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All roads lead to home

The PRODUCED program, which began in 2006 through the Engineering School and the Virginia Community College System, enables students from across the state to attend University classes from their work or at home, and at a lower price than their peers.


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Refusing to strike out

On Wednesday, February 29, the Living Wage Campaign ended a 13-day hunger strike involving 26 students, more than 100 solidarity strikers and the support of thousands of students, faculty and community members.


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From square one

Math should be more mainstream. And I don't mean that it ought to belong to more than just the academic hipsters of the world.


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This one

The National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) released its "Job Outlook 2012 Spring Update" last month.


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Outstretched arms

The Honor Committee recently discussed a report, "What is dishonorable behavior?," which proposed to expand the Committee's role by incorporating University Judiciary Committee and Sexual Assault Board trials.


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A lack of Clerity

Seung-Hui Cho shot two students in a Virginia Tech dormitory at 7:15 a.m. April 16, 2007. The university communications office sent an email two hours later to warn students.


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Major mistakes

In the more than three years I have been The Cava lier Daily's ombudsman, I cannot remember seeing anything else this bad.


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The yellow rose of journalism

The first reason The Daily Texan, the University of Texas student newspaper, should have withheld a cartoon published Tuesday is for misspelling: the subject's name was Trayvon Martin not Treyvon [sic]. Thus the comic includes one typo as well as stereotypes.


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Comma-tose customs

If you ever choose to write for The Cavalier Daily as an opinion columnist, your editor will stress the importance of beginning your column with a pointy hook to engage readers' interest, and likely beg you to break your habit of using the Oxford comma.


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An IMP

Students at the University are not limited to pre-conceived majors in each department. They also have the opportunity to pursue an interdisciplinary major which combines a wide array of topics - topics which often encompass three departments.


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The Luminati

Gov. Bob McDonnell wants to get a lot of mileage out of higher education in Virginia. He has set the goal of producing 100,000 new college degrees by 2025, an initiative which reflects a national trend.


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Homage to Salamanca

I want to take a moment to thank Sanjiv Tata for his insightful Mar. 14 opinion column, "Going above and abroad," concerning study overseas. I can recommend such study from my own personal experience.

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