Opinion

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What mama don

By Managing Board | August 31, 2010

In a move sure to draw the ire of students at two of the state's largest universities, administrators at both Virginia Tech and James Madison University recently enacted policies to notify parents about their child's first alcohol offense - even for students older than 18 years of age. In an open letter to JMU students, President Linwood Rose cited his concern for "the abuse and underage use of alcohol by some of our students" and indicated that new drinking policies are aimed at changing perceptions of a "negative drinking culture" at JMU.

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Opinion

Tea party politics

By Matthew Cameron | August 31, 2010

One of the most fascinating recent phenomena in merican politics has been the rise to national prominence of the right-wing conservative force known as the Tea Party.

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Blurring the line

By Managing Board | August 30, 2010

Today, The Cavalier Daily features a Focus piece about the University's authority over its online network as it relates to student privacy concerns.

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A more perfect union

By Danny Di Giulio | August 30, 2010

America. The land of the free. Freedom of speech. Freedom of press. Freedom of assembly. Freedom of petition.

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The collegiate A-list

By Managing Board | August 27, 2010

Despite dwindling financial resources, the University remained tied for the second-best public school in America when U.S.

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Banding together

By Ashley Ford | August 27, 2010

Every now and again I find myself dumbfounded by trends. Trends that have appeared on my questionable-trends list include Furbies, Tickle Me Elmos, Beanie Babies and most recently, Silly Bandz.

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Opinion

Proper priorities

By Ashley Chappo | August 27, 2010

Following the murder of Yeardley Love in the spring of 2010, the University acted swiftly to implement changes in school policy regarding notification of student arrests.

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Never have I ever

By Managing Board | August 26, 2010

Sometime within the next two weeks, students will be prompted for more than their passwords when logging into NetBadge.

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Tuition crunch

By Ginny Robinson | August 26, 2010

If the old saying that "money talks" is true, then what is the University using its cash to tell us?

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Looking ahead

By Managing Board | August 25, 2010

In yesterday's edition of The Cavalier Daily, the managing board set out to explain broadly what it is we do and what we aim to be.

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Perriello

By David Thaxton | August 25, 2010

Congressman Tom Perriello's stepping-in-cow-pie ad claims "no one will work harder" to bring jobs to the fifth district.

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Crash and Burn

By Rex Young | August 25, 2010

In 2001, President George W. Bush signed into law arguably the most sweeping changes to United States tax policy in American history.

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Thank you

April 30, 2010

As we count down the days until summer, The Cavalier Daily would like to thank several of our graduating fourth-year staff members for the work they invested into the newsroom and other departments of our offices. Andrew T.

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Speaking out

By Ashley Chappo | April 30, 2010

The University community reacted sharply to the bias incident that took place on Thursday, April 15, when two female fourth-year University students became the victims of repeated racial slurs by a drunk, white male student.

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Speaking freely

By Stephen Hartka | April 30, 2010

I have never been quite comfortable with the argument that free speech necessarily entails the acceptance that some will overstep the societal boundaries and indulge in hateful, racist and otherwise hurtful speech against others.

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Weighing individuality

By Kaitlin Bergin | April 30, 2010

The years we spend in college are said to be the best years of our lives. The college lifestyle is one of independence and freedom, but many students come to find that the pressures of college life are too overwhelming.

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Curtain call

April 29, 2010

When The Cavalier Daily prints its first issue of the 2010-11 academic year in August, it will be the first time in 20 years the paper has gone to press with a president other than John T.

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Financial failures

By Matthew Cameron | April 29, 2010

As the debate over financial sector reform has escalated during the past several weeks, many of the wonks discussing the subject have missed the fact that any reform's success is likely to be determined not by Wall Street or Washington but by those studying in the classrooms of universities across America.

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Pick and choose

By Paul Chen | April 29, 2010

"We are not afraid to follow truth wherever it may lead, nor to tolerate any error so long as reason is left free to combat it." spoke Thomas Jefferson to William Roscoe in 1820. I am an international student from China, graduating in May.

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Free to offend

By Megan Stiles | April 29, 2010

In response to the unfortunate incident of racial bias last week, when a group of students shouted racial slurs at another group of students, University students may be tempted to respond by calling for changes to our honor code or University Judiciary Committee by-laws, effectively giving these groups the authority to punish students who engage in certain speech and behavior.