Opinion

Opinion

A prescription for discrimination

By Sophia Brumby | April 22, 2005

TWENTY-THREE states are currently considering legislation that explicitly grants pharmacists the right to trump a patient's access to healthcare through refusing to fill prescriptions based on religious, moral or ideological grounds. "Refusal clauses" for pharmacists already exist in 10 states, allowing the pharmacist to refuse to fill any legal prescription for contraceptives due to moral objections. A pharmacist is, of course, entitled to his or her own conscience.

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Opinion

A one-sided dialogue

By Whitney Blake | April 21, 2005

In a seminar on the state of Asian-Pacific-American affairs at the University held on Tuesday, April 19, Daisy Rodriguez, assistant dean for Asian and Asian-Pacific-American students presented the results of a survey conducted this spring on the opinions of the APA community.

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No fat child left behind

By Todd Rosenbaum | April 21, 2005

REMEMBER some of the inane things you used to be graded on in elementary school? Handwriting, teamwork and behavior grades routinely appear on the report cards of young students.

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From Syria with love

By AJ Kornblith | April 21, 2005

I HAVE to admit, I was a complete skeptic regarding democracy's chances in Iraq. And to be frank, I still have my doubts about just how well the democratically elected government there will be able to handle the problems facing the country.

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Expanding diversity to all

By Enrico Castillo and Navdeep Singh | April 21, 2005

THE UNIVERSITY has the phrase "we envision a community of understanding, tolerance and respect" emblazoned across its Diversity Web site.

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Divorcing the state from marriage

By Eric Wang | April 20, 2005

THIS PAST week, Connecticut became the second state, following Vermont, to officially sanction same-sex civil unions.

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Spirituality through secularism

By Michael Behr | April 20, 2005

WITH PUBLIC education serving as the learning body of the state, lawmakers and school administrators have long disputed the secularization of education.

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Simplifying citizenship

By Anthony Dick | April 20, 2005

OVER THE weekend I had the misfortune to find myself watching CNN on a grainy public television in a crowded Midwestern airport terminal, waiting for a connecting flight back to Charlottesville.

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Rejecting early decision

By Herb Ladley | April 19, 2005

IT'S SPRINGTIME -- the time of year when longer days and warmer temperatures seem to entice dormant high-schoolers out of hibernation.

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Waiting for that special class

By Sam Leven | April 19, 2005

AS YET another class registration period comes to a close, the University is abuzz with all the same old complaints that always come up around this time.

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You booze, you lose

By Joe Schilling | April 19, 2005

IT'S LATE on a Saturday night and you're at an off-Grounds party.You've had a couple beers but are getting ready to head home after a long night.

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Opinion

A stand against senility

By Noah Peters | April 18, 2005

WHENEVER the subject of judicial reform is brought up, people start getting nervous. Some falsely believe that every procedural aspect of our nation's judiciary is spelled out in the Constitution, and that any interference is thus "unconstitutional." Others resist court reform on the strength of the old adage, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." However, there is one aspect of our court system that is fundamentally flawed: life tenure for Supreme Court justices.

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Opinion

Lost in translation

By Katie Cristol | April 18, 2005

EVERY student has at least a second-hand story of GPA-wrecking miscommunications. There are plenty of variations on the same tale: The teaching assistant who holds an advanced degree in political theory in his native tongue yet is incapable of explaining "separation of powers" in English, the students forced to create a Statistics-TA-to-English dictionary, or the entire Calc III class that doesn't realize until November that, "Aha!

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Opinion

Moving on, looking back

By Jeremy Ashton | April 18, 2005

ONE OF the major problems with writing for a student newspaper is that every once in a while, that little thing called "schoolwork" interferes.

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An Iraq for the Iraqis

By Allan Cruickshanks | April 15, 2005

ON THURSDAY, April 7, Jalal Talabani was sworn in as Iraq's interim president. This week, his government plans to fill the remaining Cabinet positions, most importantly the defense minister, who will help coordinate the transition of security responsibilities from U.S.

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Disgraceful nominations

By Cari Lynn Hennessey | April 15, 2005

SCREW you, world. This is the message that President Bush has conveyed in his selection of nominees to fill high-level intelligence and security positions.

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When good men do nothing

By AJ Kornblith | April 15, 2005

WHEN YOU think about it, the human capacity for inaction in the face of violations of the principles we say we cherish most is quite astounding.

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Ensuring equality on Grounds

By Sophia Brumby | April 15, 2005

WHEN it comes to guaranteeing equality for its citizens, the Virginia General Assembly fails dismally.

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Reporting racial incidents

By Shamim Sisson | April 14, 2005

RECENT community discussions and several articles about racial incidents at the University have suggested that many students don't know how the University responds, where to report incidents or where to turn for support.

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Liberal media strikes again

By Whitney Blake | April 14, 2005

WHEN GOVERNMENT officials misbehave, the media should report on it. This is a no-brainer. However, when our beloved Fourth Estate decides to cover one side of the story, instead of seeking out all the facts, it moves from being a news dissemination business to a propaganda spin machine.