Opinion

Opinion

The tuition also rises

By Managing Board | April 13, 2012

Meeting with administrators on a Thursday in Clemons sounds less than inviting - but several students did so yesterday for a "Student Tuition Meeting." Colette Sheehy, vice president for management and budget, and Assistant Vice President for Budget Melody Bianchetto hosted a presentation which explained why the Board of Visitors plans to raise tuition today, and why students should understand this decision. The important thing is not to panic.

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Opinion

Could you pass the pie?

By Managing Board | April 12, 2012

It required less than fifteen minutes for the Charlottesville City Council to pass its nearly $150 million budget Wednesday, and rightly so.

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Opinion

Quarantined quotes

By Andrew Kouri | April 12, 2012

I consider most college vernacular such as "pre-gaming" or "townee" rather benign, but there is one category of phrases which infuriates me to no end.

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Opinion

Free thinkers

By Jaime Dailey | April 12, 2012

Instead of making a church the heart of its Grounds as all other universities had done prior, Jefferson made the Rotunda, a library, the heart of Grounds.

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Opinion

Home is where the start is

By Fariha Kabir | April 12, 2012

Homelessness is an unfortunate and perpetual aspect of society. Different organizations have tried to find ways of fixing the problem.

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Opinion

Pot-luck possessions

By Evan Vahouny | April 12, 2012

In recent years, the decriminalization of marijuana has generated widespread support, and states have begun to use this policy to balance budgets and allocate resources.

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Opinion

Down in front

By Ali Sutherland | April 12, 2012

I was at Sabato's lecture on Tuesday evening, and contrary to the article which ran in yesterday's paper ("Sabato talks election," April 11), there were many students there.

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Opinion

The earlybirds

By Jessie Yuan | April 12, 2012

I enjoyed reading the recap on Sabato's lecture last night, but I just wanted to point out that although there may have an under-representation of University students in the lecture room, many of my friends arrived before 6:30 and could not find a seat.

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Opinion

Talking it up

By Wade Andersson | April 12, 2012

I received a message from a friend asking me to comment on what I thought of Larry Sabato's event last night, so here are a few of my comments. I always love going to Prof.

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Opinion

An appendix does little

By Managing Board | April 11, 2012

A study released Friday by a team of three researchers, "Racial Attitude Change during the College Years," examined how going to college impacted student attitudes about race.

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Opinion

Graduating with class

By Alex Yahanda | April 11, 2012

Students, from the time they arrive at the University, are thoroughly immersed in the workings of the honor system.

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Opinion

Basic voter skills

By Sam Carrigan | April 11, 2012

Last week, former Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine held a rally on the Downtown Mall to help kick-start discussion of the economic ideas he is promoting in his campaign for Senate.

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Opinion

Pay-per-view package

By Managing Board | April 10, 2012

The Cavalier Daily publishes the salaries of faculty and staff each April, to the disapproval of some.

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Opinion

Troubled courtship

By Sam Novack | April 10, 2012

The debate about President Obama's health care reform law has heated up in recent weeks as the Supreme Court case reviewing its constitutionality has moved forward.

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Opinion

We, the people?

By Denise Taylor | April 10, 2012

Last Sunday, a team of more than 70 partners in the United Nations made the decision to support Syria's opposition groups by sending communications equipment valued at millions of dollars.

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Opinion

Turning down the volumes

By Managing Board | April 9, 2012

Each year, University officials tell incoming students that this admissions class is the most competitive, and each year, they mean it.

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Opinion

Complex sentences

By Katherine Ripley | April 9, 2012

In high school, I had a choir teacher whom I was quite fond of and became close to since he shared an office with my mom.

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Opinion

Give it some thought

By Tim Thornton | April 9, 2012

Thomas Jefferson wrote of the University of Virginia, "This institution will be based on the illimitable freedom of the human mind.

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Opinion

An old but fresh perspective

By Sanjiv Tata | April 9, 2012

May is just around the corner and the graduation finish line is almost in sight. That knocking on my door is the future beckoning.

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Opinion

All roads lead to home

By Managing Board | April 6, 2012

The PRODUCED program, which began in 2006 through the Engineering School and the Virginia Community College System, enables students from across the state to attend University classes from their work or at home, and at a lower price than their peers.