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Letters To The Editor


Opinion

Proportional punishment

There are some people who have forfeited their right to live. The death penalty is as simple as that.


Opinion

A duty to those that serve

Over the course of the past two years, we've seen a rapid shift in the affairs of the two wars America is currently invested in.


Opinion

Fiscal irresponsibility

Today, BBC Business announced the United States' record deficit of $1.4 trillion - almost three times that of last year.


Opinion

Why so serious?

After reading the article "Gleefully ignorant" (Oct. 13), I was disappointed in the author. I love the show Glee, and in no way, shape, or form does it interpret "stereotypes that burden." I think the author of the article is having trouble overlooking race.


Opinion

An incomplete picture

Is it a city or a town? Try the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the state of Virginia and the largest west of Richmond. The article "Rockin' Roanoke" (Oct.


Opinion

Ancient bloodthirsty barbarism

Michael Khavari wrote in his recent article, "Deadly decisions," (Oct. 12) that the death penalty is "barbaric" and "ancient." You may disagree with the "eye for an eye" sense of justice that is the foundation of the death penalty, but to act like it's some kind of relic of an ignorant past is ridiculous.


Opinion

Race

Mr. Khavari's piece questioning the practice of the death penalty in the United States ("Deadly decisions", Oct.


Opinion

Pushing their views on us

Student Council's "Free Newspapers on Grounds" initiative has begun providing students with free issues of The New York Times and USA Today.


Opinion

Righting Deadly Decisions

In writing against the death penalty in Deadly Decisions, Mr. Khavari twists the Constitution, makes unwarranted assumptions about the psychology of murderers, and ignores the deterrent effect of the death penalty. Mr. Khavari argues that the death penalty is a "cruel and unusual" punishment, which is prohibited by our Constitution.


Opinion

Sexist pronouns

I think there's nothing wrong with the idea of a "nontraditional candidate" being picked to be the next President of the University of Virginia.


Opinion

Paying for health

"They dropped you the day you graduated." These words sank into my chest. I graduated from U.Va. this May and moved to California.


Opinion

Rules of the road

With the increasing number of bikes around Grounds, we need an agreement or at least an understanding between pedestrians and bikers.


Opinion

First-year Council

As may have come to your attention, the efforts of Suraj Mishra et al. have earned him office as Vice President of the First-year Council.


Opinion

Publicizing meetings

I was happy to read Monday's article on the recent Honor Committee meeting ("Pierson voices honor concerns", Sept.


Opinion

Wild conclusions

The Cavalier Daily's lead editorial addressing Barbara Pierson's presentation to the Honor Committee ("Trying Times," Sept.


Opinion

Latent hypocrisy

The Washington Times' Web site has an interesting article "Va. event to promote marriage, 2-parent families", including quotes from W.


Opinion

Unique fraternity

It is ironic that the national headquarters of Sigma Phi Epsilon would revoke the charter of U.Va.'s Eta Chapter in their effort to "challenge stereotypes" of fraternities and promote a more "personal and professional" fraternal experience.


Opinion

Unequal treatment

First, I would like to state that I was not in a fraternity at U.Va. I knew SPE brothers during my time at the University, but anyone who knows me would say that I had a very diverse social circle. Yes, SPE would throw bottles off of their roof, break things, cause a ruckus, and liked to fight a lot.


Opinion

School pride

As an alumna and current graduate student, I was dismayed to read the Sports section on Tuesday and see Dan Stalcup's article ("Hokie for a weekend," Sept.


Opinion

Just not right

As a fan of Virginia Athletics since birth, I was incredibly disappointed in Dan Stalcup's article "Hokie for a weekend". It was truly disheartening to read about "a Wahoo at heart" who had no problems with donning a maroon shirt, cheering for our arch-rivals, and storming Worsham Field after a Virginia Tech victory.

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