Opinion

Opinion

Taking care of the caretakers

By Sam Carrigan | April 18, 2012

The general election season may have provided its first exaggerated controversy when Democratic strategist Hillary Rosen criticized Ann Romney, wife of probable Republican candidate Mitt, for being out-of-touch by saying Ann "has never worked a day in her life." Mrs. Romney, a stay-at-home mother of five, retorted that "My career choice was to be a mother ... we need to respect choices that women make." Many have attacked Rosen, saying she suggested that being a mother is not work, and fellow Democrats have distanced themselves from her remarks.

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The real decline

By Richard Padron | April 18, 2012

The Cavalier Daily reported Monday that the University "has mitigated tuition price increases in recent years by limiting salary adjustments [and] managing workforce size through attrition" ("BOV approves tuition hikes," Apr.

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Guiding principles

By Managing Board | April 17, 2012

Days on the Lawn have come and with them students who are accepted but lost, unsure of where to go in Charlottesville or elsewhere.

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Grass under fire

By Denise Taylor | April 17, 2012

Two weeks ago, Nobel Prize-winning German writer Gunter Grass published a controversial poem in several newspapers across Europe.

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A final pick-me-up

By Sanjiv Tata | April 17, 2012

I guess there is something odd about April which brings an ambivalent, nervous sentiment to the fore.

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Fee fighters

By Managing Board | April 16, 2012

In California, a recently introduced bill would give some university students veto power to oppose the enactment of new fees by their administrators.

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Sitting in the background

By Tim Thornton | April 16, 2012

Part of a reporter's job is to give readers, in addition to the facts, a sense of the conditions in which those facts exist.

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Learning to play fair

By Blake Blaze | April 16, 2012

In the forty years or so since the first woman was admitted into this University, there have been many advancements which have led to an atmosphere many might argue is closer to full gender equality.

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The tuition also rises

By Managing Board | April 13, 2012

Meeting with administrators on a Thursday in Clemons sounds less than inviting - but several students did so yesterday for a "Student Tuition Meeting." Colette Sheehy, vice president for management and budget, and Assistant Vice President for Budget Melody Bianchetto hosted a presentation which explained why the Board of Visitors plans to raise tuition today, and why students should understand this decision. The important thing is not to panic.

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Could you pass the pie?

By Managing Board | April 12, 2012

It required less than fifteen minutes for the Charlottesville City Council to pass its nearly $150 million budget Wednesday, and rightly so.

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Quarantined quotes

By Andrew Kouri | April 12, 2012

I consider most college vernacular such as "pre-gaming" or "townee" rather benign, but there is one category of phrases which infuriates me to no end.

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Free thinkers

By Jaime Dailey | April 12, 2012

Instead of making a church the heart of its Grounds as all other universities had done prior, Jefferson made the Rotunda, a library, the heart of Grounds.

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Home is where the start is

By Fariha Kabir | April 12, 2012

Homelessness is an unfortunate and perpetual aspect of society. Different organizations have tried to find ways of fixing the problem.

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Pot-luck possessions

By Evan Vahouny | April 12, 2012

In recent years, the decriminalization of marijuana has generated widespread support, and states have begun to use this policy to balance budgets and allocate resources.

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Down in front

By Ali Sutherland | April 12, 2012

I was at Sabato's lecture on Tuesday evening, and contrary to the article which ran in yesterday's paper ("Sabato talks election," April 11), there were many students there.

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The earlybirds

By Jessie Yuan | April 12, 2012

I enjoyed reading the recap on Sabato's lecture last night, but I just wanted to point out that although there may have an under-representation of University students in the lecture room, many of my friends arrived before 6:30 and could not find a seat.

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Talking it up

By Wade Andersson | April 12, 2012

I received a message from a friend asking me to comment on what I thought of Larry Sabato's event last night, so here are a few of my comments. I always love going to Prof.

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An appendix does little

By Managing Board | April 11, 2012

A study released Friday by a team of three researchers, "Racial Attitude Change during the College Years," examined how going to college impacted student attitudes about race.

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Graduating with class

By Alex Yahanda | April 11, 2012

Students, from the time they arrive at the University, are thoroughly immersed in the workings of the honor system.

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Basic voter skills

By Sam Carrigan | April 11, 2012

Last week, former Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine held a rally on the Downtown Mall to help kick-start discussion of the economic ideas he is promoting in his campaign for Senate.