Opinion

Opinion

Avoiding a new crusade

By Laura Sahrama | April 8, 2003

A WEEK ago, the U.S. House of Representatives called for a national day of prayer during which Americans would pray to "secure the blessings and protection of providence for the people of the United States and our armed forces during the conflict in Iraq and under the threat of terrorism at home." The non-binding resolution follows on the heels of a similar resolution passed by the Senate last week.

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Opinion

Visual aids and the Web

By Masha Herbst | April 8, 2003

THIS WEEK'S column gives a break to The Cavalier Daily's writers, in order to address reader concerns about photographs and the Web site. One reader wrote to express her discontent with art on the Life page.

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Opinion

The real value of affirmative action

By Alec Solotorovsky | April 8, 2003

LAST WEEK, the Supreme Court took up the case of Gratz v. Bollinger, which challenges the University of Michigan's use of racial preferences in admissions decisions.

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Opinion

Safeguarding speech for a free U.Va.

By Anthony Dick | April 7, 2003

In its puzzling April 4 lead editorial, "Punishing racist speech," The Cavalier Daily Managing Board asserts that the University should investigate and punish an anonymous Commerce School employee for allegedly making a racially offensive statement to a female minority student, Jennifer Goldson.

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Opinion

Israel's violent history

By Blair Reeves | April 7, 2003

This Wednesday will pass like any other for most students on Grounds. But for a few here in our safe utopia of Charlottesville, the date of April 9 carries the stigma of tragedy.

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Opinion

A Rush Limbaugh for the Left

By Patrick Harvey | April 4, 2003

Michael Moore is a jerk. He exaggerates (and sometimes fabricates) his facts to force his extremely liberal point of view on the rest of America.

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Opinion

Bridging the racial divide

By Dave Algoso | April 4, 2003

Race relations should still be fresh in the minds of those for whom the assault on Daisy Lundy first awakened the issue.

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No poster child for open discourse

By Becky Krystal | April 3, 2003

OPERATION Iraqi Freedom has become a touchy issue for a lot of people. Both anti-war protestors and those who support the Bush administration make their voices known daily throughout the country.

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Opinion

Uniting in resolve, not in fear

By Maggie Bowden | April 2, 2003

With operation Iraqi freedom in full swing, one can presume that war, terrorism, and public safety are in the forefronts of most Americans' minds.

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Opinion

Don't censor sex ed

By Alex Rosemblat | April 2, 2003

Sexuality, one of the most controversial subjects in academia, was targeted last week at the University of Kansas.

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Opinion

Stopping Honor's decline

By Patrick Harvey | March 31, 2003

ON MY FIRST tour of the University, one of the quickest things the U-Guide pointed out about academic life here at the University was the honor system.

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Opinion

The trouble with moral relativism

By Daniel Bagley | March 31, 2003

THE MODERN liberal asks the question, "How can we justify imposing our Western, Christian ideals on someone else?" It is commonplace to hear people ask, "Who are we to judge someone?" This sham of moral relativity leads to the degradation of the moral fiber of our society, penalizing anyone who dares to take a stand on moral grounds.

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Opinion

Clarifying the diversity debate

By Blair Reeves | March 31, 2003

THERE will be much hand-wringing in the more liberal quarters of the University this week as the Supreme Court finally hears arguments about one of the most highly-publicized legal issues facing America today: affirmative action.

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Opinion

A long string of opinion successes

By Masha Herbst | March 31, 2003

IT'S TOUGH to critique an opinion page. I haven't done it yet because there have always been more pressing matters to which to devote my column.

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Opinion

The lost Easter extravaganza

By Kimberly Liu | March 31, 2003

IN THE 1970s, Plaboy magazine dubbed the University's Easters Weekend the "Best Party in America." Debuting before the turn of the century, Easters was one of three University-sanctioned social weekends, along with Midwinters and Openings in the Fall.

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Opinion

Bowling for answers

By Dave Algoso | March 28, 2003

The 1999 tragedy in Littleton, Colorado, reinitiated and added fuel to an already long-standing debate.

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Opinion

Bridging the abortion divide

By Gloria Dolenc and Philip Turner | March 28, 2003

Over the last couple of weeks, most students at the University have probably noticed an ongoing debate taking place within our community about a divisive and critical subject.

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Opinion

Love it or debate it

By Blair Reeves | March 28, 2003

Love it or leave it, you America-hating traitors! To many University students, faculty, staff or citizens of this great nation, this line -- however tweaked -- should sound familiar.

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Opinion

Exercising AFC construction options

By Kazz Alexander Pinkard | March 27, 2003

IN TODAY'S age of fitness, one cannot go a day without seeing the workout craze of University students in action.

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Reviving the death tax

By Preston Lloyd | March 27, 2003

YOU CAN'T blame them for trying. Once again, populists in the Virginia House of Delegates and State Senate attempted to curry favor with the voters of the Commonwealth by promising cake and the chance to eat it too.