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Blood lust

Will someone please explain to me what's so alluring about vampires? If you have a kid sister, or if you secretly are a kid sister, the next two weeks may stretch much longer than the days on the calendar indicate.


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Compromising the academic mission

I imagine an America where no one can communicate with one another. We cross the borders of every state and not only are they speaking a different language, but they look different than you as well.


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Behind the scenes

Newspapers always push for more transparency. It stands to reason that well-informed people generally make better decisions.


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The red zone

In this day and age, money talks. When people want to send a message, using words is less potent than reaching for wallets.


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Simply mistaken

"This is U.Va.," Rashawn Jackson said. "This isn't Michigan or LSU or Tennessee or Virginia Tech. The fans here aren't that patient, you know." (This is a quote in "Wahoos' Woes Grow with Stunning Loss to Duke," Nov, 1, www.virginiasports.com). I strongly disagree with Jackson's claim that U.Va.


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Blueprints for leadership

The voice of Virginia's voters rang loud and clear yesterday. All three Republican candidates for statewide office won resounding victories, with gubernatorial nominee Bob McDonnell carrying his race by roughly an 18-point margin.


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Costly reform

Health care reform, if passed, will affect every man, woman, and child in this country. Because of the voluminous legislation moving its way through Congress, it was great to see the Miller Center sponsor "Health Care Reform Panel: Policy, Economics and Ethics." The panel featured a number of prominent University professors with different areas of expertise, and overall the panel did a good job of outlining the proposed reforms.


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No easy answer & Poll party

No easy answer UJC should take into account the fundamental issues inherent to the recent FYJC proposal The ideal of students being tried by a jury of their peers is paramount at the University.


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Planning failures

What do you think about when you hear about the University of Pennsylvania, Duke, the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, and Yale?


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Prominent stereotyping

Recently while checking his Facebook newsfeed, a friend ran across some photos that were nothing short of racist.


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Party green

In my past three years at the University, The Cavalier Daily has paid close attention to every issue within the University community.


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Steering sustainability

If empowering people with information is the first step toward changing their habits, University officials appear to be on the right track.

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