Opinion

Opinion

Ten step program for successful students

By David T. Gies | November 16, 1999

AS CHAIR of the Faculty Senate, I am charged with speaking for what we in the faculty have come to call intellectual community, that is, the experiences students have in and out of the classroom which add up to the overall education you receive at the University. With that in mind, I have crafted the following Top 10 list of accumulated wisdom that you might consider as you begin planning your courses for next semester. Rule 10: Come at the last possible minute to get a signature.

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Reporting with clarity, accuracy on difficult tracking issue

By Kelly Jolley | November 15, 1999

INTERVIEWING is a tricky business and the normal difficulty inherent in asking the right people the right questions is made even more problematic during investigative reporting.

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Progress killing small town America

By Peter Brownfeld | November 15, 1999

COUNTRY music star Alan Jackson croons in his song "Little Man" about the decline of small business in the face of national chains.

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Drunkards dispense life's lessons

By Chris DelGrosso | November 15, 1999

ONCE, DURING my senior year of high school, my friends and I huffed three cartridges of model airplane propellant and tried to go to a football game really high because we heard a few seniors had done it the year before.

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Opinion

Foolish fourth-year fifth finds Fictional

By Tom Bednar | November 12, 1999

JIMMY Fictional wants to be cool. Ever since he came to the University last fall, Jimmy has wanted to be one of those ultra-cool kids everyone envies and imitates.

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Opinion

Political activism crucial to campuses

By Rob Walker | November 12, 1999

HEY YOU! Yeah, you standing over there! What are you doing with those campaign flyers? Don't you know that you can't hand those out here?

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Opinion

Bringing character into the classroom

By Sam Waxman | November 11, 1999

MORALITY, like honor, is a word often misused and misunderstood. Much like honor is more basic than not lying, cheating or stealing, morality is not about specific issues or agendas.

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Hate groups hamper higher education

By Erin Perucci | November 11, 1999

COLLEGE is an interesting environment to analyze. During this tumultuous transition from adolescence to adulthood, elders take a big step back and students run a great deal of life in and around the University on their own. While students sometimes play only a small role in decision-making at the University, we are given the responsibility of deciding what behavior is and is not acceptable in the University community.

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Opinion

Purging dangerous tradition

By Amy Startt | November 10, 1999

TRADITIONS at the University die hard. Even in light of recent citations, students continue to streak the Lawn.

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Law kicks student interest to curb

By Bryan Maxwell | November 10, 1999

LIKE MOST college towns, Charlottesville exists largely because of students. Students support the city economically, and we're the reason most Charlottesville businesses thrive. The city, however, does not allow students to support and benefit from the city's real estate business.

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Studying up on take-home tests

By Kiki Petrosino | November 10, 1999

BY THIS point in the semester, undergraduate life has a certain monotonous rhythm. Each morning, we get up and go to class.

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Fraternities must adapt to survive

By Sparky Clarkson | November 9, 1999

NOBODY should be surprised that the Inter-Fraternity Council sent a letter to Dean of Students Penny Rue last week, requesting that she open negotiations with them about moving formal rush back to the fall.

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Opinion

Students have right to choose fall rush

By Brandon Almond | November 9, 1999

IF I WANT to skip class, it is my choice. If I decide not to study for an exam, that is my choice.

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Class preparation enlightens teacher

By John Sullivan | November 9, 1999

I CAN'T remember when I met Merton or the Duncan Sisters. All I know is that the American Studies Class of 2000 made me do it.

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Opinion

SAF supports ideas, not ideology

By Jennifer Schaum | November 9, 1999

ISOLATED in our college world, the University community as a whole doesn't tend to pay much attention to the everyday workings of the federal government.

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Mandated morals lend little to education

By Chris DelGrosso | November 8, 1999

ONE WONDERS if a $17 million increase in federal spending on "promoting character education efforts" would have prevented Texas Gov.

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Clearing the air over current editorial practices

By Kelly Jolley | November 8, 1999

First, congratulations to The Cavalier Daily for its recent award. Few realize the amount of work required in producing any student publication, much less an award-winning daily.

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Opinion

Changing Virginia with GOP victory

By Peter Brownfeld | November 8, 1999

LAST WEEK the Republicans captured both houses of Virginia's General Assembly. This victory gives the party a historic opportunity to further its agenda.

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Opinion

Irritating e-mails often illegal

By Emily Harding | November 5, 1999

DANGER! If you receive any e-mail within the next 24 hours, do not open it! The entire Internet is closed down for annual cleaning, so any e-mail must be a virus!

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Distasteful and deceptive process

By Jennifer Schaum | November 4, 1999

NEED-BLIND. Anyone who's been on a college tour or read a book about universities has heard this term.