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Driving the discussion

Since its inception in September 2000, the Charlottesville Free Trolley has run between Grounds and the Downtown Mall and become a crucial plank in local mass transit.


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The most interesting mascot

I can't be the only person to have noticed: The man riding the horse at the beginning of Virginia football games looks just like the Dos Equis Man. Can we really be sure this is a coincidence?


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Only the quote-idian

THE LATEST clash between President Obama and Congressional Republicans is about the timing of the former's speech before a joint session of Congress, which initially was proposed to be the same night as a televised debate among GOP presidential candidates.


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Sincerely, anonymous

The Cavalier Daily ran a story, "A warning sign at Zeta Psi," in today's paper that cited six sources who only spoke on condition of anonymity.


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Making headlines

I wanted to address the headline of the August 31 news article titled "Report exposes high hunger rates." This headline not only is misleading, but also is not valid.


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Minority report

A Pew Hispanic Center report issued last week revealed Hispanic enrollment at American institutions of higher education is rising even faster than the demographic's college-age population.


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Going yard

Thomas Jones is very close to running for more than 10,000 yards in the pros, and that's despite a very slow start during his first three years.


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Unqualified support

Earlier this week, The Cavalier Daily ran an article titled "Gay at U.Va.: Part 1" that highlighted the experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer faculty and staff at the University.


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The Finnish Connection

Earlier this year, the United Nations issued a report calling Internet access a basic human right. This came a year after Finland guaranteed its citizens access to broadband Internet.


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Transhuman express

BESSE Cooper, the world's oldest person, recently celebrated her 115th birthday. While reaching such an age is a rare feat, the number of centenarians in the United States has grown at a swift rate in recent years.


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Boxed in

Today marks the deadline for University students to downgrade or drop their meal plans for the fall semester.

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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.