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KAYTON & SURFACE: Boots on these Grounds

By Sara Surface and Ellie Kayton | January 27, 2015

We are disheartened and confused by the actions taken by National Panhellenic Council and their constituent organizations to mandate zero participation in Boys’ Bid Night by members of all Inter-Sorority Council sororities. While we have many strong hesitations and objections to their mandates, we would like to specifically focus on the countless active bystanders left out of the equation.

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O’REILLY: Feeding the fire

By Jacqueline O'Reilly | January 27, 2015

Instead of clambering to institute pointed quick fixes, sorority and fraternity nationals should be joining together to create a national coalition that aims to educate individual chapters on college sexual assault.

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MENNINGER: Dangerous double-standard

By Nate Menninger | January 26, 2015

Instead of adopting this dangerous double standard, the NFL must resolidify its brand. It must either actively promote football as a barbaric gladiator-like sport, or — on the contrary — must wholeheartedly promote the health of its players, thus changing the sport entirely.

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​A sense of community

By Managing Board | January 26, 2015

A four-year degree from a community college is a low-cost option for those interested in fields which require a bachelor’s degree but cannot afford a degree from a traditional institution. Even if the cost is surmountable with student loans, graduating without debt puts a person in a better position for financial success, especially if the student comes from a low-income family.

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BERNSTEIN: Give what is due

By Dani Bernstein | January 26, 2015

If the University does owe fraternal organizations due process, this would only apply if the University deprives fraternities of their right to liberty or property (as prescribed by the Fourteenth Amendment). The question, then, would be: did the University deprive KA and ATO of their liberty and/or did it deprive them of any property by briefly suspending them and requiring new FOAs?

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BROOM: Write local

By Christopher Broom | January 25, 2015

The Cavalier Daily is one of only a handful of local news outlets in the Charlottesville area. In many cases — University sports coverage for instance — The Cavalier Daily is the class of the field.

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Big Sister is watching

By Managing Board | January 23, 2015

Barring participation in a deeply-rooted tradition is more likely to cause resentment and divisiveness during a time when collective cooperation and positive thinking is necessary.

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HARRINGTON: Read the review

By Elaine Harrington | January 23, 2015

Unlike Khan, I trust myself less to choose a quality piece that will give me an enjoyable first impression than I trust experts or public success.

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KHAN: Leave the lecture hall

By Hasan Khan | January 23, 2015

Many of the University's lecture halls have become places of passive learning, where professors simply dump powerpoint presentations on students and hope some of the information will stick.

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Two more years

By Managing Board | January 22, 2015

The White House estimates that by 2020, 35 percent of job openings will require a bachelor’s degree and 30 percent will require some level of college. If undocumented students are unable to gain entry into higher education, their level of opportunity relative to their peers will actually decrease.

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​RUSSO: Tiny houses, big idea

By Mary Russo | January 22, 2015

As the income gap in the United States continues to grow, it seems we either have to accept more homelessness or support housing projects that are affordable for those living in extreme poverty. The existence of tiny house villages will act as a preventative measure.

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EDEL: A beautiful game

By Brennan Edel | January 21, 2015

The computational efficiency of human play is what makes it beautiful and interesting in the computer age. Chess represents what remains unattainable for computers: that intangible factor that guides the conscious, logical mind.

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​CONNOLLY: Truthiness and dishonestiness

By John Connolly | January 21, 2015

Truthiness, as I pointed out above, involves a policy marked by a conspicuous lack of statistics or evidence. Its unfortunate cousin is the yet-unnamed manipulation or fabrication of statistics to achieve a political goal.

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The reward for faith

By Managing Board | January 21, 2015

Though the transplantation may not significantly impact the logistical practice of the ritual, it does send a message that overall, the practice of Islam cannot encroach too far into the space of the university’s traditions.

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EVANS: Rekindle the conversation

By Will Evans | January 21, 2015

The very people who exist to support the integrity of higher academia appear to be the least likely to encourage its efforts, particularly when that research is centered on climate change.

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WHISNANT: Irresponsible reverence

By Gray Whisnant | January 21, 2015

With Jeb Bush gearing up to run for president, we are the midst of a well-orchestrated but subtle campaign to whitewash the disaster that was the George W. Bush administration.

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OLSON: Je suis le monde

By David Olson | January 21, 2015

We must no longer only pay attention when the violence and destruction of terrorists is aimed at western values, cultures and political interests, but also when it is aimed at others who we may not identify as easily with.

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KELLY: A home by any other name

By Conor Kelly | January 20, 2015

In light of the Jeffersonian vision of an “Academical Village,” and in comparison to peer universities, the University fares rather poorly when it comes to the percentage of undergraduates living in on-Grounds housing.

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Accessible admissions

By Managing Board | January 20, 2015

While uncovering files via FERPA may not solve all the problems with college admissions, added transparency has, at the very least, the potential to improve them.

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BERNSTEIN: A moral minimum in Manhattan

By Dani Bernstein | January 20, 2015

There have been instances in which the federal government and states have prioritized secular rule over religious rule. When it comes to children, our history is messy.