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A civil marriage

BEWARE OF writers who try to resolve an issue like same-sex marriage in 800 words. I won't try to do it, nor should anyone else be so foolish.


Opinion

A mandate to raise the minimum wage

The "living wage" debate has been discussed at length on Grounds and beyond over the past few years, and has often proven to be a polarizing issue.  As this topic is argued, the federal minimum wage has remained unchanged for 10 years.


Opinion

Reconciling the eagle and the frog

THIS PAST weekend witnessed the 225th anniversary of the Battle of Yorktown, in which a combined Franco-American army and a French fleet in the Chesapeake Bay forced the surrender of 7,000 British troops at Yorktown and effectively ended the American Revolution.


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Stalled rebuilding at ground zero

ALTHOUGH it's understandable that there were longstanding repercussions from the destruction of the World Trade Center and surrounding buildings, it has been far too long since any visible progress has been made. When we look back at the attacks on Pearl Harbor before the United States entered the Second World War, we see that the Japanese crippled the U.S.


Opinion

Careful choice of words

A GENUINE open debate on sexual assault is a rare occurrence. After all, no one wants to appear apathetic about the crime or unsympathetic towards the victim.


Opinion

Profit from congressional pederasty

ON AN imaginary scale of enormity, the pederasty of ex-Rep. Mark Foley, R-Fla., ranks slightly below any conspiracy to conceal it, and even further below the manipulation of the scandal to appropriate American homophobia as a "wedge issue" in the upcoming mid-term election.


Opinion

A well-rounded curriculum

FINALLY, Student Council is discussing "globalizing" the academic curriculum. This long overdue discussion is, however, only a small part of the bigger picture.


Opinion

Glamorizing abortion, exploiting women

SINCE when did abortion, the killing of nascent human life, become a point of pride? Women don't exactly party in the streets following an abortion, but this month, a campaign in Ms. Magazine has initiated an effort to shed the stigma associated with abortion and, it seems, to celebrate it.


Opinion

Missing the Mark

THE LAST time I saw Mark Warner, he was standing at the front of an enormous receiving line, shaking hands and posing for photos with the dedicated admirers who had waited patiently for their few brief moments with the former governor.


Opinion

Referendum for Roe

THE BIGGEST thing in Virginia politics lately other than George Allen's racial faux pas is the Marshall-Newman Amendment.


Opinion

War on (laundry) terrorism

MUCH HAS been written about combating terrorism on an international, national and state scale. But in considering terrorism on the larger scale, we have neglected a more unorthodox form of what might be termed terrorismat this University.


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Commercial churches

MANY Religious orgs. have long been recording sermons and lectures on both television and radio stations, with Christian organizations utilizing this practice most frequently in the United States.

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The Peer Health Education program is made up of students who work to empower their peers to develop healthier habits. Evie Liu, current Outreach Coordinator of PHE and fourth-year college student, discusses the role of PHE in promoting a “community of care” in the student body and expands on the organization’s various initiatives.