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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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Tone deaf

The Managing Board succeeded in engaging The Cavalier Daily's reader base this weekend with its lead editorial "Loveless," but probably not as intended.


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Get out of my Face(book)!

Good news has just arrived for any University students who are seeking a job: Facebook will not allow potential employers to delve into your private lives through your profile.


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Talk of the town

The gates of knowledge swung open, and it was a mad rush. Students were waiting for this - the return of Look Hoos Talking.


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Walking the thin line

This past week, Israel passed legislation forbidding models with a body mass index under 18.5 to participate in fashion shows and advertisements.


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A brand Newt strategy

The following monikers are the Secret Service code names of the only two Republican presidential candidates that I would like to see in the remainder of the Republican primary.


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Please be seated

Anyone familiar with the numerous and sometimes tedious works of Karl Marx has come across his theory of surplus value, which says that under capitalism, the task of upper management is to find surplus values to exploit.

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Latest Podcast

The Organization of Young Filipino Americans is one of many cultural Contracted Independent Organizations at the University, and their mission is to create a supportive community for Filipino students. Danella Romera, the current president of OYFA and fourth-year College student, discusses the importance of OYFA as a cultural organization and how OYFA plans for this year’s Culturefest, an annual multicultural showcase. 

Listen to the episode here.