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(04/24/00 4:00am)
THIS, MY LAST column as The Cavalier Daily's ombudsman, originally was going to be a review of the numerous improvements made to the paper during the previous year. After all, they have been many: a revamped online edition, daily headlines sent to email inboxes, a broadened community focus, improved features sections and news coverage, and -- if you remember the paper before last September -- a clean, new layout.
(04/17/00 4:00am)
HAVE YOU read The Cavalier Daily Online Edition recently? If so, perhaps you've seen its newest feature -- a detailed history and explanation of the University's honor system. Our Web site now boasts an excellent guide to the honor system complete with detailed explanations of its history, process and often-confusing terminology. The graphics, in particular, are excellent thanks to the hard work of Samir Roy. If you haven't seen this new online feature, check it out.
(04/10/00 4:00am)
BY SUNDAY afternoon, the pile of folded papers on my dining room table has usually grown pretty high. There are the five issues of The Cavalier Daily, whatever issues of The Washington Post that are still around from the week, and the two weekend issues of The Free Lance-Star, Fredericksburg's local paper. I actually read our paper and most of The Post when I have the time, but I'll freely admit that most of my local paper goes straight into the recycle bin.
(04/03/00 4:00am)
HAPPILY, reader correspondence picked back up last week, so in this column I'll focus on your questions, criticisms and suggestions.
(03/27/00 5:00am)
TWO GREAT features debuted in the Life section this week: Emily Kane's series on local road trip destinations and Dockter Duval's advice column. The Cavalier Daily also continued to inform with articles on Berkeley and UC-Davis written on-the-spot in California. Plus, Tuesday's Arts & Entertainment page contained an especially well laid-out blend of movie and book reviews along with an interesting preview of the drama department's Love's Fire (which incidentally could have been longer and, therefore, even more useful). All in all, it was a great week to read the paper every day. I do have a few questions, however:
(03/06/00 5:00am)
THERE IS a lot of talk at the University about our peer institutions and how we rank with our top academic and sports competitors. Have you ever wondered about the student papers produced by our peers? This week, I'll review some of the print and online editions of other collegiate papers and see how they compare to our own esteemed daily.
(02/21/00 5:00am)
KUDOS TO the new Managing Board and staff for a successful transition during the past two weeks. Already I've noticed subtle changes in certain departments and look forward to your future innovations. To take an example that many will have undoubtedly overlooked, the "Inside" lead boxes found on the front page of The Cavalier Daily have been especially strong with an interesting variety of photo leads as well as helpful summaries. While these boxes are certainly only a small part of the paper, I mention them to draw attention to the fact that a quality publication consistently does both large and minor tasks well.
(02/07/00 5:00am)
AS OMBUDSMAN, I have been lucky to receive a steady flow of e-mails and letters from readers, informing me of both general opinions and particular areas of concern. Some weeks, however, the constant stream of e-mails is not something to celebrate. For example, this week there were far too many targets for contention - spelling and grammar errors were rampant. In an effort to minimize the pain, I simply will list the errors:
(01/31/00 5:00am)
THIS WEEK I'm answering some of the numerous comments I received from readers in the last few weeks.
(01/24/00 5:00am)
WELCOME back to the first full week of classes in 2000. In this column, I want to discuss my goals for The Cavalier Daily this semester and review some of the articles from last week's issues.
(01/24/00 5:00am)
WELCOME back to the first full week of classes in 2000. In this column, I want to discuss my goals for The Cavalier Daily this semester and review some of the articles from last week's issues.
(11/22/99 5:00am)
FIRST off, I'd like to recognize some of the neat features that appeared in last week's papers. Monday's in-depth book reviews were great -- if you missed The Cavalier Daily's "Book Review 1999," look around for an extra copy. The reviews were good examples of the quality writing of which the staff is obviously capable. Thursday's University Forum columns on student activity fees also were interesting.
(11/15/99 5:00am)
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. It's hard to phrase questions that won't limit the scope of your interviewees' answers while still ensuring that those answers are fully accurate. Some readers are concerned that this difficulty led to unclear and possibly inaccurate information in The Cavalier Daily's series of articles on admissions and donor tracking.
(11/08/99 5:00am)
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. Second, thanks, readers, for all of the feedback I received this week. The correspondence was so voluminous that I will have to wait until next week to address many of your concerns, but I promise I will get to them. This week, I'm continuing to examine some problems caused by The Cavalier Daily's dual roles as a student newspaper and a business.
(11/01/99 5:00am)
WITHOUT a doubt, The Cavalier Daily is a student newspaper. Yet, at the same time the paper is also a self-supporting, independent business. During the next two weeks, I'll be examining some of the concerns of readers stemming from the paper's sometimes conflicting roles as an independent, student-led newspaper.
(10/25/99 4:00am)
PERHAPS The Cavalier Daily staff has simply gotten into the midterm spirit, but if last week's papers were graded, it appears the paper is well on its way toward a strong semester performance. The Fall Break obviously helped focus the editors and staff - every issue from last week demonstrated a strong commitment to the news and University community with a broad range of articles and features.
(10/19/99 4:00am)
SO FAR this year, I have turned a blind eye to the "Big White Tent" both on the patio and in the pages of The Cavalier Daily. I assumed that the supposed issue was really being treated as a joke by the newspaper staff and, while something I saw as a waste of space and totally pointless, had little effect on the general community's opinion of the paper. But the editorial board will be pleased to know that its crusade has finally received some notice -- although most likely not the desired variety.
(10/11/99 4:00am)
A FOCUSED look at The Cavalier Daily's sports section is overdue. Part of the delay is that so much of what the sports editors and writers produce is so good that I often find it difficult to make any remarks other than -- good job! Take this week as an example: I expected Monday to be a sad rehash of the football team's loss to Virginia Tech. There would be a column, I figured, lambasting either Tech or the Cavs and an article giving a play-by-play. Yet, Monday's actual page left me with little to say -- neither of the stories I expected appeared. Instead, we were given a realistic look at the Cavalier football team's position and insight into their strategy against the Blue Devils. Besides, who needs to spend time worrying about that kind of loss when we have such other good news to share, like J. B. Cantey's national clay shooting title?
(10/04/99 4:00am)
Given the sheer number of articles and columns on affirmative action this week, I almost hate to add to the glut. But, I believe the issue needs a new perspective -- not necessarily that supported by The Cavalier Daily's style of reporting. Initially, I was impressed with the paper's coverage of what is undoubtedly an important issue for both the university and community. Board member Terence P. Ross's comments regarding lower academic standards for some minority students were reported fairly and without bias, as were the initial criticisms from the community.
(09/27/99 4:00am)
University Briefs and Coverage of Student Organizations.