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Not for laughs

I wanted to raise my objections to the ?Got Stalk? Log On to Facebook? ad that appeared in The Cavalier Daily (2/24/2009). The ad is pointless and unnecessary, and tries to make a throwaway joke about a serious topic.


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UBE member selection

There was an opinion column in the Cavalier Daily yesterday written by Isaac Wood concerning the UBE.


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Political cycles

Alex Cortes argues that Congressional Republicans have seen a rise in their approval ratings because of their opposition to President Obama's stimulus bill.


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Real solutions, not charity

The editorial last Thursday (?Food for Thought,? 2/19/2009) should be commended for supporting the efforts of the new student group Campus Kitchens.


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Political myths

Geoff Skelley (?Partisan games?, 2/19/2009) puts forth three inaccuracies: the ?American people are frustrated? with Congressional Republicans, they want a do-nothing stimulus or one with their same tired policies, and the that New Deal was generally successful.On the first, as of February 15 Rassmussen reports Republicans were within two points of Democrats on the general ballot.


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Misguided accusations

While I appreciate Matt Dickey?s interesting and candid column (?25 Personal Hoos and Boos,? 2/17/2009), his opinion on the selectivity of the University Guide Service is unfounded.


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Crossing the line

We were really disturbed to see the blatant racism in the comic section (?Classic It?s a Lemon,? 2/12/2009). After the Ethiopian foodfight fiasco, we thought The Cavalier Daily had realized that these ?jokes? aren?t funny.


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Reasonable Reform

In his guest viewpoint (?A wolf in sanction reform?s clothing,? 2/10/2009), Justin Starr demonstrates a fundamental misunderstanding of the proposal by Hoos Against Single Sanction.


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Fundamental flaws

It is shameful that, after forcing a proposal onto the ballot in violation of the honor constitution, Hoos Against Single Sanction is now trying to undermine debate on their proposal by portraying legitimate criticism as deception (?Sanction reform is the answer,? 2/10/09).Leven?s claim that his proposal permits appeals of lesser sanctions is simply false.


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Committee misconceptions

The Cavalier Daily?s lead editorial, ?Self-involved,? (2/9/2009) highlights several serious misunderstandings that the writers must have about the new Civic Engagement Committee.


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Honoring the constitution

Monday?s story about the honor referendum (?Honor Committee validates proposal for spring elections,? 2/9/09) put forward by Hoos Against the Single Sanction (HASS) is deeply troubling.


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Recognizing fairness

I would like to commend Jess Huang on her decision to validate the single sanction referendum for this upcoming election period.


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Simpler is better

It is a little unclear from the article on the honor referendum (?Honor Committee validates proposal for spring elections, ?2/9/2009), however, it seems from the article that the main debate the Honor Committee has is that the language is unclear.


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More solutions

Mr. Hess? column (2/4/09, ?More sanctions, more problems?) errs by claiming that ?a multiple sanction system vitiates [the importance of honor] by diluting the clarity of that message.? On the contrary, the present set of punishments imposed under the honor code ? namely, the single sanction of expulsion from the University ? is the one actually ?diluting? the importance of honor within our community.


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It’s Not Funny Because It’s Not True

I know that editorial cartoons are not always meant as a literal interpretation of reality, but Monday?s cartoon by Wesley Andrews missed the mark entirely.


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One man, two votes

I am writing in response to last Monday?s lead editorial (?Without Representation,? Jan.


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Celebrate all minorities

Monday?s article reporting a large increase in the ethnic diversity of applicants for the Class of 2013 was certainly good news.


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Honor flaws

The article about a student seemingly wrongfully expelled for an ?honor offense,? (?Honor case highlights procedures,? Jan.


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Uneven sports coverage

I write this letter to express my extreme disappointment with the athletics coverage of this newspaper.

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