In an effort to "move with the times," the Office of Residence Life may implement 24-hour card key access in campus residence halls next year, according to Deb Boykin, director of Residence Life.

All students would have access to all dorms, by ID card only, during the day. After a certain time, non-residents would be restricted from entering other resident dorms. The new system could also include local anti-propping alarms, which would ring if doors remained open for too long.

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Sophomores Leonard Milo and Danae Busa of the Filipino-American Student Association, prepare for this year's Taste of Asia production. The College's six Asian student organizations will collaborate tomorrow at 6:30 p.m. for a fashion show and dinner, consisting of foods from different Asian cultures.

The show will consist of three performances - the Sakuting, La Jota Moncadena and the modern dance. The event, sponsored by the Asian Student Council, will take place in the University Center's Commonwealth Auditorium. Tickets are $8 in advance and $10 at the door.

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The Office of Residence Life has proposed that the College implement 24-hour card key access to residence halls. This step is ridiculous and unnecessary.

The difference between the current system and the suggested system will be that during the day, students will have to use a card key to enter residence halls. If the campus had a significant problem with intruders during the day, we could understand the need for 24-hour card key access. But there hasn't been a problem; why must ORL take such precautions?

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Once upon a time, in a land far, far away called Montana, there lived a man who raised a herd of thousands of commercial beef cows, chickens, pigs and turkeys in a large factory feedlot. In addition to having abundant livestock, he lived rather comfortably on a rolling factory farm with 30 employees and numerous toys, such as trucks, tractors and combines.

This man did not live in luxury for long. He suffered from a severe illness, which resulted in him looking at his life from a drastically different perspective. He is now a staunch vegan and committed food activist, dedicated to educating everyone about the dangers of the meat industry.

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Prior to the opening of "Erin Brokovich," the line "this film is based on a true story," flashes across the screen. In Hollywood nowadays, there arenšt too many true stories, so the audience is already captivated. In addition to having its base in reality, "Brokovich" director Steven Soderbergh has a bona fide David and Goliath story going for him. Oh yeah, not to mention Julia Roberts.

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Wednesday marked an important day for the Virginia Commonweatlh women's tennis team. Ever since the women's tennis schedules came out, the match between the VCU and the CAA-powerhouse Tribe has been circled on the Rams' calender.

But VCU left Williamsburg Wednesday with yet another Green and Gold pounding. The No. 13 W&M women's tennis team defeated the 26th-ranked Rams, 7-2, improving the Tribe's record to 13-5 and keeping the women perfect at 5-0 in the conference. The win over the Rams marked the Tribe's 79th consecutive CAA win and dropped VCU to 8-4 overall and 4-1 in conference play.

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