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Censor this

Let's say you?re watching a movie on televsion and a character says "baloney? instead of another supposedly more offensive b-word that censors dubbed over, either sounding stupid or ruining a funny or serious moment in the movie.


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More than a hideout for terrorists

Nearly six years ago, an American surge towards the Iraqi capital city of Baghdad marked the start of the war on terror and created a panic that left Iraq?s National Museum looted and destroyed, its hallowed halls dark and dusty and its displays empty behind shattered glass panels.


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Dangerous drinking

ON ANY weekend night at the University, one could potentially find thousands of students at any of dozens of locations on or off Grounds drinking alcohol.


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A duty to protest

Last Wednesday, a cartoon ran in The New York Post that depicted two police officers shooting a chimpanzee.


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Student self-apathy

Considering the relative indifference of students towards the spring elections, one would think that Monday?s results would please those of us who long for more student involvement in choosing the people who run Student Council, the Honor Committee, and the University Judiciary Committee.


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Too big to bail

Recently, Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner revealed that he believes that the United States economy may require yet another infusion of cash from the federal government, this time lending as much as $1.5 trillion.


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An added burden

In these times of economic crisis, the University is looking for ways to cut the budget without negatively impacting students.


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Campaign lowlights

With the elections now decided, it is time for the newly elected officials of our student government to lay the groundwork for building positive relationships with their constituents, including the organizations of the Minority Rights Coalition.


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In-activism

APATHETIC. Uninterested. Lazy. As members of the ?Me Generation,? we?ve heard these terms used to describe us before.


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The state-us quo

IF YOU?RE an out-of-state student at the University, chances are that when you first arrived on Grounds you felt at least a tinge overwhelmed by the sheer number of students from Virginia.


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Computing cost savings

NO ONE likes service cuts. No surprise then that students huffed and puffed after the Information Technology and Communication office announced its plans to gradually phase out public computer labs from the University last week.


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A constitutional cry

THE UNIVERSITY Board of Elections has been a failure. Since its inception in 2003, the organization has drifted away from its duties and established procedures with disastrous results.


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