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Fundraising, to go

SOMETHING is brewing near Beta Bridge, and for once it is not alcohol. There has been a recent explosion in the number of students heading toward Beta Bridge on Friday and Saturday nights - not to find the hottest party, but to feed it.


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Helping the helpers

FORMER First Lady Rosalyn Carter has been quoted as saying, "There are only four kinds of people in this world - those who have been caregivers, those who currently are caregivers, those who will be caregivers and those who need caregivers." Mrs. Carter understood that at the heart of the U.S.


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Off the record

ONE cannot help but feel slightly embarrassed upon examination of how we as American consumers choose to spend our money.


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Pell to pay

When President Obama released his 2012 budget proposal yesterday, many constituencies were displeased.


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Old kids on the block

IF YOU were born anywhere between the mid-1980s and the early 2000s, then you are officially a member of Generation Y or, as they are commonly called, the "millennials." Individuals from Generation Y spent most of their formative years in the 1990s, which means that if you are reading this article then you are most likely a member of this group. As a member, you are probably now silently waxing philosophic about which Nicktoon was superior and which grunge band was the best.


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The price is wrong

THE BEGINNING of the spring semester is marked by a few memorable events. Rushing and pledging are two that are very common.


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Where is the love?

Valentine's Day often is viewed through the lens of the loving couple. Yet in a broader sense, the day's focus on care and affection should extend to the interpersonal connections that bind communities as a whole.


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Proper reporting

SOMETIMES, particularly when they are dealing with a big story on deadline, some editors and reporters lose their best judgment.


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Facing the facts

Before The Cavalier Daily published its Feb. 10 edition, the Managing Board scrutinized each sentence in a story about three Virginia football players who were charged with felony and misdemeanor crimes Tuesday.


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Broken trust

We are members of a valued and highly regarded community of trust. We live in a community that is driven by a common decency, moral respectability and honor system.


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Filling the gap

The Chronicle of Philanthropy reported Sunday that in 2010 nearly half of the donations of $5 million or more made by the nation's 50 most prolific donors went to institutions of higher education.


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Speak no evil

IN LATE January, Gov. Bob McDonnell was selected by the University's Committee on Commencement and Convocations to speak at the 2011 graduation ceremony.


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Egypt

THERE has been fire in the streets of Cairo, shouts and screams demanding reform, government thugs attempting to subdue protestors, and flags being flown in the name of liberty.

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