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Letters To The Editor


Opinion

Reaching out

A recent editorial ("An expanded role," Oct. 14) expressed concerns about the Arts & Sciences Council's responsiveness to student concerns.


Opinion

Satirical woes

I was deeply troubled, if not appalled, by a column that went into print last week ("The new American patriotism," Oct.


Opinion

Legislating education

A past lead editorial ("Governor's school," Sept. 24) advised readers to "take a closer look" at the Virginia's two gubernatorial candidates' positions on higher education, but ended up unable to follow its own advice.


Opinion

Voter

The University of Virginia has very polite students. I don't work at U.Va. and I'm definitely not a student.


Opinion

Equating religion

The reason many individuals flocked to America in its founding days was to pursue freedom from religious persecution.


Opinion

Student feedback

Regarding a proposal made by the Student Life Committee to Student Council last Tuesday that would provide students with transportation to and from airports over breaks, committee chairman Aagya Mathur told The Cavalier Daily that student interest would need to be gauged before changes were made. On behalf of myself and many other students at the University, that interest does, indeed, exist.


Opinion

Proportional punishment

There are some people who have forfeited their right to live. The death penalty is as simple as that.


Opinion

A duty to those that serve

Over the course of the past two years, we've seen a rapid shift in the affairs of the two wars America is currently invested in.


Opinion

Fiscal irresponsibility

Today, BBC Business announced the United States' record deficit of $1.4 trillion - almost three times that of last year.


Opinion

Why so serious?

After reading the article "Gleefully ignorant" (Oct. 13), I was disappointed in the author. I love the show Glee, and in no way, shape, or form does it interpret "stereotypes that burden." I think the author of the article is having trouble overlooking race.


Opinion

An incomplete picture

Is it a city or a town? Try the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the state of Virginia and the largest west of Richmond. The article "Rockin' Roanoke" (Oct.


Opinion

Ancient bloodthirsty barbarism

Michael Khavari wrote in his recent article, "Deadly decisions," (Oct. 12) that the death penalty is "barbaric" and "ancient." You may disagree with the "eye for an eye" sense of justice that is the foundation of the death penalty, but to act like it's some kind of relic of an ignorant past is ridiculous.


Opinion

Race

Mr. Khavari's piece questioning the practice of the death penalty in the United States ("Deadly decisions", Oct.


Opinion

Pushing their views on us

Student Council's "Free Newspapers on Grounds" initiative has begun providing students with free issues of The New York Times and USA Today.


Opinion

Righting Deadly Decisions

In writing against the death penalty in Deadly Decisions, Mr. Khavari twists the Constitution, makes unwarranted assumptions about the psychology of murderers, and ignores the deterrent effect of the death penalty. Mr. Khavari argues that the death penalty is a "cruel and unusual" punishment, which is prohibited by our Constitution.


Opinion

Sexist pronouns

I think there's nothing wrong with the idea of a "nontraditional candidate" being picked to be the next President of the University of Virginia.


Opinion

Paying for health

"They dropped you the day you graduated." These words sank into my chest. I graduated from U.Va. this May and moved to California.


Opinion

Rules of the road

With the increasing number of bikes around Grounds, we need an agreement or at least an understanding between pedestrians and bikers.


Opinion

First-year Council

As may have come to your attention, the efforts of Suraj Mishra et al. have earned him office as Vice President of the First-year Council.


Opinion

Publicizing meetings

I was happy to read Monday's article on the recent Honor Committee meeting ("Pierson voices honor concerns", Sept.

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