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The virtues of mediocrity

WHEN THE air turns cool and the leaves turn colors, University sports fans gear up for that timeless rite of autumn: the annual debate over whether to fire the football coach.


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Loans aren't for the lazy

I was outraged when reading Josh Levy's column, ("Over-AccessUVA," Sept. 17).I would like to start out by stating that I am a recipient of a large amount of financial aid afforded by AccessUVA.That being said, it is obvious to see why I was offended and appalled by Levy's column. Levy argues, "People who truly want a college education have a ready and willing financial system to provide for them."If this is true, I'd love to know more about that 'system'!In reality, attending the University for four years roughly costs over $150,000.


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Show me the money

Josh Levy's largely baseless and highly politicized assault ("Over-AccessUVA," Sept. 17) on need-based financial reveals an undercurrent that is rarely discussed on grounds: the widening gap between socio-economic groups.


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The cost of Coke

The soft drinks in the libraries are way too expensive. They probably weren't much cheaper last year, but I was particularly irked to find that the price is now one dollar and forty cents.


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Talk is cheap

NO TWO words have been more fetishized by the University community than "tolerance" and "diversity." Through endless performances of carefully choreographed public displays and earnest public moralizing, the?


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The elephant in the room

RUDY GIULIANI has staked his candidacy for the White House on the issue of terrorism. The former New York mayor is hoping that his tough-guy image during the September 11th tragedy will be enough for him to spearhead the Republican ticket next year.


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Tolerating un-timeliness

FOR STUDENTS, there are definite penalties for being late. Whether this is a deduction of a letter grade for turning in an essay after its deadline or a specified number of tardies allotted each semester, being late can have a significant impact on a student's grade in a course.


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Over-AccessUVa

STUDENT FINANCIAL aid is the hot new policy topic. Considering the University estimates the cost of attendance at just shy of $20,000 for Virginians and over $38,000 for non-Virginians, it's not hard to understand why.


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Freedom trumps feelings

Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2007, this was printed in your newspaper. Would you tolerate it?" Naseem Alavian said she posted that denunciation of Grant Woolard's "Ethiopian Food Fight" cartoon on her Lawn room door because she did not think the comic should be tolerated.


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The lesser of two evils

THE UPCOMING presidential election looms over conversations across the country as 2007 comes to its final months and as candidates gain an increasing amount of attention from the public.


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By the student, for the student

IN MY column last week I took aim at U.S. News and World Report's influential "America's Best Colleges" issue, asserting that its use of irrelevant and arbitrary criteria made it a useless way to rank universities.


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Heeding Mr. Washington's advice

IN HIS farewell address to the American people, George Washington, first president and founding father, warned the country to beware of the divisive nature of political factions -- of placing the interest of the few over the interest of the many.


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Dubious student aid

CONGRESS RECENTLY passed the College Cost Reduction and Access Act, which will boost college aid by roughly $20 billion over the next five years by reducing loan interest rates and increasing the amount of Pell Grant awards.


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Driving into fines

AS the flashing red and blue lights behind me indicated I was being pulled over for speeding, I felt fortunate not to be a Virginian.


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How food fights happen

WRITING for The Cavalier Daily can be a lonely enterprise. If you're reading this column, it's probably because you found the paper on a classroom floor and turned to the Opinion page after discovering that the previous reader had already completed the Sudoku.


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Controlling consumption

MAYBE it's just my inner tree-hugging minimalist coming out, but in the past two weeks of moving in and getting settled for my final year of college, I've been confronted by the amazing amount of stuff that students own.

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Ahead of Lighting of the Lawn, Riley McNeill and Chelsea Huffman, co-chairs of the Lighting of the Lawn Committee and fourth-year College students, and Peter Mildrew, the president of the Hullabahoos and third-year Commerce student, discuss the festive tradition which brings the community together year after year. From planning the event to preparing performances, McNeil, Huffman and Mildrew elucidate how the light show has historically helped the community heal in the midst of hardship.