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By the numbers

14: Number of teams that will be in the Atlantic Coast Conference once Syracuse and Pittsburgh officially join before the fall 2013 sports season 0: Number of teams likely to leave the ACC since the league's buyout fee was raised from $10-13 million to $20 million at a recent meeting of university presidents 25: The University's ranking in the U.S.


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Twitter-mail

SINCE every email costs 44 cents to send, we as human beings with rational self-interest naturally should cram as much communication into each parcel as possible.


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An open letter to President Sullivan

DEAR PRESIDENT Sullivan: I am a graduate of the Law School. This fall, one of my sons enrolled in the College, following in the footsteps of his mother, who graduated from the Architecture School and resided on the Lawn.


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In the right

As a faculty member who has tried consistently to support the honor system, I find the charges brought against The Cavalier Daily to be both mystifying and counterproductive.


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A higher standard

Honor Chair Ann Marie McKenzie filed charges last week against the members of The Cavalier Daily managing board for allegedly violating Standard 11 of the University's Standards of Conduct.


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Show and tell

ON SEPT. 20, the controversial Don't Ask, Don't Tell military policy officially ended. The directive, issued by President Bill Clinton in 1993, prevented gay and lesbian people from openly professing their sexual orientation during military service.


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Cleaning up his act

WHAT HAPPENED? One of the chief reasons I voted for Barack Obama in the 2008 presidential election was because of his promise to take positive action for the environment.


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Fair play

The Atlantic Coast Conference announced Sunday that two additional schools, Syracuse and Pittsburgh, would be joining its lineup within the next two years.


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Magazines and laptops

HIS NAME was Mohammed Nabbous, or "Mo" to his comrades and online supporters. He and fellow Libyans set up Libya Alhurra TV - Free Libya TV - in February.


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We

ONE HARDLY would deny that for many students, coming to live in a university community offers opportunities previously unavailable to them and perhaps unavailable in other circumstances.


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Bridging the gap

The University group Students for Peace and Justice in Palestine filed a bias report last week in response to an incident that occurred shortly after its members had painted Beta Bridge in support of an upcoming Palestinian bid for statehood.


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True giving

WHEN ONE hears the word "volunteering," a positive image of someone selflessly committing himself to the advancement of another person or group often comes to mind.

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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.