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(04/28/14 3:53am)
Stephen Colbert made an appearance last Wednesday on Jon Stewart’s “The Daily Show” to confirm that “The Colbert Report” is officially ending. Playing his character from the Report, he announced that he had “won television” and was departing for a change of scenery.
(04/21/14 5:25am)
The healthcare system should place patients’ well-being above all else. Sadly, when it comes to drug manufacturers, trying to reap additional profits can often supersede patient interests. To that end, British pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is now attempting to rebrand its image after being accused of bribery in five different countries. GSK is restructuring its sales model by opting to directly employ more doctors while ceasing payments to outside physicians. However, it is still unclear whether GSK truly wants to become an ethical leader in the pharmaceutical industry or is just changing its sales approach in order to save face. Either way, GSK’s restructuring could lead to further calls for necessary ethical reform in the pharmaceutical industry.
(04/14/14 5:29am)
There’s a scene from an early episode of “Seinfeld” in which a recently unemployed George Costanza is sitting with Jerry and mulling over ideas for potential jobs. He really has no idea what he wants to do, and he provides a healthy amount of rationalization for each possibility. “I like sports,” he says, “maybe I can do something in sports.” When Jerry prods a bit more, George says that he could see himself as a color commentator — “you know how I always make those interesting comments during the game?”
(04/07/14 6:25am)
Freedom of religion in the United States is overall beneficial. Nevertheless, even though everyone should have the autonomy to personally practice his own faith, religious beliefs should not be able to serve as universal rationalization for all actions. At some point, religion falls short as legitimate justification. The alternative is a dangerous custom in which religion may be used to support decisions that ultimately harm society.
(03/24/14 4:56am)
With so much gridlock in Washington, it seems like politicians should be scrambling to find the most effective means by which they can promote a goal or message. When traditional commercials, press releases and stops on mainstream news channels fall short, making slightly offbeat media appearances presents an enticing option. That said, when the President of the United States himself appears on a small-time Internet comedy show, his decision will generate some questions and controversy, even if doing so is actually a viable means to publicize an important issue in which he believes.
(03/03/14 4:25am)
The Cavalier Daily has recently published some articles that have garnered an abnormally high number of responses. Overall, this is a positive development. I know how much work goes into publishing both individual articles and this paper as a whole, and I am glad to see our collective efforts are being recognized on a wider scale. Certainly, individuals in the University community can benefit from hearing more viewpoints that are contrary to their own, and controversial articles can facilitate useful conversations on any number of topics.
(02/24/14 2:54pm)
You have no doubt looked to Internet reviews when buying a product. I certainly have. But have you used similar reviews to help you choose your doctor? A recent study suggests that an increasing number of Americans are doing just that.
(02/12/14 6:35am)
Last week, my fellow columnist Nazar Aljassar penned a column in which he denounced the University’s Greek system for a detrimental lack of diversity. He subsequently called for a push to increase minority representation in all fraternities and sororities, even suggesting assigned quotas for each house. These solutions were, as Aljassar proposed, to ensure that minorities could also benefit from the “institutional power” that Greek chapters hold.
(02/05/14 3:58am)
Preparing American students for STEM fields — that is, subjects falling under the categories of science, technology, engineering and math — has become a major preoccupation for the Department of Education. Currently, only 16 percent of high school seniors are both interested in a STEM career and considered proficient in mathematics. Given the rapid increase in STEM jobs estimated for the next decade, American high schools need additional help in order to raise interest in and train students for STEM fields. There are programs at the University that may offer such educational opportunities.
(01/22/14 1:47am)
News about Greek organizations generally focuses on what chapters do to get in trouble (search “fraternity” on Google news and the results are mostly negative). This disproportionately gloomy reporting reflects poorly on the chapters’ schools, which in turn leads to punishments that are system-wide overreactions to the conduct of individual houses. Last week, another nationwide news story broke in which a fraternity is being punished unfairly.
(01/15/14 6:09am)
If you are a college-aged baseball fan like me, then you remember growing up watching a different game than the one seen today. Sluggers like Barry Bonds and Sammy Sosa ruled Major League Baseball (MLB), producing ridiculous offensive numbers. I vividly remember games from the early 2000s in which players hit towering home runs farther and more frequently than I and the other Little Leaguers thought humanly possible. And in some respects, we were right. We didn’t know it at the time, but many of our childhood idols were taking advantage of performance enhancing drugs (PEDs) — most commonly anabolic steroids — to boost their performances on the field. Now the time has come for those players to face Hall of Fame voting.
(12/04/13 4:06am)
Drones evoke images of armed, remote-controlled aircrafts — a military and surveillance technology that has drawn great controversy in recent years. Drones seem to be the future of warfare. Yet soon drones may be seen performing more peaceful actions. This time, instead of augmenting America’s military, drones will be used to enhance its consumerism by serving as automated delivery men.
(12/02/13 3:51am)
Last week, The Cavalier Daily’s managing board wrote an article about the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors’ desire to see legislation passed that limits the number of out-of-state students admitted to the University and other public Virginia universities.
(11/20/13 4:28am)
College student organizations are undoubtedly beneficial to getting students to talk about and consider various social or political issues. Here at the University, with so many politically and socially minded groups operating around Grounds, there is always a diverse set of viewpoints. But even the most worthwhile cause can be disregarded if a certain group imprudently promotes its views. Such is the case at the University of Texas at Austin, where a student club’s desire for discussion and dialogue has been overshadowed by its own idiocy.
(11/13/13 3:34am)
Today’s political rhetoric often involves the perceived dangers or benefits posed by big government, and various government interventions into people’s private lives are often met with much hostility. Recently, however, a new form of government control is being met with little resistance from either side of the political spectrum.
(11/06/13 1:38am)
On Monday, my fellow columnist Meredith Berger wrote an article in which she argued against the commercialization of certain holidays. Berger wrote that overcommercialization tends to dilute the religious significance of such holidays.
(10/30/13 3:57am)
The field of bioethics constantly addresses medical situations in which disagreements arise based on religious beliefs. Organ transplants, stem cell therapies and ending life support or artificial nutrition and hydration are commonly condemned on religious grounds. Moreover, people of certain religious faiths may even refuse potentially life-saving treatments like blood transfusions, abortions and — in this instance — chemotherapy.
(10/23/13 4:16am)
Facebook has been the target of public outcry before, notably for data mining or privacy concerns. So it comes as no surprise that the popular social networking site has found itself at the center of another controversy. As users know, Facebook enables the reporting of posts, images and videos that are deemed inappropriate or offensive. Facebook’s administrators subsequently review the reported items and determine whether or not they should be removed from the website. And, recently, Facebook’s standards have been called into question.
(10/16/13 4:28am)
Here at the University, students may readily access information on how to help intoxicated friends. From the Stall Seat Journal to student organizations such as ADAPT, we can learn how to help friends who may need assistance. Unfortunately, some schools — particularly high schools — do not enable the same kind of support network. Certain cases have shown that sometimes schools encourage their students not to assist intoxicated peers.
(10/09/13 3:21am)
By now, most casual sports fans are aware of the numerous lawsuits that are being filed against the National Football League by former players. More than 4,500 former players have sued over what they view as a lack of protection from head-related injuries sustained while playing football. Multiple concussions, it is now widely known, can ultimately lead to debilitating brain conditions such as dementia, depression and chronic trauma encephalopathy (CTE).