Opinion
By the numbers
By Managing Board | February 13, 2014The Managing Board catalogues some notable numerals
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The Managing Board catalogues some notable numerals
An increased focus on helping individual drug addicts recover would do much to stifle the heroin trade
Students and faculty should have face-to-face conversations to develop potential solutions to the problems of the Honor system
Undocumented students in Virginia should be given the chance to pay in-state tuition to attend a public university
Fraternities do not discriminate against minority students
The Cavalier Daily Sports section fulfills its duties by covering sports that are popular to readers
Verbal consent must precede sexual activity in order to eliminate ambiguities
Philip Seymour Hoffman’s tragic death demonstrates that the War on Drugs is far from over
The Virginia government is obligated to educate the public about the pros and cons of the Affordable Care Act
The House of Delegates’ call for a constitutional convention is an empty gesture that is distracting legislators from more pressing issues
Non-proctored exams will not remedy the problems of the honor system
Virginia House of Delegates’ proposed ethics reforms leave much to be desired
Perhaps some students do go to college in order to train for a job that will earn them the highest income possible. But money is not the end goal for everyone.
By prioritizing the economic importance within collegiate athletics, you are disregarding the founding spirit and original purpose of them, which is to educate individuals about sacrifice and teamwork, to encourage them to push their physical and mental limits, and to ingrain lifelong habits of discipline and strong work ethic.
A column beforehand (and perhaps afterwards) and a news story about the event will provide readers a complete picture of what’s going on as well as, perhaps, an opportunity to participate.
Dependence is accepted and almost promoted today. We are who we are because of society’s influences, and we shouldn’t be ashamed.
The course correctly insinuates that students here at Jefferson’s University, despite being very proud to call it such, do not know as much about his legacy as they should.
This focus assumes not that all students must be screened by software in order to discourage them from cheating, but rather that academic dishonesty is probably the result not of bad intentions, but of students feeling desperate, like they have no other options.
We are almost certainly missing information about all University communities — not just the Greek one.
But this optimism must be cautious, for the United States still faces several long-term structural problems which threaten its future progress and which must be addressed before the success Obama alluded to in his speech can be fully realized.
