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Opinion

KELLY: Deriding Deep Throat

The administration’s goal of defending national security through increased secrecy measures has crippled press freedom and reporters’ incentives to investigate disconcerting or failing features of U.S. defense policy.


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BERGER: A lose-lose situation

Criminalizing this type of drug use could act as a deterrent for pregnant women who abuse illegal substances from seeking medical advice from their doctors, if they believe they could be prosecuted.


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MENNINGER: Major obstacles

The amount of credits required to fulfill such majors and minors cuts down on students’ abilities to experience the plethora of other interesting courses that the University offers.


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WAN: Fighting for suffrage

The Occupy Central movement in China is a courageous act against the prerogative of Beijing and a justifiable expression of frustration over economic inequality, but it is not making any progress.


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BROOM: Show and tell

With a digital platform, The Cavalier Daily staff has the ability to have as many photographs or graphics as it likes without worrying about the confines of newsprint.


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RUSSO: A time for change

Most of us at the University are interested in more than one thing, and don’t need general area requirements to force them to take classes across disciplines.


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FOGEL: Broaden the competition

This unfortunately leaves many students who want to be involved out of luck for one or more semesters; however, the University, The Cavalier Daily, and individual professors can all take steps to lessen this propensity for tunnel vision.


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EDEL: Context clues

If the University community doesn’t make an effort to maintain the integrity of its symbols, they will over time corrupt and disperse.


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HARRINGTON: Multiple-choice is the right choice

The multiple-choice exam focuses on ensuring student understanding of the material is especially appropriate for the settings in which these tests are often administered: introductory courses in which gaps in understanding can cause difficulty in higher level courses.


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HORNE: An honest history

It is our responsibility to acknowledge and pay our respects to not only the founder of the University, but also to each and every person that contributed to who we are today.


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CASTRO: Leveraging your leadership

All of our nation’s students must know from childhood that they can and should be proud of their backgrounds, no matter what color their skin is or what income bracket their parents fall into.


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EDEL: Naughty Netflix

Every subtlety of the show was ground down by the rapidity with which I consumed it, and I didn’t have the time to associate memories with the show.


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