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BERMAN: End meal exchange

Students are constantly being cheated by this system because they are paying several dollars more per meal than they would be were the meal exchange option not in place.


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​PATEL: The drinking divide

The fact that other groups are not bound by similar restrictions is openly discriminatory. Fraternities cannot have kegs, liquor or any sort of mixed drink at a party and non-IFC fraternities and organizations can.


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​MINK: Taking MOOCs to the next level

One of the main criticisms levied against MOOCs is the absence of any physical interaction between professors and students. This is a valid point. But we cannot really claim all of the large introductory courses at the University give students the opportunity to communicate well with their professors.


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ZIFF: Requiem for a Zionist dream

The current Israeli administration — and, arguably, every administration since Yitzhak Rabin’s prematurely curtailed administration in the mid-1990s — advocates on behalf of the former, i.e., the preeminence of Israel’s Jewish character above all other things.


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​ADAMES: Waking up from the American Dream

As Americans, in order to make sense of our realities, we have been telling ourselves the narrative “if you work hard, then you will succeed.” This aphorism is dishonest because it ignores the cumulative factors that result in a person’s success.


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Don’t rush to judgment

A desire to maintain — or perhaps, not further damage — U.Va.’s reputation likely fueled these attempts to intervene as well, especially in light of the three high-profile controversies of the last academic school year.


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​BERMAN: Consulting is crowding out other fields

While the career fair serves as an excellent opportunity for both students and employers alike to reach out to one another, the event would be greatly enhanced by a more diverse set of participating employers, as it would appeal to a wider portion of the student body.


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​IMAM: In defense of competition at the University

Competition is not just a part of education, it is a part of life, and if college is meant to prepare us as best as possible, then monitoring it could result in the University less effectively fulfilling that purpose (especially given today’s tougher job market as compared to many years ago).


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DEZOORT: Bias, science and sexual harassment

For years, U.C. Berkeley Astronomer Geoffrey Marcy made headlines with his extraordinary ability to hunt exoplanets. This month, though, he’s making headlines for a different reason: violating U.C. Berkeley’s sexual harassment policies.


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