GARDINER: Confidence in climate change
By Kyle Gardiner | February 19, 2014Climate-change deniers do not add to scientific discourse and therefore should not speak at the University
Climate-change deniers do not add to scientific discourse and therefore should not speak at the University
The earth’s temperatures are not currently rising. The polar bears are not dying off. Sea levels are not rising. Hurricanes are not getting more vicious and more frequent. Carbon dioxide is not a pollutant.
Speakers should be welcomed to Grounds even though not everyone may agree with their ideas
Virginia legislators must respect prisoners’ rights and make lethal injection readily available as a form of execution
The selection process for the Board of Visitors student member correctly balances democratic principles with pragmatism
The University should consider offering different tracks of tenure to cater to professors’ unique talents
Student groups should not invite scientifically illiterate speakers to Grounds under the guise of promoting free discourse
Editors of the Opinion columns must be careful to preserve the views of columnists throughout the editing process
The dearth of female philosophy majors across the country stems from discrimination, a lack of role models and sexual harassment
The University has to become more diverse before the Greek system can follow suit
The official mascot of the University should be changed to the Wahoo
An increased focus on helping individual drug addicts recover would do much to stifle the heroin trade
Students and faculty should have face-to-face conversations to develop potential solutions to the problems of the Honor system
Fraternities do not discriminate against minority students
The Cavalier Daily Sports section fulfills its duties by covering sports that are popular to readers
Philip Seymour Hoffman’s tragic death demonstrates that the War on Drugs is far from over
With four ACC games in eight days, it hasn’t been easy for Virginia. The Cavaliers have had to grind out wins much more than they did earlier in conference play. They have not had the luxury of lofty first-half leads, forcing them to rely on their depth to outlast teams and pull away in the second half.
The Virginia government is obligated to educate the public about the pros and cons of the Affordable Care Act
The House of Delegates’ call for a constitutional convention is an empty gesture that is distracting legislators from more pressing issues
Virginia House of Delegates’ proposed ethics reforms leave much to be desired