Opinion

By the numbers

948: Dollar amount by which in-state undergraduate students will see their tuition rise for the 2011-12 academic year after the Board of Visitors enacted an 8.9 percent hike last week 2,996: Dollar amount by which out-of-state undergraduate students will see their tuition rise for the 2011-12 academic year 5: Number of minutes late, on average, students arrive to class during the spring semester as a result of the hordes of incoming and prospective students clogging up pathways across Grounds 10: Number of victories Duke has tallied against the Virginia men's lacrosse team during the last 11 meetings between the two rivals 136,500: Average salary, in dollars, of full professors at the University 5: Percentage increase in the minimum wage that will be paid to University employees effective July 1, as announced this week by President Teresa A.

Protests, Inc.?

When we were marching around Madison Hall, with people at the head and the end of the troop chanting different slogans, a girl next to me commented, "It's so absurd," which is exactly what I felt at that moment. Why did I feel absurd in the rally for a living wage?

An acute angle

WHAT EXACTLY is Obama's angle? This question has been on the minds of some of President Obama's strongest supporters, and students on Grounds are no exception.

A district in distress

THE UNITED States, a nation that defines itself as a beacon of democracy, has had a long history of denying its citizens the right to vote. During the colonial era, religious restrictions were common.

A weighty issue

A COLUMN appeared April 19 in the Life section called "The guy's guide to a girl's workout." For those who read the piece, it is unsurprising that it has garnered many reactions from across the spectrum.

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Beefing up

Spring sign-up for University Dining meal plans is underway, which means dining recruiters are out in full force touting improvements for the 2011-12 academic year.

The wrongs against rights

AMERICANS are not free. Instead, we are hemmed in by a vast and intrusive state apparatus that monitors and structures nearly every part of our lives.

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A house divided

University students often complain about policies such as tuition hikes, parking fare increases and facility maintenance timelines that are the direct result of government funding decisions.

What can UCS do for you?

THE UNIVERSITY of Virginia is known for its excellent academic facilities and programs. The University helps students achieve their goals in every area of life, including professionally.

Our natural heritage

ON FRIDAY, over one billion individuals in 192 countries will take part in the world's greatest civic observance - Earth Day 2011.

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Information overload

For the past several weeks, substantial attention has been given to open records requests lodged in Wisconsin and Michigan that ask for the release of emails sent and received by public university professors pertaining to politically sensitive subjects.

Blue-collar ballplayers

NOT A LOT of people have heard of a baseball player named Charlie "Chuckles" Nagy. He was a pitcher for the Cleveland Indians in the 1990s, and despite having a productive career he is probably best known for giving up the winning run in extra innings of Game 7 of the 1997 World Series, which resulted in the Florida Marlins becoming champions. I was in second grade at the time and was forced to endure this conflagration.

United we sustain

SUSTAINABILITY has been a part of the University's identity since the Academical Village's inception, when the gardens on the Lawn provided food and water for the students and faculty.

Waiting for someone else

CAN'T SOMEONE else do it?" For "The Simpsons" aficionados, this slogan conjures up the episode in which Homer ran for sanitation commissioner and sang a parody of "The Candy Man" called "The Garbage Man." In many episodes, Homer represents mankind's flaws.

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Sad state of affairs

When the Board of Visitors approved an across-the-board 8.9 percent tuition and fees increase for undergraduates last week, it was the latest blow to University students and their parents who are struggling to cope with the rising costs of higher education.

A respectful community

In his open letter to Dean Groves, published March 28, fourth-year Keenan Davis expressed hope that students and faculty would respond in solidarity to the recent anti-Semitic actions on Grounds.