Opinion

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Shooting in the dark

By Charles Harris | January 19, 2012

The Cavalier Daily managing board was wrong to draw the many assumptions, inferences and unfounded conclusions about the honor trial of Johnathan Perkins that were present in its January 18 lead editorial, "A degree of injustice." Moreover, to proceed from these assumptions to conclusions about the implications of this trial for the honor system and the longstanding sanction policy is patently fallacious. Perkins - it appears from the record - elected a trial closed to the public.

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For your lies only

By Alex Yahanda | January 19, 2012

BECAUSE of the confidential nature of Honor Committee cases, the University's single sanction policy is almost always discussed in ways that do not involve specific events or people.

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(Ripley

By Katherine Ripley | January 19, 2012

WITH THE 2012 presidential race in full swing, candidates are laying down their platforms and making every effort to earn voters' support.

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Editorial Cartoon

By Jack Winthrop | January 19, 2012

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Supporting the occupation

By Nancy Carpenter | January 18, 2012

I am writing again to declare my support for all occupations including Occupy Charlottesville. All over the country, the work is just beginning to address what is both morally and economically unjust.

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A degree of injustice

By Managing Board | January 18, 2012

Last spring, then Law student Johnathan Perkins wrote a letter to the editor to the Virginia Law Weekly in which he alleged that he was a victim of racial bias at the hands of University Police.

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Broken promises

By Ginny Robinson | January 18, 2012

Even for liberals, President Obama's tenure has proven a disappointment during the last three years.

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Lumbermills and treadmills

By Stan Willenbring | January 18, 2012

If you use any of the University's gyms - or any gym for that matter - you have probably noticed many, though not all, of the patrons diligently wiping down the machines with disinfectant wipes.

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Editorial Cartoon

By Jane Mattimoe | January 18, 2012

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Editorial Cartoon

By Garrett Majdic | December 2, 2011

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Lawn and order

By Andrew Kouri | December 2, 2011

IF YOU missed the Lighting of the Lawn last night to study, you missed a token of why the University has been able to distinguish itself among other colleges.

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Home for the holidays

By Sam Carrigan | December 2, 2011

ONCE THE stress of finals is out of the way, we will be well into what is popularly deemed the holiday season.

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Pink Flamingos

By Managing Board | December 2, 2011

With today marking the final day of publication for The Cavalier Daily before Winter Break, now is the time to continue our tradition of giving the "Pink Flamingo" awards to the people and groups who have made the news during the past semester. The "Fast Food" award goes to University Dining for speeding up service at Newcomb Dining Hall by creating a dedicated To-Go Room.

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No vacancy

By Managing Board | December 1, 2011

During the past several weeks, numerous chapters of the Occupy movement have been evicted from the spaces they have been inhabiting in cities around the country.

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Humane research

By John J. Pippin | December 1, 2011

As one of the physicians who co-signed the complaint against the University's use of kittens and adult cats in pediatrics training, I want to point out that, contrary to the University spokesperson's claims in the Nov.

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Steps to success

By Sam Novack | December 1, 2011

I ALWAYS tend to think inventors are people of the past - creative minds like Edison and Ford who crafted something ambitious and made a dramatic change in our lives.

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Course consumerism

By Fariha Kabir | December 1, 2011

I AM REALLY not sure what the thrill of Black Friday shopping is, but the chaotic atmosphere that surrounds the opening of stores is almost equivalent to the traffic of course selection times at the University.

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Editorial Cartoon

By Jack Winthrop | December 1, 2011

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Lame duck

By Managing Board | November 30, 2011

University of Oregon President Richard Lariviere was fired Monday by the Oregon State Board of Higher Education after a series of decisions which conflicted with the board's policies.

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Twisted thorns

By Devon Darrow | November 30, 2011

AMBIGUITY and vagueness are two well-known devices that allow politicians to present ideas or plans to a wider audience without actually having to state the specifics of said ideas and plans.