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Chris Kiser


Clearing politics' good name

IF THE saga of Condoleeza Rice's testimony before the Sept. 11 Commission were a family sitcom, the casting might look something like this.

Evaluating course evals

THE COURSE Offering Directory can make just about any course at the University look good. With a general-sounding title and a two-sentence description at best, the most boring and frustrating classes can be impossible to distinguish from the truly life-changing educational experiences.

Democracy's short-sighted folly

MY BRACKET has number 16 seed Alabama State as a virtual lock to beat Duke tonight. After all, the Blue Devils have gone 0-1 in the last four days, while the Hornets are red-hot coming off a victory in their conference championship game Saturday.

Who's running... who cares?

TOMORROW, when The Cavalier Daily prints the results of this week's University elections, many who read it will ask the same question they've asked each semester for the past several years: Why is voter turnout for Student Council elections so low?

Ending flyer fraud

ADS FOR bubble tea. Signs hyping a presidential candidate's 21-year-old daughter's visit to Charlottesville.

Political correctness bites back

I'M STARTING to like this whole political correctness thing. Don't get me wrong, I certainly don't admire its tendency to put a damper on the vitality of open debate by setting up arbitrary parameters on what can and cannot be said.

Time for MoveOn to move on

WELCOME home, CBS, to the vast right-wing conspiracy. When liberal activist group MoveOn.org sought to air an anti-Bush advertisement during last Sunday's Super Bowl, the Conservative Bias Syndicate wouldn't stand for it.

A sour note from U-Hall

IN THE midst of the immense praise following its Jan. 20 debut, the Cavalier HOOps Band must have seemed like a resounding success.

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