Opinion

Opinion

A class of their own

By Managing Board | November 9, 2011

First-time international student enrollment in U.S. graduate programs spiked 8 percent from 2010, according to a report released yesterday by the Council of Graduate Schools. This dwarfed every single-year increase since 2006, when first-time international graduate student enrollment rose 12 percent. Politicians, administrators, faculty and present and future students should react positively to this news, which indicates the U.S.

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Waging peace

By Ajay Chandra | November 9, 2011

Tomorrow, the Board of Visitors will be meeting to continue its stewardship of our University. With this comes the duty to make sure that the University operates in a manner that is consistent with the core values of our community.

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Behind enemy deadlines

By Aaron Eisen | November 9, 2011

CHARLOTTESVILLE - Citizens and journalists gathered in the University's Nau Hall last Saturday to discuss the future of citizenship and journalism in this country.

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Data mining from clean sources

By Sam Novack | November 9, 2011

IN HIS guest viewpoint last week ("To infinity and beyond," Nov.

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Editorial Cartoon

By Jane Mattimoe | November 9, 2011

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Lack of focus

By Managing Board | November 8, 2011

At its weekly meeting this past Sunday, the Honor Committee effectively killed a proposal it had been discussing since Oct.

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Equality in housing

By Bradlee Palmquist | November 8, 2011

A WEEK ago, a University student started a petition on Change.org requesting that the University establish gender-neutral housing on Grounds.

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A multi-faceted education

By Cameron Seib | November 8, 2011

U .S. NEWS & World Report's annual Best Colleges publication consistently lends high praise to the University.

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Editorial Cartoon

By Garrett Majdic | November 8, 2011

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Opinion

Council-ing session

By Managing Board | November 7, 2011

There are roughly 10,000 University students who live within the City of Charlottesville, which is holding city-wide elections tomorrow for three City Council seats.

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Burning goals

By Eleanor Shannon | November 7, 2011

I was born and grew up in Charlottesville while my father, Edgar Shannon, was president of the University from 1959 until 1974.

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Turning the learning curve

By Tim Thornton | November 7, 2011

IT IS CLEAR that some of the folks who commented on Katelyn Krause's guest column ("Would you dress as Auschwitz for Halloween?" Nov.

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The job of work ethics

By Sanjiv Tata | November 7, 2011

THERE is no question about it. Ask any law student and you will get the same answer: one course, LAW 7071, Professional Responsibility, is the pesky requirement.

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Watering our greens

By Katherine Ripley | November 7, 2011

I AM SURE some of you are sick of hearing about environmentalism. We have all been bombarded with evidence about how pollution leads to global warming and ecosystem destruction, and we have all been told that we need to do something about it.

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Editorial Cartoon

By Jack Winthrop | November 7, 2011

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Brick by brick

By Managing Board | November 4, 2011

Members of Student Council's Diversity Initiatives Committee, the Black Student Alliance, the Organization of African Students and the University's chapter of the NAACP hosted a public forum Wednesday to reignite student interest in the long-discussed proposal to dedicate a memorial site to the enslaved laborers who participated in the construction of the University.

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To infinity and beyond

By David Kwon | November 4, 2011

I WAS DRAWN to the University because of its excellent reputation. We have always been one of the finest public universities in the nation, serving as a leader in innovation and a leader by example.

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Preserving heritage in the minds

By Jaime Dailey | November 4, 2011

A ROTTING roof leaks water down the walls which forms puddles on the floor and slowly destroys art and furnishings.

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By Andrew Kouri | November 4, 2011

EARLIER this week, upon looking at my Google search history, I became concerned to see "Clean gum off shoe" and "Chipotle Marinade Chicken How To" having been queried within an eight minute time period.

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The Honor experiment

By Sam Carrigan | November 4, 2011

THE ONGOING debate regarding the Honor Committee's proposed informed retraction legislation is a positive step toward achieving the body's goal of fostering a meaningful community of trust.