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(08/31/01 4:00am)
A FRIEND of mine recently stu- pefied me with a very pecu- liar question. He asked me, "Who is this Chandra Levy chick that everyone keeps talking about?" After asking him if he had lived the past few months under a rock, he explained that he had spent the summer in the Middle East in a study abroad program and obviously had been a little cut off from the ever-so-significant events of life back here.
(04/13/01 4:00am)
STUPID traditions usually have stupid beginnings. The University does not have a shortage of similar meaningless traditions, but the fact that they've earned the title of being "traditions" doesn't make them any less stupid.
(04/06/01 4:00am)
I RECENTLY wrote a column criticizing collegiate newspapers for refusing to print David Horowitz's ad condemning reparations on slavery. My purpose in writing the column was not to support Horowitz's views, but to entertain the notion that ideas cannot intelligently be refuted unless they are brought out in the open. Suppression merely fosters the growth of uninformed opinions, and censorship is a tool of the ignorant and timid. In light of The Cavalier Daily's publication of a viewpoint article by Mr. Horowitz in Tuesday's paper, I will attempt to confront the challenge I proffered to all those who disagreed with Horowitz views. Now that Mr. Horowitz has had his opinion publicly expressed to the University community, I will endeavor to show why he is utterly wrong.
(03/23/01 5:00am)
EVERY DAY I am reminded of a quote by a rather famous gentleman by the name of Thomas Jefferson. It says the following: "For here we are not afraid to follow truth wherever it may lead, nor to tolerate error so long as reason is left free to combat it." In fact, direct your eyes to the left hand corner of this page and you might just find these words of wisdom printed religiously every day by our very school newspaper, The Cavalier Daily.
(02/23/01 5:00am)
NAPSTER finally has resorted to bribery to win its escalating battle with the recording industry. A three judge panel ruled Monday that the company must monitor its system and prevent users from freely infringing copyright laws, and that it could be held financially liable for violations.
(02/16/01 5:00am)
IT REALLY is time to move on. A former president who attracts controversy like honey attracts bees is certainly front page material for The National Enquirer, but even juicy gossip can get dry after it's been repeatedly beaten to a dead pulp. The controversies surrounding former President Bill Clinton even after he has left office are so pointless and redundant they make the whole Monica Lewinsky affair seem like a fresh, new story.
(02/09/01 5:00am)
WARNING: This column contains a three lettered word beginning with the letter "s" and ending in "ex." If you are in any way offended by such content, please adhere to this warning and continue at your own risk.
(01/26/01 5:00am)
SIMPLY put, I hate the Republican Party. No matter how well Bush's administration does in the next four years, I will always find Dubya a little slow, and Vice President Dick Cheney a little fat. Some might call me closed minded and insensitive, but I would call it unyielding loyalty to my political beliefs. In other words, politics was never meant to be touchy-feely.
(01/19/01 5:00am)
SENATOR John Ashcroft certainly is not the popular hero of the ACLU or NOW, but neither is half the conservative population of America. So why is Ashcroft such a controversial pick for the highest position of law enforcement in the country? His not too shabby public record makes him an appropriate pick for Attorney General, but throw in his radical conservatism along with the most disputed presidential election in American history and you have the worst possible nominee for the job.
(12/01/00 5:00am)
LOSING bites. There is no politically correct euphemism for it, it simply means that one person is the winner, and the rest are losers.
(11/17/00 5:00am)
THE PERVASIVE addiction to AOL's Instant Messenger is no longer considered an unhealthy obsession with chat culture; it is a way of life. AIM, as it is commonly called, has become one of the more ingrained features of our new cyber world as it is no longer considered just another form of cyber chat, but has become another means of communication.
(11/10/00 5:00am)
TUESDAY and Wednesday were not any less entertaining than a marathon basketball game with the winning shot still making its way to the basket, in slow motion, of course. Voters celebrated and grumbled, students put off papers to watch the nail-biting decision, and behind it all stood a few TV news anchors whose words were the focus of every household in America. Then it came, "Ladies and Gentleman, we have just confirmed that George W. Bush will be our new president," and just like that, we had a new president. Not because the voters said so, but because Dan Rather did.
(11/03/00 5:00am)
WHEN WE attempt to reduce PLO leader Yasser Arafat's efforts at the Middle East peace process to a single word - terrorism - we do little justice to him, his organization, his people and our own intellect. The story behind what is taking place right now is a very complex one, rooted in years of struggle and sacrifice, and yet we as a society have managed to demystify the issue into a dichotomy of peace and rebellion, or more bluntly, the notion that Israelis want peace, and the Arabs want war.
(10/27/00 4:00am)
NEED SOME extra cash for that weekend bar excursion? How about a 50-50 shot at a few hundred million dollars? Your simple task in return: Think of a word, and then add .com at the end.
(10/20/00 4:00am)
POLITICIANS are known for their rambling mouths. The third and final presidential debate was no different in this respect, with hackneyed phrases and big words being thrown around like frisbees. There was something more, however, that really gave life to a dull contest of rhetoric and spoke louder and more articulately than any fancy one liner. That something was body language.
(10/17/00 4:00am)
FORGET politics as usual. I've come to the conclusion that it wouldn't be that bad if both presidential candidates wore skin tight speedos, shaved their chests, and got in the WWF ring to battle for a place in the White House. A no holds barred, full contact, gut wrenching fight that would make Stone Cold Steve Austin look old and wrinkled.
(10/06/00 4:00am)
MOVE ASIDE gun control, take a back seat parental guidance, and enter Hollywood. Media violence is now the trendy scapegoat for the overly ambitious crime sprees of adolescents these days. With the recent appearance of eight Hollywood executives before Congress and both political parties vying to wage a "war" against popular media portraying violence, it seems as if we've moved into a new phase of stupidity.
(09/29/00 4:00am)
THIS PAST weekend, Ronald Edward Gay quietly walked into a gay bar in Roanoke, pulled out his gun, and with the pull of a trigger changed the lives of everyone present in that bar. At the end of a bloody shooting, he had shot seven people and killed Daniel Lee Overstreet. He later confessed that his actions were a result of deep-rooted anger at the jokes people made about his last name. To the people in the bar that night, however, his actions were an illustration of hatred in its deadliest form.
(09/15/00 4:00am)
THE STATE of Race Relations, an organization that promotes racial equality, recently released the results of a survey conducted earlier this year. The underlying conclusion of the result was not too stirring: There is self-segregation that exists at the University. Needless to say, no one was surprised.
(09/08/00 4:00am)
AS PUBLIC schools all over Virginia began another rousing academic year on Tuesday, students were asked to observe a moment of silence before they began their day. Some were surprised at the announcement, others content, many still asleep. The new rule was in compliance with a state law passed earlier this year which mandates that all students at public schools observe a 60 second moment of silence.