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Taking cover

Bill Newcom joined the Missouri Volunteer Infantry in 1847 to serve his country during the Mexican-American War.


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Green pledge

The University introduced an online sustainability pledge for employees and students yesterday to dispel the notion that one person's efforts to be sustainable only nominally affect the greater society and to relay information about environmentalism.


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Shifting focus

Although Student Council's response to the recent bullying-related suicides is well-intentioned, its actions are misguided. Medical School representative Erik Criman is a bit oblivious in his belief that "this isn't a gay issue" or a straight issue.


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Re-aligning policy

The deficit will be a central issue in the midterm elections next month. Understandably, Republicans are running on their age-old platform of fiscal responsibility.


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Ride on home

The assault of a 20-year-old University student Saturday night who was waiting for SafeRide highlights the need for the program to straighten out kinks in its services.


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Facing classism

A small soft drink costs $4.75 at the downtown Regal Cinema; concessions are so overpriced you would think you were at a good theater.


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Substance over style

In less than two weeks, students at the University and across the Fifth District will cast their votes to decide their congressional representative.


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Equal opportunity

Have you ever thought of what your college experience would be like if you could not spend a pleasant, sunny day on every part of the Lawn in between classes?


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Contemplating careers

The University is one of the top public institutions in the nation, yet its alumni are among the nearly 2 million unemployed individuals under 25 with a bachelors degree, according to figures from the U.S.


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Scientific freedom

Virginia Attorney General and University alumnus Ken Cuccinelli announced Oct. 4 that he was re-issuing a new civil investigative demand against the University after his first subpoena was denied in August.


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The real threat

Since Sept. 11, the war on terror has been invoked by the federal government to justify a vast program of expanded executive authority and a comprehensive erosion of civil liberties.


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Fair-weather Hoos

What I really want to say to all the Virginia "fans" leaving the football game every week is something like this: "I hate you, I hate you, I hate you." Unfortunately, that is not entirely true - as what I feel toward those who leave is more like disappointment - nor is such a reaction helpful or mature. But neither is deserting your team.


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Get what you pay for

All told, Virginia public colleges only receive about a quarter of their funding from the state. The University receives an even smaller percentage of its financing from the state than most other Virginia colleges, with about 6.3 percent of its overall budget coming from the state general fund - down from 28 percent in 1985.


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Cleaner promises

While running for office, President Barack Obama promised that if elected, he would get us off Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries' (OPEC's) oil within 10 years. Two years have gone by, and we still do not have a plan.


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Dishonorable energy?

Irresponsible, filthy, obsolete, negligent, short-sighted - probably not words we would want to use to describe ourselves.

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Parker Sims, president of Outdoors Club and fourth-year College student, discusses her presidency, the club's student self-governance and its diversity and sustainability. She highlights breaking down barriers to the outdoors and the importance of not only getting outside as a student, but doing so with a community, such as the Outdoors Club.