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Doing good while doing well

Even when colleges and universities are not facing budget cuts and imposing massive tuition hikes, the salaries of those in charge have always been a sensitive topic.


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A culture of fear

WE CAN fill these columns with accounts of recentviolent attacks in the Charlottesville area -- yet, I choose to express faith in the non-violent nature of this community.


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An evolving honor system

THE HONOR system is one of the University's most hallowed traditions. Many students, faculty and administrators alike laud the merits of the system and the benefits such as proctor-free exams and a sense of trust that the system provides.


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Politics for the digital age

IN 1996, presidential politics took a leap into the digital age with both Republican candidate Bob Dole and President Bill Clinton launching their own Internet campaign sites.


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Questioning Kilgore

IT WAS delightful to grab a Cavalier Daily on Friday and see the headline "University to increase hourly pay rate for staff." It's comforting that even in the midst of a budget crunch, the administration is thinking of its own.


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Farewell, Roy Moore -- for now

ROY MOORE got what he wanted. In a hearing on Wednesday, the Court of the Judiciary of Alabama voted unanimously to remove the so-called "Ten Commandments Judge" from his position as chief justice of the state supreme court after he defied a federal court order to remove a 5,300-pound Ten Commandments monument that he had installed in the central rotunda of the supreme court building. The ruling brought an end (at least for now) to Moore's judicial career, but his return to private citizenry has been anything but private.


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Controlling people, not guns

GUN CONTROL is a topic trotted out by leftists all over the country on a fairly regular basis. It will only be a matter of time before one of the Democratic presidential candidates embarks on a self-righteous crusade to eliminate guns from our lives.


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A voice, not a vote, for first years

THE "FIRST year experience" isone of those buzzword phenomena that is tossed around at the University along the same lines as "student self-governance" and "community of trust." Though it comes with no shortage of definitional baggage, there is a unique, concrete occurrence that every University student experiences during their first nine months in Charlottesville.


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Deeper murder coverage

LAST MONDAY's paper reported the news that 22-year-old Charlottesville resident Walker Andrew Sisk was stabbed to death at 14th and Wertland streets.


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Affirming inequality

While browsing through the University's online calendar of events, I came across a lecture with a rather peculiar title: "The Liberal Case against Affirmative Action." Mainstream liberal thought definitely does not coincide with this notion.


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The hedonist's manifesto

We think too hard. It explains a comment that girls at the University "are too smart to know what they want." In reality, both genders are guilty of this.


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A faulty housing structure

UNIVERSITY Housing Division's new policy allowing first years to apply for on-Grounds housing during the period traditionally reserved for upper-class students is a misguided attempt to find a "quick fix" to a larger housing problem that plagues all University students.


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The casualties of war

IT MUST be "Groundhog Day." Every morning, I turn to the homepage on my computer, CNN.com, and stare in shock at reading virtually the same headline that runs something like "Attack kills U.S.

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Latest Podcast

The University’s Orientation and Transition programs are vital to supporting first year and transfer students throughout their entire transition to college. But much of their work goes into planning summer orientation sessions. Funlola Fagbohun, associate director of the first year experience, describes her experience working with OTP and how she strives to create a welcoming environment for first-years during orientation and beyond. Along with her role as associate director, summer Orientation leaders and OTP staff work continually to provide a safe and memorable experience for incoming students.