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Forcing the subject

The University recently began a pilot program to determine the feasibility of using e-books in place of traditional textbooks.


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Mass exodus

Recently, a friend of mine showed me a YouTube video titled "Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus." Though many of you may have seen the video, I will nonetheless offer a recap. In the video, Jefferson Bethke recites a poem he wrote arguing against institutionalized religion and the misconceptions which it spreads.


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Bid letters adieu

Who knows what Tyler Molander was thinking - probably not that he was pushing envelopes, as he slid letters stamped with smiley faces under dorm rooms doors at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.


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Getting carded

I hate to make it seem like all I do is watch the local news, but guess what, I do. And so it did not escape my notice that a new bill has made its way through the Virginia House of Delegates and is waiting for the State Senate's verdict.


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Huguely in Charlottesville

Already, it is a spectacle. The Commonwealth of Virginia v. George Huguely will begin today, attracting media and loved ones, who park or exit trolleys, or walk to attend the jury selection for a case summoning all the speculation and pageantry a showcase trial still carries in the South.


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A native history

Edward Rothstein's Jan. 27 review in The New York Times of the new National Museum of American History's exhibit, "Slavery at Jefferson's Monticello: Paradox of Liberty," notes that American Indians, indentured servants and women need a separate historical examination than that offered by the Smithsonian exhibit, which is also opening at Monticello. How I wish Mr. Jefferson's University of Virginia would heed Rothstein's advice.


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California dreamin

Ambition has always traveled upwind in this country, and so in each generation with a westward breeze California goes against the current.


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A joint decision

Del. David Englin, D-Alexandria, recently proposed legislation which would call for a study to evaluate the revenue impact of regulating and selling marijuana through Virginia's Alcoholic Beverage Control stores.


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Political SOPA opera

Even after the protests of major websites such as Wikipedia brought attention to the censorship issues raised by recent anti-piracy acts in Congress, little attention has been given to how something like the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) would protect the rights of artists besides movie stars and musicians.


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None of the above are correct

Admissions offices are pamphleteers of the prospective class struggle which hand out their literature to uninformed students who know little about what they are getting into besides heaps of debt.


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Syllabus by natural selection

The United States was created with a definite barrier between church and state. Nevertheless, the debate about the teaching of evolution as opposed to creationism in U.S.


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The University’s Orientation and Transition programs are vital to supporting first year and transfer students throughout their entire transition to college. But much of their work goes into planning summer orientation sessions. Funlola Fagbohun, associate director of the first year experience, describes her experience working with OTP and how she strives to create a welcoming environment for first-years during orientation and beyond. Along with her role as associate director, summer Orientation leaders and OTP staff work continually to provide a safe and memorable experience for incoming students.