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Tangible transparency

Re "Honor passes tentative public summaries amendment," Feb. 11: Though I am a firm believer in confidentiality and respecting students' privacy, I truly believe this amendment will help the Honor Committee break down the separation between the student body and its elected representatives.


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Lacking statehouse support

The House of Delegates rightfully tabled four bills last week that would have mandated Virginia universities to cap out-of-state enrollment.


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Missing the Message

Burying the lead means that somewhere deep in a news story readers stumble upon the real news - something that should have been in the first paragraph.


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Love is Propaganda?

Many university students have no problem rejecting critical thought in exchange for a free t-shirt. At least, that appeared to be the take-home message of last week's Love is Love campaign sponsored by the University's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Resource Center.


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Minor details

In a move intended to make the University community more hospitable for prospective American Indian students and faculty, members of the American Indian Student Union circulated a survey to gauge demand for a Native Studies minor.


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Standard operating procedure

Student Council met two days ago and passed a bill that would allow the University Board of Elections to standardize the guidelines for students to submit constitutional amendment proposals.


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Bubbling Over

Over Winter Break, I went back to China where I spent my first 16 years. Though many perspectives on China are circulated, after talking with Chinese citizens and government officials, I would like to offer my personal observation and reflection on one pressing issue: housing. The continuing housing slide in the United States and Europe has not decelerated the skyrocketing prices of housing in China.


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Concerning June Bug

I'm embarrassed that Julia Sharpe's "June bug" was published, and that the ignorant and racist attitudes in the article were condoned by the editors of The Cavalier Daily.


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Debate worth having

Debate has recently sprung up concerning Julia Sharpe's "June Bug" article in The Cavalier Daily about her study abroad experiences in South Africa.


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Stereotyping Africa

I am appalled at Julia Sharpe's article ("June bug," Feb. 9). The writer's blatant inability to critically assess her surroundings is evident in her patronizing and stereotype-ridden description of what she saw in Cape Town, South Africa. "Hence the paradox of tourism and Cape Town.


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Horribly mistaken

Elizabeth Ford's "Glamorous Mistakes" (Feb. 9) is horribly mistaken about how MTV has portrayed teen pregnancy.


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Reverse sexism

Ashley Chappo's Friday editorial regarding the recent election of Teresa Sullivan to be the University's eighth president lauded the choice as a promising sign in women's progress in ranks of academia.


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Cornering coercion

Last week, the Inter-Fraternity Council instituted a policy to restrict coercion by fraternities while extending bids to potential members.


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Diversifying Lawn selection

The Lawn is clearly a special place. Not only is it the centerpiece of Thomas Jefferson's vision for what a university should be, but it is also where we begin and end our experience at the University, through Convocation and Graduation.


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Road blocks

During what is soon to be the snowiest winter in Charlottesville history, the community awoke to a winter wonderland this Friday that effectively shut down University operations for the day.


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Glamorous mistakes

The social taboo spectacle that is teen pregnancy today has become more of a pop culture fad and social norm than a devastating life choice.


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Frigid budgets

To alleviate Virginia's $4 billion debt, former Gov. Tim Kaine proposed a budget amendment that would shift close to $19 million from public universities to the state general fund.

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