Opinion

The killing floor

MAHATMA Gandhi once said, "The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated." By these standards, the United States is not the great nation it claims to be, but instead a nation vested in unsound morals and barbaric agricultural practices. Every year in the United States, 10 billion animals are slaughtered to meet Americans' meat consumption demands.

Not enough time out

THE UNIVERSITY of Virginia Alumni Association hosted another tremendous gathering of black alumni and guests from March 31 to April 2.

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Checking account

Today, The Cavalier Daily released a list of salaries paid to University employees who make more than $50,000 annually.

Modern moderation

EVERYTHING in moderation" seems to be a good maxim by which to live. From Aristotle's "Doctrine of the Mean,"

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Getting what you pay for

In March, the Center for College Affordability and Productivity released a report titled "Who Subsidizes Whom?" that asserts "between 52% and 76% of all [college] students attend institutions where educational payments exceed educational spending." In other words, most students are paying more in tuition than they are receiving in instruction. This is a claim that is likely to spark an outcry among students who have seen their tuition rates increase repeatedly in recent years.

What

THE OXFORD English Dictionary published its most recent edition on March 24. As always, in addition to revisions of its words, several new entries were enshrined in a respected lexicon of the English language.

Speaking to UVA

SPEAK Up UVA is one of Student Council's greatest resources in recent memory and it would be a grave mistake if current Council members neglected to recognize its intrinsic value.

The big story

LAST WEEKEND, Katie Thisdell received the Virginia Press Association's First Amendment Award. Thisdell, until recently, was the editor of James Madison University's student newspaper, The Breeze. According to the Virginia Press Association's website, the award, which dates to 2007, "is given to journalists, newspapers or citizens who, in an extraordinary way, seek to advance, defend or preserve the First Amendment." Thisdell's effort to defend and preserve the First Amendment was her resistance to a prosecutor's raid on her paper's newsroom.

At what cost?

I am writing to voice my continued concern over the University's decision to embark on yet another construction project in a time of financial stress ("Cabell renovation obtains funding," April 7). The $64.5 million we have received from the state to renovate Cabell Hall is a generous amount, but let us not forget where that money is coming from: Virginia taxpayers.

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Better late than never

The University announced Wednesday that the state government will provide $64.5 million toward planned renovations of Cabell Hall.

A doctrine of humility

THERE is an oft-repeated anecdote in which famous figures are solicited by The Times of London to write essays on the query, "What is wrong with the world today?" Their responses cover the predictable "hot button" issues of the time.

The atrocity exhibition

IN 1994, Immaculee Ilibagiza was a young, college-educated woman. Her life would soon change forever.

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Paying it forward

At a time when governmental bodies at all levels in the United States are making drastic budget cuts in the wake of a severe economic crisis, the City of Charlottesville has proved to be an exception by proposing a budget for fiscal year 2011-12 that features a modest increase in spending.

The empire strikes flack

THE PRESIDENT does not have power under the Constitution to unilaterally authorize a military attack in a situation that does not involve stopping an actual or imminent threat to the nation." That was the answer of candidate Barack Obama in 2007 to a question posed by a reporter about whether the executive could initiate a bombing campaign against Iran without Congressional authorization.

Student counsel

Student Council's executive board and representative body, both of which were sworn in Monday night, were the latest groups of student leaders to take office following spring elections.

What feminism means

Where have the good men gone? Far away from self-hating misogynist Ginny Robinson and her troublingly uninformed "Sexinomics" article (April 5). Robinson's treatment of female power or, more accurately, her equation of sex with power over men is utterly ludicrous.