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Sentenced to a life of stardom

It's not hard to find pictures of hardened criminals and wanted men on TV these days. Turn on any news channel and in any given minute mug shots of Osama bin Laden, the alleged snipers and various other felons will flash by repeatedly.


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People over the person

MAYBE you heard. In 1970, a group of University students led by James Roebuck, the first African-American Student Council president, held a protest on the Lawn.


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The power of silent protests

Actions speak louder than words. The old cliche held true once more as 400 or more students silently marched on The Cavalier Daily last Wednesday in order to air their grievances.


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Bottoms up, ladies

Society long has considered alcohol as having an oppressive quality to it. For example, historians consider Europeans' introduction of "firewater" to Indians during the colonial period as having large-scale detrimental effects on the latter's society.


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Register bullet fingerprints

IN AMERICA, one of the prices of freedom is registration of information. Our government has a right to know certain things about us if we are to receive and accept the incredible benefits it provides.


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Pack the polls

GET OUT the vote: every political candidate, staffer and analyst knows the importance of this requirement as a campaign strategy.


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Column symbolic of greater racism

IN HIS Oct. 23 opinion column "The Griot Society's mixed signals," Anthony Dick made some bold and controversial statements about The Griot Society, a student organization on Grounds founded on the premise of educating students about the African Diaspora.


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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.