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Letters To The Editor


Opinion

Thinking inside the box

It is disappointing that The Cavalier Daily only considers the few, traditionally-valued student organizations in Monday's lead editorial on student self-governance ("Taking the reins," Nov.


Opinion

A national embarrassment

If today's rout at Scott Stadium had a silver lining, it was that we had only a few chances to embarrass ourselves on national television with the clearly audible chant of "not gay." Dan Paley CLAS '08


Opinion

Dress for success

Hung Vu's attack on University tradition regarding gameday attire ("Putting on airs", Nov. 17) is wildly misinformed and should be rejected by students and alumni.


Opinion

Protecting rights

Monday's opinion page hosted commentary on the two most contentious social issues being debated currently: gay marriage and abortion.


Opinion

Addressing the issues

I swore to myself my days of opining on University issues were over, but since I spent much of my last year with The Cavalier Daily criticizing the Honor Committee's policies for Semester at Sea students, I think I ought to congratulate the Committee on finally righting this injustice.


Opinion

Right to life

I was part of a group that handed out a pro-life publication Tuesday and Wednesday, and I wanted to comment on something written on a flyer that I had put up.


Opinion

Setting the record straight

After reading two columns bashing the Stupak amendment ("A controversial concession," Nov. 19; "Health care hurdles," Nov.


Opinion

Safety first

Jefferson created U.Va. as a separate entity from Charlottesville. When the City proposed that the free trolley run through the University's Central Grounds, the students were livid.


Opinion

Letter of thanks to the U.Va. and Charlottesville community

If through your compassion you have donated your time or resources in the search for our daughter Morgan Harrington, or have sent a card, a meal, flowers or prayers, we thank you for your loving support. Please continue to help us find Morgan and bring her home.


Opinion

Defending the Big Ten

I thoroughly enjoyed reading the first half of Eric Strow's college football column ("Fixing the 'big' conferences," Nov.


Opinion

True tradition

Re "Putting on Airs," Nov. 17: The idea that the current Virginia football program is deserving of any form of new tradition whatsoever is laughably foolish.


Opinion

Class acts

Tuesday's opinion column, "Putting on Airs," argued that U.Va. students create an "embarrassing" atmosphere on game days by following the tradition "Guys in Ties, Girls in Pearls." I couldn't disagree more.


Opinion

Divisive stereotypes

RE "Gender Bender," Nov. 11: Most of the people who read this article have no idea who I am, but you may have seen me walking down McCormick Road in jeans, a t-shirt, and Converses.


Opinion

False reality

Abby Costner, as you tie "the paragon of all things female" to a faddish sandal brand, you construct your reality exactly the way that patriarchal consumerist society wants you to in order to maintain rich white heterosexual male power - or the status quo.


Opinion

Recognizing sacrifice

I am a retired Army officer and alumnus of U.Va.'s Army ROTC program, but wanted to share with all of you an event that occurred Nov.


Opinion

Don

Emily Kuhbach's column ("No mandate," Nov. 11) tried to downplay the significance of the 2009 elections but missed the bigger picture.


Opinion

Simply mistaken

When reading their letters to the editor, I really have to wonder if Blaire Hawkins ("Upholding honor," Nov.


Opinion

Freedom from harm

The United States is a nation free from the notion of George Orwell's "Thoughtcrime." In America, one may think whatever one likes, however bigoted, misinformed, or absurd it may be.


Opinion

Undue criticism

In reading yesterday's lead editorial ("Borrowing Ideas," Nov. 10), I found myself surprised that the assertions of the singular voice of Professor Alan Briceland of Virginia Commonwealth University have carried so much weight.


Opinion

Upholding honor

I applaud The Cavalier Daily's efforts to engage the University Community in substantive debate about possible improvements to our Honor System.

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