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Exercising our freedom

WELL, IT'S that time again. That glorious time that comes around every four years, when politicians across America begin the long battle to the White House.


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Of mouse clicks and men

HOWARD Dean's second straight loss in last night's New Hampshire Democratic primary should have reporters eating crow for having fed the frontrunner frenzy leading into the election year.


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Advice to Dems: Nominate Edwards

WITH THE New Hampshire primary set for today, I would like to reach out to my liberal counterparts and offer my humble advice in helping you decide this wide-open presidential nomination race. Somewhere between former Vermont Gov.


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Rolling back the calendar

IN THE grand scheme of the University calendar, January 16 might not mean a whole lot. It isn't the date of exams, it isn't the date of a precious day off and it certainly isn't the date of Spring Break.


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An escalating income inequality

AS THE country heads into another election year, even the politically uninformed have a pretty good idea what most of this year's talk will be about: national security and the slow recovery of the economy.


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In loco parentis

IN APRIL 1998, then-Dean of Students Robert T. Canevari said to hell with student self-governance and banned first years from rushing fraternities in the fall.


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Getting the details

LAST WEEK some Cavalier Daily readers exercised their writing muscles and supplied my e-mail inbox with interesting and important comments. The most substantial came from David L.


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Dean's noble sacrifice

AS IOWA demonstrated, Dr. Dean may have been too bitter a pill for most Americans to swallow. His mediocre showing in Iowa, a full 20 points behind John Kerry, has certainly slowed the pre-primary favorite down.


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Size does matter

GROWTH is a phenomenon that challenges policy-makers and elected officials just as it presents difficult decisions for members of the business community in the Old Dominion.


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A tragic anniversary

TODAY is a day of mourning. Today we must stop for a moment in our busy lives and remember the nearly 45 million people who have been killed.


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Starting a page ahead

THERE are two types of students at the University. Science and math students who spend lots of money each semester on a few thick textbooks and humanities students, like myself, who fork over the big bucks on a more numerous set of cheaper books.

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Since the Contemplative Commons opening April 4, the building has hosted events for the University community. Sam Cole, Commons’ Assistant Director of Student Engagement, discusses how the Contemplative Sciences Center is molding itself to meet students’ needs and provide a wide range of opportunities for students to discover contemplative practices that can help them thrive at the University.