We must look beyond the scientific explanations for mental illness to truly combat the problem
Before colleges begin to fund gap years, more information is needed on their effectiveness
Though the word bossy can be meant as an insult, we shouldn’t ban it, but instead reinvent it.
The most valuable aspect of our undergraduate experience is the people around us
Columnists should ground their opinions in facts everyone can agree on
To the Editor: The March 6, 2014 article in The Cavalier Daily regarding the percentage of Honor offense reports filed against minority students sets forth a view by the Honor Committee Chair as follows: “Speaking to the possible causes of higher reporting against minorities, Berhle pinpointed three distinct problems: a lack of understanding among international students, spotlighting of minority offenses and dimming of offenses committed by white students.” The Chairman’s comment regarding “spotlighting” and “dimming” is at best a disingenuous assessment of the cause of the problem.
The lack of progress in Congress should be blamed primarily on the Republican Party
The Cavalier Daily has a responsibility to inform its readers rather than endorse student government candidates
Cultural representations of American Indians through caricatured mascots — or, worse, ethnophaulisms such as “redskin” — are inimical to American Indian identity construction, particularly because there are few alternative, more positive characterizations of American Indians.
The University Guides should continue their efforts to make their membership more reflective of University demographics
The Olympic Games give their audience valuable examples of perseverance and teamwork
We must overcome the fear of conversations about race if we are to address the problems of institutional racism
New legislation must be introduced to correct the bias against blacks in the justice system
We must demand more sophisticated behavior and discourse surrounding sexual assault
Women should not be conditioned to anticipate violence because of their activism or views
The United States must take action against Uganda in light of their recent anti-gay legislation
Insufficient sex education causes many unplanned pregnancies
University students need to better engage in student elections
Anonymous reviews can be useful to patients. They can offer more information on the patient perspective than another physician could and can cover a wider range of specialties and geographical areas than one’s personal network could.
Like the best tubs of ice cream, “House of Cards” is compulsively consumable. Once you make the decision to give in to its temptations, you find yourself indulging in progressively higher doses until you’re left wondering after whether the empty calories were worth it.
