Opinion

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Making a nuisance of the "living wage"

By Daniel Lautzenheiser | October 3, 2006

THE LIVING Wage Campaign has done it's best to become insignificant at the University this fall. Compared to several large rallies last spring, their first rally this year, held this past Friday at the Rotunda, showed substantially lower turnout, and their shouts garnered little more than a few passing comments in the media the next day.This is a fortunate occurrence, as the campaign, often in the media spotlight, consistently drags the University through the mud with their disrespect shown towards both the University and the University administration.

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A liberal dose of faith

By AJ Kornblith | October 2, 2006

ONCE, WHILE my friend and I were stopped at a red light, she spotted a group of anti-abortion protestors picketing on the street corner.

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Moving the IFCJC

By Charles Lee | September 29, 2006

ST. ANTHONY Hall has been the locus of recent controversy stemming from an errant e-mail complete with a purported schedule of hazing activities.

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Regulating student-prof. sex

By Andrea Arango | September 29, 2006

WHEN STUDENTS come to the University, they expect a certain degree of freedom: academically, socially and (certainly) sexually.

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Financing the University's future

By Lizzie Mullen | September 29, 2006

IT'S A GREAT time to be a Wahoo. The weather is starting to cool, the leaves will be changing soon and fall break is just around the corner.

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Living in a Wiki universe

By Erald Kolasi | September 28, 2006

WIKIPEDIA is an excellent source of information. Founded in 2001, it has exploded into dozens of languages and millions of articles on just about every topic imaginable.

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Enhancing a global curriculum

By Daniel Colbert | September 28, 2006

LAST WEEK, as both of my regular readers will recall, I wrote about the lack of enlightened values demonstrated in the reaction of Muslim leaders to comments made by the Pope.

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Market wages for ticket scalpers

By Adam Silverberg | September 28, 2006

LET'S SAY the latest Dave Matthews concert is coming up, and you can barely wait to hear the band's groovy tunes.

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No more U.N.

By Stephen Parsley | September 27, 2006

IN ITS half-century of existence, the United Nations has never been a universally praised, or even universally accepted, organization.

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Solving a slippery situation

By Robby Colby | September 27, 2006

WHEN I was in high school, I once slipped while running up the stairs and wiped out spectacularly in front of a very pretty girl.Although I escaped unharmed, in one fell swoop I completely demolished the suave aura I was vainly trying to project.

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A well-rounded problem

By Marta Cook | September 27, 2006

FROM THEIR first stroll down the brick walkways flanking the Lawn, new University students fall in love with the breathtaking splendor of Mr. Jefferson's Academical Village.

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Calculated grades

By Rajesh Jain | September 27, 2006

GRADES are important. They reflect intelligence, interest in material, dedication and, of course, how expensive your calculator was.

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Preserving Western ideals

By Christa Byker | September 27, 2006

SUPPORTING Student Council's latest plan to de-Westernize department curricula is not tenable. Authors in the Western tradition have for too long been neglected by students outside of the philosophy and politics departments.

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George Allen is 'not a racist'

By Dan Keyserling | September 26, 2006

TWO NOVEMBERS ago, the day of the University's football game against Virginia Tech, found me in Blacksburg, seated near a man wearing a bolo tie and cowboy boots discreetly emptying mouthfuls of tobacco spit into a cheap, stained mug. The man, who spoke authoritatively of matters ranging from good barbeque, defensive strategy and budgetary spending, seemed eager to convey his "normalcy" with his fawning attendants.

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Honor's mandate

By Brian O'Neill | September 26, 2006

The University of Virginia's honor code has had an historic place in our University; interestingly, controversy has dominated much of its recent history and, doubtlessly, the single sanction has played a large role in that controversy.

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Debunking the de-Westernization plan

By Karin Agness | September 26, 2006

IF STUDENT Council Diversity Initiatives chair Ryan McElveen has his way, students in the entering class of 2011 will be deprived of the education they anticipate receiving from the University.

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A person, not a disease

By AJ Kornblith | September 25, 2006

WHEN SOMEONE says the words HIV/AIDS, in most people's minds it usually sparks images of a global epidemic and poor people dying in Africa.

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Implications of the Thai coup

By Prashanth Parameswaran | September 25, 2006

EARLIER THIS WEEK, the worldwent into a frenzy as tanks rolled into Bangkok. Thailand, one of Southeast Asia's fastest growing economies and a staunch U.S.

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Honorable participation

By Alison Tramba | September 25, 2006

TO THOSE of you who have spoken out in response to Stephanie Garrison's recent open trial, thank you.

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An undiagnosed problem

By Josh Levy | September 25, 2006

IT IS almost impossible to walk to class without passing several iPod-clad runners. The University is proud of its fit students, boasting in large banners that it was named "Hottest for Fitness" by Kaplan College Guide.