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Healthy help

With the passage of a historic health care bill Republicans are left in a bit of a position. Do they reluctantly accept it or make a full force for its repeal?


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Flatter.me

Formspring.me is a site where users can have anonymous people ask them questions and give constructive criticism and is the latest craze in the world of social networking.


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Tornado touchdowns

"Save the athlete!" joked our class when the softball player was the only person in the room at that point to receive a text message from the Office of Emergency Preparedness regarding the tornado.


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Beating the budget

With budget cuts for higher education likely to continue in the next few years, state-supported universities across the country have reached a critical juncture in terms of planning for future reductions.


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Fact checking

Last week, Morgan Harrington's parents held a press conference outside of John Paul Jones Arena, where their daughter attended a Metallica concert in October.


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Green Growth

Governor Bob McDonnell's speech in Prof. Larry Sabato's politics class ("McDonnell responds to student concerns in Sabato class lecture ," March 18) underlines the pressing challenge posed by American reliance on fossil fuels and the valuable opportunities presented by the adoption of legislation that will promote the growth of renewable energy and other green technologies.


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Bye bye Bennett

The University's men's basketball team is at a critical crossroads: we can either continue losing with Tony Bennett (15-16) as head coach, or agree to a multimillion-dollar buyout of the remaining four years of his $1.7 million/year contract.


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By the numbers

3: number of Virginia spring sport teams that were ranked first in the AP Polls March 8 - men's tennis, men's lacrosse and men's baseball 0: number of Virginia Tech teams ranked at the top of the polls this spring season 45: acres of snow Facilities Management cleared this past winter while Charlottesville was paralyzed by record-breaking snowfall 464,504,334: number of 4-inch snowballs students could have created with that amount 1: "Honorary Snowplow Pass" Leonard Sandridge, executive vice president and chief operating officer, received for his efforts during the blizzards 13,617: students who would love to see Sandridge operating a snowplow 8: record number of Virginia wrestlers who qualified for the NCAA Tournament this year 1: Virginia Wrestling's finish in the ACC Tournament - the first time since 1977 2,010: amount in dollars College Dean Meredith Woo promised to donate to the College Giving Campaign if at least that many fourth-year students contribute 40: percent of the fourth-year class that already has participated, up from 10 percent last year 2: the Commerce School's position in BusinessWeek's 2010 undergraduate business school rankings, down from No.


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Violent vindications

Often with a struggling economy, decisions must be made to reduce expenditures in the most practical manner possible, with cuts to non-vital programs coming first.


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Wooing students

Make the Dean Pay. College Dean Meredith Woo, in a challenge to the fourth-year College class, pledged she would donate $1 to the College's Giving Campaign for each student who contributes $20.10 or more.


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i-Procrastinating

"Joe Smith is checking out the new bar in town!!! :)" This is just one of the many status updates that you can find on Facebook or Twitter.


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Game over

Abby Coster wrote her column ("Game on," March 17) extolling the virtues of drinking games. She neglects, however, the damage done to the University's reputation by her work and those activities she publicly advocated. In a highly competitive job environment during a recession, our degrees upon graduation are compared with those from some of the best and brightest students in the world.


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The worst of times

The Cavalier Daily published a lead editorial March 4 endorsing Alex Solomon and Will Bane for the positions of Honor Committee chair and University Judiciary Committee chair, respectively.


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Turning a blind eye

It is clear that many University students break the honor code. You could probably find this out by conducting a University-wide survey or using some equation, but all you really need to do is to take a look around when you are taking your next exam in a huge lecture hall.


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Spring orientation

Though he did not get a Spring Break, state Attorney General and University alumnus Ken Cuccinelli certainly caught some heat last week for a letter he issued advising Virginia public colleges and universities to strip references to sexual orientation from their nondiscrimination polices.


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Lighting up

Almost everyone at the University knows this is John T. Casteen III's last year as president. What some might not know is that he plans on joining the Board of Directors of Altria as its 10th member.


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Shooting blanks

Publishing endorsements for the Honor and UJC Chair positions last week ("Leading the pack," March 4) was a huge mistake that The Cavalier Daily should admit to and apologize for, both to the candidates they wronged and to the readership.


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Right on target

This letter is in regards to the March 4 lead editorial "Leading the Pack." In this editorial, the Managing Board endorsed candidates for the offices of chair for both the University Judiciary and Honor Committees.

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