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Solomon, Michel for honor

The Cavalier Daily's Managing Board is pleased to endorse several candidates running for the Honor Committee from both the College and the Commerce School.


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Where is the love?

The day after Valentine's Day, The Cavalier Daily ran a column by Ginny Robinson called "Love is Propaganda." Many people have commented on the merits of Robinson's argument.


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Taking the grade

I would love a 4.0. Who wouldn't. After all, graduating from college with a perfect grade-point average places you on the fast track for success; a track filled with large salaries, high-powered jobs, dream vacations, et cetera.


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Power grab

I'm tired of being assuaged and dissuaded into believing that things are okay and that they will get better.


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Going to town

Polls for the upcoming University-wide student elections open next week, and the position of Student Council vice president for administration is among the more prominent of the contested elections.


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Hood-winked

Next week, polls will open for the 2010 University-wide student elections. The race for Student Council president features three candidates, each with a distinct vision for how the student government should operate and interact with the student body.


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Greek for all

One of the biggest challenges that international students face is the difficulty of integrating into the mainstream University life.


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For the greener good

In keeping with the theme of this year's University's Unity Project, Student Council's Environmental Sustainability Committee is debating an initiative that would channel more resources toward sustainability efforts.


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Packing heat

I used to be strongly opposed to all kinds of guns. I wanted them banned everywhere - public places, schools and homes.


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Fan-demonium

Eight-hundred and thirty-five Hours. That is how much coverage NBC is dedicating to this year's Winter Olympics, more hours than the past two Olympic Games combined.


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Defending Love

I highly disagree with the majority of the claims Ginny Robinson makes in her critique of the Love is Love campaign ("Love is propaganda?," Feb.


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Propagandistic?

In "Love is Propaganda" (Feb. 15), Ginny Robinson argues that anyone considering the Love is Love campaign with "more than a precursory glance" would find it a "dextrous use of propaganda to advance a social agenda." The word she was looking for was, I believe, "cursory," but that is beside the point - Ginny's glance was blinded by ideology and her column was more propagandistic than last Friday's campaign. Ginny veiled her argument as a call for "critical thought," but this purported lack of bias was misleading.


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Sea of red

Re "Love is propaganda?," Feb. 15: The basic argument of the column reads only slightly more mature than a kindergarten student missing out on the latest primary school fad. There are several inaccuracies in Ginny Robinson's argument.


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Ignorance is publicity

The editors of The Cavalier Daily have done a disservice to their readers, as well as their writers, by publishing such poor journalism as "June Bug" (Feb.


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On Elitism

Though I am shocked at the unapologetic pretentiousness of "The Ten Society" featured in The Cavalier Daily's article ("New secret society, The Ten, seeks to reclaim elitism," Feb.


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Open secrets

Last week, the Honor Committee reached the two-thirds majority needed to put a constitutional amendment to referendum that would disclose more information about the results and discussion of honor cases.


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Snow daze

The Recent flurries of snow have been a time of delight followed by frustration for many. People always seem thrilled at the sight of the first flake falling but frustrated when they slip and fall on ice.

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