Opinion

Opinion

Total recall folly

By Alec Solotorovsky | August 25, 2003

IT'S OFFICIAL: California is the new Florida. With Gary Coleman, Mary Carey and Leo Gallagher vying to replace Governor Gray Davis in the upcoming recall election, the Golden State has surpassed the Sunshine State as Worst Practitioner of American Democracy. It's easy to poke fun at Californians -- who else will pick from a field of 135 porn stars, child actors and watermelon-smashing comedians when they enter the voting booth on Election Day?

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Moving on to better transportation

By Kristin Brown | August 25, 2003

AH, ANOTHER semester begins. And, like any new semester, there are some exciting changes in store for students.

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A vote for sound democracy

By Kimberly Liu | August 25, 2003

THE CANDIDATES for the Democratic presidential ticket made headlines last week despite what has become an ongoing battle for any press coverage.

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Summer of the Apocalypse

By Joe Schilling | August 25, 2003

THOUGH the season won't officially end for another 27 days, the summer of 2003 is fading fast. In years past, the splendid sunny season usually acquired some sort of moniker to distinguish itself from any ordinary summer.

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The need for a world of education

By Kazz Alexander Pinkard | August 23, 2003

THIS SUMMER I learned that the world might as well be flat, because as far as the public education system is concerned, that's what we've been teaching our kids. When I began to set up my camp classroom for this summer's course on the United Nations and current events, I was prepared to teach impressionable 12- and 13-year-olds a world of knowledge about foreign affairs, political posturing and why history has unfolded into this great imbalance that we call earth.

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Summer lovin' for liberalism

By Patrick Harvey | August 23, 2003

FOR TWO years, liberals like myself have been frustrated about the state of the union. September 11 made President George W.

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The electric downslide

By Daniel Bagley | August 23, 2003

IT IS A fact of life that the modern economy cannot operate without electric power. When the northeastern United States fell into darkness in mid-August, the affected cities essentially ceased to function.

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Bridge over troubled waters

By Maggie Bowden | August 23, 2003

BETA BRIDGE is an icon of the University. Repainted at least once a day, sometimes more, it has become a window into the busy social lives and group events of the student body.

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In the beginning

By Alex Rosemblat | August 23, 2003

WELCOME back to school everyone, and to the first years and transfer students out there, welcome to the University (yes, our university is humbly referred to as the University). As people stream back into Charlottesville for fall semester and engage in the maddening customs of getting ready for school, one must be reminded that there should be a protocol to how the first days before classes are handled.

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Opinion

Dangerous tuition increases

By Patrick Harvey | July 31, 2003

AS THE University community is all too aware, recent state budget crises have drastically reduced funding to public colleges and universities nationwide. The University has generally embraced tuition hikes as a necessary evil to prevent a tragic decline in the quality of education and prestige.

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A colorblind approach to hiring history teachers

By Kimberly Liu | July 31, 2003

AT OBERLIN High School in Ohio, a group of parents is protesting the school's decision to allow a course in "black history" to be taught by a white teacher.

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The benefits of Big City life

By Preston Lloyd | July 31, 2003

WHILE the sounds of blaring horns and muffler-free motorcycles in the distance takes a bit of getting used to, there is a certain magic about living in a large, congested city.

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A balancing act in ACC expansion

By Cavalier Daily Staff | July 24, 2003

RECENT sports page headlines have been resplendent with theories and postulations on how the new Atlantic Coast Conference line-up will affect collegiate sports in the mid-Atlantic.

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Music trading as intellectual theft

By Cavalier Daily Staff | July 24, 2003

AS A COLLEGE student and a music lover, the words I am about to write do not come easily. But kids, all the free music trading has got to go. Before you start moaning and groaning, hear me out.

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The responsibilities of college freedom

By Alex Rosemblat | July 21, 2003

IN HIGH school, as in one's previous educational experience (which probably encompasses your life since you can remember), there was a certain way of doing things.

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Minor stress over major selection

By Becky Krystal | July 21, 2003

ABOUT a year and a half ago, partly inspired, I believe, by my frenzied attempt to find direction for the rest of my life, I wrote a column advising students like me to be pro-active in the quest to declare a major.

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Frat party etiquette

By Kimberly Liu | July 21, 2003

AHH, THE fraternity party. It has become the ultimate symbol of the debauchery possible in a parent-free environment.

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Benefits of the Greek community

By Cahill Zoeller | July 21, 2003

THESE MONTHS away from academic strains have made me particularly cognizant of the fact that the University offers endless outlets for student involvement through service and leadership.

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Moving on from high school

By Maggie Bowden | July 21, 2003

"WE WILL be friends forever." "You are going to be a bridesmaid in my wedding." "We will never lose touch." My high school senior book is flooded with comments like this.

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Helpful hints for out-of-staters

By Kristen Brown | July 21, 2003

SO YOU'RE not from Virginia. Welcome to the Thirty-five Percent Club, because only about 35 percent of us come from somewhere outside of the Old Dominion, which is one of Virginia's nicknames.