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An illiberal left

IT ISN'T often that a group of college professors is soundly and thoroughly embarrassed by a collection of mere students in an intellectual arena.


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Make jokes, not war

THE COMICS page seems like one of The Cavalier Daily's more popular sections, but I must confess I generally don't pay much attention to it. That's by no means an indictment of the quality of the comics.


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Targeting a global threat

THE NUCLEAR capacity of aggressive rogue states can no longer be tolerated by a sensible global polity, as such a continuation represents the largest and most real threat to peace and security the world has ever known.


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Misguided education reform

THE END of February brings a series of tests mandated by "No Child Left Behind," coincidentally falling at the conclusion of a 10-month study of the controversial federal program released last week.


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Honest evaluation

STUDENT Council passed resolutions last week asking the administration to tweak the course evaluation system and commending the University community for increased participation in it.


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Necessary testing for defense

LAST WEEK the USS Lake Erie, a cruiser equipped with the advanced Aegis radar system, successfully tracked and intercepted a ballistic missile over the Pacific Ocean in the latest test of U.S.


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Actively building student activism

RECENTLY Grounds has been abuzz with student activism. Although some in the past have questioned the degree to which students at the University are in touch with the problems of the outside world, the recent campaign by S.T.A.N.D.


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Low court, high principles

FEDERAL lower-court judges are not often prominent players in our political system. Lacking the glamour and high profile of a Supreme Court appointment, lower-court judgesmove within the narrow confines of Supreme Court precedent.


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"Never again," yet again

HERE WE go again with the "never again" cycle. Because we, the world community, have decided that a mournful, post-facto "never again" pledge is simply more convenient than the action required by "never, period," Darfur will take its place in history alongside Bergen-Belsen and Bosnia-Herzegovina.


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Self-disenfranchisement

REFERENDUM Number 3 -- the so-called "consensus clause" -- is the single most dangerous threat to student self-governance to appear on a student ballot.


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Voting against hatred

FOUR RACIST assaults have taken place on Grounds in the past month. When some African-American students were painting Beta Bridge, individuals in a passing automobile reportedly yelled to them, telling them their place was in the cotton fields as opposed to the University.


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An injudicious referendum

I AM WRITING this column in response to Student Council President Noah Sullivan's personal campaign for an opinion referendum on the University Judiciary Committee's sanction process and hate crimes.


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A wise consensus

IN THE coming spring elections, students will decide whether the Honor Committee Constitution should be amended to ensure that the single sanction can be changed only with the vote of a majority of the student body.

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