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Zero tolerance for Iraqi deceit

Since the passage of U.N. Security Council Resolution 1441 in November, the United States and President Bush have supported weapons inspections in Iraq with the understanding that if results weren't fast and direct, there would be serious consequences.


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Don't silence non-CIOs

I am in no position to endorse a candidate for Student Council. My knowledge of most of the candidates stems from chalk and fliers, word of mouth, and The Cavalier Daily news page.


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Politics of license plates

"CHOOSE LIFE" is displayed in bright red letters across the bottom of a new license plate, with a pair of two smiling children's faces on the left-hand side.


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Doves of City Council flying awry

Take heart, Universitystudents and citizens of Charlottesville. You're safe in this town. The bombs of Baghdad, the arsenal of al Qaeda, the nukes from North Korea -- nothing can touch us for we are now a City for Peace.


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Short-circuiting high-tech cheating

Students are getting better and better at cheating, and it's time for college faculty and administrators to do something about it. The latest scandal to rock the academic world happened last month at the University of Maryland, where 12 students in the undergraduate business school were accused of using their cell phones and PDAs to cheat on an exam. Faced with accusations in front of the school's Honor Council, six of the students admitted to academic misconduct and will be disciplined accordingly.


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Pepsi's Ludacris decision

A call for a boycott of anything at this point in our country's history would not be that surprising, considering the political climate in both the domestic and foreign realms.


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Localized leads

Last Monday, the front page of The Cavalier Daily featured a story about the disintegration of the space shuttle Columbia and resulting death of all seven astronauts aboard.


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No early registration for Echols

ISIS is not the only problem preventing students from getting classes when they want them. Technology is a fun scapegoat, but there is a bigger problem: priority registration for Echols Scholars.


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Non-Greeks' growing pains

LAST YEAR, at about this same time, there was a lot of concern shown within the University community regarding the Inter-Fraternity Council house rental policy and the effect it would have on student organizations outside of the Greek system.

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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.