I appreciate what Fritz Metzinger is trying to do when he asks us to "Beware the Paterno witch-hunt" (Nov.
I refer to the Nov. 10 column, "Beware the Paterno witch-hunt," in which Fritz Metzinger says he is not defending Joe Paterno, but rather questioning the ferocity of public judgment.
What a pleasure to read an article in your paper written by one of my former students! The article is titled "When the Goins Gets Tough" (Nov.
Tomorrow, the Board of Visitors will be meeting to continue its stewardship of our University. With this comes the duty to make sure that the University operates in a manner that is consistent with the core values of our community.
I was born and grew up in Charlottesville while my father, Edgar Shannon, was president of the University from 1959 until 1974.
I read your interesting Oct. 18 article, "Poll reveals voter apathy." It was well reported and included full discussion of reasons for why voters choose not to vote. In our democracy one is free to vote or not to vote.
The University Judiciary Committee/Honor Committee/Cavalier Daily debacle came to an end Tuesday night when the UJC ruled that it did not have jurisdiction with respect to a writer who published an article that mentioned a pending honor trial, potentially breaching confidentiality. This was something The Cavalier Daily had been arguing since the outset, but both days since the decision its leadership has continued to lambast the UJC despite the fact that the two groups are, for all intents and purposes, in agreement.
Women between the ages of 16 and 24 experience the highest rates of domestic violence. Approximately 32 percent of college students are victims of dating violence.
The University is one of the nation's finest institutions, and graduate students and undergraduates alike are lucky to be here.
A great loss to the University community was felt upon the passing of Gregory Colomb of the English department on Tuesday, October 11.
Coal, the black diamond, is as its alias suggests a treasure to those who make a living off of it. The coal burned at the University's steam plant comes from one of the poorest areas of the nation.
I am the coordinator of Montanans Against Assisted Suicide & For Living with Dignity. I disagree with Alex Yahanda that assisted suicide is legal in Montana ("The grateful dead," Oct.
I am an attorney in Washington state, where assisted suicide is legal. I am also president of Choice is an Illusion, a nonprofit corporation opposed to assisted suicide.
As a retired urologist having practiced 35 years in Richmond, I am gravely concerned by the new recommendations of the U.S.
Younger generations have led the fight in every major social issue for the past century. Their voices have collectively determined the outcomes of national and international events such as the civil rights movement and the Vietnam War, thus solidifying their position as a dominant social force. Today, the young people of the world have brought the fight to the dirtiest form of energy: coal.
Usage of the worst carbon dioxide emitter and overall polluter - coal - is still prevalent in our society in surprising forms.
I am writing to you in order to call attention to an all-out assault that has been launched against women's reproductive health in our state.
Thanks to The Cavalier Daily for your coverage of discussions on Grounds regarding local, national and international policymaking issues. In particular, we in Garrett Hall appreciated having The Cavalier Daily's Monday front-page story about the recent visit to the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy by Rudy deLeon.
It is outrageously difficult to get a Jewish engineering student with unfinished problem sets to write something on the eve of one of the holiest days of Jewish calendar.
On Sept. 26, The Cavalier Daily ran a comic titled "Whoa" by Tiffany Chu. The comic featured two bears, one of them holding a heart-shaped box of what appeared to be candies, and another the so-called "Pedobear" with a caption saying "Sorry!
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