Letters To The Editor

Opinion

LETTER: No spotlighting or dimming

By Harry R. Marshall | March 17, 2014

To the Editor: The March 6, 2014 article in The Cavalier Daily regarding the percentage of Honor offense reports filed against minority students sets forth a view by the Honor Committee Chair as follows: “Speaking to the possible causes of higher reporting against minorities, Berhle pinpointed three distinct problems: a lack of understanding among international students, spotlighting of minority offenses and dimming of offenses committed by white students.” The Chairman’s comment regarding “spotlighting” and “dimming” is at best a disingenuous assessment of the cause of the problem.

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Opinion

LETTER: Start asking women

By Victoria Dickens | February 28, 2014

Many times I have kept my mouth shut, not because I “shy away” or because I am not knowledgeable, but because I know the man talking would not respect my opinion regardless.

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News

LETTER: William & Mary's new curriculum explained

By Lu Ann Homza and John Griffin | February 19, 2014

Dear Editor, We read the February 17 editorial “Don’t discredit APs” and want to clarify how AP and IB credits will work under William & Mary’s new general education curriculum, also called the College Curriculum (COLL). First, it is important to note that students with acceptable AP and IB credits will still be able to use those same credits toward their requirements to graduate.

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Opinion

Caring Americans

By Christopher Green | January 14, 2013

In response to Ashley Spink’s column, “Loaded arguments,” (Jan. 14) I would like to point out that her arguments, though well-written, are incomplete.

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Opinion

Admitting an error

By Scott Anderson | December 4, 2012

A lead editorial misrepresented the facts.

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Opinion

Short leash on athletics

November 18, 2012

“Teresa Sullivan, please put Mr. Littlepage on notice that the clock is ticking and the leash is very short.”

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Opinion

Staying uninformed

By Erika Maguire | November 12, 2012

The University Police should have informed its students of an attempted abduction.

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Opinion

Vote for yourself

By The Gathered Sons and Daughters of Liberty | November 4, 2012

Vote for yourself To the Students of Mr. Jefferson’s University, The Sixth of November fast approaches; the day all Americans, as patriots, may exercise together their common right to vote.

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Opinion

Simulators for success

By Sonia Rapaport | October 17, 2012

“I am disappointed that the Medical School administration was/remains unwilling to end the use of animals in its training programs.”

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Opinion

Calling all alumni

By Richard Marks | October 11, 2012

“[C]oncerned Virginians should ask their representatives in the General Assembly to withhold approval of Helen Dragas’s nomination for a second term”

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Opinion

Concern for funding

By Anita Jones | October 1, 2012

“Board members…show that they lack the necessary experience and knowledge to govern a complex research University.”

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Opinion

Written by the victors

By Gabriele Vogt | September 10, 2012

Speaking on the University’s history of discrimination, a professor’s “approach was far from the solemn tribute one would expect for such a delicate subject.”

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Opinion

Seats at the table

By Brendan Maupin Wynn | September 5, 2012

The Cavalier Daily should recognize that a push for voting student and faculty representatives on the Board is a crucial part of this dialogue.

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Opinion

A dark cloud of distrust

By Seth Croft | August 27, 2012

I am disheartened and disgusted that Ms. Dragas remains on the Board of Visitors. She has betrayed the trust of thousands and soiled the University’s reputation worse than anyone in recent memory, and perhaps, in the University’s history.

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Opinion

Board member Glynn Key responds to editorial

June 21, 2012

Dear Cavalier Daily Editor: In your June 20th Editorial, "Midnight judges," you have taken an unfair liberty with an unexplained fact. In the editorial, you use the fact that I departed the Special BOV Meeting, to make the following condemnation: "Several Board members had little knowledge of Sullivan's removal and several would have wanted for her to return.

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Opinion

Reader perspectives on Sullivan's resignation (updated)

June 14, 2012

A Confused Hoo For the past two weeks, the development on presidency of the University of Virginia has surprised many of us.

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Opinion

Down in front

By Ali Sutherland | April 12, 2012

I was at Sabato's lecture on Tuesday evening, and contrary to the article which ran in yesterday's paper ("Sabato talks election," April 11), there were many students there.

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Opinion

The earlybirds

By Jessie Yuan | April 12, 2012

I enjoyed reading the recap on Sabato's lecture last night, but I just wanted to point out that although there may have an under-representation of University students in the lecture room, many of my friends arrived before 6:30 and could not find a seat.

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Opinion

Talking it up

By Wade Andersson | April 12, 2012

I received a message from a friend asking me to comment on what I thought of Larry Sabato's event last night, so here are a few of my comments. I always love going to Prof.

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Opinion

Comma on people!

By Douglas Laycock | April 3, 2012

Regarding the Oxford comma, consider the story of the Christian rock singer accepting an entertainment award.