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The monotone of stereotypes

THROUGHOUT history, we have seen our once narrowly defined gender roles progressively expand. Today, women serve in the armed forces, work as surgeons and participate in the highest levels of government.


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A sustained effort

Student Council last night formally created the Green Initiative Funding Tomorrow Committee, which will manage its namesake sustainability fund students approved in a 2010 referendum.


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Exclusive inclusiveness

POLITICAL correctness is a social construction. Created in the mind of the collective, PC culture is used to chastise individuals who are considered to be acting offensively toward a protected group. There is a place for social protocol in influencing how individuals refer to one another in polite society.


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A needed upgrade

Earlier this month, the faculty council at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill voted to enact revisions to the school's transcript format that are meant to counteract grade inflation.


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Safe passage

University students who are tiring of the ubiquitous sights and sounds of construction on Grounds might not be thrilled that significant renovations will begin at a popular off-Grounds location, Barracks Road Shopping Center, next month.


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A learning process

FINALS. Papers. Projects. It is the season of evaluation. In that spirit, consider a few things that appeared in The Cavalier Daily last week. Teresa A.


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Class warfare

UNIVERSITY students recently chose their classes for next semester. As usual, they were given a sign-up time and had to wait anxiously until SIS allowed them to enroll.


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A small mistake

I sympathize wholeheartedly with the members of the Living Wage Campaign described in your April 21 article ("Protest targets salaries"), and applaud them for holding President Sullivan's administration to account.


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By the numbers

948: Dollar amount by which in-state undergraduate students will see their tuition rise for the 2011-12 academic year after the Board of Visitors enacted an 8.9 percent hike last week 2,996: Dollar amount by which out-of-state undergraduate students will see their tuition rise for the 2011-12 academic year 5: Number of minutes late, on average, students arrive to class during the spring semester as a result of the hordes of incoming and prospective students clogging up pathways across Grounds 10: Number of victories Duke has tallied against the Virginia men's lacrosse team during the last 11 meetings between the two rivals 136,500: Average salary, in dollars, of full professors at the University 5: Percentage increase in the minimum wage that will be paid to University employees effective July 1, as announced this week by President Teresa A.


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Protests, Inc.?

When we were marching around Madison Hall, with people at the head and the end of the troop chanting different slogans, a girl next to me commented, "It's so absurd," which is exactly what I felt at that moment. Why did I feel absurd in the rally for a living wage?


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An acute angle

WHAT EXACTLY is Obama's angle? This question has been on the minds of some of President Obama's strongest supporters, and students on Grounds are no exception.


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A district in distress

THE UNITED States, a nation that defines itself as a beacon of democracy, has had a long history of denying its citizens the right to vote. During the colonial era, religious restrictions were common.


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A weighty issue

A COLUMN appeared April 19 in the Life section called "The guy's guide to a girl's workout." For those who read the piece, it is unsurprising that it has garnered many reactions from across the spectrum.


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Beefing up

Spring sign-up for University Dining meal plans is underway, which means dining recruiters are out in full force touting improvements for the 2011-12 academic year.

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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.