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No comic situation

A FEW WEEKS ago, a couple cartoonists at The Cavalier Daily decided to return to the familiar punching bag of Christianity.


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The business of getting along

IN LAST week's column, I addressed criticisms and complaints about the McIntire School of Commerce, which are often leveled by students and faculty who advocate a liberal arts education.


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The Corner's chain reaction

RECENT rumors about the possibility of a CVS Pharmacy replacing three well-known Corner spots -- Plan 9 Music, Just Curry and Satellite Ballroom -- have created a small panic around Grounds and throughout the Charlottesville community.


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High times

IMAGINE a world where people addicted to cigarettes, alcohol or even prescription painkillers were plucked from society and treated as criminals.


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A pragmatic peace

TIME IS against Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. With 10 months left in the Bush administration, the opportunity for a Palestinian and Israeli peace may soon pass her by.


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A woman's right to talk

FOR A WHILE, I tried to avoid calling myself a feminist. I avoided writing too many columns about women's issues, and I avoided heated talks about gender in discussion sections.


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Behind bars and out of mind

RECENTLY, I made my way home to celebrate with my older brother who was just released from jail. He was serving time for the distribution of crack cocaine.


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Office space

AFTER the madness of St. Patrick's Day (and night) subsided, I began the thankless task of chipping away at work I had ignored.


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Commerce commotion

"GET READY to rumble!" These were the exclamations emitting from Charlottesville on Nov. 26, 2007, as WWE Smackdown/ECW Live arrived at JPJ.


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Saving Beta House

CHARLOTTESVILLE'S preservation community believed that it made cultural, economic and environmental sense for the Jefferson Scholars Foundation to incorporate Eugene Bradbury's historic Compton House (Beta House) into the plans for its Fellows Center on Maury Avenue.


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Don't stand by

FOR A POLITICIAN in America, there is no quicker way to fall from grace than by cheating on his wife.


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As a recession rises

OVERSHADOWED by the near panic over the specter of apossible recession, the principle of limited government intervention in the economy has gone out the window.


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Protecting the majority

WHO SAYS complaining never changes anything? At Harvard University, a group of Muslim women claimed that working out in front of men offends their sense of modesty.


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Real intelligence in science

NEXT MONTH, the controversy surrounding creationism and evolution will get some additional attention from none other than Ben Stein, who will star in a new documentary called "Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed." The documentary essentially proposes that the scientific establishment squashes all viewpoints that don't adhere to evolutionary biology -- academic censorship of sorts -- and that intelligent design (ID) deserves a fair shot in public school science curriculums.


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Paternal birth rights

LIKE most Americans, I have grown sick of politicians who keep fighting the Roe v. Wade battle. Nonetheless, while the broad debate over abortion receives plenty of attention, many of the ethical questions that stem from legalized abortion are widely ignored.


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Since the Contemplative Commons opening April 4, the building has hosted events for the University community. Sam Cole, Commons’ Assistant Director of Student Engagement, discusses how the Contemplative Sciences Center is molding itself to meet students’ needs and provide a wide range of opportunities for students to discover contemplative practices that can help them thrive at the University.