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Reform Party diversifies election

THE EMERGENCE of a third political party shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone. Voters are tired of having a choice of only two candidates - especially when it is hard to find real differences between the two. With a robust economy and few pressing issues to divide public opinion, there's little forcing candidates to take stands.


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Halloween: what to give, what to get

SYNCHRONIZE your watches, people. In T-minus four days, Halloween festivities will descend upon America's streets, engulfing the nation in a huge, candy-scented mushroom cloud of blissful entertainment.


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Supporting safe sex education

SAFE SEX? Or save sex? Which message should schools' sex education programs teach kids today? Although it's a personal and passion-filled issue, activists and politicians are getting the final say on classroom curricula.


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The places we call home

ACROSS these mountains, across several rivers, over used battlefields and county lines and every sort of geography but deserts, there is a place that I called home for as long as I was there. It seems worth mention, as this is Parents' Weekend, and we are welcoming the visitors from the many places we call home.


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Laying out a lifelong love of letters

UNTIL recently, I thought of my father as your basic pen-and-pencil type of guy. Give him a sheet of paper and some kind of gilded, expensive writing utensil, and he happily will compose pages of fine prose.


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Uncovering concealed liberalism

KIDS AND politicians say the darndest things. Virginia state Sen. Emily Couric, (D-Charlottesville) and businesswoman and Senate hopeful Jane Maddux (R), faced off Tuesday night in the second debate of the Youth Leadership Initiative, sponsored by the Center for Governmental Studies.


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Life after admissions

AS OF THIS weekend we're all batting for the same team. No, students divided over the Major League Baseball playoffs haven't agreed on which ball club is best.


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Looking for legally defensible diversity

THE UNIVERSITY can and must promote a diverse learning environment. Diversity of geography, diversity of gender, diversity of interests, and of course, diversity of race, are all keys to a robust intellectual community.


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Unfairly challenging individual choice

"THE UNIVERSITY of Virginia maintains a strong tradition of student self-government ..." These words, the first words scrolled across the University's Web site, are read by thousands of prospective students who are misled to believe that students at the University are allowed to govern themselves fully.


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Indieheads is one of many Contracted Independent Organizations at the University dedicated to music, though it stands out to students for many reasons. Indieheads President Brian Tafazoli describes his experience and involvement in Indieheads over the years, as well as the impact that the organization has had on his personal and musical development.