in the nation. It's great to have this opportunity to share with you my plans for higher education in Virginia as well as my vision for the entire Commonwealth. Higher education has a prominent role in my agenda for keeping Virginia moving forward into the 21st century. Everyone from issue-oriented CIOs, the University Police, even our esteemed Student Council president throws their two cents in regularly on the issue.