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Keep trials closed

THE UPCOMING open honor trial has generated a lot of interest in the community, and it has raised questions about the merits of confidentiality within the honor system.


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Beyond criticism, effecting change

THE CAVALIER DAILY is circulated among approximately 10,000 readers within the University community, and is likely read online by a similarly significant population, making it arguably the most influential of student publications on Grounds.


Opinion

The Declaration of incoherence

They're usually a harmless bunch over at The Declaration, and it's generally understood that anything that appears on the pages of their publication is written in good fun, not to be taken too seriously.


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Reigning in record companies

As peer-to-peer file sharing becomes more popular among Internet users, recording companies are increasingly trying to lobby Congress to allow them to partake in active online sabotage.


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Reward interest in admissions

It isn't quite that time of year yet, but in a few months, a swell of "prospectives," especially those considering early decision, will tour the Lawn and quiz University guides on the merits of new dorms versus old dorms.


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Bigger is better when it comes to venue

AMIRI Baraka, a man renowned for his contributions to the African-American community, graced the Rotunda Dome Room with his presence last Tuesday night for the first installment of the Explorations In Black Leadership Fall 2002 series.


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Sure-fire surcharge

WAITING FOR that shopping spree over fall break? Think again. As students disperse next week for the Reading Holiday, the Board of Visitors again will meet to determine the collective destiny of the University.


Opinion

Not enough hours in a language lab day

LEARNING ISN'T always an easy thing, and University students who did not excel on the foreign language placement exam have sat through hours of the audio exercises and labs that are available in the Cabell Hall language lab.


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Vacation as drought prevention

It's coming. The ever-popular fall reading days are just around the corner. Commonly termed fall break, this weekend will provide us a four-day break from classes to use as we see fit.


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Revamp the ENWR 110 exemption system

Writing well -- a talent that separates scholars from the hoi polloi. The first writing requirement -- a course that most first years have to take with an incorrect assumption that they will learn how to write well. The goal of the first writing requirement has little to do with what the SAT II writing test measures and therefore the University should stop using it as a measure of exemption from their writing classes.


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De-stigmatizing virginity

Sex is a hot topic among college students. Since Kelly King's Sept. 10 "Under the Covers" column, there has been a fair amount of talk about sex printed in the opinion section of The Cavalier Daily.


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Where has faculty accountability gone?

When I accepted admission here, I was excited to come to a community where -- unlike my high school -- people couldn't make outrageous claims without having someone demand that they answer for their beliefs.


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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.