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ALJASSAR: The name game

Cultural representations of American Indians through caricatured mascots — or, worse, ethnophaulisms such as “redskin” — are inimical to American Indian identity construction, particularly because there are few alternative, more positive characterizations of American Indians.


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HARRINGTON: In defense of doctor reviews

Anonymous reviews can be useful to patients. They can offer more information on the patient perspective than another physician could and can cover a wider range of specialties and geographical areas than one’s personal network could.


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WHISNANT: Looking underneath Underwood

Like the best tubs of ice cream, “House of Cards” is compulsively consumable. Once you make the decision to give in to its temptations, you find yourself indulging in progressively higher doses until you’re left wondering after whether the empty calories were worth it.


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Joys of J-terms

J-terms offer students the opportunity to earn more credits, learn about subjects they wouldn’t otherwise learn and study abroad for shorter periods of time.


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With the Virginia Quarterly Review’s 100th Anniversary approaching Executive Director Allison Wright and Senior Editorial Intern Michael Newell-Dimoff, reflect on the magazine’s last hundred years, their own experiences with VQR and the celebration for the magazine’s 100th anniversary!