When reading your article regarding the ineffectiveness of the Student Information System ("University releases list of spring 2010 courses", Oct.
Your editorial regarding my presentation to the Honor Committee Sunday ("Reaching Out," Oct. 21) included several fairly substantial errors. First, the group I presented is called the "Accused Outreach Program," not the "Student Outreach Program." It may just be a name, but it seems irresponsible to make so basic an erorr. Second, the AOP has absolutely nothing to do with Hoos Against Single Sanction or anything like HASS.
When I read the title of Wednesday's opinion piece "Putting its best foot forward: Family Weekend showed that the University is committed to academic excellence," I thought it was sarcastic.
In his address on Tuesday Fmr. Governor Allen expressed his thoughts on energy reform. His address focused on utilizing nuclear and coal technology to wean American society off of oil while noting the impracticality of using wind or solar technology as primary sources of alternative energy.
A recent editorial ("An expanded role," Oct. 14) expressed concerns about the Arts & Sciences Council's responsiveness to student concerns.
I was deeply troubled, if not appalled, by a column that went into print last week ("The new American patriotism," Oct.
A past lead editorial ("Governor's school," Sept. 24) advised readers to "take a closer look" at the Virginia's two gubernatorial candidates' positions on higher education, but ended up unable to follow its own advice.
The reason many individuals flocked to America in its founding days was to pursue freedom from religious persecution.
Regarding a proposal made by the Student Life Committee to Student Council last Tuesday that would provide students with transportation to and from airports over breaks, committee chairman Aagya Mathur told The Cavalier Daily that student interest would need to be gauged before changes were made. On behalf of myself and many other students at the University, that interest does, indeed, exist.
There are some people who have forfeited their right to live. The death penalty is as simple as that.
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.
Today, BBC Business announced the United States' record deficit of $1.4 trillion - almost three times that of last year.
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.
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.
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.
Student Council's "Free Newspapers on Grounds" initiative has begun providing students with free issues of The New York Times and USA Today.
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.
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.
