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Opinion

Understanding race

In his piece "Obama and King James," (Nov. 3) Aaron Eisen speaks eloquently about a post-racial society and claims that no one his age talks of race when speaking of influential figures such as our president or LeBron James. I am 22, which is not much older than most of University students with whom I volunteer, and I beg to differ.


Opinion

Good Service

I wanted to say how pleased I was by the recent PBS airing of The Parking Lot Movie. I worked in and around the Corner as an undergraduate almost forty years ago.


Opinion

Turning up the heat

I am writing to respond to Travis Ortiz's Oct. 19 column ("Scientific freedom"). Although I commend Ortiz for his opposition to the civil investigative demand by Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli against former University Prof.


Opinion

A woeful disparity

Mike Lang's article, "U.Va. employees out-earn other officials" (Oct. 19) illuminated some very important information when it comes to how the University values its employees.


Opinion

Shifting focus

Although Student Council's response to the recent bullying-related suicides is well-intentioned, its actions are misguided. Medical School representative Erik Criman is a bit oblivious in his belief that "this isn't a gay issue" or a straight issue.


Opinion

Cleaner promises

While running for office, President Barack Obama promised that if elected, he would get us off Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries' (OPEC's) oil within 10 years. Two years have gone by, and we still do not have a plan.


Opinion

Dishonorable energy?

Irresponsible, filthy, obsolete, negligent, short-sighted - probably not words we would want to use to describe ourselves.


Opinion

Coal

When I decided to leave my home state of Kentucky to attend the University, I thought I had wisely invested my out-of-state tuition money and, more importantly, my future in a community of students and faculty who uphold a unique honor code and a communion of trust between each individual.


Opinion

Honoring despots

Thomas Jefferson once said, "Experience has shown that, even under the best forms of government, those entrusted with power have, in time, and by slow operations, perverted it into tyranny." Only the Honor Committee could claim to hold Mr. Jefferson in such high regard and yet fail so completely to heed this warning. The Committee began discussions Oct.


Opinion

Power grab

It seems that The Cavalier Daily is focusing more of its stories on the Honor Committee and rightfully so.


Opinion

Sticky situation

Carrie Filipetti's column "The Israel story" (Oct. 5), would have been far more effective if it acknowledged the truth behind repeated worldwide condemnations of Israel's behavior.


Opinion

Respecting religion

In the Oct. 4 edition of The Cavalier Daily, I came across the "Featured online reader comment" and could not help but feel the need to express my own opinion concerning James Wong's comment.


Opinion

Hats off

The U.Va. School of Nursing is delighted to report that we were ranked among the top ten nursing Ph.D.


Opinion

Arming our security

In the midst of a rash of violent attacks against students - some of which occurred right across the street from University property - why does the University stick to its policy that denies students, faculty and staff the right to protect themselves using the only sensible tool for fending off a rapist or mugger?


Opinion

Veiling the truth

Austin Raynor's Sept. 28 column, "Behind the veil," about the French ban on Islamic veils was well-intentioned but misguided. It seems obvious that any "peaceful religious expression" would allow the participant to end the "expression" without harm to themselves.


Opinion

Carbon calling

Last week, UVa Beyond Coal held one of the most successful general interest meetings on Grounds - turning out 50 students.

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