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Greasing the grill

A NEW RESTAURANT has recently opened in Las Vegas. The eatery, named the Heart Attack Grill, specializes in foods laden in fat, grease and sodium.


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The price to pay

At a Monday meeting of the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics, Mark Emmert, president of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, announced that this week he will propose a plan to the Division I Board of Directors that would help close what is known as the "scholarship gap" for student-athletes.


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Obese morbidity

WHEN I was young, whenever I watched a movie or television show that was bound to have some bad content, my dad would say: "Now, you know this isn't real, right?


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Lighting a fire

When residents of the Lawn and the Range found out in August they would be unable to use their fireplaces until repairs could be undertaken, there were calls for the University to take action expeditiously to preserve what is a cherished part of the living experience at the heart of the Academical Village.


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Real voter choice

I read your interesting Oct. 18 article, "Poll reveals voter apathy." It was well reported and included full discussion of reasons for why voters choose not to vote. In our democracy one is free to vote or not to vote.


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The ties that bind us

IT IS A pleasant surprise, bringing a tad bit of envy, that Student Council has been so successful this year, particularly when one considers the wide array of projects in which it is involved.


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Intexticated driving

LAST WEEK, I wrote about how cell phones and laptops can be distractions in the classroom, hindering our ability to pay attention and learn the material.


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Cheap shots

THE PALPABLE excitement that surrounded Barack Obama's presidential campaign and subsequent election quickly dissipated.


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U.V.A. Confidential

At the heart of the recent judicial controversy involving the Honor Committee, the University Judiciary Committee and The Cavalier Daily was a fundamental dispute about the nature of the confidentiality rules pertaining to the first organization.


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Running the cases

THE ABILITY to participate in an honest, respectful debate is an important skill for a person to have if that person is going to live and participate in a democratic or republican government.


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Out-of-state, out-of-mind

THE UNIVERSITY'S class of 2015 is 120 students larger than the preceding year's class. The reason for this change is not merely a desire of the University to live by the old adage "the more the merrier." The development is instead an effect of Gov.


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Freeing the press

The recent University Judiciary Committee charges filed against members of The Cavalier Daily managing board and taken to trial in the case of Editor-in-Chief Jason Ally were about an alleged breach of confidentiality in Honor Committee proceedings.


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A baffling continuance

The University Judiciary Committee/Honor Committee/Cavalier Daily debacle came to an end Tuesday night when the UJC ruled that it did not have jurisdiction with respect to a writer who published an article that mentioned a pending honor trial, potentially breaching confidentiality. This was something The Cavalier Daily had been arguing since the outset, but both days since the decision its leadership has continued to lambast the UJC despite the fact that the two groups are, for all intents and purposes, in agreement.

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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.